Bro
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Harmonies were the Beatles cheat code.
Those are all good answers. I could've easily voted for any of them but just went for my favorite act among the choices.
If CSNY had been in the pole I probably would've gone with them.
Christ.
Game, set, match…
Is this just the white division?
The harmonic voices of white supremecy
CSNY is on my Rushmore rather easily.
But the contest is Beach Boys my a cuntry mile.
Now THAT would be a good name for an alt band
Quite a few entrants for the all-white division:
Doobie Brothers (though they had one brother)
Steely Dan
Chicago
Kansas
Eagles
Little River Band
Bee Gees
Fleetwood Mac
Just off the top of my head. Decidedly 70s vibe
The Eagles were a notable omission for sure.
Derek may need to take a walk for perspective regarding his poles
Derek’s generating outrage clicks. 4d chess.
Steely Dan cause all the Mike McDonald backing vocals.
I'm enjoying all of the recent Van Halen promotion by Derek.
When we had our HcH get together in Burlington, and @JoeEDangerously told me that the song "Jump" was actually about suicide, for whatever reason this sent me back down the Van Halen rabbit hole.
Race was never a consideration
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/suicide/suicide-prevention-hotlines-resources-worldwide
As I was surfing last night I stumbled upon the PBS money grab show on the BeeGees - they should be on that list. Talented guys - not that I love their songs that much but they be good.
Wrote a ton of songs also
It really is. Look, I love the Beatles as much as any guy here, but what the Beach Boys were doing in their years of completing with The Beatles (1964- 66) just blows the doors of everyone. Compare "I Get Around" to any Beatles track from 1964…no contest on the vocal harmonies. Or "California Girls" to "Help".
The Beach Boys did the best jerb of plagiarizing doo wop and then combining that this Chuck Berry. Then you add in the genius of Brian Wilson.
mamas and the papas run a rape train on all of these other choices, quite honestly.
I can't pick the best, but my vote would be one of CSNY, The Beach Boys or the Eagles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABR5i1iFdM
yikes
They should have all jumped before recording that terrible POS song. That could be my most hated rock and roll song of all time.
People really underestimate how much less successful Van Halen would have been without that background harmonizing from Anthony. It's so fucking signature for them and as unmistakable as the Beach Boys, but with better music.
Over time, 1984 has become less appealing to me. Even Panama, which I confess to liking 30 years ago, doesn't touch their older stuff for me. They really did start getting poppy.
