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Music Mount Rushmores by state

Guapo said:
You’d be surprised.

Obviously people here in Atlanta know Bruce, but he’s definitely not as big of a deal as he is in the Baltimore-Boston corridor.
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He's huge out here and everywhere else I've ever been. The guy is probably the biggest live performer in the world and is worth more than half a billion dollars.
 
Walker11 said:
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth are long time CT natives. To bring my posts full circle, I believe their son was in the same graduating class as Chris Webby. Still waiting on the Webby/Talking Heads collab.
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Webby/Tom Tom Club please.
 
superjohn said:
He's huge out here and everywhere else I've ever been. The guy is probably the biggest live performer in the world and is worth more than half a billion dollars.
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Yeah I’m not saying he’s not lol.

I guess I was just trying to say, it’s not the same.
 
Guapo said:
You’d be surprised.

Obviously people here in Atlanta know Bruce, but he’s definitely not as big of a deal as he is in the Baltimore-Boston corridor.
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He is what I consider a cult band. There are certain bands that have a certain segment of the population that follow them like a cult. I would put The Grateful Dead and Dave Mathews in that category also.
 
Guapo said:
Yeah I’m not saying he’s not lol.

I guess I was just trying to say, it’s not the same.
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That's like saying the Yankees are the most popular baseball team worldwide but are most popular in NJ and NY.

Devland said:
He is what I consider a cult band. There are certain bands that have a certain segment of the population that follow them like a cult. I would put The Grateful Dead and Dave Mathews in that category also.
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Springsteen may be one of the most popular artists globally. If he's not someone's cup of tea, it really doesn't bother me one bit, but saying the guy who sells out arenas all over the world is a cult act is kinda bizare.
 
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wolfman61 said:
I forgot Freddie Paris and the 5 Satins and Big Bill Anderson of NRBQ.
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I didn't want to be the guy to bring up Fred, but any list of CT's most impactful musical artists that doesn't include Fred Parris is just wrong, and is being compiled by people with no sense of history. Fred wrote and performed a song that is as close to defining the music of a generation as any song ever has been. At last count, it had sold over 15 million records, has made the pop charts top 100 on three different occasions (the same recording, not different versions) has seen cover records released by more than 50 different artists and is as associated with New Haven as Pepe's or Modern.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Don't you have some Rochester in your academic career? That's where I first know Clint from.
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Yes, I was at U. of R. for 7-8 years.

Rochester has a great music scene, mainly because of Eastman.
 
nadav said:
I never got that whole, I don’t personally like their music so they aren’t very good arguement. I don’t happen to like the Beatles, but I’m sure that doesn’t mean a damn thing.

As for NY, I lived in Long Beach for a few years and this incredible band would come through every now and again. The RBCs or (Roast Beef Curtains). Actually the band stunk, but an all timer in the name department.
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Phil Hartman's character in "Greedy" didn't like the Beatles either.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
That's like saying the Yankees are the most popular baseball team worldwide but are most popular in NJ and NY.



Springsteen may be one of the most popular artists globally. If he's not someone's cup of tea, it really doesn't bother me one bit, but saying the guy who sells out arenas all over the world is a cult act is kinda bizare.
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I understand but even most Springsteen fans will admit his singing voice is horrible. I heard one theory that people were attracted to the uniqueness of the saxophone sound in rock music. So in theory Clarence Clemons made him.
 
RichZ said:
I didn't want to be the guy to bring up Fred, but any list of CT's most impactful musical artists that doesn't include Fred Parris is just wrong, and is being compiled by people with no sense of history. Fred wrote and performed a song that is as close to defining the music of a generation as any song ever has been. At last count, it had sold over 15 million records, has made the pop charts top 100 on three different occasions (the same recording, not different versions) has seen cover records released by more than 50 different artists and is as associated with New Haven as Pepe's or Modern.
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I always thought it was Al Anderson.
 
superjohn said:
Obviously, that's where he's from.
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Yeah, right ahead of the doors, The Doobie Bros, and The Dead, and The Jefferson Airplane. pretty simple point. Picking a cult/club favorite for Mt Rushmore? Not in my opinion.
 
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Walker11 said:
Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth are long time CT natives. To bring my posts full circle, I believe their son was in the same graduating class as Chris Webby. Still waiting on the Webby/Talking Heads collab.
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In which case I'll throw in the Chambers Brothers. I used to bump into them often at a small grocery store off Long Ridge Rd in Stamford. Usually high as kites. They lived nearby.

And while we're at it, Neal Smith and Dennis Dunaway of Alice Cooper's original band. Dennis actually ran a video store in Glenbrook. Neal used to drive around Greenwich and Stamford in his Rolls Royce.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
That's like saying the Yankees are the most popular baseball team worldwide but are most popular in NJ and NY.



Springsteen may be one of the most popular artists globally. If he's not someone's cup of tea, it really doesn't bother me one bit, but saying the guy who sells out arenas all over the world is a cult act is kinda bizare.
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Devland is a one man wrecking crew of dreadful takes in this thread. He even posted that moronic Billy Joel article.
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
I think this one is based on where people were born. If you want to actually picture a Mt Rushmore type image, consider Mississippi w/Elvis, BB King, Sam Cooke, and Muddy Waters...and that omits Howlin Wolf, Robert Johnson, Jimmie Rodgers, and Bo Diddley. Of course, nobody stays in MS, which is usually reduced to bragging, "We're #48" when they move up in various rankings.

For actual listening enjoyment, I could be happy with Minnesota's Dylan, Prince, Mould, and, Westerberg, especially if Dylan covers were included.
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I’d put Jimmy Buffet on there. Very strong.
 
Devland said:
I understand but even most Springsteen fans will admit his singing voice is horrible. I heard one theory that people were attracted to the uniqueness of the saxophone sound in rock music. So in theory Clarence Clemons made him.
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That has to be a troll. Everyone loves Clemons, but to claim he 'made' Springsteen?

Here's my theory, Springsteen 'made' Clarence Clemons.
 
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Devland said:
I guess you're a member of his cult?
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I'll say this much in relation to Bruce and Billy - if given a choice of attending a concert where each artist would only perform songs written after 1980, I actually think I'd choose Joel.
 
So...I am not interested in going through 9 pages of comments, so forgive me if this has been said. But I don't care who your fourth is.... Sinatra is King of all American music and Springsteen and Whitney aren't far behind. Stick in whoever for fourth, but those 3 are unbeatable. And I am not a New Jersey fan.
 
ConnHuskBask said:
That's like saying the Yankees are the most popular baseball team worldwide but are most popular in NJ and NY.



Springsteen may be one of the most popular artists globally. If he's not someone's cup of tea, it really doesn't bother me one bit, but saying the guy who sells out arenas all over the world is a cult act is kinda bizare.
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lol yup, that’s basically exactly what I’m saying.

It’s hard to articulate, I guess. But, I think generally in the Northeast he’s a hometown hero whereas down here he’s just another (very famous) person on the radio. They don’t “get it” to the extent that people who grew up in that 95 coordidor get it.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
So...I am not interested in going through 9 pages of comments, so forgive me if this has been said. But I don't care who your fourth is.... Sinatra is King of all American music and Springsteen and Whitney aren't far behind. Stick in whoever for fourth, but those 3 are unbeatable. And I am not a New Jersey fan.
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You don’t need to read all 9 pages; but, maybe scan some of the earlier replies for other possible answers. While Sinatra, Bruce and Whitney are very very good; they are also very beatable.
 
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'downeaster alexa' and 'we didn't start the fire' are my top tracks from the guy who famously once said about his suicide attempt 'I drank the furniture polish. it looked tastier than bleach.' he's in and around here a lot, including a visit to silver hill rehab, and at times docks at Essex in what seems to be a circuit he runs around the eastern sound. always hoped I might see him playing piano at the gris on a lazy summer's day, but so far it hasn't happened. boatpeople say he's a nice guy.
 
Guapo said:
lol yup, that’s basically exactly what I’m saying.

It’s hard to articulate, I guess. But, I think generally in the Northeast he’s a hometown hero whereas down here he’s just another (very famous) person on the radio. They don’t “get it” to the extent that people who grew up in that 95 coordidor get it.
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They don't seem to get a lot of stuff down there though. When driving in that part of the country it seems like the majority of radio is country pop and bible talk radio.
 
ShakyTheMohel said:
So...I am not interested in going through 9 pages of comments, so forgive me if this has been said. But I don't care who your fourth is.... Sinatra is King of all American music and Springsteen and Whitney aren't far behind. Stick in whoever for fourth, but those 3 are unbeatable. And I am not a New Jersey fan.
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Buddy people were talking up South Side Johnny over Bon Jovi for a NJ mtn.

Read - it’s glorius.
 
Guapo said:
lol yup, that’s basically exactly what I’m saying.

It’s hard to articulate, I guess. But, I think generally in the Northeast he’s a hometown hero whereas down here he’s just another (very famous) person on the radio. They don’t “get it” to the extent that people who grew up in that 95 coordidor get it.
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out west, kali, too. maybe some above average juice around parts of la, but that's it. everywhere else, it seems like he blurs into some sort of franky valli/sopranos thing.
 
whaler11 said:
Buddy people were talking up South Side Johnny over Bon Jovi for a NJ mtn.

Read - it’s glorius.
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To be fair, much greater emphasis was put on Bon Jovi as 'weak link,' so much so as to call into question New Jersey's initially proposed 'winning' entry when compared with all other states. No need to overreach on what was a weak attempt to find a fourth.
 
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