60s and 70s Rock Survey

Thanks to Hideelee & Rockin' Rod Strychnine

List 10 musical artists you like, in no specific order (do this before reading the questions below)!

1. The Sonics
2. Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Yardbirds
5. The Beatles
6. The Kinks
7. The Animals
8. The Monkees
9. The Standells
10.The Seeds

-What was the first song you heard by 6?
"You Really Got Me".

-What is your favorite song of 8?
"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" which was originally by some Northwest beat group before being taken over by Paul Revere & The Raiders and then really owned by The Monkees.

-Is there a song by 8 that makes you sad?
All of their progressive pop schlock makes me sad thinking about why they felt they had to quit the big beat. Why did so many groups quit the big beat in '67?

-When did you first get into 1?
1985. CAPTAIN PJ (AND NOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO) ON WCUW OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS!!

-What is your favorite song of 1?
"Money (That's What I Want)".

-What kind of impact has 1 left on your life?
The Sonics helped me dig the fact that the big beat could be real heavy and pulverizing. Also, I played "Strychnine" at full blast in the dark 5 times and I had to play gospel music afterwards to shake off an evil feeling.

-What is your favorite lyric of 5?
We're all alone, there's nobody else. You still moan, keep your hands to yourself ("I'm Down").

-What is your favorite song by 4?
"Mister, You're A Better Man Than I".

-How many times have you seen 4 live?
Never, only on video.

-What is your favorite song by 7?
"I'm Mad"

-Is there any song by 3 that makes you sad?
"As Tears Go By".

-What is your favorite song by 9?
"Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White".

-How many times have you seen 9 live?
None, only on "The Munsters" on TV.

-How did you get into 3?
Typical of someone born in 1964 it was through the older kids. One of my first rock records,1977, was the 2nd record of "Hot Rocks"

-What is a good memory concerning 2?
Just recently I played along with CCR doing "Good Golly Miss Molly" on CD. I played a one drum with authentic drumsticks and I was really doing it.

-How did you become a fan of 10?
Thanks again to CAPTAIN PJ (AND NOW WITHOUT FURTHER ADO) on WCUW I went out and bought a lot of tougher sounding 60s beat rock compilations and "Pushing Too Hard" was on one of the hits compilations, ok, it was on Nuggets. 1986.
AL-BUM'S!!!, WORCESTER, MA, RECORD SHOP!!!!!

This or That Q's

1. Queen or Rush?
Rush.
Rush's first LP, which I discovered about 2 years ago. As for the more famous stuff, Rush, because "Tom Sawyer" is a fave of mine since 1981. Then again, "Another One Bites The Dust" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" were also high school faves.

2. Kiss or Queen?
Kiss.
Another album, LP, record, wax, vinyl, 33 and a third, I had early on, 1978, was "Kiss Alive II" and then I had "Destroyer".

3. Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath?
Black Sabbath.
Back in high school I would've picked Led Zep because I was more familiar with Ozzie solo than with Black Sabbath.
I recently watched "The Song Remains The Same" and Jimmy Page playing the guitar slung so low and posing just turned me off

4. Beatles or Rolling Stones?
The Rolling Stones (1962-1966) and The Beatles (1961-1965), almost equally. But Bill Wyman's beat combo got the edge.

5. Steve Miller or Tom Petty?
Steve Miller.
I've liked Steve Miller's hits since high school (again). I've never liked Tom Petty's hits.

6. Poison or Def Leppard?
Def Leppard.
I'd have to quote you here, "Def Leppard's Pyromania doesn't seem so stupid compared to what Poison spit out."

7. Joan Jett or Lita Ford?
Joan Jett.
"I Love Rock'n'Roll" shuts down anything else she's ever done (then again, there's not much she's done that needs to be shut down). Again, it's a fave from way back then.

8. Pearl Jam or Nirvana?
Neither one. Kurt Cobain may have known about the big beat but the only indication of that knowledge that I know of is the video in which Nirvana impersonate a 1965 style group and I really dig that they did that.

9. Pink Floyd or The Eagles?
Neither one but I would definitely choose The Eagles over Pink Floyd. Again, "we don't need no education and all that" was a high school fave.

10. Stevie Ray Vaughan or Jimi Hendrix?
The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
I have to quote you again, "He had so much more imagination than Stevie Ray Vaughn. I don't mind white guys playing the blues. It's just that English guys have something that Americans like Stevie Ray Vaughn of George Thorogood seem to lack."

11. AC/DC or Guns and Roses?
AC/DC!!!!
NO CONTEST!! AC/DC is the only non-beat rock group that I dig at the same level as The Sonics and Question Mark & The Mysterians and the early Pretty Things.
As for Guns 'n' Roses, like with most of these groups you bring up I only like a few tunes here and there.

12. The Kinks or The Who?
The High Numbers / The Who (1964-1965).
"Leavin' Here" and "Daddy Rollin' Stone" shut down every shitty tune The Who have done, especially the goddamn "Tommy" crap.

HERE'S WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO, TWO REASONS WHY I DON'T DIG MOST ROCK GROUPS SINCE 1967 ARE THEIR OBVIOUS STATEMENTS:
"PLEASE LOOK AT US AND SEE HOW SERIOUS WE ARE BECAUSE WE'RE ARTISTS"
"PLEASE LET US SHOCK YOU, YOU MUST BE SHOCKED BY US!"

13. The Clash or The Ramones?
The Ramones.
Just 7 years ago I didn't dig The Ramones because I perceived their music to be more influenced by Phil Spector than by The Pretty Things and The Sonics. Now I know better. And their blend of pop schlock and pulverizing primitive beat rock is REAL BOSS.

14. Eric Clapton or Jeff Beck?
Neither one. It's all drek.

15. The Yardbirds or The Doors?
The Yardbirds (till 1966) of course!
The Doors - see the statements above. I'd prefer The Doors in '67 without Jimbo.

16. Grace Slick or Janis Joplin?
Janis Joplin!
Thanks, Hideelee!(She said that Janis Joplin never sang "We Built This City On Rock'n'Roll"! Hell yeah!)

17. Bad Company or Boston?
I have a soft spot for Boston's first 2 albums, again, it goes back to high school.
However, Bad Company is more my kind of 70s rock group.

19. Elvis Presley or Bruce Springsteen?
Elvis Presley (1950s)
Never mind Bruce Springsteen.

20. Alice Cooper or Ozzy Osbourne?
I have to agree with you, Alice Cooper for sure.