lamradio Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 no doubt that Sabbath deserves all the accolades they get for birthing metal, but stylistically thrash and doom are distant cousins at best. same w/ the Kinks, if distortion is the sole connecting line between them and Sabbath...if you go back to stem cells, then everything is related. Fair enough. I don't know what a stylistically thrash and doom is, so it seems I am out of my element to make such a claim anyway. Carry on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Barenaked Ladies is the poor man's They Might Be Giants I saw They Might Be Giants in concert on March 9, 2013. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoJ Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Istanbul or Constantinople? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I don't really get They Might Be Giants, never been a fan. Maybe I'm not listening to them correctly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I don't really get They Might Be Giants, never been a fan. Maybe I'm not listening to them correctly. I get they can be polarizing...I would however recommend their first two albums (Self Titled and Lincoln) for a newbie. Drum machines, accordian and quirky lyrics. I have never heard another band that sounded like them from 1983 til 1987. If you want more of a full band sound John Henry is great and it is a more developed sound. If you are into educational music they have a few albums with really smart lyrics geared toards the kids but still worth a listen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Fair enough. I don't know what a stylistically thrash and doom is, so it seems I am out of my element to make such a claim anyway. Carry on. style-wise. stylistically. doom:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO7VP34n2Ps thrash:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxCTVssoddo see the difference? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 The Soundtrack Of Our Lives is the poor man's Beatles/Stones/Who/Kinks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 The Soundtrack Of Our Lives is the poor man's Beatles/Stones/Who/KinksI like soundtrack better then the other 4 loved their live show gutted they split up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Lucero is a poor man's Uncle Tupelo. Mumford and Sons are a vanilla Flogging Molly is a younger man's Pogues. Sparta is a poor man's At the Drive In. Gaslight Anthem is a poor man's Kill Creek. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Robyn Hitchcock is the poor man's Syd BarrettI like this one a lot. Good call. Kenny Wayne Shepard is the poor man's Stevie Ray Vaughan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 They were the early pioneers of hard rock, which eventually became metal. So tracing metal all the way back to its roots, you gotta start with The Kinks. . i read a while ago an interview with john lennon where he said Ticket to ride was the first heavy metal song..... pompous maybe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Explosions in the Sky is the poor mans Mogwai. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ghost of Electricity Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hothouse Flowers is the poor man's Waterboys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Explosions in the Sky is the poor mans Mogwai. Indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 i read a while ago an interview with john lennon where he said Ticket to ride was the first heavy metal song..... pompous maybe I just heard that song this morning playing at a gas pump, of all places. "You Really Got Me" is the first metal song. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Boxcar Willie is the poor man's Poor Man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Dionne Warwick is poor, man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Umphreys Mcghee is the poor mans String Cheese Incident who is the very poor mans Phish who ain't the poor mans anyone. (regardless of what any alt country folks think or say) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 IRBD, I would say UM is the poor man's Phish. And Phish ain't no poor man's anyone. I can't even bring The Cheese into this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Matt Taibbi is the poor man's Hunter Thompson.Oh, wait, is this limited to bands? Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Matt Taibbi is the poor man's Hunter Thompson. Oh, wait, is this limited to bands? Sorry. P.J. O'Rourke is the rich man's HST! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Ten(ish) years ago, I was at trivia night at a bar owned by a friend. It was a pretty involved contest, in which the highest scorer on each of three first-round trivia tests got to compete on-stage in a Jeopardy-type setup, complete with buzzers and a question board in the shape of a grid. By chance, I happened to win an opening round contest one night and found myself in the lead going into the final round of the main event, in which the question had to do with the guy who popularized gonzo journalism in the 70s. For whatever reason (beer), I couldn't come up with HST, so I went with P.J. O'Rourke, knowing it was wrong and that I would lose. So I guess I'm saying I agree. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Wow, a clue on Jeopardy just called John Mellencamp the poor mans Bruce Springsteen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted April 20, 2013 Share Posted April 20, 2013 Big Audio Dynamite is the poor mans Clash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Mumford and Sons are a poor mans The Avett Brothers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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