The Beatles or The Rolling Stones or who ? ( or even the Who ? )

Claire Torrey's crooning on "The Great Gig In The Sky" was phenomenal.

Nobody says "oooooh!" like Claire Torrey!

"My Fellow Americans" A funny movie.

Because I'm just not in the mood and my soul needs to scream today.

I'll have to check to see what the lyric sheet looks like for that song...

One interesting point:

Claire Torrey recorded her vocal track in the recording studio with the members of the band (Pink Floyd) standing by and listening. According to guitarist David Gilmour, when she finished the track she burst into tears... she felt that she had messed it up and that the Pink Floyd band members would be disappointed with her singing.

I feel that she did a magnificent job!

Thanks for the posts and the info.

I can think today.
I like bands that vary their style and tone. It keeps me from becoming bored with them. Unfortunately, changing styles often keeps a band from building a large following because they are always losing old fans as they gain new ones. I've promoted Emerson, Lake & Palmer a few times in different threads. They stayed mostly out of the mainstream but their musicianship was second to none, especially Emerson's keyboard playing and Palmer's drumming. Lake was a good composer and a decent guitarist but it was his voice that was sometimes called the best voice in rock and roll. Anyway, here are three tunes from just one album to showcase their ability and styles.

Still... You Turn Me On - a song by Lake with him on acoustic guitar

Karn Evil 9 - 1st Impression - Part 2 - shows some of Emerson's keyboard ability but, IMHO, it's Palmer's drumming that really gives the tune spark. Around 3:00 he kicks it up a notch and takes the song home.

Benny the Bouncer - just for fun

Agree.

In late 60's and all the 70's, bands were willing to push themselves as, and expand into new areas they have never tried before.

Today, bands find one winning formula, and cling to it for dear life.

True Originality has  been lost.

varelse, you sound like an old fogie!! 

if you are referencing pop music, though, you are 100% correct. there are about three people that write about 90% of the songs.

however, there are plenty of musicians not using a "script" to sell their songs, and they are original. the problem, in addition to those same sounding tunes, is the business of promoting those songs. most radio stations are corporate owned and have a playlist. some songs are fed to them by the labels.

it's odd. i remember when an eight minute song was not played on radio. then it was. now we've come full circle where they are not, again.

Oh

 These new bands might an original idea at first. When they first form

But, if that idea works, then they stick to it like glue. And never, never, never vary.

Case in point: just about every rock band today is exclusively Metal. Just one of many genres Led Zeppelin invented in the 60s and 70s, on a lark.

Ya, electric lady land good but " are you experienced" is easy

You forgot "the Jimi Hendrix experience"

It kind of goes against my instincts but I've convinced myself there is no bad music. Music is what your inner self likes to hear. I may not like yours, you may not like mine. That doesn't mean it's not music to someone. It might be wind whispering through the trees, it might be the William Tell Overture, it might be fingernails across a blackboard. If it's what you like to hear then it's music.

That was the first song to reach #1 in over like 2 years, that wasn't done by the Beatles.

When the Beatles were asked if there were any American groups that they admired, they answered with one word:

"Nilsson".

I don't think that's true. Most of the new artists I find have changed their sound often. Examples being King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Death Grips and Black Midi. Even completely mainstream artists like Kanye West and Miley Cyrus do it.

As for true originality, there's no such thing. But I know what you mean. There are artists who are innovating, just not in rock. Probably the possibilities of that genre have been exhausted by now.

gary clark, jr., maynard, and danny carey would be just a few disagreeing.