sweetie Basic Member Posts:132  
| 8/10/2005 9:04 AM |
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I think the manic's 'holy bible' is a mid-nineties classic but most of the rest is poor.
I believe ryan adams to be way overrated and just a decent but prolific songwriter.
The beach boys and love are other groups that I've tried listening to their supposed
classic albums and most of it doesn't do it for me.
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Daragh Advanced Member Posts:666
| 8/10/2005 9:13 AM |
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aye led zep are guilty of a lot of w**kin, 'specially the most boring drum solo in the world that is "Moby d**k" (killer riff though) hate the mad bits in Dazed and Confused though, that said they do have some class tunes, really love their acoustic stuff, 'specially Tangerine and Bron y aur stomp
sweetie - did you listen to "Forever Changes" by Love? really love that album, took some people i know a while to get into it, but they love it now too.
I think The White Stripes are hugely over rated too, well over rated is probably the wrong word, 'cos i think theyre a good band, but i really don't know how they got to the festival head line level,
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 8/10/2005 9:37 AM |
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What about the Rolling Stones? I know they had a few good tunes and I use the past tense cause when was the last time they had a seriously good one? I just don't think they deserve the praise, attention and name dropping they get. And all this cultural revolution stuff, b****x to that.
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DromedAdvanced Member Posts:900
| 8/10/2005 9:40 AM |
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Pink Floyd are one of the truly innovative bands - they pushed boundaries - albeit sometimes they went a little too far :) but you can't watch Dave Gilmour and not be impressed - the bastard makes it look so easy!! They wiped the floor at Live 8 having not played in so long, they put everyone else to shame.
Don't want to turn this thread into another Frames-hating episode but I just don't get how they can be so popular. I think the whole singer-songwriter movement is way over rated. If introspection, melancholy and self-analysis (i.e. public purging) is an indication of talent then every 14 year old in the country that knows 3 chords is a genius.
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 8/10/2005 9:52 AM |
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Originally posted by Daragh
I think The White Stripes are hugely over rated too, well over rated is probably the wrong word, 'cos i think theyre a good band, but i really don't know how they got to the festival head line level,
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Norman SchwarzkopfBasic Member Posts:427
| 8/10/2005 10:53 AM |
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I'm not THAT well informed but a lot of what I've heard outta Bruce Springsteen doesn't tell me why he's so revered in certain circles. He get's my vote.
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 8/10/2005 11:45 AM |
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aye seven nation army and fell in love with a girl we're pretty huge tunes, but...
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Norman SchwarzkopfBasic Member Posts:427
| 8/10/2005 12:03 PM |
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They're also a fantastic live band and fascinating to watch. They've managed to become commercially and critically popular with strong albums and all you gotta do is look at the crowd who saw em at Glastonbury to determine whether theyre a headline draw or not.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 8/10/2005 12:03 PM |
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Originally posted by Daragh
I think The White Stripes are hugely over rated too, well over rated is probably the wrong word, 'cos i think theyre a good band, but i really don't know how they got to the festival head line level,
Regardles tho I'd still prefer to see them at the top of a slot than Greenday, Foo Fighters or........ Bjorn A-f**king-gain! |
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 8/10/2005 12:09 PM |
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Originally posted by benni
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Originally posted by Daragh
I think The White Stripes are hugely over rated too, well over rated is probably the wrong word, 'cos i think theyre a good band, but i really don't know how they got to the festival head line level,
Regardles tho I'd still prefer to see them at the top of a slot than Greenday, Foo Fighters or........ Bjorn A-f**king-gain!
Yep, too true  . Especialy hate those fkrs Greenday.... |
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 8/10/2005 12:13 PM |
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i know i couldn't agree more, i like the band, and would love to see 'em live. It just surprises me thats all.
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 8/10/2005 1:39 PM |
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interesting names popping up here and interesting definitions of over-rated too. didnt expect to see some of them (who the f**k has any time for James Blunt?) and expected to see some more sacred cows, still, early days
besides the smiths, i also think Radiohead are astonishingly over-rated. one decent album ("Kid A") and loads of turgid middleclass moaning and groaning.
<pilchard steps well back and dons crash helmet>
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off the postBasic Member Posts:284
| 8/10/2005 1:45 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
interesting names popping up here and interesting definitions of over-rated too. didnt expect to see some of them (who the f**k has any time for James Blunt?) and expected to see some more sacred cows, still, early days
besides the smiths, i also think Radiohead are astonishingly over-rated. one decent album ("Kid A") and loads of turgid middleclass moaning and groaning.
<pilchard steps well back and dons crash helmet>
Kinda agree, never got my head around all the Radiohead hype. Can't agree about the Smiths though.
What about the Fugees? Killing me Softly used to just kill me full stop. |
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 8/10/2005 1:54 PM |
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Oh yea and The Counting Crows and all that kind of milarky.... hoards upon hoards praising them to the max.
s**tE!!!
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Unicron Veteran Member Posts:1696
| 8/10/2005 1:54 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
besides the smiths, i also think Radiohead are astonishingly over-rated. one decent album ("Kid A") and loads of turgid middleclass moaning and groaning.
<pilchard steps well back and dons crash helmet>
DIE, you die now.
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 8/10/2005 2:18 PM |
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Originally posted by Pilchard
(who the f**k has any time for James Blunt?)
I got a lift home from my sister yesterday ... 8 James Blunt songs in a row.
Oh dear God, it had me praying to switch over to Tony Fentons dulsid tones ... |
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Norman SchwarzkopfBasic Member Posts:427
| 8/10/2005 2:19 PM |
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Bizarre. To select Kid A as their one decent album! OK Computer says: Does not compute.
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 8/10/2005 2:32 PM |
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oh what about the Dave Matthews band, and Phish, both huge in the states, and neither of them are really that good. Phish are kinda stepping into the void left by the Dead, but whats Matthew's excuse?
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 8/11/2005 1:43 PM |
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Originally posted by Norman Schwarzkopf
Bizarre. To select Kid A as their one decent album! OK Computer says: Does not compute.
Kid A is fantastic, norman. Everything that Radiohead allegedly are:
Exciting
Different
Challenging
Interesting
Colourful
Loud
Out-there
By comparison, "OK Computer" sounds like Snow Patrol's leftovers
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Norman SchwarzkopfBasic Member Posts:427
| 8/11/2005 2:16 PM |
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Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll pull that crash helmet out your arse! ;)
Don't get me wrong, I love Kid A to bits. But to single it out as their one decent album form the 6 is just crazy talk!
Regardless of Kid A's existence, OK Computer is a stunning piece of work! The day Snow Patrol write something even 1/10 as good as Paranoid Android, is the day pigs fly through a wintry hell with Daphne & Celeste's latest triple disc freeform jazz opus playing on their vinyl compatible walkmen.
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