Poll: CCR and Jethro Tull battle

[Texas King]

Who takes the cake here?

 

 

Edited June 9, 2023 by Texas King

[bluefox4000]

Love tull but i'm a huge CCR mark. so CCR acros the board for me.

 

Mick

[invisible airwave]

Fitting that I have 50 MG of HHC edibles in me now.

 

Edited June 9, 2023 by invisible airwave

[Nova Carmina]

Depending on which albums, this might have gone differently, but Aqualung is a masterpiece, and possibly one of the very best albums from its year, so it gets the nod.

 

Having said that, there are some songs I'd have picked ahead of "Locomotive Breath," but "Run Through the Jungle" has never been one of my CCR favorites, so that one is easy, too.

 

Tull is definitely a top ten band for me.

[Turbine Freight]

Tull clean sweep.

[Entre_Perpetuo]

None of these are unfair fights, but the appeal for each is pretty different from the other. I think CCR are practically un-hatable, and Tull are very much an acquired taste, but having acquired that taste, JT just does a lot more for me. 

[stoopid]

For me, Tull's peak is higher but I like CCR more overall.

[blueschica]

9 hours ago, invisible airwave said:

Fitting that I have 50 MG of HHC edibles in me now.

 

 

What is HHC? 

[blueschica]

I actually really like them both, you can't tell by my votes because CCR came out a little ahead on each.  Kind of Apples and dinosaurs to me, though, they sound really different.  

[zepphead]

Tull x 3 by a country mile.

 

Edited June 10, 2023 by zepphead

[Rick N. Backer]

I'm actually not a huge Tull fan as a general proposition, but when they hit I am.  I did a deep dive not too long ago on Apple Music because someone here was talking about them, or might have been posting about playing their discography.  Quite a bit that doesn't really interest me.  That said, CCR is one of those bands I don't dislike, but I've never owned anything of theirs and I don't feel like I've missed out.  Aqualung is Tull at their high water mark IMO.  And they have enough other material to put them over the top.  If you put M.U. against Chronicle it would be the same result for me.

[Mithrandir]

Jethro for the sweep and I love CCR.

 

Aqualung is vastly under rated. While considered a classic, it should be mentioned among the all time great rock and roll albums!

[Texas King]

On 6/10/2023 at 12:56 AM, Entre_Perpetuo said:

None of these are unfair fights, but the appeal for each is pretty different from the other. I think CCR are practically un-hatable, and Tull are very much an acquired taste, but having acquired that taste, JT just does a lot more for me. 

 

Do you think CCR have a wider appeal to general public, casual rock fans?

I would consider CCR a quintessential American  band, but I'm not sure if I'd consider Tull a quintessential British band. How about you?

 

 

 

 

 

[Entre_Perpetuo]

11 minutes ago, Texas King said:

 

Do you think CCR have a wider appeal to general public, casual rock fans?

I would consider CCR a quintessential American  band, but I'm not sure if I'd consider Tull a quintessential British band. How about you?

 

 

 

 

 

First question: definitely. Tull have a couple songs that most rock fans could jam with, but overall it’s too quirky. CCR are pretty no nonsense rock and blues, with some country thrown in too.

[bluefox4000]

CCR has WAY more commercial appeal.  Tull has.........Aqualung the song.  i hear that on classic rock radio a lot.  and......maybe locomotive Breath.  i hear basically the entire CCR discography still on radio

 

Mick

[Segue Myles]

I don't really like Tull. Good for you if you do, I admire their talent and sound but the style...I have no interest in it. 

 

CCR just have a timeless appeal. I think they better the Beatles in many instances. Their finest songs are on another level.

[Mithrandir]

21 hours ago, Texas King said:

 

Do you think CCR have a wider appeal to general public, casual rock fans?

I would consider CCR a quintessential American  band, but I'm not sure if I'd consider Tull a quintessential British band. How about you?

 

 

 

 

 

Tull is definitely a quintessential British band. 

[Blue J]

On 6/9/2023 at 3:50 PM, Turbine Freight said:

Tull clean sweep.

Same. I like CCR, but still has become a top ten band all-time, for me. So it’s not close.

[Blue J]

I can’t post what I want to say about the discussion above without sounding like a complete snob. But I’m wondering if I should even care about that.

 

CCR does have more commercial appeal, for sure. I don’t question that at all. But it’s an odd comparison, CCR and Tull. Jethro Tull is quintessentially British, yes, and they are also as prog as prog rock can get- on Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play in particular. CCR never attempted anything as ambitious and risk-taking as those. But that’s not to put them down. They were just a straight-ahead American rock band in 4/4 time.
 

It’s purely a case of apples and oranges. 
 

[stoopid]

2 hours ago, Blue J said:

I can’t post what I want to say about the discussion above without sounding like a complete snob. But I’m wondering if I should even care about that.

 

CCR does have more commercial appeal, for sure. I don’t question that at all. But it’s an odd comparison, CCR and Tull. Jethro Tull is quintessentially British, yes, and they are also as prog as prog rock can get- on Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play in particular. CCR never attempted anything as ambitious and risk-taking as those. But that’s not to put them down. They were just a straight-ahead American rock band in 4/4 time.
 

It’s purely a case of apples and oranges. 
 

100%

[bluefox4000]

4 hours ago, Blue J said:

I can’t post what I want to say about the discussion above without sounding like a complete snob. But I’m wondering if I should even care about that.

 

CCR does have more commercial appeal, for sure. I don’t question that at all. But it’s an odd comparison, CCR and Tull. Jethro Tull is quintessentially British, yes, and they are also as prog as prog rock can get- on Thick as a Brick and A Passion Play in particular. CCR never attempted anything as ambitious and risk-taking as those. But that’s not to put them down. They were just a straight-ahead American rock band in 4/4 time.
 

It’s purely a case of apples and oranges. 
 

 

CCR couldn't and they shouldn't.

 

Flip side i don't tull could ever do swamp rock.

 

Mick

[Entre_Perpetuo]

12 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said:

 

CCR couldn't and they shouldn't.

 

Flip side i don't tull could ever do swamp rock.

 

Mick

But here’s the real question… could Cat Stevens ever do Born On The Bayou?

[bluefox4000]

1 hour ago, Entre_Perpetuo said:

But here’s the real question… could Cat Stevens ever do Born On The Bayou?

 

Heavy horses is my fav Cat album

 

Treeduck HATES us,'

 

Mick

[Entre_Perpetuo]

11 minutes ago, bluefox4000 said:

 

Heavy horses is my fav Cat album

 

Treeduck HATES us,'

 

Mick

[Blue J]

2 hours ago, bluefox4000 said:

 

CCR couldn't and they shouldn't.

 

Flip side i don't tull could ever do swamp rock.

 

Mick

Oh I don’t disagree with that, haha.