One loudmouth. One musician. One grump. One lucky Ted.
One genius. One talented picker. Two drones.
One drunk with a megaphone. Three hundred Mancunians.
One great singer. One great guitarist. One great bassist. One so-so drummer.
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One loudmouth. One musician. One grump. One lucky Ted.
One genius. One talented picker. Two drones.
One drunk with a megaphone. Three hundred Mancunians.
One great singer. One great guitarist. One great bassist. One so-so drummer.
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JustB says
Oasis
The Smiths (if so, the talent is the other way round, and the rhythm section are ace, not drones)
The Fall
Probably The Who, but the real description is “one honking sea lion, one unconvincing giver of laptop excuses, one member of CAMRA and one sufferer from fill-Tourette’s”. 😉
eddie g says
Ha, interesting. Two right.
Martin Hairnet says
Recently, I’ve started to think that The Who would have been a better band without Daltrey. As a power trio, with Townshend on vocals. All that chest thumping, shouty nonsense does nothing for me. Townshend is a great singer, and his solo career is well worth investigation.
eddie g says
I wasn’t thinking of the Who actually. Moon was a great drummer. And Daltrey rather more so-so as a singer.
JustB says
I think Keith Moon is a really good example of why you shouldn’t let technically impressive instrumentalists loose on music which doesn’t need them.
eddie g says
Possibly. Although, like with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, I find that the drumming perfectly suits the slashing and strutting approach of the guitar. Something more staid wouldn’t have worked in my view. The Who with Kenney Jones are solid, but rather less exciting. With Moon you always felt the whole thing could collapse at any moment.
Martin Hairnet says
You’re not saying four is the Fabs then, are you?
eddie g says
Nope
Hawkfall says
Is the last one Queen? If it is, it’s a bit unfair to Roger, and probably a bit generous to Deacy.
eddie g says
No, not Queen. Always admired Rog’s thumping.
Milkybarnick says
The first one is either the Pistols or the Fabs, isn’t it?
eddie g says
Yes. Although it’s not Yes obviously.
Leicester Bangs says
I’m worried that number four is Joy Division. No, it can’t be Joy Division.
eddie g says
No, rest easy. That would be-
One miserable bloke. One miserable bloke. One miserable bloke. And one miserable bloke.
Hawkfall says
I thought it might be Sabbath and was going to put my dukes up and fight for Bill Ward’s honour, until I remembered the “great singer” part.
seekenee says
I’m thinking the fourth one is The Smiths, that’s the way I see them anyway
Turtleface says
Is one a (mean) description of The Beatles?
And four how someone who likes U2 would describe U2?
eddie g says
One is the Beatles. Although they are my all-time favourite band so this description is wilfully, ahem, controversial…
Wrong about U2 though. And four isn’t The Smiths as I see them. Although they are represented….
DrJ says
Is the last one blur? (I did think it was Queen too)
Can I try one:
Two gifted musician-vocalists, a polemicist, a drummer who would have been a disaster in any other band.
Gary says
Ver Floyd?
DrJ says
Correct! I was describing Imperial-phase Floyd!
JustB says
Two skinny tramp’s mates slurring on about their frenemy relationship, plus an anonymous rhythm section.
Singer with a waxed torso, wearing gold spangly hotpants. Bloke prodding a keyboard desultorily. Total glory.
A skinny weirdo, a shambling bear, an accountant and a farmer.
Bingo Little says
The last one is Blur, the first one is the Libertines. The middle one is Joy Division.
JustB says
Ha! It’s not Blur, although I understand why the accountant and the farmer might’ve thrown you.
Big tick for the Libertines.
Blur would be a Derek Jarman muse in Chucks, a speccy, skinny weirdo, an accountant and Giles Coren.
minibreakfast says
One of these has to be the Disappointment Choir. Please let it be no. 2, and please let both descriptions be you, Bob.
minibreakfast says
It’s Erasure though, isn’t it.
JustB says
Yes. Yes it is.
DrJ says
That last one is REM
JustB says
Yes. Yes it is.
Milkybarnick says
I keep wondering if four is Led Zep, but that feels harsh.
Baron Counterpane says
Is it Led Zep at Ahmet Ertogan’s birthday party?
Stephen G says
Guessing Free for the fourth one?
eddie g says
Indeed. They were The Beatles, The Smiths, The Fall and Free.
Sewer Robot says
I thought “she’s a bit of alright” – then he turned around.
A wart-shaped alien that survives on whiskey and speed disguises itself as human
Bill Oddie after dropping a toaster in a bath of tequila
Stephen G says
Johnny Winter?
Sewer Robot says
You’ve made me Wiki him – interesting character.
The above was actually a description of three people, namely classic-era Motorhead