Battle of the bands
Here is something new that I may do once a month. It' simple, I pick two bands that are somewhat similar in style and you pick who you prefer and why. The winner might be matched against another winner at a later date. Today's contest is between two veteran bands.
AC/DC vs. KISS
Both began around the same time and their prime in the 70's, but managed to keep audiences in the 1980's. My pick is AC/DC. I have been very big on both bands at times, but I prefer the energy and rawness of early AC/DC. The Bon Scott albums still hold up today far better than early KISS. I could listen to a number of AC/DC albums at any given time, but I have to be in a certain mood to listen to KISS. So who do you pick?
AC/DC vs. KISS
Both began around the same time and their prime in the 70's, but managed to keep audiences in the 1980's. My pick is AC/DC. I have been very big on both bands at times, but I prefer the energy and rawness of early AC/DC. The Bon Scott albums still hold up today far better than early KISS. I could listen to a number of AC/DC albums at any given time, but I have to be in a certain mood to listen to KISS. So who do you pick?
posted by Metal Mark at
8:16 AM
14 Comments:
Although I like both bands immensely, I have to go with Kiss. It seems like if you listen to very much AC/Dc in a row every song starts sounding like every other song. Kiss combines severel different unique sounds.
AC/DC... even though I'm a fan of both bands(I was even a member of the KISS Army for a while), the Thunder from Down Under just kicks some serious ass, even today. Besides, Back in Black is on my Top Ten list...
I vote for KISS. Yeah, they had some of that glam and capitalist manufacturedness about them. But their music has more variety.
I am actually wearing a shirt of one of these two bands today. The hint is that the band on my shirt doesn't make coffins with their logo and faces on it.
GREAT idea for a series!
This is a very, very tough one--and my answer probably would change day by day. But most days, I'd choose Kiss.
AC/DC, as The Phoenix noted, offers less variety than Kiss. Kiss from the first album ... Kiss from Destroyer ... Kiss from the 80s ... they are all quite different. (Not to mention Music from the Elder. And that's a good thing.)
AC/DC, though, is much more monotonous. Good, don't get me wrong--but I crave variety.
But again, a tough choice. I choose both and leave 100 other bands behind.
-- david
That's put it at a 4-4 tie so far, still time to vote. If it's a tie then both bands will receive fresh opponents at a later date and if they win that match-up then they will eventually face another winner. I am kind of flying by the seat of my pants with this, but I will try to have some order to it.
Do you still need a tie-breaker? I vote for AC/DC. Even if it IS true that their songs all start to sound the same after a while. Because while Brian Johnson is no Bon Scott, he can still kick Gene Simmons' money-grubbling ass all the way to hell.
That ties it up at five. Still time to vote and make a difference. I will leave voting open until the end of Thursday. I know there are a couple of Kiss fans who post here sometimes who have not voted and there are some people who post who I would guess prefer AC/DC. We will see if anyone else shows up or if we end with a tie.
AC/DC for me
Cant pick between these 2...they r both great in their own way :)
Keshi.
Gee, can you guess who I'm voting for?
I like AC/DC quite a bit, but I'd have to go for KISS. No contest.
That ties it at six. You have until the end of the day to get your vote in.
Kiss, but only because AC/DC is just a lame bar band. They're worse than the Stones.
Kiss take a solid lead 8-6 with only hours remaing in the day.
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