Jeff Valin

Anchor/Reporter at First Coast News

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@LadyDLuvs420 What man wouldn’t risk trading a morning joe for a morning job?

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@TheRealDudja Think of all the action you’d have after clearing the $700 million.

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@historyrock_ I have a table saw that sounds better than Axl Rose, although they do sound curiously similar.

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@historyrock_ Perfection

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@catacowboy Triumph seemed to beat the hackneyed “You can do it” theme to death. (Think Nelson’s “After The Rain.”) That works for one or two tracks maybe, but lacks breadth. The only things the two bands had in common were: Canadian, three-piece, early 80s prominence.

Rush, by light years.

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@historyrock_ No problem. I’d delete all of them except Alice In Chains.

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@historyrock_ You could throw Cyndi Lauper’s worst album in there and I’d still enthusiastically flush Guns ‘n Roses down the toilet.

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@historyrock_ By any measure, yes.

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@Tomikazi66 @derkacz_mark @vivien2112 First, I hope Geddy and Alex bill a tour “An Evening of Rush Music,” not Rush. Without Neil Peart, Rush no longer exists. Now, as much as I love Dave Grohl and he’s obviously a solid friend of theirs, no, I don’t think he’s the best suited as a sit-in to play Rush songs.

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@historyrock_ Epic

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@KevinAprileCT Supertramp: Breakfast In America

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@historyrock_ Not by any objective measure.

I like U2; there’s no need to get into subjective reasons why I like the Police much more. The plain truth is, not one member of U2 is nearly as accomplished a musician as any member of the Police.

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@historyrock_ Some of their songs are overplayed but it’s impossible to overrate Led Zeppelin. There are a few bands I like as much, but none of them are essentially greater.

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@ReturnofR Both are near the top of my favorite-bands-of-all-time list. Floyd were the greatest at mind melting music, but the nod easily goes to Rush. Their catalog is far more evolved and technically brilliant, directly reflecting their outstanding character as human beings.

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@schindy @FCN2go @FCConair @MelissainJax @Al_Letson You’ll be leaving a big void and filling another: FCN will feel your absence and WJCT will benefit greatly from your presence. Congratulations and very best to you, Anne.

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@historyrock_ Most overrated, yes, by light years. Most pompous? Yep.

They’re a decent band, but Top 10? Um, that’s a hard no.

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@historyrock_ In a rare moment of saying anything by Guns & Roses is better than anything else, yes, November Rain is better than I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing.

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@historyrock_ Very good at what they do, but what they do is in a very narrow bandwidth and one album - even one track - pretty much gives away the entire catalog. So, that would be a resounding no.

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@historyrock_ He sounded like an animal caught in a trap.

And that was in 1988. Now he sounds like an old man stuck on the toilet.

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@historyrock_ It’s not even one of the greatest bands in its own back yard.