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Thrillho:

--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 May 2009, 14:41 ---AC/DC - Really? It bothers me that a band that pretty much bashes power chords constantly can consistently make 'best band ever' charts everywhere and be labeled as hard rock, or worse yet - metal. Each song sounds the same to me - the only highlight are the solos, but they're not powerful enough to make me an AC/DC fan. I'm listening to Hells Bells right now, which is better then most of their stuff - has an actual riff, not just chords! - but still does pretty much nothing for me. I think that they're loud, mindless, and just subversive enough to make them popular among teenagers who want to rebel without doing much work at it.
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Meh, they're harmless.


--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 May 2009, 14:41 ---Coldplay - ...Agh. I love how people label them as alternative or rock when really, they're just a pop band. I like a few of their songs, but nothing is really amazing - I know, let's hit the same note for 16 bars, then a different note for 16 bars, then the first note again for 16 bars. Eh. No thank you. Listening to Viva la Vida, it seems that the only thing that makes them any good at all is Brian Eno and Joe Satriani. They do simple songs and make the radio a lot, that's really all I need to know.
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A pop band? YE GODS NO! Coldplay have good siongs, I don't care what their classification is. Most particularly the more obscure tunes on their albums - 'A Whisper' and 'Warning Sign' from A Rush Of Blood To The Head are wonderfully produced, magnificent songs - are good ones, it's just I find their worst shit tends to make the most money.


--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 May 2009, 14:41 ---Eric Clapton - This one always seems to land me in trouble. I like Eric Clapton alright, yeah, but I think that he's not the best guitarist ever like so many people will make him out to be. His days with Cream seem fairly disappointing - Sunshine of Your Love is a disappointment of a solo, and all my favourite Cream songs (I Feel Free; White Room; Wrapping Paper) always seem to be more influenced by Bruce and Baker than Clapton himself. Moving onto Blind Faith, I can't stand any of their stuff that I've heard, which is ironic because I like Winwood. His biggest song in his career would be Layla, right? A riff done by Duane Allman, and the song starts out so strong ... then turns into elevator music. Boring. Then the other big hit was Wonderful Tonight, which was nice the first few times but quickly got old to me and everyone else, but still every radio station and jam band will play it. His best stuff is his acoustic work (Let it Grow; Tears in Heaven; unplugged album) and his simpler work (Lay Down Sally; Knockin' on Heaven's Door; etc.); when he starts doing hard rock and blues he just fails to impress nearly as much.
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I couldn't care less about Eric Clapton, 'Layla' is great, and then I don't care, so go for it.


--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 May 2009, 14:41 ---The Flaming Lips - Ah, Wayne Coyne. At times your work really stands out, your voice is perfect, everything comes together to make a wonderful song. But for the most part, as I've heard, his voice wavers in and out of tune, and the music seems a little...boring to me. Lackluster. Maybe I just need to dig deeper, I've only heard At War with the Mystics, Yoshimi, and Bulletin. I only liked the first, and the second two - which I've heard so many good things about, and approached with open ears! - just disappointed me to such degrees. I did like Fight Test, but that may just be because I like Cat Stevens.
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You're going to get burned at the stake saying this on this forum, not that I could care less. I too hate Wayne Coyne's voice.


--- Quote from: Zingoleb on 17 May 2009, 14:41 ---The Rolling Stones - The Greatest Rock and Roll Band of All Time? No. No, no, no. I can't think of a single one that would fit that description (Beatles and Zeppelin come close, but still not), but the Rolling Stones definitely would still not be it. Granted, I do like maybe 10 of their songs, but  when a band releases so much dreck as the Stones, they're bound to have a few good ones in there. From their early covers of R&B to Brian Jones experimentation to their country work to their 'hard rock', very, very little stands apart. They write fairly simple songs that a lot of people can easily listen to, but that's about it. With the exception of Jagger, each individual member of the Rolling Stones fascinates me, but when they come together to make music I have a tendency to reach for the radio to see what else is on.
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I legally downloaded 'Start Me Up' and 'Gimme Shelter' and until further notice that is all I need from these bands.

Be My Head:

--- Quote from: michaelicious on 17 May 2009, 15:39 ---You picked the wrong part of the Flaming Lips' career to listen to.

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This.

Go listen to Transmissions, A Priest Driven Ambulance, and Clouds Taste Metallic.

Cernunnos:
Yeah, I thought I didn't like the lips till I heard clouds taste metallic. It's still not a kind of music everyone would like.

Zingoleb:

--- Quote from: DynamiteKid on 18 May 2009, 16:27 ---
A pop band? YE GODS NO! Coldplay have good siongs, I don't care what their classification is. Most particularly the more obscure tunes on their albums - 'A Whisper' and 'Warning Sign' from A Rush Of Blood To The Head are wonderfully produced, magnificent songs - are good ones, it's just I find their worst shit tends to make the most money.
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Hm. I'm listening to them (those two songs) now. I do remember these, actually, it's just been awhile since I've really listened to it and this isn't quite so terrible as I had placed it in my mind. Hm. I like Warning Sign, as for Whisper...eh. Nothing about it really stands out to me.

billiumbean:
Thanks to you guys I now like the Flaming Lips.

I think this is the beginning of a beautiful obsession.

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