Which songs do you consider 'masterpieces'?

How are we supposed to take this seriously when someone has put not ONE but TWO Pet Shop Boys tracks in the Masterpiece category?



Isn't that a "FOUL" or something?  I'm blowing my whistle and throwing a flag right now.

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[b]Micrówave wrote: [/b]







How are we supposed to take this seriously when someone has put not ONE but TWO Pet Shop Boys tracks in the Masterpiece category?







Isn't that a "FOUL" or something?  I'm blowing my whistle and throwing a flag right now.





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What's the deal with the whole Pet Shop Boys-hating over here?

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[b]Micrówave wrote: [/b]



 



How are we supposed to take this seriously when someone has put not ONE but TWO Pet Shop Boys tracks in the Masterpiece category?



 



Isn't that a "FOUL" or something?  I'm blowing my whistle and throwing a flag right now.



 

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I have watched the replay, and, I concur with your call.

I hate lists such as these, because, inevitably, I'll leave something out. And, how does one define masterpiece? Really?
Still, I will give it a go, here, on a personal level.

Bo Rhap(there are many Queen songs which are favorite songs--there IS a reason I am a Queen fan, but, so many are a close second to Bo Rhap, I decided to leave them off)

Baba O'Riley(almost up there with old Bo Rhap, for me)
Dream On
Hotel California(atmospheric to the max, man)
Hell's Bells
Freebird
Don't Look Back
Renegade
The Chain(more atmospheric stuff for me)
Hallelujah
Gimmee Shelter
The Load Out/Stay
What's Goin' On
Everyday People
Blue Eyes Cryin' In The Rain

Crap...already, I've forgotten Hey Jude and Imagine. How could I??

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Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen
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Ah, man...I LOVED this song as a kid!

For Musical Masterpieces:
Innuendo
Bo Rap

For Masterpieces due to their meaningful words/message:
One Vision
The Miracle
Is This The World We Created?
Under Pressure
All God's People
These Are The Days of Our Lives
We Are The Champions
You Take My Breath Away
Delilah (nah....just kidding)

You Take My Breath Away, Bohemian Rhapsody, Innuendo, The Show Must Go On, Bijou, Death On Two Legs, Who Wants to Live Forever, Somebody to Love, Is This the World We Created, The March of the Black Queen, and there's more, but I can't think of them at the moment.

Jon Anderson - Olias Of Sunhillow
The Beatles - Revolver
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Live Art
Camel - Mirage
Chicago - II
Miles Davis - Sketches Of Spain
The Decemberists - The Hazards Of Love
Dixie Dregs - Free Fall
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Elton John - Blue Moves
Feist - Let It Die
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Michael Jackson - Dangerous
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Max Webster - A Million Vacations
Kim Mitchell - Itch
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
John Petrucci - Suspended Animation
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Rainbow - Rising
Jordan Rudess - Rhythm Of Time
Rush - Exit Stage Left
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope
Steely Dan - Aja
The Who - Quadrophenia
Talk Talk - Spirit Of Eden
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Richard Wright - Wet Dream
Yes - Close To The Edge
Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich

I'm an album guy myself..

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What's the deal with the whole Pet Shop Boys-hating over here?


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I thought the better of my reply. It's delicious irony was funny in my head, but just didn't work in print.

I'm with others regarding these kind of lists but i'll try and remember some of my masterpiece classics:

Queen: White Queen
Queen: Spread Your Wings (BBC Maida Vale)
Queen: Somebody To Love (Milton Keynes)
Queen: Innuendo
Then loads more but these are my personal masterpieces of the moment from Queen.

Led Zep: Kashmir
Led Zep: Dazed and Confused
Sam Cooke: A Change is Gonna Come
Bob Dylan: All of 'Blood on the Tracks'
Bob Dylan: I Shall Be Released
The Beatles: In My Life
The Beatles: All of 'Revolver'
Rolling Stones: You Can't Always Get What You Want
Rolling Stones: Sympathy For The Devil
The Who: Slip Kid
The Who: Won't Get Fooled Again
The Who:Behind Blue Eyes
David Bowie: Young Americans
David Bowie: All of 'Hunky Dory'
Bruce Springsteen & E St Band: Thunder Road (any live version, fast or slow)
Bruce Springsteen: Atlantic City
Pink Floyd: All of 'Dark Side'
Pink Floyd: Echoes
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb (any number of live versions)
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers: Louisiana Rain
Tom Petty & Heartbreakers: Refugee
Tom Petty: Free Fallin'
Be Bop Deluxe: Modern Music Suite
Be Bop Deluxe: Crying To The Sky
Al Green: Let's Stay Together
Al Green: Tired Of Being Alone
Eddie Money: Life For THe Taking
Eddie Money: Call On Me
ELO: Mission
ELO: Concerto for a rainy day (Inc Mr Blue Sky)
Cheap Trick: Downed
Cheap Trick: Surrender
The Waterboys: Don't Bang The Drum (Secret Life of version)
The Waterboys: Red Army Blues
Fleetwood Mac: Songbird
Fleetwood Mac: Go Your Own Way
Little Feat: Willin' (Ultrasonic studio version)
Little Feat: Rock 'n' Roll Doctor (Waiting for Columbus out-take)
Billy Bragg: Tank Park Salute
Mike Oldfield: Tubular Bells (Part 1)
The Band: The Weight
The Band: The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Smiths: There is a light that never goes out
The Smiths: How Soon is Now
Van Morrison: Caravan (Last Waltz version)
Van Morrison: Thanks For The Information
Kate Bush: All of 'Hounds of Love' (Special edition)
Joni Mitchell: Amelia
Joni Mitchell: All of 'Blue'
Simon & Garfunkell: Only Living Boy In New York
Simon & Garfunkel: The Boxer
Stevie Nicks: Has anyone ever written anything for you
Stevie Nicks: Leather and Lace
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Almost Cut My Hair (Carry On disc 1 version)
Ellen Foley: Don't Let Go
Four Tops: Bernadette
Edwin Starr: War
Television: Marquee Moon
Talking Heads: Burning Down The House (Live)

Other artists i'll mention another time include: Kansas, The Lemonheads, Low, Neil Young, Meatloaf, Moody Blues, Joe Walsh, Tracy Chapman, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, Bobby Bland, Soloman Burke, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Nirvana, The Pogues, Dusty Springfield, basically tons more.

As for masterpieces classical:

George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Aaron Copland: Appalacian Spring
Aaron Copland: Billy The Kid (Ballet)
Rimski-Korsakov: Shereherzade
Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite
Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet
Satie:Gymnopedies
Elgar: Enigma Variations
V Williams: Lark Ascending
Motzart: The Magic Flute

I give up i love music too much......

I'll just list the Queen songs that I consider to be masterpieces otherwise we'll be here all century with me listing songs from everyone [img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img]

- Killer Queen
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Love Of My Life
- The Prophets Song
- Somebody To Love
- We Are The Champions
- We Will Rock You
- Another One Bites The Dust
- Las Palabras De Amor (Words Of Love)
- Under Pressure
- Barcelona
- Business
- Mr Bad Guy
- In My Defence
- Nazis 1994
- The Show Must Go On
- These Are The Days Of Our Lives
-  Innuendo
- I Want It All
- Who Wants To Live Forever ?
- I Want To Break Free

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What's the deal with the whole Pet Shop Boys-hating over here? [/QUOTE]

It's just not over here.

Hey, your other choices were quite good.  But then you pull out the Boys.  C'mon, you can't seriously tap your toes to that @#$! and say "Man, this rocks!!!!". 

There's more than one definition of "gay".

This is a case where more than one defines this band.  They're gay... but they're also gay...  you see what I'm saying? 



 



But, Sir GH redeemed the thread nicely.  Olias.  Nice.

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[QUOTE][b]Pim Derks wrote:[/b]

What's the deal with the whole Pet Shop Boys-hating over here? [/QUOTE]

It's just not over here.

Hey, your other choices were quite good.  But then you pull out the Boys.  C'mon, you can't seriously tap your toes to that @#$! and say "Man, this rocks!!!!". 
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While I agree that some of their stuff is very pop-oriented IMO tracks like the ones I named are well-written tracks which happen to have a dance beat. Left To My Own Devices features a full orchestra and was worked on for months - so what if it doesn't rock? Stuff by Beethoven doesn't "rock" - but most people would consider that classics too...

There is my list of Queen masterpieces and master-crap
Masterpieces
March of the black Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Prophet's song
Tie your mother down
Somebody to love
It's late
Save me
Show must go on

Master-crap
She makes me
Body language
Cool cat
Machines or back to humans
One year of love
Pain is so close to pleasure
My baby does me
Rain must fall

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Stuff by Beethoven doesn't "rock" - but most people would consider that classics too...  [/QUOTE]

You're missing the point.

Beethoven is not gay... although he may have been. 
Mendelsohn on the otherhand is gay gay gay.

Again, it's not about homosexuality (even though your boys are way way way), it's about it being gay.

It is hard to put into words.

Just trust me.  Listening, attending a concert, or having The Pet Shop boys in your collection is gay.  And that disqualifies them from the "Masterpieces" title.

There is help, though.  And we're here to support you through this life-change.