PopTodd Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Barenaked Ladies is the poor man's They Might Be Giants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 ironic because tickets this summer for BNL are $100. TMBG tickets never pass $35ish Barenaked Ladies is the poor man's They Might Be Giants Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Live Skull is (was) the poor man's Sonic Youth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 ironic because tickets this summer for BNL are $100. TMBG tickets never pass $35ish True.But, what were the 90's about, if not irony? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 Triumph is the poor man's Rush(although I am not a fan of either) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 John Cafferty and Beaver Brown is the bankrupt man's Bruce Springsteen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 John Cafferty and Beaver Brown is the bankrupt man's Bruce SpringsteenBut a step up,John Mellencamp is the poor man's Springsteen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Knickerbockers were a poor man's Beatles (but they did a good job lifting the sound). http://youtu.be/1n03a7cLf0M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 ^^ i was thinking of that. maybe lump Badfinger in there as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Knickerbockers were a poor man's Beatles (but they did a good job lifting the sound). http://youtu.be/1n03a7cLf0M Lies! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Apollonia 6 is a poor man's Vanity 6. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Bad Company is the poor man's Led Zeppelin America is the poor man's CSN Uriah Heep is the poor man's Deep Purple Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Son Volt 2.0 is the poor mans Son Volt 1.0? I actually like both but you can't compete with the original group Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Neil Young is a poor man's Bob Dylan...and Tom Petty is a poor man's Neil Young.That ought to make a few heads explode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 neil and bob arent much alike at all though ive always viewed petty as a poor mans dylan, but im coming around to him a bit lately Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Well, over time, I suppose that's true. But when he started out, Bob was Neil's hero (at least that's the story Joni Mitchell tells in one of her early live sets), and he sure sang in a high, whiny voice like Bob. No one else sounded anything like Dylan except for Neil in the 60s."Bob Dylan, I'll never be Bob Dylan. He's the master. If I'd like to be anyone, it's him." - Neil Young Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 No one else sounded anything like Dylan except for Neil in the 60s.Except for Mouse Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 yeah i know there's great mutual respect there but ive always wondered why dylan and neil are compared to each other so often. idk, maybe its cuz my favorite side of neil is the crazy horse side, where the songwriting isnt the most important part of the song, but theyre entirely different kinds of performers to me. plus neil isn't that great a lyricist. he has his moments for sure, but overall he seems more like a guy that just puts words in a song for the hell of it, whereas dylan actually writes. but i do love them both. dylan maybe a tad more, but neil's hit the spot more over the past few years so im not even sure anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Gear Daddies are a poor man's Uncle Tupelo. (I like 'em anyway) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Neil Young is a poor man's Bob Dylan...and Tom Petty is a poor man's Neil Young. what record is Petty's _Trans_? or _On The Beach_? and Neil's on at least even footing w/ Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 John Wesley Harding is a poor man's Elvis Costello Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Donovan is the poor man's Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vacant Horizon Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Starcastle is the poor man's Yes. Marillion is the poor man's Genesis. The Stones are the poor man's Beatles Robin Trower is the poor man's Hendrix Paul McCartney is the poor man's Paul McCartney Ringo Star is the poor man's George Harrison Triumvirat is the poor man's ELP Bowie is the poor man's Lou Reed/Marc Bolan Any number of horrible, derivative indie bands are the poor man's Wilco This is fun Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 The Beatles are the poor man's Kinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dagwave Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Vladimir Guererro is a poor man's Roberto Clemente Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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