Black Sabbath VS Chic

Sabbath

Chic

sabbath

Chic

I love one song from each, so it's "Good Times" vs. "Paranoid" (just like your question says--good call). Actually, I think I only know two Black Sabbath songs...Anyway, based on that, Chic decisively--and I also like "Le Freak" fine.

sabbath

chic

CHIC

when i say SABBATH you say CHIC

Sabbath

good poll but chic

Voting Chic and considering SBing the poll starter *Flag*

Sabbath

CHIC

Voting Chic and considering SBing the poll starter *Flag*

― Ravacious Fortune (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, November 24, 2010 7:52 PM

Can't follow this much internet slang. Care to rephrase?

chic 4 life

"Actually, I think I only know two Black Sabbath songs..."

that's too bad.

Sabbath annihilates Chic

Chibbath

sabbath does not annihilate chic

sabbath despite annihilation fail

Can't follow this much internet slang. Care to rephrase?

I am voting for the option Chic. However, I consider this kind of poll to be an attempt to start unpleasantness and argument and, where I not adopting a more considered approach to I Love Music's "Suggest Ban" system, I would be inclined to click the Suggest Ban button alongside your initial post as I consider this an attempt to generate "drama" rather than provoke serious and enlightening debate.

Europe VS America

kinda take issue with this particular reading since neither band seems to typify their respective continents

Either way, as far as I'm concerned Chic no contest.

* there was an earlier part of my post I deleted, hence the either way

Oh man. Uh... can I pick listening to both at the same time? Otherwise, 15y/o me wd be shocked at myself, but I guess it has to be Chic

Shakey OTM. Chic's main influence was Roxy Music, Sabbath were steeped in American rock.

I am voting for the option Chic. However, I consider this kind of poll to be an attempt to start unpleasantness and argument and, where I not adopting a more considered approach to I Love Music's "Suggest Ban" system, I would be inclined to click the Suggest Ban button alongside your initial post as I consider this an attempt to generate "drama" rather than provoke serious and enlightening debate.

― Ravacious Fortune (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, November 24, 2010 8:09 PM

Wasn't aware generating drama could get me banned. Is this poll really that unpleasant?

it's like the cannibal holocaust of vs. threads tbh

I just nuked Chic as a matter of fact

Bill Magill: take the canolli, leave the gun, and cut me some slack!

I actually envy you, clemenza, cuz you get to hear all that kickass Sabbath stuff for the first time.

I cant cut you slack on your Alice Cooper blindspot, however.

Chic cheer!

Otherwise, 15y/o me wd be shocked at myself, but I guess it has to be Chic

― moiré eel (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Ha, yeah, I hear that.

It took me a very long time before I could accept Le Freak for what it was, rather than a whole enterprise of very negative childhood associations (something I still struggle with today). Its interesting to consider this in light of how my love of Chic has been made possible by a process of outgrowing the white heterosexual-white-male perspective that I was subject to until somewhat kind of recently (which has an incredibly pervasive influence on taste, but also in what is expected of you, and what is acceptable). While on the other hand, as a very young kid my dad would always play Black Sabbath in the car (which, knowing my dad, seems immensely bizarre), yet I've never had any subsequent desire to listen to them (this experience probably neutralized any exciting potential to be seen in them?).

Wasn't aware generating drama could get me banned. Is this poll really that unpleasant?

you want drama? search the Sabbath vs Stooges thread. now THERE was some drama.

voted Chic, btw. kinda just to piss Bill off.

Otherwise, 15y/o me wd be shocked at myself, but I guess it has to be Chic

― moiré eel (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, November 24, 2010 3:20 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Ha, yeah, I hear that.

It took me a very long time before I could accept Le Freak for what it was, rather than a whole enterprise of very negative childhood associations .... Its interesting to consider this in light of how my love of Chic has been made possible by a process of outgrowing the white heterosexual-white-male perspective that I was subject to until somewhat kind of recently ...

― EDB, Wednesday, November 24, 2010 2:07 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark

this is weird cuz while i loved every kind of dance pop as a kid, it took me a long damn time to outgrow my childhood distaste for longhair bong rock: sabbath, deep purple, led zep, cream, hendrix, etc. now that i've spent couple decades growing into the white heterosexual-white-male (don't forget white) perspective, you will take my sabbath only when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.

Easily Chic here, although I don't really see any similarities at all. Black Sabbath were not at all the worst hard rock band in the world (actually close to the best), but Chic were geniuses in a lot of ways.

nb you guys who vote chic are essentially outing yourselves as mini-geirs just fyi

love bits of both but I'd say Sabbath personally

Shakey OTM. Chic's main influence was Roxy Music, Sabbath were steeped in American rock.

― The baby boomers have defined everything once and for all (Dorianlynskey), Wednesday, 24 November 2010 20:24 (Yesterday)

roxy fucking music? are u trolling or is your earth really that white

chic for being amazing and radical. sabbath great but regressive in comparison

LOLOL @ "Chic's main influence was Roxy Music"

"regressive" is not true.

Love the comparison; too bad Chic didn't put out as many stunning albums as Sabbath, it'd be great if they were true equals album-wise. Both did the same thing, I think: took a certain style down to its bare essential elements, and made each of those elements great (though Sabbath may gain a few points by pioneering their style).

imo Chic are a tight, precisely orchestrated ensemble but I would not say that they strip funk down to its "bare essential elements," at least not to the extent that Sabbath strip metal down to its bare essential elements

I'm more inclined to think of James Brown as pure, stripped-down funk

Well, not really saying "stripped down", but take each aspect of what makes it operate as music (groovy bass, rhythmic guitar, soulful vocals/arrangements), and then make the songs about the interplay of those elements.

roxy fucking music? are u trolling or is your earth really that white

when I interviewed Nile Rodgers - make that every time I interviewed Nile (3) - he specifically cited Roxy Music (and Bowie) as huge influences and inspirations.

Chic. A vote for Sabbath is a vote against America (and Postmodernism!!)...(Postmodernism?!?)

when I interviewed Nile Rodgers - make that every time I interviewed Nile (3) - he specifically cited Roxy Music (and Bowie) as huge influences and inspirations.

attn ppl who try to pull rank when they don't have any: this is what how a dude who's got it sounds like

attn copy editors: this ^^^ is what a sentence looks like if you're not careful

disco = actually gay. glam = eh not so much

disco culture, yes, glam related. disco music, no.

Okay, maybe going from "Roxy Music wz a formative influence on Chic" to "glam fathered disco" is a pretty huge leap...were Chic even pioneers of disco? Was disco even pioneered?

Chic weren't pioneers of disco. It's often said that the first disco tune is MFSB's "Love Is the Message" from 1973, but IMO it's more like proto-disco. Disco as a proper genre solidified in the mid-70s. Chic's first record came out in 1977.

yeah Chic was kinda late in the game

30 years from now, when Rock Music has finally drawn it's Last Breath, Chic will still be revered as True Geniuses, whereas Black Sabbath will merely be a name in the History Books, about as signifigant as Glenn Miller is for the kids of today.

― Tuomas,

I doubt sabbath will be forgotten no matter how great chic were

I dunno what metal will sound like in 30 years time, but i'm sure it will exist in some form (bit like Ozzy when Sharon has his head in a jar bringing in the money)

Nostuomus

yeah Sabbath invented a whole genre that shows no signs of dying. sorry Chic, but you did not invent a genre

who cares. black sabbath is christian rock for fatties w hang-ups. chic is like a mission statement for lyfe.

on the evidence of this thread, supposedly liberated life-loving pleasure-embracing Chic fans do a pretty good impression of uptight myopic narcissists with really heavily rockist values (i.e., "This Music Will Be Remembered Long After" zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

If you'd live in a country like Finland you'd see how the genre invented by Black Sabbath has sucked the pleasure and colour out of the surroundings, making everyone dress in black, act all gloomy and pessimistic, and listen to angsty, aggressive, life-denying music. So to fight against metal and for disco is to fight for life! Instead of metal clubs with drunken aggro we good have sweet, beautiful discos in every corner.

hahahahaha YES

maybe they listen to it because finland is gloomy and depressing ?

also its pretty awesome that chic can be more fun AND more significant than black sabbath xp

have you ever listened to black sabbath?

Maybe, but metal makes it even more gloomy and depressive. If your surroundings are depressive, wouldn't you want disco to bring some colour to them, instead of metal making them even worse?

(xx-post)

also more punk. and more political. and a big part of the soundtrack to a civil rights movement.

xp. ive listened to and enjoyed the first third and fourth sabbath albums a bunch! im sort of trolling when i say they suck but sort of not because they sort of do suck compared to chic. but a lot of stuff does so its not really their fault.

I'm sure Birmingham was extremely depressing and gloomy but it let sabbath be creative and invent an entire genre that continues to evolve to this day.

Finnish metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXSYpQi7Nt8

More finnish metal smithy can be seen dancing to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzJVFcccZBo

Clearly influenced by Chic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3L0O7xlZj4

hah this is the drummer of Thergothon

Jori Sjöroos is currently the songwriter and producer of Finnish pop group PMMP.

Tuomas who are PMMP?

dont blame sabbath for this shit though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZMraAGlpwc

Bandname taken from a chic song

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

Smithy/Tuomas how many of these finnish bands do you know? http://www.metal-archives.com/browseC.php?c=73

man I love Nightwish, Wishmaster is on of my favorite power metal albums

In re: yr q, I actually went through a big Finnish metal thing but that list is too long for me to sift through. My short answer is: anything that's on Bestial Burst is worth hearing - completely incredible label.

hah this is the drummer of Thergothon

Jori Sjöroos is currently the songwriter and producer of Finnish pop group PMMP.

Tuomas who are PMMP?

They're a pop/rock, have been super popular in hear for the last 7 years or so. Not my type of music really, but some of their songs are pretty good:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW19EIVQXgs

In the early 00s Jori Sjöroos also had an electro project called Fu-Tourist:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byTosbDAh-A&feature=related

Clearly leaving metal behind was a good move for him.

"they're a pop/rock group"

If I were to pit someone against Chic, it wouldn't be Black Sabbath, but Chic were unique! They took disco into the 1980s, something other funk and disco bands had trouble with.

The kids of today still recognize "In The Mood", don't they?
(At least the kids of my generation did, but that might have had to do with Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers....)

that pmmp song is awful. It was blocked by vevo in my country so had to look for another version. wish i hadnt

IN YOUR FACE SABBATH

You were on a bit of a tear yesterday, weren't you Matt P.

I'm excited for my upcoming Led Zeppelin vs. Slave poll...

I'd vote for Sled.

bump

n.b. sabbath is amazing

this poll still sticks in my head all the time, feel like this is a good pair

Speed VS Cocaine.

bump

Chic

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

Fuck this poll.

lmao u mad

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