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Thomas Parker's avatar

The music of ABBA and the Bee Gees will (justifiably!) live longer than that of Captain Beefheart, King Crimson, or Brian Eno.

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kurt westphal's avatar

no way, Crimson rocks.. ;)

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João Callado's avatar

Crimson will never die. ABBA and Bee Gees probably not, too.

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Faith Current's avatar

well, yeah, I mean, ABBA. <3

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Blue Fairy Wren's avatar

You're comparing apples and oranges. Both ABBA and the Bee Gees were incredible exponents of the pure pop genre. The songs and arrangements meticulously crafted. Take a serious listen to their music, preferably not on the radio of your 1970s Holden Commodore :)). You'll discover that there is a lot of craft to those eminently hummable ditties. King Crimson, Brian Eno, Robert Fripp - the soundtrack of my youth.

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Victoria's avatar

You’re probably right but I like Brian Eno anyway.

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Don Johnson's avatar

I have listened to Brian Eno EVERY day (night actually) for over 15 years, Music for Airports is a powerful soundscape tool for falling asleep. An Elvis impersonator is an example of ripping off an artist. Elvis wasn't a songwriter, he interpreted other songwriters creations, but was he ripping off the creator? What other singer has a trademark snarl? Elvis also had a stage charisma that was legendary. Elvis, Babe Ruth

and Adolph Hitler may have been aliens, their powers were otherwordly

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Tim Young's avatar

That's not even a hot take is it? It's just obvious to anyone with any kind of toe that has ever been tapped.

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floodfish's avatar

I dunno, the music of Brian Eno includes Talking Heads, U2, etc. (And not just in some abstract way; you can hear his voice on the records.)

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Michael Gibbons's avatar

Bowie's Berlin Trilogy as well.

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Minor Fossil's avatar

Spicy but yea they’ll probably live longer

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Jim D's avatar

Ouch. But probably accurate.

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