Soundfreak wrote:
While you refuse to understand that I'm not saying anything about "Rush" or their quality. But in Europe and especially Germany they are no "big thing" - never ever had single or an album in the charts.
I also would not expect to find german bands like "BAP" or "Die Toten Hosen" or "Pur" in a list of the "Greatest artists of all TIME". They are also around for decades and outsell many international acts, some are even successfull outside of Germany....
We cannot name or vote the "Greatest artists of all TIME", neither you nor me. It's time that will tell what music the world will remember. And so it's pointless to debate, whether Queen are among them or not. That's all I say. All that matters is whether you like them.
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Well, Rush, from Canada, are headlining the O2 in London in May. Let me know when "BAP" or "Die Toten Hosen" or "Pur" are headlining at the ACC in Toronto and we can talk about whether your comparison is a valid one.
Clearly any discussion of anything 'of all time' can only include the time we've had so far. That is universally understood by everybody. Come on. And on that standard, Queen and Rush and Led Zeppelin and many others are all completely reasonable (if subjective) candidates for that special cluster of artists at the top.
Well, Rush, from Canada, are headlining the O2 in London in May. Let me know when "BAP" or "Die Toten Hosen" or "Pur" are headlining at the ACC in Toronto and we can talk about whether your comparison is a valid one.
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Go to www.dietotenhosen.de/alldieganzenjahre-biographie-2009.php
and see where "Die Toten Hosen" were playing in 2008/2009, it begins with 20 concerts in the biggest arenas in Germany, Switzerland, Austria....then they went to Moskau ....Asia...South America...plus another dozen of big concerts and festivals in Germany.....So one concert of "Rush" in Germany in ages is not very impressive compared to that list.
The world is bigger than just Canada or England. And yet I doubt that "Die Toten Hosen" will ever belong into the group of the "Greatest artists of all time".....
So far the greatest artists of all time may probably be Mozart and Beethoven.
Many of our contemporary artists only have a local importance with the exception of the Beatles and maybe Elvis.
Time will tell....
To give the simple answer, YES! And some people have been doing their favourite artists/bands, so I'll jump on the list bandwagon...
5). Kate Bush
4). Blondie
3). The Beautiful South
2). Queen
1). The Carpenters
Well, really it's a tie between the gold and silver, and Bo Rhap does grab the top spot in my top 20 fave songs ever, but The Carpenters are the only act to get two entries in the top 10. As a final tiebreaker, can we just say that Freddie is the finest male vocalist to grace this earth, and Karen is the greatest female vocalist who has (and will ever) lived? Happy? Thanks.
