What makes a band great?

[Sadistik]

50 years from now, will a band like Opeth be noted for their musical output or their measure of influence? What do you think? No cop-out answers like "both"!

I say musical output, as most bands aren't as songwriting driven and go for "the riff", and the mellow jazzy feel doesn't seem to me like it would get big in the metal community...thoughts?

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

For a band to be 'great', they have to have:

Big, fuzzy hair:

bad teeth:

Tight, cowprint pants:

Freckles:

Groupies that want to have a picture with you (and/or have your children):

Tatooed Nipples:

... Bad hemmaroids:

 

[_Transparent_]

i bet you were waiting for a time to put that in...

anyway, a great band in 50 years time will be one that people will remember, they wont be great musicaly maybe, but its gonna be people like madonna and all, all that shit.

opeth will be remembered maybe for being one of the best bands around, by me and loads of other people, thats all that matters.

 

[Cows on million man march]

what makes a band great is its music

 

[~Zeanra~]

*falls off her chair, laughing as hell, when seeing those pics*

 

[MetalManCPA]

What Makes A Band Great?

My ears and brain telling me so.

 

[Duvall]

CPA: AMEN!

To me, a great band is one that inspires and moves me.

The General Populace would be hard pressed to call Opeth great, since it wouldn't necessarily appeal to the masses, but I think they'll get their credit in the metal community.

I think they'll end up being a very strong influence in the coming decades.

 

[Don Corleone]

any band who is SINCERE in their music is good. honestly, it shows. there are those who are in it for chicks, fame, money and drugs, and there are those who grew up listening to great bands in their youth and wanted to be like them.

 

[Obyeybyeogone]

They have to have black guitars

 

[pac1288]

Originality.

 

[Orchid]

Hehehe. You can see a Marlboro Light flip-top box peeking out of Mikael's pocket in the "groupie pic".

(referring to the "A few Questions for Mikael =)" - thread)

 

[Cows on million man march]

a great band must have a cheezy mascot...like a stuffed trojan or something