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The recent popularity of good bands.
Kai:
--- Quote from: SP2 --- I just think it's stupid that the most serious thing you have to get pissed about is someone liking the same music as you. Oh god forfuckingbid.
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Let's just end the thread right here.
The Wombat:
I don't research on these sites like pitchfork to find what indie bands are "popular" or "selling out". I dont know what direction the indie scene is going, nor, frankly, do I care. What I do is, I find a band I like, and listen to them. That's it. I began hating what was being played on the radio, so I branched out and started reaching out to this music scene that was actually putting out quite a few good artists. And because if it, I found great bands, even though a few of those bands are what some people may consider more "indie-popular" bands, like pavement or iron and wine or the arcade fire.
heretic:
also, i really have no desire to listen to arcade fire. i don't like them. mainstreamers can have em
Kid Modernist:
I saw Arcade Fire play on Conan and fell in love with the song Laika, got the album and thought it was pretty boring and put it away, then like a week ago I put it back in and was surprised at how good it was.
sp2:
--- Quote from: tigerlily ---I haven't been to the forum for a long while, but I can immidiately see why the hell everyone despises... ummmm... certain members.
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Me too. They lack a sense of humor.
--- Quote ---If you're pretty sure that Coldplay is hell GET AN OPINION AS TO WHY.
Don't just be jealous that Christ Martin snagged Gweneth Paltrow.
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Coldplay is one of the most banal and untalented bands out there (Interpol are another one of those bands). That would be fine if they wrote more than one song, but they don't. They write the same song over and over again, and they've filled what, 3, 4 albums full of this shit? Soundwise, they cultivate a sound that is so generic and soulless and intentionally inoffensive that it should be offensive to anyone who actually gives a shit about music. They basically were a response to the "oh man, early Radiohead was awesome until they got all experimental" whining that took place after Kid A was released, and they basically just rip off Creep over and over and over and over and over. The fact that they are one of the biggest bands out there right now is not a testament to their quality, but rather a testament to exactly how bland and tasteless they are. They are a brand-name like McDonald's...they release insipid and uninspiring music, but no one is disappointed when they listen to a Coldplay song because every song is the same and no one's expecting something with a lot of soul, they're just expecting another shitty piano ballad with new lyrics but pretty much the same music. Fuck, the Beatles at least tried new things and yes, somme fo their stuff sucked ass, but a lot of their experiments were very worthwhile. This is the case with many of the truly talented popular megabands...they at least try new things. Coldplay has a formula and every song fits the formula, and they don't try new things.
You can try new things and still play soft alternative piano ballads. You can change things up a bit. But every Coldplay is the same, and listening to a Coldplay album is like being locked in an elevator playing shitty elevator music for the duration of the album. That right there is music hell.
They really are the McDonald's of the music world....ubiquitous, but bland and ultimately bad for your health.
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