Taking Sides: The Guess Who vs. The Beatles

I've been thinking about this one for years. The Guess Who are the better band, hands down.
I know they may not even have existed without the Beatles, (they were a major influence) but the Winnepeg boys took it way further than the "fab 4".
Tougher early garage rock (64-66) and hits (70s)and great LP cuts(and a lineup change/breakup). They lasted longer with better results....anyone agree??? fuck I am drunk i just walked home from the bar with my ipod playing "gonna search" and "if you don't want me" and "it's my pride" and that is basis of this.

Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, is an American R&B/hip hop artist and singer.

Dogg was born in Long Beach, California. He is the cousin of rappers Snoop Dogg, Butch Cassidy, RBX, Daz Dillinger & Lil' ½ Dead.[citation needed] He began singing as a child in the New Hope Trinity Baptist Church choir in Clarksdale, Mississippi where his father (Daniel Lee Hale) was pastor. At the age of 16 he dropped out of high school in Long Beach, California and left home to join the United States Marine Corps,[1] serving for three years. In 1991 Nate Dogg, his cousin Snoop Dogg,[2] and their friend Warren G, formed a rap trio called 213. 213 recorded their first demo in the back of the famed V.I.P record store in Long Beach, the demo was later heard by Dr. Dre at a house party and he was instantly hooked on the soulful voice of Nate.[3]

Nate Dogg made his debut on Dr. Dre's 1992 album, The Chronic. Singing in what would later become his trademark style, he was well-received by fans and critics alike, and would go on to sign with Death Row Records in 1993. Nate Dogg was also featured on Mista Grimm's "Indosmoke" with Warren G. Then in 1994 he produced his first hit single "Regulate" with Warren G. Nate Dogg was also featured in many Tupac releases, including his collaboration record Thug Life: Volume I. Then in 1998 after a tumultuous time at Death Row Records he released another album. The double album was titled G-Funk Classics Vol. 1 & 2 and was followed up in late 2001 with Music & Me on Elektra Records. Music & Me peaked at number three on the Billboard hip-hop charts in 2001.[4]

In 2002, Nate Dogg appeared on a celebrity episode of the Weakest Link making it to the last three players before being eliminated by Xzibit and Young MC.

Nate Dogg was arrested in Arizona in April 2002 and hit with gun possession and marijuana charges. He pleaded guilty in May and was sentenced to probation, community service, and ordered to attend drug counseling sessions.[5]

Nate has found his greatest success not in solo projects, but in collaborations with other hip-hop artists. One of Nate's biggest collaborations was with recording artist Shade Sheist on the #1 Billboard single "Where I Wanna Be" in 2001. Also Nate Dogg sang the hook for 50 Cent's "21 Questions", which became a #1 hit in 2003. As of 2004, Nate Dogg has featured in and contributed to over 60 chart singles.[6]

After a number of delays and an original release date of April 2004, his self-titled album Nate Dogg is set to be released on Affiliated Entertainment Group on June 3, 2008.[7] Nate Dogg has already begun work on a new project.

He is also credited with being the spokesman of a blunt wrap company called "Da Bomb Blunts".

On December 19, 2007, he suffered a stroke, according to a coordinator for his recently formed gospel choir, Innate Praise. Reports had circulated that Nate Dogg had been admitted to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center in Pomona, California after suffering a heart attack. Erica Beckwith, however, confirmed to MTV News that Nate Dogg was released on December 26 after being treated for a stroke and is currently in a medical-rehab facility to assist him in his recovery. On January 18, 2008, it was officially reported that the stroke had rendered the left side of his body paralyzed. Doctors believe there will be a full recovery, and his voice was not affected.[8]

On September 15, 2008, dubcnn.com reported Nate Dogg had suffered a second stroke.

On September 16, 2008, it was reported that Nate Dogg is using an assisted-breathing tube for comfort, although he can breathe on his own.[9]

On December 10, 2009, Nate Dogg was spotted with Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom attending the dual party for both Travis Barker's Famous Stars And Stripes clothing line which celebrated its 10th anniversary, and the release of Snoop Dogg's 10th album Malice n Wonderland.[10]

The liner notes to The Guess Who Anthology make a point of listing band personnel "in chronological order", meaning that the first name on the list is Chad Allan (who appears on a single song) while Burton Cummings (who appears on 38 songs) is listed sixth (out of twelve).

I guarantee someone in the Guess Who camp did this intentionally knowing that Cummings would both notice, and get pissed off. Closest comparison would be McCartney ensuring that Pete Best's picture on Anthology 1 was bigger than Ringo's.

Here's a handy chart for comparisons:

Burton Cummings = John Lennon
Randy Bachman = Paul McCartney
Kurt Winter = Harry Nilsson

American Woman = Abbey Road
The Way They Were = Let It Be

Brave Belt = Wild Life
Robbie Bachman = Linda McCartney
Bachman-Turner Overdrive (73-75) = Wings (73-75)

"Albert Flasher" = "Imagine"
"Clap For the Wolfman" = "Whatever Gets You Though the Night"
Burton Cummings appearing nude in Melanie = 8 December 1980

I know you're just messing around and this is not meant to be taken literally, but drawing a blank on "Albert Flasher" = "Imagine." They seem so wildly different to me.

They're both universal anthems of human uplift that reflect the writer's spiritual journey.

"Clap For the Wolfman" > "Whatever Gets You Though the Night"

fixed it for you

You're toying with me, and I'm taking the bait...I thought "Albert Flasher" was about a couple of guys in high school just fucking around (that, or about absolutely nothing).

OK, you can substitute "Share the Land".

how is this not dave q?

I almost forgot the most obvious connection:

"A Day in the Life" = "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature"

That one I definitely get. And "Comin' Down Off the Money Bag" = "Cold Turkey."

And "Rain Dance" = "Rocky Raccoon": where'd you get the gun, Rocky?

"Back in the U.S.S.R." = "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon": there's a prov

Oops...There's a province up in Russia that's right next door to ours, it's called Vologda. And in that republic, there's a small town where nothing much ever happens called Leningrad. This is a tune about that town, it's called "Back in the U.S.S.R."

Enough--I'll stop.

Timely upload

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUEYQxRsVqo

Curious that Cummings would choose to spotlight a four-year-old Bachman solo-credit b-side on a two-song TV spot, unless he just had a urge to play flute.

thought this was bump was gonna be about The Battle Over Classic Rock Band the Guess Who Just Went Nuclear

(="The End")

Cummings withdrawing his performing rights licences reiterates what I said upthread about his battle with the current Guess Who - that he'd be willing to forego probably close to a million dollars (Can) a year to punish what amounts to a tribute band!
Incidentally, no other performers, radio stations or TV channels should be playing any of his compositions now, but since they're not his target I suspect everyone will just ignore that detail.