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Let-Down Songs
« on: 31 Oct 2007, 15:30 »
This is kind of related to my "Music Shames" post, but it's really a different topic, so I thought it merited a different thread.

What songs have you been told that you "should have heard" or whatever, except that when you listen to them, it turns out that (to you at least) they aren't so great?

People may kill me for saying this, but honestly, I think that in the top five of these songs (if not as number one) I would have to put "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin. Also on the list are "Back in Black" and "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (although that one may not count, it was in the background at a dance and I couldn't really hear it). I know there's more, but my mind is being all "Blahhhhhhh". So I'm gonna quit there. More to come, though.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #1 on: 31 Oct 2007, 20:40 »
There would literally be too many bands to menton
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #2 on: 31 Oct 2007, 20:57 »
"Satisfaction" is actually one of the weaker songs from that period.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #3 on: 01 Nov 2007, 04:59 »
"Let Down," by Radiohead.

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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #4 on: 01 Nov 2007, 05:39 »
Quote from: KharBevNor on 31 Oct 2007, 20:40
There would literally be too many bands to menton

Same here. Although everything ever by The Beatles, Sunn, Khanate and Bad Brains deserve special mention for being woefully disappointing.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #5 on: 01 Nov 2007, 10:55 »
Quote from: a pack of wolves on 01 Nov 2007, 05:39
Same here. Although everything ever by The Beatles, Sunn, Khanate and Bad Brains deserve special mention for being woefully disappointing.

Yeah I got really psyched about Sunn because they sounded pretty interesting from what everyone told me about them. Turns out it's just a guy in a dress playing a bass note every 20 minutes. Woooo.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #6 on: 01 Nov 2007, 11:31 »
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Not to be a dick or anything, but am I the only one thinking two new threads within first six posts is a bit excessive..?

I'm going to let him get away with it because he has an awesome name.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #7 on: 01 Nov 2007, 15:47 »
Quote from: amok on 01 Nov 2007, 10:55
Yeah I got really psyched about Sunn because they sounded pretty interesting from what everyone told me about them. Turns out it's just a guy in a dress playing a bass note every 20 minutes. Woooo.

You forgot the fact that he plays it really loud and occasionally some guy from a black metal band will make a noise. Apparently this makes all the difference and transforms it into an enthralling sensory experience.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #8 on: 01 Nov 2007, 16:37 »
Anything by the Rolling Stones.

Neil Young aside from that live album I reviewed.

The rest of Burn My Eyes outside of 'Davidian,' but then I've not heard it very much yet.

The entirety of the new Hundred Reasons album.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #9 on: 01 Nov 2007, 19:39 »
Sadly, I doubt repeated listening will improve your initial opinion of 'Burn My Eyes'. 'Old' is a fun song and the rest of it isn't bad, there's just nothing else of the calibre of 'Davidian'.
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« Reply #10 on: 04 Nov 2007, 08:23 »
It's weird, because I'm really liking Ashes Of Empires by comparison but it's Burn My Eyes that people usually seem to think is the classic.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #11 on: 04 Nov 2007, 08:51 »
Quote from: a pack of wolves on 01 Nov 2007, 15:47
You forgot the fact that he plays it really loud and occasionally some guy from a black metal band will make a noise. Apparently this makes all the difference and transforms it into an enthralling sensory experience.

oh yeah, totally. If I'm too deaf to hear how awful a song is, it must be awesome, I'm just not hardcore enough to appreciate it.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #12 on: 04 Nov 2007, 17:17 »
I guess we'll just have to come to terms with our tragic inability to truly appreciate music. Maybe one day...

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 04 Nov 2007, 08:23
It's weird, because I'm really liking Ashes Of Empires by comparison but it's Burn My Eyes that people usually seem to think is the classic.

'Burn My Eyes' hasn't aged all that well I don't think. It's too much of its time and a lot comes across as cheesy now. 'Davidian' is saved by having that absolutely massive beatdown, which even if it has been ripped off a million times is still a nice bit of chug and prompts me to skid about the kitchen in my socks and windmill the toaster. What I heard from 'Ashes of Empires' did not promote such behaviour, in fact it didn't really seem like my cup of tea, but I can really see why you'd prefer it.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #13 on: 04 Nov 2007, 19:37 »
Thank god no ones mentioned Bob Dylan. I second the Beatles motion. I reckon Oasis, Blur and the Chilli Peppers (them less so because of John Fruiscante).
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« Reply #14 on: 04 Nov 2007, 20:24 »
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Neil Young aside from that live album I reviewed.

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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #15 on: 04 Nov 2007, 20:51 »
I like Sunn, but I have to be in the right mood.

And by 'right mood' I mean 'really stoned'.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #16 on: 04 Nov 2007, 21:00 »
Quote from: DynamiteKid on 01 Nov 2007, 16:37


Neil Young aside from that live album I reviewed.


Man, even Everybody Knows this is Nowhere? That album is awesome!
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #17 on: 05 Nov 2007, 08:28 »
I'll admit that after the first movement, I can't help but find the rest of Brahms' 4th a bit of a letdown. What a Philistine, I know.

But really, how do you follow something like that?
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #18 on: 05 Nov 2007, 09:36 »
Quote from: a pack of wolves on 04 Nov 2007, 17:17
I guess we'll just have to come to terms with our tragic inability to truly appreciate music. Maybe one day...

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 04 Nov 2007, 08:23
It's weird, because I'm really liking Ashes Of Empires by comparison but it's Burn My Eyes that people usually seem to think is the classic.

'Burn My Eyes' hasn't aged all that well I don't think. It's too much of its time and a lot comes across as cheesy now. 'Davidian' is saved by having that absolutely massive beatdown, which even if it has been ripped off a million times is still a nice bit of chug and prompts me to skid about the kitchen in my socks and windmill the toaster. What I heard from 'Ashes of Empires' did not promote such behaviour, in fact it didn't really seem like my cup of tea, but I can really see why you'd prefer it.

Context has never been a problem for me, I listen to virtually anything from virtually any time. I think it's more the lack of variety. The recent stuff they've done seems to have more melodic and thrash and other influences in there, whereas the first album is just kind of balls-to-the-wall all the way through and it's kind of like being just bludgeoned for 50 minutes, and not in the good way that metal or hardcore normally does it.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #19 on: 05 Nov 2007, 15:45 »
Quote from: jimbunny on 05 Nov 2007, 08:28
I'll admit that after the first movement, I can't help but find the rest of Brahms' 4th a bit of a letdown. What a Philistine, I know.

But really, how do you follow something like that?
You can't get into the finale?!  I mean, yeah I can understand finding the middle movements a bit of a drag, but damn.  Sit down, shut the door, put the final movement on and just listen and let it take you away.  Turn it up loud.  It's pretty much the epitome of tragedy explained in ten minutes.  Every section of the orchestra is basically weeping over some unknown horrific future event that seems totally inevitable.  There's the half-speed sugary section, but I think it just adds to the terror I think, because it's as though the orchestra accepts its fate and does it so calmly and with such grace.  And then those destructive opening chords come back stronger than the first time, ripping the idyll to shreds and it's like the orchestra decides, no, fuck that, let's fight this even though we know we can't win.  There's this kind of horrifying optimism and a perverse calmness amidst the violence in the race to the end.

Yeah, this is pretty much my favourite moment in Brahms.  I was lucky enough to play Brahms 4 earlier this year and it was pretty draining and invigorating at the same time.  So good.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #20 on: 07 Nov 2007, 19:44 »
Anything by the Bouncing Souls :-P
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #21 on: 07 Nov 2007, 19:56 »
neutral milk hotel. never understood what was so great about them.
also The Arcade Fire. They're ok, but not as good as everyone seems to think, IMO.
My roommate wouldn't shut up about VAST, and after listening to them, I don't think they're as good as he said.
I'm sure there's plenty more, but that's what I can think of atm.
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Re: Let-Down Songs
« Reply #22 on: 09 Nov 2007, 00:58 »
I've never really seen what's so great about Elvis Costello
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