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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: SeanBateman on 30 Jun 2005, 21:52
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Stolen from Dumbrella, but applicable here. Even for a bunch of pretentious indie kids, I am willing to bet that we all have bands that are not good that we listen to anyway. For example, I was mucking the horses earlier today(shovelling their shit) and I was rocking the most recent Blink 182 CD. Who else listens to music that they know they maybe shouldn't? And what!
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Well I think it's kind of a defense mechanism for me, but I can point out flaws in something and rock it anyway. Like for example. I tend to rock things that are immaturely melodramatic, like Nine Inch Nails' The Fragile, Death Cab for Cutie'sTransatlanticism, Deftones' White Pony, and Stars' Set Yourself on Fire. And I happen to think these are great records. But I realize they rub others the wrong way because of the over-indulgence of the music.
I can't really think of any albums I /shouldn't/ listen to though.
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I listen to a lot of mindless music. A lot of mediocre black metal (symphonic especially)
A lot of the death metal I listen to is mindless as well.
but I guess other than that I don't know.
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Aww man I jsut saw the guilty pleasures thread. Mine has a better title, but mods, lock it anyway and hide my shame.
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I dunno, I listen to things that conventional indie wisdom says "completely suck". But I don't think they suck.
Check this out: I think Blink 182 was a good band. They were completely mainstream, but they had some great goofy pop punk songs. Eat it.
Here's a good motto: What's popular (ie: opinion of bands to hate, not the bands themselves) is not always right.
Maybe some of these bands got popular because they WRITE GOOD MUSIC!
EDIT: More bands that DON'T suck:
Dave Matthews Band
Slipknot (self-titled only, everything after blew...... okay, maybe this is stretching it a bit)
fuck, what else....
Phish
Green Day
System Of A Down (not mesmerize though.. wtf happened system?)
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (what is with all the corgan hate here?)
Tool
Foo Fighters
The Beatles (I hear this a ton)
Good Charol.... Kidding! Kidding...
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Listening to Blink 182 while shoveling horse shit seems somehow appropriate, really.
I really like Snoop Dogg's latest stuff - Drop It Like It's Hot is so cool. The Neptunes rule!
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EDIT: More bands that DON'T suck:
Dave Matthews Band
You are entitled to your opinion, but being from Connecticut and disagreeing with you on this point I am required to hate you. I'm really sorry about that. :P
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They don't! Just because their fanbase is made up of drunken frat boys and idiots, doesn't mean they write bad music. Crash is a fuckin' cool album.
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thank you lastclearchance
I HATE dmb, which is anathema in these parts
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Well, I listen to quite a wide spread of music. A lot of it pretty pretentious, quite a bit of it 'doesn't fit', but I doubt I'll ever stop listening to:
Faux-goth-schlock (Old Marilyn Manson, newish Cradle of Filth, Jack off Jill etc. Mainly because I just think it's fun music)
Real-goth-schlock (Alien Sex Fiend, Killing Miranda, Rain Paint etc. Again, because goth is just a really fun genre)
Old hard/cock rock and hair metal (Europe, Poison, Meatloaf, Motley Crue etc. Look, my mum raised me on this stuff, ok?)
Classic punk and Oi! (The Rotters, The Anti-Nowhere League, Cock Sparrer etc. because I've GOT YOUR NUMBER OI! OI! OI!)
A very few 'modern alt. rock' or w/e bands from my mis-spent youth or that I just like. (System of a Down, The Murderdolls (Seriously, everyone's objections to this band are just because they have Joey Jordison, they're great fun), the odd bit of AFI, and of course Rammstein)
Really, I'm about as true and grim as a hamster in a KISS shirt.
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I totally forgot about my secret closet love of heavy/power metal.
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They don't! Just because their fanbase is made up of drunken frat boys and idiots, doesn't mean they write bad music. Crash is a fuckin' cool album.
No. They wrote one good song. Then they repeatedly ripped themselves off.
A lot like U2, really.
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What was the one good song, pray tell?
Holy hell.. why am I trying to defend DMB in an indie rock forum? It'd probably be easier to prove the existence of God.
And Jesus H. Christ, what's with all these religious words I'm using? I need sleep.
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Really, I'm about as true and grim as a hamster in a KISS shirt.
Young Ones reference?
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I totally forgot about my secret closet love of heavy/power metal.
Come out of the spiked steel closet of metal and headbang with us brother!
*puts on 'All Men Play on Ten'*
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Phish
The Beatles (I hear this a ton)
How can someone hate the Beatles? I mean, sure, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Octopus' Garden are two of the worst songs on Earth, but they wrote some damned good stuff. Also, Phish effing rules.
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I actually think Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da is a fun song but you're right about Octopus' Garden, it is kinda dumb...
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Everyone seems to think I should hate Dire Straits and Fleetwood Mac, but I really, really like them both. I've also got a few Offspring CDs and more than a little Greenday, but I feel thats justified on the basis that Dookie is actaully pretty good, even if it is 'simplistic and immature'. A lot of people have this problem where they take music way, way too seriously, but sod them, they're no fun anyway.
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Fleetwood Mac have their off moments, but how can you rag on Dire Straits? They're the Sultans of Swing ffs!
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What was the one good song, pray tell?
I was giving them the benefit of doubt.
Basically, every last one of their songs sounds the same.
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How can someone hate the Beatles? I mean, sure, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da and Octopus' Garden are two of the worst songs on Earth, but they wrote some damned good stuff.
Bill Hicks said it best, "The Beatles were so high they let Ringo sing a couple of tunes."
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Why would I listen to something if I know it sucks?
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Fleetwood Mac have their off moments, but how can you rag on Dire Straits? They're the Sultans of Swing ffs!
You forget Khar, this is a board full of indie kids to them, Dire Straits is just over produced 80s stadium rock, or something. I'm sure someone will correct me on that.
But yes, awesome. Love Over Gold, quality stuff.
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You forget Khar, this is a board full of indie kids to them, Dire Straits is just over produced 80s stadium rock, or something. I'm sure someone will correct me on that.
More like "the guys who did 'Money For Nothing,' that video with the terrible computer animation and the drawn-on Day-Glo."
I have a love-hate relationship with Dire Straits. Also, I like to wonder how Garden State would have been different if Zach Braff had been listening to Mark Knopfler instead of Colin Hay.
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They don't! Just because their fanbase is made up of drunken frat boys and idiots, doesn't mean they write bad music. Crash is a fuckin' cool album.
Before These Crowded Streets = epic
My sister and I love the band. They have really good musicians and write pretty damn good songs.
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Dire Straits = yes. How could anyone deny that?
And finally, someone to back me up on the DMB issue.
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I still listen to Men Without Hats.
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Yeah, but that's because they're still ace.
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Men Without Hats are awesome stuff.
I'm not an Indie Kid. I just listen to stuff no one has ever heard of. But not an Indie kid.
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I found myself listening to HIM earlier.
The 69 Eyes are a much better band, but I still actually rather like HIM (but I shouldn't because they 'sold out', are 'rubbish' and the singer is 'a skinny woman')
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MONEY FOR TNOTHING AND MY CKICKS FOR FREEE ANFD SOME SHIT ABOUT MTV FUCJ YEAH FUCK WOO
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I adore Kelly Clarkson.
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In general I like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones even if their music can come off as corny. There is one song by them however called "High School Dance" that is probably one of the lamest songs ever written. It's a song that I really feel bad for liking, I listen to it often in my I-Pod rotation but when I really listen to the lyrics... I cringe.
I also liked/like some stuff from Blink 182.
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Holy shit. We MUST get Khar on a 12-step program.
Though his drunken antics DO tickle my funny bone. :P
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::Whips out 12 shot glasses and a bottle of Jack::
Here's your steps, all 12 of them. Let's go.
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I like the way this man thinks!
And is that an emogame avatar?
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Khar don't be fooled by his 12 step program. I have a one-step program that is much better.
::gives Khar bottle of Jack's::
Thats the mans way.
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*drinks it through his eyes*
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And is that an emogame avatar?
Yeah, it's Jeremy Enigk, if I'm not mistaken. And how the fuck do you pronounce "Enigk" anyway?
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They don't! Just because their fanbase is made up of drunken frat boys and idiots, doesn't mean they write bad music. Crash is a fuckin' cool album.
No. They wrote one good song. Then they repeatedly ripped themselves off.
A lot like U2, really.
I don't understand this comment at all, I've heard it a lot but it does not appear to have any logical basis. They do have a style that is quintessentially theirs, but still have a notorious record for changing musical direction and upsetting their own fans as a result - they even went for a quite complex and confrontational epic studio album (Before These Crowded Streets) almost as if they had to prove the point that they weren't being formulaic.
For the record, I kind of enjoy Crash but I REALLY like:
Under The Table And Dreaming
Before These Crowded Streets
The Lillywhite Sessions
Those albums stand up very well against the vast majority of the others in my collection. Any studio material after that, I could personally do without. But I digress.
I agree with most of the bands on Kanno's list, that's a great post. Although I must add that having heard every Foo Fighters album except for their latest they always struck me as utterly mundane, they never seemed to have much to say. Their new acoustic stuff has surprised me a bit, though, from what little I've heard.
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Two words: Paula Abdul. I own not one, but two Paula Abdul CDs. Two. And neither one is the Greatest Hits. Does this thread have a winner? Yes, I think it does.
And anyone who doesn't like Fleetwood Mac gets taken off my Blackberry. I mean, really.
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Rick Springfield. REO Speedwagon. Ah-Ha. Duran Duran.
thank you, goodnight!
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TAKEEEEE OOOOOON MMEEEEE
my band covers that
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Two words: Paula Abdul. I own not one, but two Paula Abdul CDs. Two. And neither one is the Greatest Hits. Does this thread have a winner? Yes, I think it does.
I think that the phrase "Paula Abdul" should become slang. Like if you want a regular latte ("straight up" if you will) it should be called a Paula Abdul latte.
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I totally forgot about my secret closet love of heavy/power metal.
There's nothing to be ashamed of with power metal. Come on, IT'S THE POOOOOWWWWEERRRR OF THE DRAAAAAAGGON FLAAAAME! ;)
I don't actively listen to any bands I myself consider shitty, but I listen to plenty of bands that all the cool kids think are shitty. And of course, bands that indie kids would think are great, but my metal brothers in arms would think are crap.
I occasionally listen to Coheed and Cambria, AFI, Thrice, Coldplay or even Green Day. And I don't care what you think.
Oh yeah, and U2 is great even though they are one of the most popular bands in the world. Don't hate on them just because they are awesome arena rock.
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Don't hate on them just because they are awesome arena rock.
Of course not. Hate on them because they're shitty arena rock.
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Actually, I kinda like AFI.
You may kill me now.
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AFI leads to screamo, screamo leads to plain ol' emo, emo leads to being an emo kid.
AFI is a gateway band.
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The only thing AFI ever led me to was The Misfits.
Thank fuck.
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I adore Kelly Clarkson.
THANK YOU! I so got wailed on when I said I liked her....in the back of my mind.... Haha, but I definately shouldn't.
For me its gotta be random top-radio hip hop songs. They're just really catchy. SNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPP!
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Actually, I kinda like AFI.
You may kill me now.
Thank you. I thought I was the only one.
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Don't hate on them just because they are awesome arena rock.
Of course not. Hate on them because they're shitty arena rock.
Waaaaaaaay ahead of ya, buddy.
;D
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I own and Listen to Both Avril Lavigne CD's, The Dixie Chicks, Kieth Urban, Tim Mcgraw, and The Bloodhound Gang.
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Actually, I kinda like AFI.
What album should I start with? I've been rather curious about 'em.
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Oooh. I want to help with this one. I think Black Sails in the Sunset would be a good place to start. It's super rock-outable.
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Actually, I kinda like AFI.
What album should I start with? I've been rather curious about 'em.
My girlfriend is all about this band. She recommends "The Art Of Drowning".
Personally, I think every song on that whole album is the same song.
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SNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPP!
That's what I'm talking about!
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I adore Kelly Clarkson.
I actually kind of like that one Kelly Clarkson song myself.
And people give them tons of shit, but I loves me some My Chemical Romance.
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Be prepared to grab your torch and pitchforks.
Linkin Park.
*runs away*
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Okay, I'll top you.
I like a Good Charolette song. I forget the name, I think it was called "girls like cars and money" or something. The chorus was kind of stupid, but the verses were set to this kickass 80s type riff, and it sounded wonderful.
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pitchforks and torches at the ready, CHARGE!
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pitchforks and torches at the ready, CHARGE!
I wonder if that's why it's called Pitchfork Media.
*rimshot*
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I still like to listen to stuff that my brothers used to play on the tape deck when I was a little thing- Squeeze, UB40, Peter Gabriel, Genesis. Ah, the memories...
I also listen to Janet Jackson, No Doubt and Britney Spears when I'm at the gym. If anyone has suggestions of non-sucky workout music, I'm all ears:)
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I usually work out to industrial music or EBM if that helps. You do need something with a good rhythm. I like different songs for different exercises myself: :wumpscut: - On The Run for the exercise bike, Hanzel Und Gretyl - SS Deathstar Supergalactick for the treadmill, KMFDM - A Drug Against War for the rowing machine, etc.
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I usually work out to industrial music or EBM if that helps. You do need something with a good rhythm. I like different songs for different exercises myself: :wumpscut: - On The Run for the exercise bike, Hanzel Und Gretyl - SS Deathstar Supergalactick for the treadmill, KMFDM - A Drug Against War for the rowing machine, etc.
Thank you, Khar. I will definitely check out some of your suggestions.
:)
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Jason Mraz.
:)
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Jason Mraz is NOT shitty music. Poppy, but amazing. On love in Sadness is one of my favorite songs EVAR!
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For one, no artist is shitty, someone will always find them to be good. For two, if it sounds good to you, and you like it, it's not shitty! This is more of a "what widely hated band do you guiltily love" or "what do you get ripped on for listening to" thread.
Anyway, that was sort of tangential!
I get crap from the metalheads for listening to stuff like Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, and 8bit peoples, crap from the indies for listening to extreme metal of any sort (black metal, death, grindcore), crap from the emos for listening to anything besides emo, crap from the ravers for listening to classical like Shostakovich or jazz like Ornette Coleman, and crap from everyone for listening to Bjork. The list goes on, it just depends on who I'm talking to and what bands I mention I like. Damn my eclectic taste in music.
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when i refer to bands that i like as crappy it usually means that their some poppy top 40 type band who just don't have the emotional depth, talent or effort put into the music as some of my other favourtie artists needless to stay i still find them catchy
oh and my list of artists im ashamed to admit to liking include the used, my chemical romance, Gwen Stefani and Andrew Lloyd Weber show tunes ..... (I also have owned Blink 182 and Linkin Park cd's in the past)
STOP JUDGING ME DAMMIT
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...and crap from everyone for listening to Bjork.
What? Björk is amazing!
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oh and my list of artists im ashamed to admit to liking include the used, my chemical romance, Gwen Stefani and Andrew Lloyd Weber show tunes .....
Andrew Lloyd Weber FTW!
How about Crowded House, New Order and for maximum cheese: Soundtrack from Dawson's Creek. Do i win a prize now?
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I will back people up on DMB being excellent. I don't understand how it's got such a bad reputation - everyone in the US seems to hate DMB fans (including possibly DMB fans themselves), but seeing as how I've only met about three other Aussies who've heard more than one or two songs by DMB, maybe I'm missing out on that part.
In terms of embarassing bands, I have owned CDs by Blink 182, the Presidents of the USA, Limp Bizkit, etc. And I have enjoyed them all, at some stage of my life. (Yes, I know.)
Also, it's impossible to hate Dire Straits.
Final proof of my shameful love of dodgy music is given by the fact that I am currently in the middle of listening to Natalie Imbruglia's album Left of the Middle from end to end. And I'm damn well singing along.
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...and crap from everyone for listening to Bjork.
What? Björk is amazing!
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Who are your friends that judge you for listening to Bjork?
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Okay, I'll top you.
I like a Good Charolette song. I forget the name, I think it was called "girls like cars and money" or something. The chorus was kind of stupid, but the verses were set to this kickass 80s type riff, and it sounded wonderful.
Good Charlotte - Girls And Boys.
Sigh, those were the days.
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the all girl summer fun band.
although if anyone other than me calls them shitty, i will start a fight.
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AFI leads to screamo, screamo leads to plain ol' emo, emo leads to being an emo kid.
AFI is a gateway band.
Actually, that's kinda true for me. I've never been a fan of AFI, but Dismantled does an amazing cover of Morningstar.
As far as what i shouldn't listen to but do...I'd say some glaringly awful synthpop/futurepop. From time to time I really like me some Apoptygma Berserk or Wolfsheim. And I'd have to agree with the mention of Jack Off Jill (or Scarling, for that matter). It's fun stuff.
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...and crap from everyone for listening to Bjork.
What? Björk is amazing!
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. Who are your friends that judge you for listening to Bjork?
All elitists actually! Just in different genres of music, some of my DNB friends don't mind too much. But what really got me is this, my wapanese anime obsessed friend who listens to primarily J-Pop, absolutely hates Bjork.[/i]
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the all girl summer fun band.
although if anyone other than me calls them shitty, i will start a fight.
Yeah, what's wrong with them?
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they can't sing or play their instruments and they aren't exactly smart... but they're so damn cuuute.
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I love Blink 182. Love them. I'm still in denial over the hiatus thing. Depending on how you look at it they could be considered my favorite band.
Also, everyone at school hates me for loving Green Day, which kinda surprised me because I didn't realise there was so much Green Day hate. God help me if they ever find out I like Blink.
Also, I own Linkin Park CDs. I don't listen to them often anymore, but I'd check it out if they released another album that wasn't just remixes/live versions of songs I already have. Generally, when I hear them, I'm either really into them, or I have to turn them off instantly, I can't tolerate them if I'm not in the right mood. Personally, I think if you manage to ignore the painfully angsty lyrics, the music's actually pretty cool. I like listening to them as I'm going to sleep too, they're kinda soothing.
On top of this, I also like a number of songs by generic poppy girls who go by their full names. (Vanessa Carlton, Diana Anaid, Anna Nalick etc. I'm begining to think generic poppy girls who go by their full names is a genre in it's self).
That's the extent of my shame that I can think of at the moment, but there's probably more.
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I love Blink 182. Love them. I'm still in denial over the hiatus thing. Depending on how you look at it they could be considered my favorite band.
They hiatus'd on my birthday. Ah, that about wrecked my day.
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I love Billy Joel. And Crowded House.
Plus, I have a lovely collection of musical soundtracks (that includes Disney) on my CD rack, Grease, Honk (anyone heard of Honk?), Bugsy Malone, and a ton more. I love musicals.
I also... *takes deep breath* enjoy listening to some Tom Jones songs.
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How about Crowded House, New Order and for maximum cheese: Soundtrack from Dawson's Creek. Do i win a prize now?
I think you must have to win some kind of prize for the Dawson's Creek OST, but c'mon! Crowded House are pretty ok in a radio-friendly lite-pop kinda way, and New Order are frikkin sweet!
I also must admit that that Kelly Clarkson song (I think we're all talking about the same one...) "Since U Been Gone", despite using txt speak, which is retarded, was poptastic. Also "Toxic" by Britney Spears.
There's not really any excuse for listening to Linkin Park, though.
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I'll listen to pretty much any "I just got Fruity Loops for my birthday" Ambeint/Drone project that comes along, specially if they're nice and put loads up for free on the net.
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hollaback girl. there. i said it.
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Oh shit! YES! Gwen Stephani is cool, dammit - moreso now than when she was in No Doubt. I like that she decided to sell out, so she fucking sold out to the baddest. It's awesome.
Plus, dancing harajuku girls.
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Yes. Yes you do.
That's fine by me, if you enjoy it, then fuck other people's opinions. But it's still really shitty music.
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How about Crowded House, New Order and for maximum cheese: Soundtrack from Dawson's Creek. Do i win a prize now?
I think you must have to win some kind of prize for the Dawson's Creek OST, but c'mon! Crowded House are pretty ok in a radio-friendly lite-pop kinda way, and New Order are frikkin sweet!
I also must admit that that Kelly Clarkson song (I think we're all talking about the same one...) "Since U Been Gone", despite using txt speak, which is retarded, was poptastic. Also "Toxic" by Britney Spears.
There's not really any excuse for listening to Linkin Park, though.
I hate New Order. So much.
Oh, and Gwen was great BEFORE she went solo and had a fetish for japanese girls. Mabe Weezer's El Scorcho was a premonition about her. :P
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it's still really shitty music
No arguments here.
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I add another thumbs up to kelly clarkson and second "Britney Spears' Toxic".
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Bill Hicks said it best, "The Beatles were so high they let Ringo sing a couple of tunes."
my god, a bill hicks fan!
those who have heard of hicks are few and far between!
course i was eight when he died, but i discovered him later and worship him as comedic god.
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those who have heard of hicks are few and far between!
You'd be surprised, I think.
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Gwen with Pink hair back in the day= MEGA ULTRA UBER HOTNESS
Gwen now= hot, but only cause she's a rockstar
has everyone heard heard when she did saw red with brad nowell? sooo good
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I, too, will admit a love of Dave Matthews Band. *gets out riot shield* I find it sad so many people dislike them, partially because they know too many idiots who do like them and have beaten others over the head with it. Bleh. I must say, I love the older work much more than the last few albums. But maybe I just haven't listened to them enough. Under the Table and Dreaming will always be one of my favorite albums, ever.
I enjoy musicals a little too much (hey, I'm allowed in my profession!) - Wicked and Avenue Q have been on heavy rotation with me the last few months. Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins are some old faves, although I don't think I listen to them very often any more .... I don't know what else. I know what I like, but I think I'd have to let someone look at my music collection and tell me what they think sucks. ;)
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i like dave and tim's guitar work, but he's an arrogant prick about his voice. he just wants to showcase how well he can sing in every song. and it's not even that spectacular. i mean for god's sake the band is called "dave matthews band" arogant fucking prick...
also, i had a girlfriend who was absolutly obsessed with any little piece of excrement he released, so i tried really hard to like him, or at least get used to him, ya know play it in the car or in the background, but i just couldn't do it.
but, hey, if you like 'im, great!
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I can understand why a ton of people don't like him, actually ... Which is kind of funny to me. I mean, yes, actually, I think quite a few of their songs sound similar. And, yes, he's pretty arrogant. And I know that lots of my friends hate him mainly because they've all known one or two or too many people who spout "omfgilufthedmbsof*ngmuchi'mchangingmynametonancymatthewshveuheardthenewalbumitssogoodi'mgoingtolistentoitnextdoorreallyloud20timeslatersbye!!!!1" and then they want to kill. With sharp knives. I understand that.
I like their use of different instruments. When I first got into listening, it was some of the most complex music I'd ever heard, which I enjoyed. I like the the lyrics and the way the music make me feel. I like Dave's voice. I have good memories attached to many of the songs. I guess all of that goes a long way.
I understand trying to like or become numb to a band because someone you're dating likes it. I was once forced to listen to lots and lots and lots of the Backstreet Boys. It was not a reason to break up with the boy. But it helped. It helped a lot.
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how could you date a GUY who listened to backstreet boys? by guy, do you mean pre-teen girl?
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No, if he had been a pre-teen girl, it would have been excusable. Let us just say that this was an addiction that I was oblivious of until we were attached. *head. hit. keyboard.*
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i'm...i'm so sorry...
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It's ok. The pain is in my past. The scars are small and well-hidden.
Although, truth told, I never, ever needed to know all the words to 'I Want It That Way.'
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I listen to SO much shitty stuff. You dont even know. At least a third of my music is shitty.
Ashlee Simpson
N'sync
98 degrees
Good Charlotte
Britney Spears
Christina Aquilara
just to name a few...
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They hiatus'd on my birthday. Ah, that about wrecked my day.
Harsh. It was bad enough for most Blink fans, but on your birthday? I feel for you. Also, it's cool that we seem to have taste in music in common as well as all that stuff from the "10 random facts about you" thread.
I also must admit that that Kelly Clarkson song (I think we're all talking about the same one...) "Since U Been Gone", despite using txt speak, which is retarded, was poptastic. Also "Toxic" by Britney Spears.
Yeah, I like that song too. Kelly Clarkson is one of the generic poppy girls who go by their full names that I like (well, one song, I don't think I've heard any others).
Toxic I would like, but there is something about her voice I can't stand (this is probably either due to social conditioning or overplaying), I searched for a cover though, hence my discovering on Local H, who's cover of Toxic kicks much arse.
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Right now, I think I've purged myself of most of my sucky-music listening (I used to listen to Nickelback ::shudder:: ), but a few vestiges remain. For instance, I can't resist the pull of Ugly Duckling. As basic and silly as they are, they're immensely entertaining. Eat a Meat Shake!
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Hey man, Ugly Duckling do not suck.
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I'll agree with that. But as lyricists and rappers they're definitely not on the same level as people like Louis Logic. I'm only mentioning them here because compared to more "serious" rap, it's just not the same. There isn't nearly as much talent and sophistication. They're still fun as all hell :)
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I dunno if Incubus counts as shitty music, but I listen to them...
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I love Blink 182. Love them. I'm still in denial over the hiatus thing. Depending on how you look at it they could be considered my favorite band.
Also, everyone at school hates me for loving Green Day, which kinda surprised me because I didn't realise there was so much Green Day hate. God help me if they ever find out I like Blink.
I love Blink's early stuff. There was a charm to it before they let the other guy start singing. You know, the extremely whiney one. After that, it was kind of downhill. Before that, though, they had this great fun, off-key sound to them which I really dug.
I still love Green Day. In fact, I think they're better now than ever.
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is it bad that at least half of the bands mentioned in this thread I didnt know "sucked"?
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Slipknot (self-titled only, everything after blew...... okay, maybe this is stretching it a bit)
Thank you. Yes, their first album kicked several kinds of ass and everything afterwards sucked like an industrial wind tunnel.
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Slipknot (self-titled only, everything after blew...... okay, maybe this is stretching it a bit)
Thank you. Yes, their first album kicked several kinds of ass and everything afterwards sucked like an industrial wind tunnel.
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Slipknot's self-titled is pretty fun stuff alright. I haven't heard anything quite like it.
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Either of you heard Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat? It really suprised me when I heard it round a friends house, tonnes of jazz and industrial influence, and a pretty funny joke track.
I'm okay with the harder, less rappy nu-metal myself, well, what I mean is I infinitely prefer it at clubs or parties to, say, The Used. At least you can headbang to it and it's got some balls, even if they are small and emaciated and have never been near a wall in their life.
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Either of you heard Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat? It really suprised me when I heard it round a friends house, tonnes of jazz and industrial influence, and a pretty funny joke track.
I'll probably look for that one soon, if only to see where the self-titled incarnation of Slipknot got their ideas from.
Thanks for the S.O.D. recommendation, by the way. 'Tis a good album, particularly the out-and-out joke tracks like "What's That Noise?".
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I dunno if Incubus counts as shitty music, but I listen to them...
Rest assured that they count.
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i mean for god's sake the band is called "dave matthews band" arogant fucking prick...
AGREEEEDDDD!!! Ive ranted soo much about this. Why the truck did he have to make his own album when he had the freakin band named after him and the album he made had the same sound!!! Gah.
I think most of my "shitty" music bases have indeed been covered. I dont agree with the blink 182 stuff, never been a fan of them. *shrug*
I'm even going to see green day play in buffalo on august 13th because i love them so much. I dont care if you all plan on bludgeoning me before that. Im going damnit, and i will have a good time. Oh, and jimmy eat world will be there. I also like them. What now? ha
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I'm even going to see green day play in buffalo on august 13th because i love them so much. I dont care if you all plan on bludgeoning me before that. Im going damnit, and i will have a good time. Oh, and jimmy eat world will be there. I also like them. What now? ha
I saw them a few weeks ago at Milton Keynes, and it was so fucking cool. Jimmy Eat World also ruled, though I'd kinda like to see them headline some where smaller at some point. The first two support bands sucked though (but it was worth sitting through them for JEW and GD). Anyway, I envy you. Everyone I know who went wants to go see them again.
Also, as well as Blink and Green Day, Jimmy Eat World are one of my favorite bands. When I think about it most of my music is probably regarded as shitty here. The problem is I'm not willing to reject everything I used to listen to before I found indie, just because to be 'indie' I'm supposed to believe everything mainstream sucks.
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i like some green day, the new album is largely shite, though. that may have been said before...
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Thanks for the S.O.D. recommendation, by the way. 'Tis a good album, particularly the out-and-out joke tracks like "What's That Noise?".
Indeed, Stormtroopers of Death Fucking RULE.
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The problem is I'm not willing to reject everything I used to listen to before I found indie, just because to be 'indie' I'm supposed to believe everything mainstream sucks.
Amen.
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yeah, i still listen to my old metal sometimes. when you get out of class and feel antsy, it's nice to trow on some hatebreed or Otep
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How can you count foo fighters as shit? Foo fighers are awesome! AWESOME!
Go listen to "Wind up"
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Ya, Foo Fighters are mainstream, sure, but I wouldn't say they were shit by any stretch of the imagination. Self titled album, people! Sexy, crunchy geetars!
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Foo Fighters+Weezer on tour=best thing ever.
Anyone else heard about that? And neither foo fighters nor Weezer count as shitty music!
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sometimes I listen to the odd coldplay tune.
I keep my Aqua - Aquarius CD in a special place because that album makes me so happy for no reason at all. I'm a Cartoon hero, asshole!
I sometimes like the serious-ish Blink182 songs, like I miss you, and Adam's song. I really liked the Cheshire Cat album. Lots of pretty good stuff there.
I don't listen to her, but I can appreciate Avril Lavigne. It's shclock, but it's not like she's just making up the songs for the purposes of money-making. She's just a lame-ass kid from Ontario who had a terribly uninteresting life prior tohitting it big, and as such, songs like 'skaterboi' are given life. However, 'I'm with you' is a pretty good song.
I love Bjork (though her last album was a bit of an alienator...)
I love moby. Fuck you.
I love Nine Inch Nails. Fuck you and all of your stupid friends.
I love tool. Fuck everyone.
I love sex....no fucks necessary.
...there're no rules against bad language are there?
Apparently bands are only sellouts if their music style changes after selling out.
uhm, I have an Alice DeeJay which I try to avoid touching...you have to listen to mainstream music before you can discover why it sucks, and what the alternatives are.
edit: Speaking of Jimmy Eat World, bleed American is a Great album, with the exception of that shitty authourity song...horrible.
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I enjoy Keane.
I didn't realise there was such an anti-Tool/NIN sentiment around because I love them too. I also listen to a variety of industrial, ebm, black/death/doom and power metal bands who probably wouldn't be very highly regarded on here. But then I don't really consider myself "indie" any more than I consider myself affiliated to any other genre.
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The color and shape all the way for Foo albums, buy it first, and enjoy it.
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The color and shape all the way for Foo albums, buy it first, and enjoy it.
I rate The Colour and the Shape in the top five to ten rock records released in the 1990s. I suppose I should defend that by saying that I could restrict that to major labels since I didn't listen to much indie when I was 5-15. But there you have it.
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I enjoy Keane.
I didn't realise there was such an anti-Tool/NIN sentiment around because I love them too. I also listen to a variety of industrial, ebm, black/death/doom and power metal bands who probably wouldn't be very highly regarded on here. But then I don't really consider myself "indie" any more than I consider myself affiliated to any other genre.
I don't think there's that much of a dislike of tool or nin going around.
Most metalheads hate tool because people call it metal when it's actually art/alt-rock.
Most metalheads, goths, and even early industrial fans hate nin cause they're called industrial metal and aren't really any of those except on a few selected tracks.
and people don't like tool because they don't understand the lyrics, and people don't like nin because trent reznor sings about himself. woopdedoo.
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The color and shape rocks my fragile little world. As well as Ignition (http://www.offspring.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Offspring.woa/wa/albums?releaseName=Ignition)
by the offspring, but I don't know if they count as shitty. Do they?
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I don't think there's that much of a dislike of tool or nin going around.
Most metalheads hate tool because people call it metal when it's actually art/alt-rock.
Most metalheads, goths, and even early industrial fans hate nin cause they're called industrial metal and aren't really any of those except on a few selected tracks.
and people don't like tool because they don't understand the lyrics, and people don't like nin because trent reznor sings about himself. woopdedoo.
Ah, fair enough :) I pretty much call them both rock and just enjoy the music. I wouldn't call Tool a metal band by any stretch of the imagination.
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I don't hate tool or NIN. I only get annoyed when either of the above mentioned genre confusions is done.
And also, when people claim that dude from Tool is the greatest drummer ever, which happens quite a lot. Lots of people can play unusual signatures and have big prog rock drum-kits.
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and people don't like tool because they don't understand the lyrics,
Myth. Most people who don't like Tool lyrically do so because the lyrics are generally soulless. The real reason most people get tired of Tool is that every song sounds more or less the same and each song is waaaay too long.
and people don't like nin because trent reznor sings about himself. woopdedoo.
No, Trent Reznor is just really hit or miss lyrically. Some of his songs are really fucking dead on, with good coherent and powerful lyrics. This is, unfortunately, maybe 3 songs per album. Everything else is whiny, incoherent, and rambly, and the lyrics just sound like a middle school diary.
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Danny Carey isn't the best drummer evar, BUT:
He has an amazing way of setting up song sections with his fills. He knows the feel of a song better than most drummers out there. He knows when to be quiet, when to rock out, and when to step it up a notch. All his fills are fiercely creative, as are his beats. He's technical when he needs to be, and he doesn't overdo it.
He definitely isn't another prog-rock drummer with a big kit. He's not the best drummer ever, but he's WAY up there on the list.
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Looks like we need to start up a 'tool and what's cool and not cool about them thread' ...it's too hard to argue nin. people don't know how to argue about nin in terms of musicality.
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I was going to say something about Tool being art rock, but it's the wrong thread.
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what the hell.
In terms of Art Rock, it's really, really, boring, bland art rock. Maybe I'm just a snob because I listen to The Mother's Freak Out over and over and am consistently listening to half of the fucking Resident's discography. Now that stuff is art rock.
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Tool is prog for the industro-rock crowd. They're better than most of the industro-rock crowd, and maybe that's no what they meant to be, but that's what they're sold as/have become, and, let's be honest, they're nothing exceptional. I never said their drummer was bad: he's good, but calling him the best drummer in the world translates as: 'I know nothing about music'. Listen to some Jazz drummers. Listen to that dude who's name I have forgotten who does all the drum shit for Arjen Lucassen. Listen to some Arsis or anything with Hellhammer in it, especially Arcturus: Hellhammer smokes almost every other technical drummer in the world.
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I don't listen to bands that are shitty, I listen to bands that I love and other might not like. Never the less I will still post some bands that will turns some heads.
FreezePop
Pet Shop Boys
Prozzak
Bloodhound Gang (most under apperciated band EVER)
Reel Big Fish
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BloodHound Gang Fandom means we can be friends.
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I dunno about that, but Lug's avatar means he is still the awesome.
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You shouldn't listen to NIN for the lyrics, anyway.
Toxic I would like, but there is something about her voice I can't stand (this is probably either due to social conditioning or overplaying)
It's called ProTools. But I do like that song, for whatever reason.
My current favorite shitty song is "Why Can't I" by Liz Phair. Yeah, I know. Ironically, I own Exile in Guyville, but "Why Can't I" gets all the iTunes play time.
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Freezepop, BHG, and Prozzak all kick AY-ASS!
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You shouldn't listen to NIN for the lyrics, anyway.
Or the vocals. Problem is, the music really follows the lyrics. Either the beat is really coherent and well developed, or it just wanders off into the middle of the road and gets hit by a passing semi.
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Vertical Horizon. They were my favorite band for a long time. Most of the older singer/song writers like Jackson Browne, James Taylor and *gasp* Dan Folgerberg. And for the record, I hate the Beatles. I can't stand 98% of their songs. My fiance and I went through their discography the other night, and found 2 songs that I wouldn't turn off if I heard them on the radio.
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If you hate the Beatles you hate music and yourself.
EDIT: Except Mr. Octopus' Garden. hating that is 100% allowed, and majorly encouraged.
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I listen to Christina Aguilera.
This is especially a big deal because I am one of those hard rock girls-- "Argh, the sound of metal grinding against metal!" Hell, it's bad enough I read QC and have soft spot for indie rock. Like, seriously. I am embarrased to tell my friends that I want to see Black Rebel Motorcycle Club or Gomez. Man.
So one day, I am driving in my car, listening to my mp3 player (through the radio adapter) and I guess "Dirrty" came on. My friend, who is more metal than a frikin steel mine, looked at me really funny.
"Sorry," I said, "That must be my niece's."
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If you hate the Beatles you hate music and yourself.
EDIT: Except Mr. Octopus' Garden. hating that is 100% allowed, and majorly encouraged.
Yes, because the Beatles have invented music, and there would be no music without them...right.[/sarcasm] I'm not saying I don't respect them for what they did to the music world, I just hate their music.
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Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to hate the Beatles, through the magical process of "overplaying". Because FUCK ALL, are the Beatles overplayed.
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I can't imagine anyone hating the beatles, because there's only ONE song out of their entire discography that I don't like. However, I can pretend to imagine maybe...not liking the early stuff cause it's just standard first-fourth-fifth style chord progressions and typical early 60s britrock. But it's hard not to fall in love with everything after 1967.
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And also, when people claim that dude from Tool is the greatest drummer ever, which happens quite a lot. Lots of people can play unusual signatures and have big prog rock drum-kits.
Well, Tool's drummer is indeed very good. I've learned how to play Schism, and believe me, that's not easy. But world's greatest drummer? Nah, no way. The guy is extremely good, but there are other great drummers out there as well.
However, I shall award him the title of "Most Pretentious Drummer", because most people don't actually arrange the drumming of 10 minute song in a way that the number of bass drum kicks is exactly a special number that appears in some mystical text. Or that, when written down, the tabs form a specific pattern that also has some sort of mystical connection.
If you ask me, that's downright stupid and unnecessary, but whatever floats your boat really.
And before people yell at me: I like Tool, I just think that pretentious drumming concept is taking it a bit too far.
As for your last point: I beg to differ. Not everyone can have a big prog-rock drumkit. Take me, for example. I'm a poor student. I can't even afford a double pedal, much less the kit Danny Carrey has.
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Chris Pennie from The Dillinger Escape Plan can take Danny Carey any day of the week.
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Chris Pennie is absolutely awesome, but their playing styles are ... well, very different. Tell them to play each other's stuff and let me hear it and I'll decide. :p
Band-wise, I do prefer pre-Miss Machine Dillinger Escape Plan though.
Edit: And I still have no idea how Chris Pennie plays that fast part in When Good Dogs Do Bad Things (you know, the "here, kitty, kitty"-part). Is that sampled or is that actually him playing?
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*is torn betwween need to defend danny carey like a good tool fan or admit that the drummer from DEP really is quite awesome* ......... ahhhhh dillemas dammit
AND TOOL DOES NOT SUCK
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I am embarrased to tell my friends that I want to see Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
Oh man, a friend of mine just got me into them. I'm not entirely sure about them yet, but they sound to me a little like the Beatles (you know, if Lennon listened to too much Bauhaus*).
*Khar will tell us there is no such thing as too much Bauhaus, but that is neither here nor there.
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Edit: And I still have no idea how Chris Pennie plays that fast part in When Good Dogs Do Bad Things (you know, the "here, kitty, kitty"-part). Is that sampled or is that actually him playing?
I'm pretty damn sure it's him playing. It least it is when they've done it live.
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In that case, I sort of wonder why I started drumming in the first place. Damn.
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As for your last point: I beg to differ. Not everyone can have a big prog-rock drumkit. Take me, for example. I'm a poor student. I can't even afford a double pedal, much less the kit Danny Carrey has.
Ever heard of hyperbole? I was thinking mainly of an incident where I dared to state on another forum that Dan Carey was not the best drummer in the world, and had a picture of his drumkit posted back at me as 'proof'.
I mean, it was entertaining but wtf?
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Well, if that's the game, then Bozzio FTW:
(http://photos21.flickr.com/29256488_8107325b66_o.jpg)
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I don't think I've heard any Bozzio outside of Zappa, but it doesn't sound particularly complicated beyond...being good.
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In that case, I sort of wonder why I started drumming in the first place. Damn.
Aww, looks like someone got the drum version of the I-just-saw-Yngwies.
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I don't think I've heard any Bozzio outside of Zappa, but it doesn't sound particularly complicated beyond...being good.
Could have something to do with the fact that having a huge drumkit doesn't actually improve how well you play at all.
Most of the worlds best drummers play on pretty averagely sized kits.
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I used to really get into AFI, Smash Mouth, and MxPx back in the day. Still do occaisionally.
Plus, Candy Girl by the Jackson five? Awesome.
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OK, about that ludicrous drumset ... how many different sounds can cymbals and bass drums have? How many different drum sounds does that kit create, and how many are TOTALLY UNNECESSARY? How many of those drums does he never actually use?
I'd call that a rhetorical and sarcastic non-question, but now I honestly want to know what his justification is for having a monstrosity like that.
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Lots of money/roadies and a small wang?
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Ever heard of hyperbole? I was thinking mainly of an incident where I dared to state on another forum that Dan Carey was not the best drummer in the world, and had a picture of his drumkit posted back at me as 'proof'.
I mean, it was entertaining but wtf?
I was kidding as well. Personally, I think all these huge kits are ridiculous. I mean, Carey actually uses different toms because they're tuned to different tones. Now, I don't know if any of you have ever tried tuning a tom, but let me tell you something: It's hard and they detune really fast. In short: Nobody really needs that.
Personally, I always prefer a small kit. My ideal kit would only be snare, bass-drum and two toms (and cymbals, of course).
In that case, I sort of wonder why I started drumming in the first place. Damn.
Aww, looks like someone got the drum version of the I-just-saw-Yngwies.
Hehe. I'm also trying to learn how to play guitar. I know who I will avoid. :p
But seriously, it's not as bad, really. I mean, listen to either DEP, Tool, Mars Volta, Slayer, Fantomas or whatever and you're exposed to a level of drumming you will most likely never reach.
Marvel at the awesomeness, then go back to improving your technique, I say.
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I deem SlipKnot's drummer the best in the univarse. I love that kid, he plays really good. I do know he has two other drummers, but they don't do a whole lot. I just love SlipKnot.
Also, who or what are Yngwies? Some...crazy indie band, my spidey-sense tells me.
I'm going to go with the popular conception of "suck" here...
I listen to:
the White Stripes (with much joy)
new Green Day
Modest Mouse
Cradle of Filth
The Sex Pistols
and the ultimate "I can't believe I like this crap"...Insane Clown Posse.
Also, I absolutely love Marilyn Manson, NIN and Jack Off Jill. Best bands in the history of forever. Even though NIN is just pretty much one guy.
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i met slipknot. joey (the drummer) is about 5 feet tall. i have a pic of him with my friend.
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Yngwie Malmsteen. Very highly renouned guitarist. I'm not sure what genre you'd classify him in. He's his own deal, pretty much. Widely considered a virtuoso. Plays everything from classical to rock, and if you heard it, you wouldn't believe it was one guy on a guitar.
And back on topic... I really do enjoy... Something Corporate... The Used... and... Michelle Branch. :/
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The Brand New Heavies. I hate to say it, but give me the sound of a Fender Rhodes and an above average session singer playing aceed jazzzz and I'm there. Kill me now, before I say Madonna's "Ray Of Light" album. Or Estelle. But I won't apologize for Fleetwood Mac :(
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I won't apologize for the Mac either. I don't care what anybody thinks. :D
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And back on topic... I really do enjoy... Something Corporate... The Used... and... Michelle Branch. :/
Michelle Branch is okay, I only really like the one song Everywhere.
The Used is freakin' AWESOME.
But I have never heard Something Corporate...or Fleetwood Mac. I think my parents hate them. I dunno.
Also, I can't believe I forgot...I like Linkin Park and Jethro Tull. But I won't apologise for Jethro Tull because they had a flute...this one time, at band camp...
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....In the same post you say the Used are awesome and you make a crack at Jethro Tull? DEATH TO YOU NOW.
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I really am ashamed at how much I love The Used. It's an unhealthy, bizarre obsession. I met Bert at a free show in Detroit last... October, probably. And he hugged me. I think he brainwashed me somehow.
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I really am ashamed at how much I love The Used. It's an unhealthy, bizarre obsession. I met Bert at a free show in Detroit last... October, probably. And he hugged me. I think he brainwashed me somehow.
HAARGASHLARBELPHH BERT HUGGED YOU!! NURR!! ME JEALOUS!!
Was he as cool as people say he is?
....In the same post you say the Used are awesome and you make a crack at Jethro Tull? DEATH TO YOU NOW.
I love Jethro Tull...at what point did I make a crack at them?
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Bert's fuckin' awesome. They did the impromptu free show at St. Andrew's in the middle of the day with less than five hours' warning. Announced it on the radio, I called in sick to work, and FLEW downtown. The show kicked ass. I've seen a lot of live clips from Leno or Conan or something, and they just weren't very good, but that show was rock solid. And they said it was the LAST show that they were playing anything off of the first CD, because the new one had just been released. So it was really awesome.
Anyway, anyone who bought a CD got to get in first, and got to chill with the band afterward. Bert's just a regular guy. He hung out, joked around, was really friendly. Totally didn't treat me any different even though I was dressed in khaki dockers, a silk button-down shirt, and a brown leather tailored jacket. I felt SO out of place, but I was on my way to work when I heard it on the radio. XD
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Chris Pennie from The Dillinger Escape Plan can take Danny Carey any day of the week.
Jon Theodore would stab them in the eyes and reskin his bongos with their flesh.
I listen to Bon Jovi. Yes, it's shitty, but I like it. Damn you.
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I love Jethro Tull...at what point did I make a crack at them?
There is no reason that Jethro Tull is in the "I LIke Shitty usic Thread", since they totally rule.
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People think they suck for some dumb reason.
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But I won't apologize for Fleetwood Mac :(
And you shouldn't, because damn. Who's been badmouthing the Mac?
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Jethro Tull is like sweet sweet awesome poured into my brain through a funnel made of fabulous.
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My favourite band in eigth grade was Stryper. And last night, I had the urge to d/l as much Stryper as I could find.
To hell with the devil!!!
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And they said it was the LAST show that they were playing anything off of the first CD, because the new one had just been released. So it was really awesome.
Last of ANYTHING off the first CD?! I loved that one...it had some of the best stuff on it! :(
(Eh, pardon my stupid question, I'm behind on the Used news...)
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If everyone loves Jethro Tull so much...
WHY AREN'T YOU LISTENING TO THE AWESOME OF SKYCLAD!?
With the fiddles! and the keys! and the guitar! and the rock!
Also, rawr, no signature images allowed on this forum.
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Aw man...I'll go change it. I like the Wankers cult though... :(
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Cult as in Vampirefreaks?
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What else could I mean BUT the VF Wankers cult?
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Can people who aren't members of VF even view Cults? Because lets be honest, there's not many VF members here.
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I dunno. It was more just a statement, "Lookit me, I'm a member of the Wankers cult! Teehee, wank..."
I said this once. Shortly after I joined the cult, I went out with my friends, and I shouted this out in a crowded place. It was awesome...:D
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I OWN more cults than you're a member of boy!
For I am a premium. Fear my powers, and rate me ten, LEST I SMITE THEE.
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I listen to Die Kassierer. Those who are from Germany might know the band. Those who don't know the band lead a better life.
Though they do have genius song titles such as "Caulilflower on my dick" or "Dick, Cunt, Ass" or "15 year old girlfriend" (you don't even want to know the lyrics of that one) and of course "I'm masturbating in the headless body of Uwe Seeler" (famous German soccer player). Of course the titles are translated.
...I even own an album. I guess I have to apologize for that, this band is a crime against humanity. But they crack me up, I can't help it.
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@Skittles: Yeah. The next time I saw The Used play was two months later, and Bert made some corny-ass 'we are a band of the future, not a band of the past' comment, and played all songs off the new album. But, it turned out to be pretty rockin' anyway. The first album had a couple of really good songs, but the second one blows it away.
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I OWN more cults than you're a member of boy!
For I am a premium. Fear my powers, and rate me ten, LEST I SMITE THEE.
I'm not afriad of you, I own Clan Heartcore. We're better than you. And more indie! We only have 2 members, how indie is THAT?!?!?! HUH PUNK?!?!
And I'm a girl. Teehee!
Heh, sure I'll rate you 10, what's yer username?
@Skittles: Yeah. The next time I saw The Used play was two months later, and Bert made some corny-ass 'we are a band of the future, not a band of the past' comment, and played all songs off the new album. But, it turned out to be pretty rockin' anyway. The first album had a couple of really good songs, but the second one blows it away.
Aw MANNNNNNNNNN! Their best stuff was offa the first :(
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Disagree'd. I thought the same thing at first, but the more I listened to the second album, it just sounded tighter and more musical... like they had matured some, and put more effort into it. 'Course, it's just my opinion. If you like the darker stuff, you'd probably like the first album more.
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I am dark as the inside of a smoker's lung, although it would be just as dark inside anybody's lungs because there's no light in there to make it not dark, but if there was the smoker's lung would be darkest so I am dark as an illuminated inside of a smoker's lung.
That made no freaking sense.
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Shitty band I just remembered I like: Good Charlotte (I'm sorry)
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GOOD CHARLOTTE MORE LIEK BAD CHARLOTTE AMIRITE?
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SEW RITE!!!
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SELLOUTZ!
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Khar was probably referencing this:
http://www.nothingnice.com/index.php?pageNum_Recordset2=276&totalRows_Recordset2=286
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Man... my whole music collection probably classifies as shitty bands, lol.
Examples I can think of (ie bands I've taken flak for in the past) include blink-182 (it's just nice, fun, light music), Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, there's probably loads more... somebody mentioned NIN but I think, you know, Trent's an amazing artist and that shouldn't really fall into this kind of category... there's probably loads more but I haven't actually been hit for liking them yet.
Oh, I have both of Avirl Lavigne's albums on MP3... I don't know why, but then, I haven't deleted them yet, either.
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oh my god... limp bizkit? are you serious?
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Unfortunately, yes... though the newer albums are absolute crap, and the stuff before they were famous (though I'll admit I did only hear about them when they hit it big) is much better than most of their well known stuff.
And Fred Durst is a fool.
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I listen to Thrice once in a while.
And on occasion my old Blink 182 and Sum 41 albums.
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I have one Lenny Kravitz song on iTunes, but it's "It Ain't Over Till It's Over", so I refuse to feel guilty. Same with "Careless Whisper" by Wham!
Shut up.
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I refuse to feel guilty about any music I like. When determining what music I will or will not listen to, I ask myself one question: "Do I like to listen to it?" If I like it, I like it.
Music snobbery is one of my pet peeves. I just don't understand. Aesthetic judgments, including what criteria to judge by, are all subjective. How does any one person get the right to judge the personal taste of another?
Maybe I'm in the wrong place, but I thought the whole point of being "indie" is liking what you like and not what someone else says you should.
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Anyway, on to the music.
ABBA
Ace of Base
Billy Joel
The Cranberries
Eagle Eye Cherry (well, two songs. Save Tonight and When Mermaids Cry)
Enya
Peter, Paul and Mary
Basically I scrolled down my iTunes and looked for stuff I remember having been insulted for. There's probably more that I'd be mocked for, but I'm not very in touch with "the scene" or whatever and don't know what I'm "supposed" to dislike.
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Peter, Paul and Mary? People insulted you for Peter, Paul and Mary?! They did Puff the Magic Dragon for gods' sakes!
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^^^^ What he said!
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I get insulted a lot for what I listen to. Mainly the emo stuff though, unsurprisingly. I'm not ashamed, more disgusted by people's lack of respect for opinion. ANYWAYS,
The Used
My Chemical Romance
Alexisonfire
The Ataris (that last album was saddening for me)
Billy Talent
Nirvana (I was a bit surprised)
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blink 182
Mudvayne
Metallica
I'm not at all surprised by the first two. It really bugs me though how I get crap for liking Alexisonfire just because they have a lot of screaming going on.
I only bug one of my friends about what he listens to, because his favorite bands are Blink 182, Plus 44, and Boxcar Racer. I cannot resist. He wrote a song on guitar and unsurprsingly, it sounds like pre s/t blink.
Looking at those bands, I am not very indie. Oh well. :)
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...The Red Hot Chili Peppers...
Whoever insulted you for liking RHCP should be dragged into the street and killed repeatedly!
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And then Manlyman should be dragged into the street and killed alongside him. Liking Mudvayne is punishable by DEATH.
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Heheheh. Everyone has a problem with at least one of the bands I listen to. Always. They usually say something along the lines of what Kai said. At first I was insulted, now it's just god damn funny.
I can see why Mudvayne is hated though, pretty clearly actually....but it doesn't stop me from enjoying it. :)
Well, unless you manage to find me and destroy me.
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Whoever hates Mudvayne should be dragged out into the street and beaten with two-by-fours that have rusty nails in them, I love Mudvayne.
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Whatever you guys do, just don't steal my cloudsong. I think there is impending gratituous violence.
I couldn't hate on someone for just hating x band or liking y band. It doesn't represent them, just something they happen to enjoy/hate.
Mudvayne seems to be a love/hate band. Like most similar bands.
Also, one of the few RHCP haters in my area hates Franz Ferdinand too, and bugs me about it. Should I find this strange? Should I poke this said person with sticks?
Or is it common to not like these bands? I can't tell anymore.
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Poke them with rusty nails. Franz Ferdinand I don't like, RHCP I don't like, Mudvayne I do. Give 'em hell, kid. ;)
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eesh. Mudvvayne only had one good album (LD50), and it wasn't even that good.
Also, people who mock me for liking Megadeth usually get a swift introduction to Dr. Fist.
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Also, one of the few RHCP haters in my area hates Franz Ferdinand too, and bugs me about it. Should I find this strange? Should I poke this said person with sticks?
Or is it common to not like these bands? I can't tell anymore.
I'm pretty sure Franz Ferdinand only has one song and they just change the lyrics up. Hot Hot Heat is much better if you like that sort of thing.
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ManlyMan, I love The Used, and I think their cover of Under Pressure with MCR was awe-inspiringly kickass. So we can be losers together. :D
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ManlyMan, I love The Used, and I think their cover of Under Pressure with MCR was awe-inspiringly kickass. So we can be losers together. :D
We can all be losers together! MCR & The Used, woohoo! :D
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Passed through the filter of shit-awful local emo bands, My Chemical Romance and The Used are why I don't go to local shows anymore.
And also why I moan about people who like crap trend-wh...I mean different music getting way much more fun than me.
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I just don't see why you'd listen to The Used when you can lsiten to the Misfits. And I don't know why you'd listen to My Chemical Romance when razor blades sell for only $1.99 at your local corner store.
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sp2, I think we may have covered this topic already. Besides, the Misfits aren't really that good. Why do people make such a huge deal out of them?
Oh yeah, crappy bands I like: Something Corporate (only a couple songs, though) and Fall Out Boy (nurrr! Fall Out Boy, nurrrrrr!)
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Well I will post bands i like and i will let u guys be the judges if they are crappy music.
SLipknot
Distrubed
Mudvayne
Tool
Breaking Benjamin
Nirvana
Staind
Offspring
Megadeath
Metallica
Iron Maiden
just to name a few.
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Well I will post bands i like and i will let u guys be the judges if they are crappy music.
SLipknot
Distrubed
Mudvayne
Tool
Breaking Benjamin
Nirvana
Staind
Offspring
Megadeath
Metallica
Iron Maiden
just to name a few.
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Ah, staind. I like maybe 3 songs out of every whiny song they have ever made.
I happen to enjoy those songs very much, though. So Staind is okay in my book. Say yes to malcore? :D
Also, Breaking Benjamin is one of my favorites to listen to. Especially Rain. Man I have such a soft spot for fluffy songs by rock bands.
What about a perfect circle? I wouldn't listen to them for a while because of thinking they would be generic punk. i was very mistaken, they have really interesting sounding songs. Especially The Fiddle and the Drum which is just four part accopella harmonizing. Nice. ~.^
Oh and I like one song by something corperate: Me and the Moon. I am a big fan of that song.
How about Simon&Garfunkle? Queen? Jewel? The Cranberries?
I guess I am big on older folky bands, we listen to them in art class all the time.
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Opinions, opnions.
Hot Hot Heat is much better if you like that sort of thing.
I have only heard a few Hot Hot Heat songs, but they were kick ass. I shall have to check them out further.
I just listen to what sounds good to me. Sometimes "awful" things can sound "good". MCR has some good and fun melodies IMO. Also, no I don't cut myself. I find that stuff pretty stupid, so razorblades are a no go.
Losers FTW.
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sp2, I think we may have covered this topic already. Besides, the Misfits aren't really that good. Why do people make such a huge deal out of them?
Before or after Danzig left? If you mean to say the Misfits sucked with Danzig, you clearly hate punk and should go listen to hippie jam bands or something.
Sometimes "awful" things can sound "good". MCR has some good and fun melodies IMO. Also, no I don't cut myself. I find that stuff pretty stupid, so razorblades are a no go.
I was actually suggesting that suicide is preferable to listening to MCR. I don't make light of cutters. I used to be one.
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That Hollaback Grrl song is just so damn catchy.
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Holy shit. Going through this topic is like falling back to third-grate highschool. Nickelback, Mudvaine, Staind, Tool, Disturbed, all those names from the past...
But yeah, Korn and Limp Bizkit's older albums have sentimental value, so blast me all you want, I still like to listen to Break Stuff every once in a while. Also, what's wrong with hippie jam bands?
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I was actually suggesting that suicide is preferable to listening to MCR. I don't make light of cutters. I used to be one.
Wow, you must really hate MCR then.
Good you stopped cutting. That's a horrible thing to do, I stopped my ex girlfriend from it, and she's been better off and happier since. I guess some people just have trouble talking about things after awhile.
The Misfits are mediocre now....but even if you don't enjoy it, Danzig era Misfits is something you should respect. I think it was pretty important. That's just my two cents though.
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Aye, cutting is no laughing matter.
In any case, I can't stand Limp Bizkit. I do love the cover of behind blue eyes. Yes, I do.
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Well I will post bands i like and i will let u guys be the judges if they are crappy music.
SLipknot
Distrubed
Mudvayne
Tool
Breaking Benjamin
Nirvana
Staind
Offspring
Megadeath
Metallica
Iron Maiden
just to name a few.
I foundz ze TREAZER!
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Before or after Danzig left? If you mean to say the Misfits sucked with Danzig, you clearly hate punk and should go listen to hippie jam bands or something.
Post-Danzig Misfits, I meant. Early Misfits was ace. And I hate hippie rock.
I dunno if I said it yet, but I absolutely love Marilyn Manson (I am a glutton for punishment). I just finished reading his book.
Weirdos and freaks FTW.
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I foundz ze TREAZER!
Arrr!
Modern misfits isn't that bad. Still pretty catchy, but they're basically just stuck in a cliche groove catering to their less elitist fans. Static Age ftw people. Although I always preferred Danzig to the Misfits. Probably just my musical taste, but those first four albums! Perfecto. People accuse them of being 'mere vocal showcases', but I normally slap those people and shout 'IT'S GLENN DANZIG MAN'.
I wish I'd been some big shot producer or something in the early nineties. I would totally have gotten Glenn Danzig, Ronny James Dio, and Messiah Marcolin of Candlemass together (probably the 3 best classic metal vocalists) and made them make pants-wettingly awesome heavy metal. The supergroup even comes complete with a tag line 'Ronny is from Heaven, Glenn is from Hell, and Messiah is wearing a monks habit for some odd reason'.
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Pants-wetteningly good, eh? I'm gonna have to remember that phrase.
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Also, what's wrong with hippie jam bands?
A better question, perhaps, would be "what isn't wrong with hippie jam bands?"
For one thing, the list would be significantly shorter.
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People who like shitty pop-punk bands like blink-182 and sum41 because they're 'light and fun,' note that that is not an excuse to listen to blink-182 and sum41. Pop-punk is the explosive diarrhea of music: it's everywhere. There are thousands upon thousands of garage and better pop-punk bands, and hundreds and hundreds of them are actually pretty good. "I know it sucks, but I like it," is not as good as "I know it sucks so I'll find something better that I enjoy more." Your musical malaise is not cute, it's ignorant.
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Kylie Minouge for the masses!!! Damn, some of her songs are so kickass cool with that electronic minimalic pop beat ^^. I havnt really listened seriously to her though, but I think Ill download one of her albums (you see, I dont want to give her money because I think she gives us kids of today a bad morale) rather soon.
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The world would be an infinitely cooler place if Hippies all listened to Hawkwind and Orange Goblin.
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i made a thread a long time ago called "jam bands make me happy" and they do. studio albums are great for listening to relaxing music, and live albums are pretty decent background for a nice big smoking session or just hanging out relaxing and talking. for listening to music as the activity though, live albums blow.
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Also, what's wrong with hippie jam bands?
A better question, perhaps, would be "what isn't wrong with hippie jam bands?"
For one thing, the list would be significantly shorter.
Could you name a few examples of hippie jam bands? Because whenever I read "jam bands", I think of The Mars Volta, who are not a bad band.
In case you mean crappy modern hippie shit like Kings of Leon, I wholeheartedly agree.
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Kings of Leon are not a jam band, nor are they hippies. they suck.
i think phish, string cheese incident, widespread panic and the like
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Mistaking Kings of Leon for a jam band (or even remotely GOOD) is punishable by death.
and The Mars Volta is just prog rock. Not jam band.
Also, every Les Claypool project that is not Primus (and even latter day Primus is pretty jammy) is pretty much a jam band.
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Mistaking Kings of Leon for a jam band (or even remotely GOOD) is punishable by death.
They pull off the hippie look and thus have been labeled as a hippie band by the press. Which is why I tried applying the term here. I doubt they jam, but I never even bothered checking them out live, so I can't tell of course.
and The Mars Volta is just prog rock. Not jam band.
Live, they jam a damn lot.
Not that this qualifies them as a jam band as such, but I just couldn't apply the label "hippie jam band" to any band I know.
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Double posts not FTW.
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What in the hell does everyone hate Kings of Leon for?
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Maybe because they suck shit and their singer sounds like a heroin addled douchebag.
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Live, they jam a damn lot.
So do Dream Theater.
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APC jams on stage sometimes (or so I've heard).
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APC jams on stage sometimes (or so I've heard).
Who ever told you this is a big fat liar. I saw APC last year (I went to see the Mars Volta, who were opening, and I didn't give a shit about the headlining band at all). And they don't jam. They barely even move on stage. I think they might actually be statues rather than musicians.
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They're still awesome. And maybe they just didn't jam that one time. Ever think of that?
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They're still awesome.
No, not really.
Also, I've heard from people that have seen them several times live that they are pretty much uninteresting on stage.
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A perfect Circle, like Audioslave, is basically a bunch of people from a group of fairly tolerable bands mish mashed, and yet apparently none of them can write anything good together. Go figure.
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Desert Sessions albums are really just jam sessions that they recorded. One example of this is their one very short song titled - coming for your daughter. I'm listening to it now.
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Ok, i like MCR despite much genericness for 1 reason. Odd lyrical topics. Jail Rape for one. Its just funny.
Also, i have heard the misfits new stuff and i submit to thee this puddle of vomit it generated. Seriously, hatebreeders is the worst song evar. All you need is an iq of 3 to know it sucks. I also like some A Perfect Circle, Greenday (all, me luvs it so much) And the white stripes scare me.
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A perfect Circle, like Audioslave, is basically a bunch of people from a group of fairly tolerable bands mish mashed, and yet apparently none of them can write anything good together. Go figure.
I could not agree with you more, speaking of autoslave. I just don't find anything appealing about that band, and my dad and sister were into them for the longest time. I went from kinda not enjoying them to utter hatred.
I sorta like a perfect circle. I used to think they were good, but then I went through all their songs and realized I really only liked about 3. I still enjoy imagine, very simple, which is my bag. The lyrics I liked because of the point they were making.
Oh yeah, and Jam Bands. Big fan.
Greenday, not so much. Not... at all.
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I am ashamed to admit that I enjoy Slipknot. =\ I know there are a lot worse bands out there, but there are a lot better bands out there, too. I'm kinda glad that Corey Taylor calmed down a bit with the third album (fourth Slipknot album, The Subliminal Verses). It still makes me sad, though.
And I had my Linkin Park phase. *was reminded of this by today's comic*
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I sorta like a perfect circle. I still enjoy imagine, very simple, which is my bag. The lyrics I liked because of the point they were making.
well, I like Imagine when it's sung by John Lennon, because then, the song's about something I care about, as opposed to trying to apply the song to a situation that it doesn't really apply to...I enjoy the cover, sure, but I still wanna find Maynard, and beat him to death with a stick while screaming 'who gave you the right, asshead?!' over and over. Jesus.
That said...Humans are only entitled to like 'Passive' and various songs from the first and second albums. A non-dislike of 'What's going on' is also tolerable, but otherwise, eMotive is the least good album I've ever been glad I didn't spend money on....and I Love APC.
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Incidentally I thought APC gave that song some purpose instead of just Lennon daydreaming, I don't like the original.
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I enjoy the cover, sure, but I still wanna find Maynard, and beat him to death with a stick while screaming 'who gave you the right, asshead?!' over and over. Jesus.
If you heard Clay Aiken's cover of "Imagine" on American Idol you would cling to A Perfect Circle's version for dear life.
"Imagine" just shouldn't be covered by anyone, ever. You can't improve it, so the only way to go is down.
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Oh yeah, and Jam Bands. Big fan.
Greenday, not so much. Not... at all.
Jam Bands = for the win.
Also, every beatles song is now officially off limits for covering unless you happen to be totally awesome or Anal Cunt doing one of the silly ironic covers they do. (STAYIN' ALIVE)
...Especially While my Guitar Gently Weeps.
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Well, shit. I didn't know it was a cover.
I will go listen to the original right now.
Shame on me.
[just listened]
happy chords. i wasn't sure if I was enjoying it at first but now i do. yess. okay, good. mistake rectified.
Oh yeah. S&G is great, too. I am in love with Paul Simon, his lyrics give me chills. Aaaagh. He was a musical genius.
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I listen to bad shit like the Satanic Warmaster demo. I listen to demo-splits between bands that are actually the same 5 people, but wanted to have two bands.
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ok, i'm new to the forum but heres that band that suck but i love 'em - Megadeth. Oh god how i love megadeth. The hair, the riffs, the lyrics,
"brother will kill brother, spilling blood across the land, killing for religion is something i don't understand" they are magnificent in every way and god awful at the same time. I often have trouble explaining this to other people as they're either old-school rockers who don't like me laughing at the lyrics or pretentious/cool indie fools who can't laugh at it. Any sympathy out there?
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I like Motion City Soundtrack.
No really.
I do.
I'm...I'm so sorry.
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I listen to bad shit like the Satanic Warmaster demo. I listen to demo-splits between bands that are actually the same 5 people, but wanted to have two bands.
What's that fucking load of guys from america who have lkikje 8 bands and there's 6 of them. Wankers. Like Les Legiuones Noires but nbiot as cool, and the LLN sucked mighty donkley cock.
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I add another thumbs up to kelly clarkson and second "Britney Spears' Toxic".
I hope this hasn't already been posted, especially since I emailed Jeph the link last week, but for those who like Kelly Clarkson and American Analog Set, I implore you to click this link:
http://www.ezsite.bz/mashup/artistsongs/Aggro1%20-%20Kelly%20Clarkson%20Since%20U%20Been%20Gone%20v.%20American%20Analog%20Set%20Hard%20To%20Find.mp3
Liking shitty music is nothing to be ashamed of. After all, the majority of pop is engineered to worm its way into your brain and eat at your frontal lobes until there's no resistance left.
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IronBoy: There is no reason to be ashamed of Megadeth because they totally kick ass.
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I only bug one of my friends about what he listens to, because his favorite bands are Blink 182, Plus 44, and Boxcar Racer.
Plus-44? How does he even know what they sound like? Liking a band before you've heard them is stupid. And if there are leaked samples or something, why have I not been informed? I anticipate the arrival of +44 muchly. I have only just got out of denial about Blink breaking up, if there is some other Blink band member music I can listen to, I must have it.
I like Motion City Soundtrack.
I AM SEEING THEM ON THE 19th FTW
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"Imagine" just shouldn't be covered by anyone, ever. You can't improve it, so the only way to go is down.
I donno. I didn't really like Lennon's original (actually, I didn't like most of Lennon's solo stuff, with the exception of Working Class Hero), and the APC cover sounded more...musical, as if it were a song that could stand alone as a song and not be required to be a protest song. That's just the vibe I got from Lennon's version-Here's an interesting idea, now let's make it into a protest song. And it sounds like a protest song, as opposed to a song that is protesting something. Shame, really.
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Like most protest songs, though, you don't know it's actually a protest song unless you listen to the lyrics. On its own, "Imagine" is just a really beautiful melody.
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Psst, imagines obviously a protest song.
Protest songs only really make you stop and think 'eh' when you get to something like 'Enter Chaos' by Edge of Sanity, where most people can't really pick out any of the words the singer sings.