Which Band Is Best

**dmorgan89** · 09-08-2003, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by jetje+8 September 2003 - 23:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (jetje @ 8 September 2003 - 23:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-dmorgan89@9 September 2003 - 00:23
this poll is stupid and useless.

iron maiden - popular wannabes
limpbizkit - one of the best selling ROCK artists of all time.  (rock including every kind of rock genre.  doesn't matter limp sells more albums than any modern rock band except for metallica.  so who cares.  the statistics tell the truth, not opinions.

You ain't around that long i guess...

Check your records... Maiden has made more and better selling records...
It is one of the long time popular bands ... think limp can be glad if they're allowed to polish the shoes of Bruce & co... Maybe they can play as a supporting act...

question.... do you know about which Maiden we're talking???

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well then there you go. no i have no idea which maiden your talking about because i've never heard of them. that is what i am asking. what have they done.

**HeavyMetalParkingLot** · 09-08-2003, 10:51 PM

Top-Selling Record Albums of All Time
28 Million
Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975, Eagles (Elektra)
26 Million
Thriller, Michael Jackson (Epic)
23 Million
The Wall, Pink Floyd (Columbia)
22 Million
Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
21 Million
Greatest Hits Volumes I & II, Billy Joel (Columbia)
19 Million
Back in Black, AC/DC (Elektra)
The Beatles, The Beatles (Capitol)
Come On Over, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
18 Million
Rumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)
17 Million
The Bodyguard (Soundtrack), Whitney Houston (Arista)
16 Million
Boston, Boston (Epic)
Cracked Rear View, Hootie & the Blowfish (Atlantic)
Hotel California, Eagles (Elektra)
Jagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick)
No Fences, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
The Beatles 1967–1970, The Beatles (Capitol)
15 Million
Appetite for Destruction, Guns 'N Roses (Geffen)
Born in the U.S.A., Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd (Capitol)
Greatest Hits, Elton John (Rocket)
Physical Graffiti, Led Zeppelin (Swan Song)
Saturday Night Fever (Soundtrack), Bee Gees (Polydor/Atlas)
The Beatles 1962–1966, The Beatles (Capitol)
Double Live, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
14 Million
Backstreet Boys, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Bat Out of Hell, Meat Loaf (Epic)
Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Supernatural, Santana (Arista)
13 Million
. . .Baby One More Time, Britney Spears (Jive)
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live 1975–1985 (Box set), Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (Columbia)
Millennium, Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Purple Rain (Soundtrack), Prince and the Revolution (Warner Bros.)
Simon & Garfunkel's Greatest Hits, Simon & Garfunkel (Columbia)
Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston (Arista)
12 Million
Abbey Road, The Beatles (Capitol)
Breathless, Kenny G (Arista)
Forrest Gump (Soundtrack) (Epic)
Hysteria, Def Leppard (Mercury)
II, Boyz II Men (Motown)
Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits, Kenny Rogers (Capitol Nashville)
Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Metallica, Metallica (Elektra)
No Jacket Required, Phil Collins (Atlantic)
Slippery When Wet, Bon Jovi (Mercury)
The Woman in Me, Shania Twain (Mercury Nashville)
Yourself or Someone Like You, matchbox twenty (Atlantic)
Hot Rocks, The Rolling Stones (abkco)
11 Million
Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. II, Eagles (Elektra)
Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight (Single), Elton John (Rocket)
CrazySexyCool, TLC (LaFace)
Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) (RCA)
Houses of the Holy, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
James Taylor's Greatest Hits, James Taylor (Warner Bros.)
No Strings Attached, 'N Sync (Jive)
Pieces of You, Jewel (Atlantic)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles (Capitol)
Ten, Pearl Jam (Epic)
Titanic (Soundtrack) (Sony Classical)
Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
Falling into You, Celine Dion (550 Music)
10 Million
1984 (MCMLXXXIV), Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, Aerosmith (Columbia)
Best of the Doobies, Doobie Brothers (Warner Bros.)
Can't Slow Down, Lionel Richie (Motown)
Daydream, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Devil Without a Cause, Kid Rock (Lava)
Dookie, Green Day (Reprise)
Eliminator, ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)
Faith, George Michael (Columbia)
Human Clay, Creed (Wind-Up Records)
Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin (Atlantic)
Legend, Bob Marley & the Wailers (Island)
Let's Talk About Love, Celine Dion (550 Music/Epic)
Life After Death, Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista)
Like a Virgin, Madonna (Sire)
Music Box, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
'N Sync, 'N Sync (RCA)
Nevermind, Nirvana (DGC)
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em, Hammer (Capitol)
Tapestry, Carole King (Ode)
The Hits, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
The Immaculate Collection, Madonna (Warner Bros.)
The Joshua Tree, U2 (Island)
The Lion King (Soundtrack) (Walt Disney)
Tragic Kingdom, No Doubt (Trauma/Interscope)
Unplugged, Eric Clapton (Reprise)
Van Halen, Van Halen (Warner Bros.)
Fly, Dixie Chicks (Monument)
9 Million
Escape, Journey (Columbia)
All Eyez on Me, 2 Pac (Death Row/Polygram)
Big Willie Style, Will Smith (Columbia)
Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits (Warner Bros.)
Cooleyhighharmony, Boyz II Men (Motown)
Footloose, (Soundtrack) (Columbia)
Garth Brooks, Garth Brooks (Capitol Nashville)
Great Band Era, Various (Reader's Digest Music)
Hi Infidelity, R.E.O. Speedwagon (Epic)
John Denver's Greatest Hits, John Denver (RCA)
Licensed To Ill, Beastie Boys (Def Jam Records)
Mariah Carey, Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins (Virgin Records)
Oops! . . .I Did It Again, Britney Spears. (Jive)

hmmm...............don't see limp pussy on here anywhere........

**jetje** · 09-08-2003, 10:51 PM

Originally posted by dmorgan89@9 September 2003 - 00:46
if we're all gonna argue over who's the best, at least make it a good argument.  instead of just saying a band sucks just because you personally don't like them isn't the way.  I've given statitics and examples of why i think limpbizkit is better.  that doesn't mean that i can't be swayed.  i dont know iron maiden and have never heard of them.  give me statitical facts on why iron maiden is better and if the evidence proves it then i'd admit it.  i dont like metallica at all and i personally think they stink, but statictics prove that they are way better than limpbizkit.  so i've admitted that limpbizkit isn't the best rock band of all time.  i think statistically limp is better than iron maiden.  prove me wrong, if you can.

Never said didn't like Limp... but i really think you haven't got your facts right.
Iron maiden is really one of the all time greatest Hard rock bands. Think LB is just starting.

ironmaiden.com - homepage

**Lamsey** · 09-08-2003, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by dmorgan89+8 September 2003 - 22:49--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (dmorgan89 @ 8 September 2003 - 22:49)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> well then there you go. no i have no idea which maiden your talking about because i've never heard of them. that is what i am asking. what have they done. [/b]

Why did you say they were popular wannabes then?

Here's some background info:
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Known for such powerful hits as "Two Minutes to Midnight" and "The Trooper," Iron Maiden was and is one of the most influential bands of the heavy metal genre.
The often-imitated band existed for over 20 years, pumping out wild rock similar to Judas Priest. Iron Maiden has always been an underground attraction; although failing to ever obtain any real media attention in the U.S. (critics claimed them to be Satanists due to their dark musical themes and their use of grim mascot "Eddie"), they still became well-known throughout the world and have remained consistently popular throughout their career.
Iron Maiden was one of the first groups to be classified as "British metal," and, along with Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and a host of other bands, set the rock scene for the '80s.

Iron Maiden was first formed in 1976 by bassist Steve Harris, who would soon join up with rhythm guitarist Tony Parsons, drummer Doug Sampson, and vocalist Paul Di'Anno. Before finally obtaining a record deal, the group played in local areas throughout the '70s, receiving a fair amount of London airplay. Parsons was replaced with Dennis Stratton, and the band made its record debut in 1980 with their self-titled Iron Maiden album. Although the release was recorded in a hurry, it was nonetheless a hit in the U.K. due to the single "Running Free."

Iron Maiden's 1981 follow-up, Killers, displayed a harder approach to their music than before, and also saw the replacement of Stratton with Adrian Smith. Due to his uncontrollable alcohol addiction, Di'Anno was forced to part company with the group and would soon be replaced with vocalist Bruce Dickinson in 1982 for the band's groundbreaking release, Number of the Beast. This album, boasting such songs as the title track and "Hallowed By thy Name," would come to be known as one of the greatest rock recordings of all time. Since the unexpected worldwide success of Beast made them international rock superstars, they changed very little of their style for their next album, Piece of Mind. They undertook two major tours before recording 1983's Powerslave, which would go on to be another cult hit. The product of Powerslave's 11-month tour was 1985's Live After Death, a double live album the featured all of their biggest hit singles.

By the release of Live After Death, Iron Maiden had already established themselves as a powerful and unique metal band. Their long-awaited 1986 supplement album, Somewhere in Time, showed a bit of departure from their past releases, showcasing the use of synthesizer guitars and songs more relevant to the same themes. 1988's Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, a concept album like its predecessor, featured the singles "The Evil That Men Do" and "The Clairvoyant," and soon became Iron Maiden's most critically acclaimed album since Number of the Beast. After another exhausting tour, Smith departed and the band took a one-year hiatus. With new guitarist Janick Gers, they resurfaced with No Prayer For the Dying in 1990, a record that returned to the classic sound the group used when recording their earlier releases. One of the album's singles, "Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter," was granted the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Song of the Year, but it nonetheless gave the band its first number one U.K. hit. By the time the group finished their 1991 tour, Dickinson expressed desire to leave and work to promote another band he had founded, the Skunkworks. Fear of the Dark, the band's last album with Dickinson, debuted at number one on the U.K. charts and became one of their biggest selling albums to date.

After their supporting tour, two live albums were released in 1993: A Real Live One, which contained live versions of their newer hit singles, and A Real Dead One, which featured the more "classic" Maiden songs live. Dickinson's replacement, Blayze Bayley, marked his debut in 1995 with The X Factor. While the record failed to chart as well as some of its predecessors, it was still a minor success in England. Iron Maiden marked the end of 1996 with Best of the Beast, a double compilation album. In 1998, little interest in the Virtual XI album prompted Bayley's termination; Dickinson and Smith returned to the band for a tour in 1999 and a new album, Brave New World, emerged the following year. [/quote]

**dmorgan89** · 09-08-2003, 11:08 PM

Why did you say they were popular wannabes then?

i said it because i was just tired of people dissing lb. i dont really think they are popular wannabes, but i think it had something to do with them agreeing on filesharing.

i did some research of my own. iron maiden has over 20 albums and has sold over 50 million albums adding all 20.

Limpbizkit has had 4 albums. i did research not including "new songs, old songs", but i did research on the first 3 albums and they have sold over 28 million. thats over half of what iron maiden has sold in just 3 albums. this is some kind of joke.

**dmorgan89** · 09-08-2003, 11:11 PM

at this rate if limp has over 6 albums then they will out sell iron maiden. if someone has anything different then speak up.

**HeavyMetalParkingLot** · 09-08-2003, 11:13 PM

Originally posted by dmorgan89@8 September 2003 - 23:08
i did some research of my own.  iron maiden has over 20 albums and has sold over 50 million albums adding all 20.

you fail to realize, they did this with out the radio and mtv and huge music fests that have helped limp puntang reach their sales height. they also did this during a major nation wide witch hunt against heavy metal music. plus they never were a trendy band in the way limp quoff are.

**HeavyMetalParkingLot** · 09-08-2003, 11:16 PM

Originally posted by dmorgan89@8 September 2003 - 23:11
at this rate if limp has over 6 albums then they will out sell iron maiden. if someone has anything different then speak up.

you seriously think fred's ego problem will let them reach 6 albums, lol