Elite 8 - Round 4 - Gamehenge Region - 1-Phish v 11-Miles Davis

[Hicks]

The Talking Heads must be avenged!

[WhatstheUse?]

  is the greatest band ever so...

[mbw]

is the greatest band ever so...

ummmm...... yep.

[McGrupp]

Phish beating Miles Davis. I realize that most of us aren't voting based on objectivity... but this is just silly to me.

[sophist]

As much as I want to vote Phish, I'm going Miles.

Phish would do the same.

[PIE-GUY]

Phish beating Miles Davis. I realize that most of us aren't voting based on objectivity... but this is just silly to me.

Really? this is a Phish board. I mean, there are aspects of Miles that I love... there are aspects of Boston that I love. I grew a white suburban kid from New Jersey. I got my music from the mall. Is it so hard to understand that I voted for Phish?

[McGrupp]

Phish beating Miles Davis. I realize that most of us aren't voting based on objectivity... but this is just silly to me.

Really? this is a Phish board. I mean, there are aspects of Miles that I love... there are aspects of Boston that I love. I grew a white suburban kid from New Jersey. I got my music from the mall. Is it so hard to understand that I voted for Phish?

I didn't say I'm surprised. I said I think it's silly. However, as you were someone arguing about beethoven and the beatles being 'cornerstones' in music, "and then there's everything else", I do have to admit I almost called you out for your vote in this round/region, as Miles is arguably WAY more 'important' than Phish.

I know we've all seen this argument from a mile away (get it?) - but, Miles Davis IS jazz. He's one of the few artists that was around to see everything. He saw the evolution from swing to bop ALL the way to hip hop. He's played on just about every kind of album, and met pretty much everyone who matters in the music biz. The dude is a freaking legend. Without miles, Improvisational music wouldn't be what it is today. Anyone who hasn't seen the Miles Davis A&E Biography should check it out. Miles, to me, is king. I would vote for him over the beatles - no question.

I mean, Rock and Roll is cool and all. I grew up listening to Rock, too. I didn't get into jazz until I was in high school and even then I was into the more modern 'fusion' shit. Even though Phish is probably a "bigger part" of my life, Miles changed my life in ways I cannot even put into words. YEM, Tweezer, Ghost, etc are all GREAT songs, don't get me wrong. But sit down with some headphones and listen to Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Miles Smiles, In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew... shit, even Live Evil, and tell me that's not some of the deepest and most important music you've ever heard.

Miles all day, baby.
8-)

edit to add: I just realized that you were paraphrasing Trey in Bittersweet Motel, PG...  :lol:

[phuzzyfish12]

The Talking Heads must be avenged!

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!

I am however voting  this round  :-D

[susep]

But sit down with some headphones and listen to Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, Miles Smiles, In A Silent Way, Bitches Brew... shit, even Live Evil, and tell me that's not some of the deepest and most important music you've ever heard.

8-)

[WhatstheUse?]

I could sit down for years and listen to Miles.... but that's never going to make me like him more than the 

[McGrupp]

I could sit down for years and listen to Miles.... but that's never going to make me like him more than the 

I didn't say I'm surprised. I said I think it's silly.

[Lifeboy]

So I guess it's safe to say that many of you are voting based on who is more 'important' rather than who you like more? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Just making an observation...

[McGrupp]

So I guess it's safe to say that many of you are voting based on who is more 'important' rather than who you like more? Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Just making an observation...

Well I only like 'important' music, so they're kind of the same thing...  :wink:

But seriously, I'd say it's a mix of both.

[fauxpaxfauxreal]

Are there rules that say we have to vote with who we "like" more?  I've voted for a band I don't "like" or listen to as much in a bunch of these polls.

I thought it was just "which band do you think is better".  Not "which band do you like more".

[McGrupp]

Are there rules that say we have to vote with who we "like" more?  I've voted for a band I don't "like" or listen to as much in a bunch of these polls.

I thought it was just "which band do you think is better".  Not "which band do you like more".

I think most people are just going with their gut. That's fair and reasonable to me.