Steve Miller Band or Huey Lewis & the News - which do you prefer

[LynneSin]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6218586#6219764
This poll is started from the results of this thread where Archae's sister said Archae had no taste because he liked Huey Lewis more than Steve Miller

vs.

It's the battle between the Space Cowboy and the guy who thinks it's Hip to Be Square

If you were forced to listen to one of these bands - who would you choose.

Me - I love Steve Miller Band - I've seen him in concert like 5 times so far!

[Karenina]

1. I LOVE BOTH!!!

Apples and oranges.
Pomegranates and kiwis.
Lychees and pears.

[sniffa]

2. where's the option for stabbing out your ear drums?

[deutsey]

3. Steve Miller...although "Abra Cadabra" nearly nullified my vote

[LynneSin]

4. Seriously - Abra Cadabra was something that Huey Lewis would put out

Definately classic Miller is way better!

[Nicole]

32. Steve Miller n/t

[graywarrior]

5. Steve Miller.

Crazy fuck.

[mark414]

6. wisconsin nativism pushes me to vote for steve miller

[last_texas_dem]

7. I'd give the edge to the Steve Miller Band

But I like stuff by both of them.

[Deja Q]

8. Huey Lewis!

:D

[LynneSin]

9. You take drugs don't you?

:shrug:

[Yavin4]

10. Here are my thoughts on Huey Lewis

Their early work was a little too new wave for my tastes, but when Sports came out in '83,I think they really came into their own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives the songs a big boost. He's been compared to Elvis Costello, but I think Huey has a far much more bitter, cynical sense of humor.


In '87, Huey released this, Fore, their most accomplished album. I think their undisputed masterpiece is "Hip to be Square", a song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of conformity, and the importance of trends, it's also a personal statement about the band itself.

[LynneSin]

11. Didn't you copy that out of American Psycho?

Yeah, I've read the book too.

[Yavin4]

14. No, Not All. Let Me Tell You About Another One of My Favorite Bands, Genesis

hehehe

[LynneSin]

16. What are your thoughts on Whitney Houston

That's what I really want to know

[Yavin4]

17. Here it is

Did you know that Whitney Houston's debut LP, called simply Whitney Houston had 4 number one singles on it?

It's hard to choose a favorite among so many great tracks, but "The Greatest Love of All" is one of the best, most powerful songs ever written about self-preservation, dignity. Its universal message crosses all boundaries and instills one with the hope that it's not too late to better ourselves. Since it's impossible in this world we live in to empathize with others, we can always empathize with ourselves. It's an important message, crucial really. And it's beautifully stated on the album.

[PVnRT]

12. Tape a record, go to jail?

I think the pendulum just swung farther over to Steve Miller.

And where's the poll?

[LynneSin]

13. I have no clue - I got one of those bugged messages

:cry:

I tried editing it but it did not appear

[northzax]

15. is there an option

for a slow lingering death by getting chewed on my toothless ferrets? cause I would prefer that, actually.

[LynneSin]

18. Awwww - your poor ferret is toothless

can't you get him dentures or something?

[northzax]

20. well I could

but then the pain and suffering wouldn't last as long. I was trying to make it a hard decision. I figure toothless it would take ten ferrets a week to gnaw me to death.

nope, still not a tough decision. bring on the ferrets.

[jakefrep]

19. Steve Miller nt

[William Bloode]

21. I like some of each.

I'm no music snob really. I can admit to my corporate rock whoredom. Then again i've been wasted for the last 25yrs, so my judgment may be questionable.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I guess HypnoToad and I are the lone Huey Lewis folk!

So I'm going out on a limb here...Huey Lewis is one of my favs!

Though I'm not sure if I've ever heard Steve Miller.......

Lots of times it turns out that I've heard bands, and not known who they were......

:shrug:

[Nicole]

33. If you listened to the radio in the 70's

You heard Steve Miller. Here's a few I remember being played a lot:

Take The Money And Run
Rock 'N Me
The Joker
Fly Like An Eagle
Abracadabra

[asthmaticeog]

23. Other: A shotgun blast to the groin.

[RedStateShame]

25. I second the shotgun blast to the groin.

[Spider Jerusalem]

24. Forced to choose between those two, I opt for death.

[bif]

26. Neither. They both suck

[Ramsey]

27. Neither!

Lynne, honestly, you have the worst taste in music! :evilgrin:

[LynneSin]

29. I do NOT

Classic Steve Miller truly is some excellent work out there. His later crap is what gives him the bad reputation

[Radical Activist]

28. Steve Miller

God I hate Huey Lewis. "Look at me, I'm an aging baby boomer but I still like a "new" artist!"

[kwassa]

30. they are both "happy" artists

only writing happy songs. Miller said as much in an interview.

Solo Paul McCartney would fit in here, too.

Just as a pop artist, I thought some of Miller's early stuff was good. Later, blech.

[Oeditpus Rex]

31. Huey Lewis

I love harmony.



You shoulda heard 'em do the national anthem at the 1984 All-Star Game at Candlestick Park. A cappella, barbershop-ish. Awesome. :thumbsup:

[hellbound-liberal]

35. This video makes me wish I would have heard them at the All-Star game

I can only imagine how well they harmonized. This is them doing the Star Spangled Banner on a Japanese television show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxF9wCQTSiM

Personally, of the two, I prefer Steve Miller. He did write a large part of the soundtrack of my high school years.

[terrya]

34. Silence.

I can't stand either.