7/4 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Styx is the poor man's Kansas. I figured it out.... ELP is the poor man's Introduction to Classical Music, 101. BTW: Mountain is a poor man's Cream. They owe it all to them. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Is it safe to say that Aldo Nova is the poor man's Edgar Winter? Quote
7/4 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Is it safe to say that Aldo Nova is the poor man's Edgar Winter? Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Perhaps Aldo Nova is the poor man's Iron Butterfly. Quote
Green Dolphin Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Posted May 30, 2004 Iron Butterfly were the poor man's Led Zeppelin...hey may be these two started the rich and poor man thing with their variation on metal and things that fly Quote
7/4 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Perhaps Aldo Nova is the poor man's Iron Butterfly. Maybe he was such a one hit wonder that he probably didn't even make VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders. Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Iron Butterfly predate Led Zeplin, or was that your point? Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Perhaps Aldo Nova is the poor man's Iron Butterfly. Maybe he was such a one hit wonder that he probably didn't even make VH-1's top 100 one hit wonders. Does make you wonder. Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Led Zeppelin was the poor mans Yardbirds. Quote
Brandon Burke Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 I'm still convinced that Supertramp were a Jim Henson creation: "Take a look at my girlfriend...." Quote
Green Dolphin Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Posted May 30, 2004 You calling them muppets...bloody well right Great use of In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida in Michael Mann's Manhunter Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Chris, If Led Zep was the poor man's Yardbirds, what does that make the first Jeff Beck Group? I mean, other than most excellent and why did Jeff have a prob with Micky Waller's wonderful drumming which is the main reason that Rod's solo albums are NOT just faces records under another name, and another thing is why isn't there a jazz equivalent for the Rock Book of Trees with all those complicated diagrams of personnel changes, I mean Miles, the Messenger and Horace Silver's bands would just about fill it on their own...[done in lower case so you won't mistake me for aric] Quote
Green Dolphin Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Posted May 30, 2004 Some big trees there....... Quote
danasgoodstuff Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 "Some big trees there..." That's what they all say... Quote
chris olivarez Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 danasgoodstuff- Rest assured I would never mistake you for Aric unless you also think that ELO rules. . Jeff Beck Group also a poor man's Yardbirds(what an accomplishment!!!). Why did Jeff Beck fire Waller-hell!!! why did Jeff Beck do a lot of the things he did? A great guitarist but apparently not the most loveable guy. Quote
BruceH Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 Donald Trump---the poor man's Monty Burns. Quote
7/4 Posted May 30, 2004 Report Posted May 30, 2004 "Six more pieces. I got a bigger kit than Neil Pert of Rush" - Nick Andopolis Quote
sjarrell Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 (edited) sjarrell, Yes i meant the 'poor man's Who' jibe re the v. early 'mod R&B band' Small Faces, the Immediate period being more a psych-ed up Kinks, kinda 'Music Hall on acid'. Re the Kinks and the Who (who I see as having many similarities and/or parallels), perhaps the Kinks realized before most that staying with the (relatively, for then) heaviness of "Really Got Me", etc. would only lead to inadvertant silliness so they decided to short-circuit the process and go straight for overt silliness...? This 'poor man's' thing works for jazz too: the Charles Lloyd band with Jarrett and DeJohntte always struck me as 'the poor man's Coltrane Quatrtet', except the rhythm section consistantly outplayed the leader... The Kinks, in their Something Else/Village Green/Arthur period is stuff I love more than the Faces Immediate material. Ray was (is) certainly capable of extreme silliness, but could throw it out at a moment's notice in favor of absolutely transcendent beauty. Not much pop stuff I get that from- but in Autumn Almanac when the "this is my street, and I'm never gonna leave it..." bit happens I swear gravity loses its hold on me for a few seconds. Every time I hear it. Anyway, the Small Faces could indeed kick out the "music hall on acid" (I like that, btw), and you're right on with that Charles Lloyd assessment! Edited May 31, 2004 by sjarrell Quote
Shawn Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 Is Blue Cheer the poor man's MC5? Is Pat Travers the poor man's Robin Trower? Is Ted Nugent the poor man's Alvin Lee? While we're talking about bands that TRULY suck... America (ugh, gag, barf) Grand Funk (with or without the Railroad...they both suck) Vanilla Fudge How do you spell pretentious? E.L.P. Quote
Uncle Skid Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 Is Queensrÿche the poor man's King's X? My first exposure to Rush was 2112. I still like that CD, excess and self-importance not withstanding. The definition of CLASSIC ROCK, imho. Moving Pictures still sounds good today, in limited doses. I heard a rumor that Joe, Jim and Randy are planning some Loverboy covers. Can't wait for that!! All this talk of E.L.P. and Yes, and nobody's mentioned ASIA?? THOSE GUYS ROCKED!!! Quote
Jazzmoose Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 So, was Black Oak Arkansas the poor mans Grand Funk, or was it the other way around? I mean, you'd have to be poor either way... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 I knew we'd get to Grand Funk and the Nuge sooner or later. Who wants to tackle Bob Seger, then we can get the Michiganians out of here. Quote
Joe G Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 I heard a rumor that Joe, Jim and Randy are planning some Loverboy covers. Can't wait for that!! How in the hell do these things get leaked to the press? I don't know for sure, but I think Loverboy was the poor man's Bon Jovi. Asia was the rich man's Toto. Robin Trower was the poor man's Jimi Hendrix (that was too easy). Ted Nugent is the poor man's Rush Limbaugh. Quote
Joe G Posted May 31, 2004 Report Posted May 31, 2004 I knew we'd get to Grand Funk and the Nuge sooner or later. Who wants to tackle Bob Seger, then we can get the Michiganians out of here. Bob Segar: the poor man's Van Morrison. Quote
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