Atlantic Records Hall of Fame (56k warning!)

RamonesFan2020204 · Post by **RamonesFan2020204** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:16 pm

This is a series of 4 wallpapers I finished last night. I know it's nothing fancy, I just wanted to show my appreciation for my all-time favorite record company. And I know some of these artists didn't make the charts when they were signed to the label (then again, some of the artists here didn't make the charts period!), but I still like the stuff they did, and the stuff they did when they were signed to the label. And I realized during the process I forgot some artists. Anyway,

This first one focuses Mostly on the 50s, 60s and 70s, and 1980 (+part of '81). Some of the artists are The Coasters, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Derek & The Dominos, The Spinners, Hall & Oates, Eric Clapton, Genesis, AC/DC, Gary Numan, Pete Townshend, and The Cars, as well as others.

This next one focuses on most of the 1980s. The artists on this one are Foreigner, Dokken, Roberta Flack, Kix, Twisted Sister, Alphaville, Laura Branigan, Phil Collins, Ratt, Motley Crue, John Parr, Roger Daltrey, Stevie Nicks, The System, Bob Geldof, David Foster, Howard Jones, Mike + The Mechanics, Nu Shooz, Peter Frampton, and Ted Nugent.

This one focuses on the end of the 80s, and the early 90s. The artists here are:Frehley's Comet, LeVert, Saga, Testament, Tommy Shaw, U2, Dirty Looks, INXS, Manowar, Steve Winwood, White Lion, The Escape Club, Mr. Big, Skid Row, Winger, Pantera, Dr. Dre, Inner Circle, Snoop Dogg, Rush, and SNOW.

This last one focuses on the rest of the 1990s, and 2000-2005. The artists here are All-4-One, Brandy, Bush, Hootie & The Blowfish, Tom Jones, Collective Soul, Junior M.A.F.I.A., CIV, Extra Fancy, Edwin McCain, Sugar Ray, Fat Joe, Queensrÿche, Kid Rock, Lil' Kim, Uncle Kracker, The Cult, P.O.D., Audiovent, Shinedown, JET, Sean Paul, Twista, and The Darkness.

RamonesFan2020204 · Post by **RamonesFan2020204** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 12:50 pm

Atlantic pwnz any other record label on the planet.

Fulorian · Post by **Fulorian** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:09 pm

Broken links.

RamonesFan2020204 · Post by **RamonesFan2020204** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:38 pm

Fulorian wrote:Broken links.

Hmm.. They work for me. That's odd.

x_rex30 · Post by **x_rex30** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 1:54 pm

RamonesFan2020204 wrote:
Fulorian wrote:Broken links.
Hmm.. They work for me. That's odd.

It's probably because there in BMP format. Why couldn't you just convert them to jpeg format or something. There file sizes are freakin' HUGE!! I know one is over 2 megabytes. I cant see them either unless I right click and press view image.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:41 pm

RamonesFan2020204 wrote:Atlantic pwnz any other record label on the planet.

R.F. wrote:When a record company makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.
When a manager makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.
When the artist makes a mistake, the artist pays for it.

I demand satisfaction.

RamonesFan2020204 · Post by **RamonesFan2020204** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 6:04 pm

What does that have to do with anything?

Unpronounceable_Symbol · Post by **Unpronounceable_Symbol** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:13 pm

He's pointing out that, unlike a lot of small independent labels (actually that's my editorial slant; Otohiko, if you would inform us on particular labels you had in mind), Atlantic has no mind for helping their artists succeed unless it helps the label succeed.

Atlantic had Coltrane, so I have to give credit where it was due. The only major I take real, serious issue with is Elektra, over their shoddy treatment of Spoon and Superdrag, two of the most overlooked bands of the 90s.

Anyway, to the topic: without the pictures I can hardly comment, but does anyone else notice how absurdly weak Atlantic's roster has been for the last 12 years? I mean, of all the bands in the last list, all are pretty awful except for CIV, and even CIV wasn't nearly as good as the Gorilla Biscuits or even Quicksand.

When were U2 on Atlantic? I thought they'd been on Island since their birth.

RamonesFan2020204 · Post by **RamonesFan2020204** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 10:21 pm

Unpronounceable_Symbol wrote: When were U2 on Atlantic? I thought they'd been on Island since their birth.

Atlantic's ATCO subsidiary was one of Island's distributors back in the 80s. The other was Warner Brothers. And also, I'm shocked to find another person here that's heard of CIV.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 11:14 pm

Unpronounceable_Symbol wrote:He's pointing out that, unlike a lot of small independent labels (actually that's my editorial slant; Otohiko, if you would inform us on particular labels you had in mind)

He was probably saying that labels in general are a bad thing. He was quoting Robert Fripp, and if there's one thing you need to know about Fripp, it's that he's against everything.