Crush Genetics Annual Hoe, Hoe, Hoe Contest
- Thread starter Willie
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Big Congrats @Gentlemancorpse !!
It's becoming evident my luck is pretty much exclusive to random number generators...?
It's becoming evident my luck is pretty much exclusive to random number generators...?
Frimpong
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Great game and congratulations @Gentlemancorpse ?
Sugar Pops420
Poppin’ Beans
pHuck!… I missed it!… well, I got a perfect zero!????
Happy Holidays Everyone, and thanks anyway Willie!
Maybe I’ll be more on the ball next time!… ?
Happy Holidays Everyone, and thanks anyway Willie!
Maybe I’ll be more on the ball next time!… ?
Amos Otis
Weed Legend
You find 10 music lovers and likely find 11 passionate opinions.
The one thing I give major credit to CCR for is accessibility. Every high school band of the day could cover 90% of CCR's catalog of 3 chord tunes after a couple of weeks of lessons. Add in a minor chord now and then - usually then - and you're up close to 100%.
Neat contest, and congrats to @Gentlemancorpse .
You’re right CCR was easy to play. Same w AC/DC. Sadly I don’t play anymore cuz, well, life ? I really should try n pick it up again, it’s been YEARS and it was therapeutic. This reminds me of a guy that played lead guitarist for some guys I hung out w once waaaay back in the day. They were trying to play Sweet Child o’ Mine and on the intro he’d play a second’s worth then mess up and say wait wait wait and do it over n over. All the other band members were all ?? they eventually just gave up and played AC/DC lol ?
Willie
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Yes there are different opinions but I never figured it was their chord choices and their ability to be played by amateurs was even a criteria. Obviously their success proves how popular they were. CCR had 14 consecutive top 10 songs. In 1969 they produced 3 hit albums....3. They were a band for 4 years and a number 1 draw at the gate. They headlined woodstock.
I mean these guys from CCR are the "garage band era", so hard to fault them for chords. Especially when it was the lyrics and vocals that propelled them forward not their chord choice. In fact those lyrics and vocals were actually part of the downfall when Fogerty decided that his shit didn't stink and that the band members were not "equal" I mean, obviously they were not equal members in terms of talent.
Their simple music is still being played.....I'll hear Creedence on the radio quite often some 50 years later. So I do think we were ripped off......ripped off from their potential. They never played again together.
"In 1969 alone, CCR released three hit albums and had four hugely successful singles, an accomplishment that would double as a career for many bands"
I can't remember the last time I heard a Beatles song on the radio, but I think I have most of their albums,...just nothing I reach for now...but CCR I will surely play.
I mean these guys from CCR are the "garage band era", so hard to fault them for chords. Especially when it was the lyrics and vocals that propelled them forward not their chord choice. In fact those lyrics and vocals were actually part of the downfall when Fogerty decided that his shit didn't stink and that the band members were not "equal" I mean, obviously they were not equal members in terms of talent.
Their simple music is still being played.....I'll hear Creedence on the radio quite often some 50 years later. So I do think we were ripped off......ripped off from their potential. They never played again together.
"In 1969 alone, CCR released three hit albums and had four hugely successful singles, an accomplishment that would double as a career for many bands"
I can't remember the last time I heard a Beatles song on the radio, but I think I have most of their albums,...just nothing I reach for now...but CCR I will surely play.
Willie
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Willie
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I did a lot of rooting for Montana and the 49'ers back then.
'85 Bears were one and done. Great team, yes but Mcmahon came back to the next season fat. Still, they won 14 in '86 losing to the skins in the playoff. Two good years in a row but they could not capitalize on the 2nd bowl.
Lester Moor
bloodeye
The Beatles? ?. They were the first boy band. CCR and AC/DC proves ....music is not just about complex cords etc....way more to music....
Montana was just straight out great. 3 steps back then fire. Quick thinking with a good offensive line to protect him. There are better QBs than him now but back then he was the best. He didn’t have to throw a 17,000 mph fastball like Elway cuz his style was all about precision and finesse. Right on the money and easy to catch without needing a bulletproof vest. Zero INTs in the postseason and Super Bowls. Plus he had triple threat weapons, Rice, Taylor, Craig among others.I did a lot of rooting for Montana and the 49'ers back then.
'85 Bears were one and done. Great team, yes but Mcmahon came back to the next season fat. Still, they won 14 in '86 losing to the skins in the playoff. Two good years in a row but they could not capitalize on the 2nd bowl.
I agree w your Bears comments. McMahon wasn’t that good of a QB IMO. He was surrounded by good players and Ditka. They ran the ball a lot back then and Payton was so consistent. Just give him the ball to get at least 3-4 yards every run and you’ve got first downs all the way through to the end zone. Their defense was so formidable. Strong fast linebackers, safeties, and good cornerbacks. Plus they had the Fridge to do trick plays. The overall team was very strong. I wasn’t around when the undefeated Dolphins were playing but I did read up on the history. Very admirable. The game is so different now. Players are bigger/stronger/faster in general and the NFL is heavy into the passing game. Along w the crazy creative coach’s playbooks they have now and technology.
Amos Otis
Weed Legend
That's impressive.
" By April 4, The Beatles occupied the top five slots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart simultaneously with “Can’t Buy Me Love“ at No. 1, “Twist and Shout” at No. 2, “She Loves You” at No. 3, “I Want to Hold Your Hand” at No. 4, and “Please Please Me” at No. 5 (“I Want to Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” had already hit No. 1 in earlier weeks)."
- Beating the Beatles: Can Anyone Take the Top Five Again? | The Saturday Evening Post
I saw the movie, but never saw them in it, so I had to look up why?Google gave me this:
"Disappointed by the lackluster reception and underwhelmed by his own band's performance, Fogerty refused to allow CCR's music to be included in the 1970 documentary movie and triple-album soundtrack. "
Good point. This particular lyric, some say, was life changing:
"Tambourines and elephants are playin' in the band
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon? Dood-n-doo-doo"
I'm kidding, of course. But on the flip side, one of the best movies of all time was based on a book titled "Dog Soldiers". Starring Nick Nolte and Tuesday Weld, the title was changed to "Who'll Stop the Rain" and featured some CCR tunes. You probably knew that.
I can't remember the last time I listened to the radio.
Willie
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You know, I never really liked that song back in the day, but I don't mind it so much now.
CCR got tons of credibility from those words as the rock and rollers assumed the lyrics were drug related.............they all wanted to ride on the flying spoon, lol...and who didn't want a band with tangerines and elephants??? lolI think they got lucky with that one!
Frosty78
Habitabat autem somnium
Congratulations @Gentlemancorpse and well done on your victory . @Willie I was certain I aced the test with a probability I scored almost like Don Bradmans near perfect batting average of 99.94 , which means he averaged just shy of a century everytgime he batted ( still a toss up which is more boring cricket or baseball lol ) but alas this quiz proves irrefutably that I am not infallible but merely a mortal that got it so wrong I think I finished last, however in my defence a quote by the philosophiser Ricky Bobby if youre not first youre last, and another philosophiser Memphis rains provides me with Without disappointment you cannot appreciate victory, all give me solace.
Alas to the victor goes the spoils. May caviar, and fine wine rain from the heavens and you crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
well done corpsy and great quiz contest willie
Alas to the victor goes the spoils. May caviar, and fine wine rain from the heavens and you crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.
well done corpsy and great quiz contest willie
Indeed! Personally, I find no fault in bands writing simple, catchy songs that are enjoyable. If difficulty to recreate was the sole way to judge the quality of music, Joe Satriani would rank amongst the greats, but I find most of his work kinda of boring even if it is technically impressive.
I think the thing with CCR is we will never know what could have been had they been able to set egos aside, whereas we now know the inevitable conclusion of GnRs breakup was Chinese Democracy, so they probably shouldve stayed broken up, Led Zeppelin doesnt count as a break up to me since it came about from a members death, and I hate the Eagles.
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I will follow up shortly, have a bit of a hectic 24 hours approaching, was just popping in to check on things while im on a shuttle from Universal with my son... believe it or not I enjoy theme parks... what will surprise you all less is i dont enjoy all the other people here. My brain feels scrambled.
The shirt size is easy ... im a large?
Amos Otis
Weed Legend
I don't like them much at all, either, but somehow they made a fantastic start to finish record called Desperado. Bernie Leadon hadn;t quit, and J D Souther contributed to the songwriting and arrangements. Probably their most overlooked, but by far a terrific listen.
Psychobilly
🧀Muenster
First album was live from the Grande Ballroom in Detroit.
Started in 1964, and in like 1967 they played on TV and the host likened their sound to what people in Vietnam on the front lines experienced and to me that's one of the best one liners for a band I've ever heard lol.
That's a full clip.
My prize package landed today! Stoked to run these crosses and the shirt is super nice too! Thanks again for the opportunity @Willie!
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