Latest on MJJC

Rolling Stones are a DISGRACE!!!

Maxym said:
They wrote in the ranking description that it's not all about the voice but about overall fame, influence, legacy, talent etc. So the title is misleading and the criteria are very hazy.
Click to expand...
I agree that the title is misleading and the criteria are stupidly unclear. I wonder if that was deliberate? I think it probably was. They didn't want an interesting list that made any kind of sense, they wanted outrage and media coverage and a social media explosion and they got all of that.

Maxym said:
So yes, I think Bob Dylan belongs in there.
Click to expand...
Agree 100%. Lots of people don't like Bob's voice - which is fair enough - and you could argue that it's not really beautiful in a conventional sense. But for me, his voice is incredibly effective, interesting and very moving not to mention perfect for his songs and his type of storytelling.

His legacy and influence speak for themselves. He doesn't need RS. He deserves to be on the list, imo, but he doesn't need it.
 
Last edited:
filmandmusic said:
That would not surprise me either if that ever happens. The state of shock sessions with Jagger were quite cold between the two or so I have heard.
Click to expand...
If you had to lose Freddie Mercury then I probably would be a bit mad too. No offense to Jagger.
 
zinniabooklover said:
Agree 100%. Lots of people don't like Bob's voice - which is fair enough - and you could argue that it's not really beautiful in a conventional sense. But for me, his voice is incredibly effective, interesting and very moving not to mention perfect for his songs and his type of storytelling.
Click to expand...

Yeah, that was Joe Strummer who said something like "I can't really sing, but I know how to use my voice on music" ... many have done successful careers in music this way and that's fine.

Also Dylan's catalog quality is very variable to me (sometimes he did so-called "lo-fi" records and changed his voice just go against public expectations) ... and later his voice changed a lot, starting from the 80s ... which makes it more difficult to me to get in his 90s and 90s albums so far.
 
Maxym said:
Yeah, that was Joe Strummer who said something like "I can't really sing, but I know how to use my voice on music" ... many have done successful careers in music this way and that's fine.
Click to expand...
My fave quote from Joe. :)

Maxym said:
Also Dylan's catalog quality is very variable to me (sometimes he did so-called "lo-fi" records and changed his voice just go against public expectations) ... and later his voice changed a lot, starting from the 80s ... which makes it more difficult to me to get in his 90s and 90s albums so far.
Click to expand...
Ngl, for me it's all about the 60's and 70's.
 
I personally like early 90s Dylan growling but nothing beats his 60s folk records except for that mid 70s return to form.
I think his best vocal performance is on Blood on the tracks. Idiot wind, if you see her say hello etc are shining examples of not being a perfect singer yet emitting great emotion making it superior music.
 
filmandmusic said:
I personally like early 90s Dylan growling but nothing beats his 60s folk records except for that mid 70s return to form.
I think his best vocal performance is on Blood on the tracks. Idiot wind, if you see her say hello etc are shining examples of not being a perfect singer yet emitting great emotion making it superior music.
Click to expand...
Idiot Wind is fab.


"People see me all the time
And they just can't remember how to act
Their minds are filled with big ideas
Images and distorted facts
Even you, yesterday
You had to ask me where it was at
I couldn't believe after all these years
You didn't know me better than that ..."

(lyrics by Bob Dylan)

These lyrics always make me think of Michael. :(
 
Maxym said:
Johannes Brahms!
Click to expand...
Brilliant!

Of course, that immediately makes me think of JS Bach. But that's kinda obvious. Then I thought, 'I, Governor Jerry Brown' from the Dead Kennedy's song. But Jerry Brown isn't a musician so that doesn't count.

I'm derailing the derail. :D

I'm gonna say Jet Black.
 
zinniabooklover said:
erm ... I'll go for John Bonham
Click to expand...

Julos Beaucarne (French Belgian poet/singer...)

It's becoming really scarce ... after this one I have to search for them and mostly found a few very secondary members of some bands...)
 
Maxym said:
Julos Beaucarne (French Belgian poet/singer...)

It's becoming really scarce ... after this one I have to search for them and mostly found a few very secondary members of some bands...)
Click to expand...
er, wow! No idea who your guy is. Cool name, though.

I've got Jeff Buckley who I wasn't gonna use bc I'm not fond of his work but, like you said, we're running out of peeps.

Wanted to use Jean-Michel Basquiat but he's not a musician so that's blatant cheating, lol. Have I used Jello Biafra? Don't think so. OK, I'm totally cheating, I'm doing two. Jeff Buckley and Jello Biafra. :D
 
zinniabooklover said:
Wanted to use Jean-Michel Basquiat but he's not a musician so that's blatant cheating, lol. Have I used Jello Biafra? Don't think so. OK, I'm totally cheating, I'm doing two. Jeff Buckley and Jello Biafra. :D
Click to expand...

I don't want to go pages back but I wonder if Buckley wasn't already mentioned before I have started with JB names...
Thought of Jackson Blanket but I don't think he sings.
Also I haven't used Jello Biafra because not in the right order.
(the) Brothers Johnson ? (though it's a band and not a person and not in the right order)

Not really finding actually relevant names now.
 
Maxym said:
I don't want to go pages back but I wonder if Buckley wasn't already mentioned before I have started with JB names...
Click to expand...
can't remember, lol. It's all got so mad. :D

Maxym said:
Thought of Jackson Blanket but I don't think he sings.
Click to expand...
No idea who he is, lol. Good name, though.

Maxym said:
Also I haven't used Jello Biafra because not in the right order.
Click to expand...
???? 🤔

Maxym said:
(the) Brothers Johnson ? (though it's a band and not a person and not in the right order)
Click to expand...
Oh, but I like the idea of them being included. I'm up for breaking the (non-existent) rules! Love the Brothers Johnson.

Maxym said:
Not really finding actually relevant names now.
Click to expand...
Me neither so I'm gonna throw in James Baldwin just bc I can! I don't have anyone else.
 
Maxym said:
One Michael Jackson's third child names. (but inverted to get JB and not BJ)
Click to expand...
oh, of course. Blanket. Dozy me!

Maxym said:
Oh it is in the right order, sorry... I'm tired.
Click to expand...
Exactly. But the madness is strong so I had to log back on to say ... Jean-Jacques Burnel.

One of my fave bass players. I know it's a double 'J' but I'm tired so I don't care, lol. He's in!
 
Did this entire game about JB start when I mentioned JB wasn’t in the list? 😀
 
Maxym said:
I think yes, something like that, 'was pages ago.
Click to expand...
It's kind of a mixture of that and me kicking off and being melodramatic on another thread entirely about the whole 'JB' thing.

Either way, it's been a blast. Plus, I found a new singer. :)
 
Last edited:
Maxym said:
Julos Beaucarne (French Belgian poet/singer...)

It's becoming really scarce ... after this one I have to search for them and mostly found a few very secondary members of some bands...)
Click to expand...
filmandmusic said:
Did this entire game about JB start when I mentioned JB wasn’t in the list? 😀
Click to expand...
f&m, I'm trying to find out more about this guy mentioned by Maxym. Checking out various YT bits and bobs.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top