Well 6ix, the subjectivity of art is a weird one. Like on the one hand, yes, art is clearly subjective, but on the other, I’m not ready to concede that a child blasting skull-piercing notes on a recorder has as much merit as my favourite songs, so I think there’s a bit more to it than that and that it’s a cop-out to say “art is subjective” as a means of dismissing art quality from the realm of legitimate discourse. I don’t have any answers here really, I think that there’s such a thing as great human expression but that it’s always extremely contextual, but no less real for that. For example, Indian music all sounds much the same to me, but no doubt if I spent the time to understand it, I’d see the beauty of the expression therein. I don’t think the same is true of the aforementioned child on recorder.
I was going to post that but then I wanted to ripple and a way away and I wrote and I wrote but I didn’t know whether it was going to be okay, so.
STP iconic:
I always thought Even Flow was trash compared to Alive.
I had the same take with Wallflowers and One Headlight being not as good as 6th Avenue Heartache. I’m indifferent on that one now, but Even Flow is still a meh song. Even Flow is similar to Jeremy where they grate on me, Jeremy is probably the most iconic due to the music video tho.
Black and Ledbetter are similar songs to me also, but I like them.
Back in Black is ACDC’s best song, Rock Me All Night Long was made more famous also due to the music video.
Thunderstruck is just a good sporting events song. Like how Seven Nation Army wasn’t The White Stripes biggest/most iconic song but got a second, larger life with sporting events.
Same
Thread has morphed into “most iconic” - somewhat objective vs. “best” - mostly subjective.
Remedy rocks your dick in the dirt.
I am entertained
Good call
From what I understand Kylie is big there (and I assume in UK/internationally).
This is her iconic (only?) US hit.
Sia is obviously Cheap Thrills.
I’m curious about prolific acts where their first hit was their most iconic.
Nirvana with Smells Like Teen Spirit was already mentioned. Counting Crows with Mr Jones and Hootie with Hold My Hand come to mind. Oasis with Wonderwall (US first hit anyway) is true too.
Garth Brooks said the same about The Dance originally (that it would be his most associated song), but Friends in Low Places is probably a good call now.
It’s true with Sheryl Crow.
It’s probably more the case than not. With Aerosmith I don’t think it’s Dream On, or is it?
I wonder if the Fast Food Rockers ever regretted the restrictive nature of their band name.
Almost all of my digital music came from Napster
I am old enough to remember Kylie Minogue’s highest charting US song, an '80s cover of The Locomotion.
I thought that was Tiffany.
wrong
