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Title: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ng on 16 Jan 2008, 12:59
My boyfriend and I have problems listening to music together. At best, he'll tolerate most of the things I like to hear. I would like to find more things we can enjoy together. This is where you come in!

I love these and my boyfriend hates them
Animal Collective
The Knife
My Bloody Valentine
Broken Social Scene
The Smiths

I love these and my boyfriend tolerates them
Pixies
Neutral Milk Hotel
Islands
The Hold Steady
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Minus the Bear
Flaming Lips

My boyfriend loves these and I hate them
Sufjan Stevens
Dashboard Confessional
Death Cab for Cutie

My boyfriend loves these and I tolerate them
Frou Frou
Imogen Heap
The Weepies
See Saw
Goldfrapp

We both like these!
Math and Physics Club
The Postal Service
Andrew Bird
Daft Punk
Leslie Hall and the LYs
Nick Drake
Bulldog Mansion
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Kill.kenada on 16 Jan 2008, 13:06
M. Ward?
The Shins?

And yes, anyone who hates The Smiths isn't worth staying with...
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imapiratearg on 16 Jan 2008, 13:06
Dump him!

(Or try The Weakerthans.)
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 13:08
You have better taste than your boyfriend.

Consider breaking up with him.

Truth.

Have you tried Belle and Sebastian?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ng on 16 Jan 2008, 13:11
I can't break up with him. He pays for my ridiculous habits (eating, living indoors, using electricity, ect.) Also, he is totally adorable.

He says the Smiths are "too depressing." He says the same thing about the Flaming Lips. He doesn't seem to understand why I think this hilarious when compared with him listening to Dashboard Confessional
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Liz on 16 Jan 2008, 13:12
I don't know what to tell you as I like all the bands on that list. More or less.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 16 Jan 2008, 13:13
Morrisey's solo work?

I'm genuinely at a loss.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imapiratearg on 16 Jan 2008, 13:15
Listen to post rock?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ng on 16 Jan 2008, 13:19
Listen to post rock?

I tried listening to Explosions in the Sky in the car, and he was all like "Please put something else on before I fall asleep and roll the van off a cliff"
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imapiratearg on 16 Jan 2008, 13:21
It's worse than I feared...

There's a Stereolab album in the Mediafire thread that's pretty cool.  Do either of you like Yo La Tengo?  Stars are also pretty cool.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 13:32
Seriously, Belle and Sebastian.  You both like Nick Drake.

Also maybe Yo La Tengo?  Seems like that would be weird enough for you but not-depressing enough for him.  Try Painful and Electr-O-Pura first.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imapiratearg on 16 Jan 2008, 13:34
Tommy's got some good suggestions, but if he's going to suggest Jawbreaker, you might as well suggest Jets to Brazil.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 16 Jan 2008, 13:34
Neil Young
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ng on 16 Jan 2008, 13:37
I have been meaning to check out Belle and Sebastian for a while now. I mean, I liked Looper ok, I guess.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 16 Jan 2008, 13:51
"too depressing."

Flaming Lips

Ideas do not compute with each other.  Please input again.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: KvP on 16 Jan 2008, 13:54
Can you really talk about the B52's without talking about Public Image Limited?

I don't think you can!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 16 Jan 2008, 13:55
Incidentally, have you tried listening to jazz music?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 14:02
If you like Looper "ok" then you will probably love Belle and Sebastian because they are much better.

Have you also considered possibly just not listening to music together?  I mean, I don't know, what's the big deal?  Can't you like, talk, or watch movies, or just not care about music when you're together?  If you live together, can't you use headphones?  If you guys really like each other, can't you "tolerate" anything the other wants to listen to as long as you, I don't know, take turns or whatever?  I hate to get all serious but if this is in any way a big deal then it does not bode well for your future relationship.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: KvP on 16 Jan 2008, 14:07
I don't know, granted the early PIL albums are still very much in the vein you describe, but those laster albums, man...

Hell, I just wanted to mention PIL.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Calaveth on 16 Jan 2008, 14:35
If you both like Daft Punk, the Ed Banger artists might be worth checking out. Justice, Uffie, DJ Mehdi, Busy P etc.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 14:49
I'm not being pedantic here. I like both of these bands a good deal (well, the early years of both) but I cannot actually think of a single thing these bands had in common.

...

Gay.

Own question answered!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ishotdanieljohnston on 16 Jan 2008, 14:56
I really didn't think different music tastes in a relationship were that big a deal. My lady and I listen to a fair few similar bands but where we differ, we at least pretend to tolerate. Well she never bags my taste because its good, but once in a while I have to give her a bit of a talking to. And we go along to eachothers shows, I took her to Andrew bird and she ended up loving it, she took me to Claire Bowditch and I thought it was ok.

Ah, healthy relationships!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 14:57
Who in PiL was gay?

If Mr. Rotten isn't gay, he sure does a good job acting like it.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 15:11
Nope, never heard of Johnny being married to anyone.  Fascinating.

Speaking of Johnny Rotten, this is awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRndlWvUUI
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: jimbunny on 16 Jan 2008, 15:11
The 1900's
Stars
Aqualung
Mates of State
...joanna newsom


Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: KvP on 16 Jan 2008, 15:14
Wait, do you actually like the albums after Flowers of Romance?
God no. It gets all world-y, and shiny, and all those things that PIL never should be.

...joanna newsom
I'd say that depends. Ng, how many renaissance fairs have you attended?

Speaking of Johnny Rotten, this is awesome:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksRndlWvUUI
True, tis awesome. But I seem to remember Mr. Lydon putting his name on pre-vandalized "punk" furniture not too long ago. You have to love the man, cynical bastard that he is.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 15:41
The first whole PiL album I heard was That What Is Not when I was like 14.  Given that, it's kind of amazing that I ever gave them another chance, and realised that Metal Box was one of the best (arguably industrial) albums of the 70s.

Too bad most of everything else they ever did was "pretty okay" at best.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: sandman263 on 16 Jan 2008, 15:54
You have to love the man, cynical bastard that he is.

You obviously didn't see him on "I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here".

Ng, I'd recommend Marah and the National. And since you both like the Postal Service, check out William Fitzsimmons.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 16:31
I think her boyfriend will call The National "boring" and "depressing".  Calling it now.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Kai on 16 Jan 2008, 16:50
You both sound like people who would enjoy Glenn Branca.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 17:15
I think they should listen to The Sun City Girls together.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Luke C on 16 Jan 2008, 17:46
And yes, anyone who hates The Smiths isn't worth staying with...

You don't live in Manchester do you?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ng on 16 Jan 2008, 18:10
Have you also considered possibly just not listening to music together?  I mean, I don't know, what's the big deal?  Can't you like, talk, or watch movies, or just not care about music when you're together?  If you live together, can't you use headphones?  If you guys really like each other, can't you "tolerate" anything the other wants to listen to as long as you, I don't know, take turns or whatever?  I hate to get all serious but if this is in any way a big deal then it does not bode well for your future relationship.

It's not a big deal at all. I mean, it is not like we regularly come to blows over what's on the iPod. We take a lot of long car drives together, and it would just be nice to have some more options that I can just queue up and not have to worry about whether or not he is getting totally sick of listening to my music and just won't say that he wants to hear something else.

I think her boyfriend will call The National "boring" and "depressing".  Calling it now.

Just to clear up this misconception now, I am a dude. Interesting consequence of this: by helping a gay guy find music to listen to with his boyfriend, you are all now gay by proxy. Faggots.

PS: Thank you for your help! I have a lot of options to check out here, and I'ma try 'em out on our road trip this weekend.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Hat on 16 Jan 2008, 18:21
Augh my mother will be so ashamed when she finds out I am gay by proxy. After I patiently explain to her what it means, of course.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: ViolentDove on 16 Jan 2008, 19:14
Just to clear up this misconception now, I am a dude.

See, because of your avatar I was picturing you as an elderly, one-eyed nun with surprisingly good taste in music, and a penchant for scaling the walls of your convent to argue over music with your secret boyfriend. Damn, the internet is misleading.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 20:01
I thought he was female because of typing style.

Damn, now I've caught THE GAY!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Liz on 16 Jan 2008, 20:03
Well I'm female and I never actually provided advice, so am I still gay by proxy?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 20:09
Yes, I'm afraid you're going to have to go make out with some chicks now.

PIX PLZ THX
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Liz on 16 Jan 2008, 20:52
Only if you go make out with some dudes first.

Now get to it.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 16 Jan 2008, 21:06
Psh, what guy of my generation hasn't made out with dudes before?  Being bi was hip in the 90s.

Bring me Jamie Stewart and we'll talk.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Uber Ritter on 16 Jan 2008, 21:52
What about the Avalanches?  They're less overtly poppy than Daft Punk but pretty musically interesting, particularly if you like samples.  Also, Squarepusher, maybe?  Then again it doesn't sound like he likes long songs...
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: KickThatBathProf on 16 Jan 2008, 22:25
I thought he was female because of typing style.

Damn, now I've caught THE GAY!


Careful now, once you've caught the gay, you're more likely to catch the AIDS, too.  No more makey-outey with the boys.

Plus, you homosexuals stole rainbows from us.  GIVE THEM BACK!!!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 17 Jan 2008, 01:10
Avalanches >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Daft Punk

Defo give them a shot.  I find it hard to believe anyone could actually "hate" them.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: pinkpiche on 17 Jan 2008, 01:49
I just wanna say one thing:

How in the name of all that is (un)holy is Flaming Lips depressive? When I want happy-time
I basically just put on Yoshimi or Soft Bulletin
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 17 Jan 2008, 02:00
The Flaming Lips have many depressing songs.  "Jesus Shootin' Heroin", "Felt Good To Burn", "The Abandoned Hospital Ship", "Godzilla Flick", "Love Yer Brain", "Stand In Line", "You Have to Be Joking (Autopsy of the Devil's Brain", "They Punctured My Yolk"...

You do realise they made albums before The Soft Bulletin right?  Some of us would even say that everything before that album is their best work.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imagist42 on 17 Jan 2008, 02:44
You would be crazy and the rest of us would laugh at you, but yes, you could say that.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: michaelicious on 17 Jan 2008, 06:44
Same here. Who's laughing now, imagist42?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 17 Jan 2008, 06:54
Damn, how am I going to tell my mother?

It was bad enough telling her I'm an asshole, she's going to hate this.

Just tell her you've been compensating by being wildly promiscuous.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: valley_parade on 17 Jan 2008, 08:48
Avalanches >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Daft Punk

Defo give them a shot.  I find it hard to believe anyone could actually "hate" them.


Impossible to not like the Avalanches, man. Impossible.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: imagist42 on 17 Jan 2008, 09:31
I will take the eight albums leading up to The Soft Bulletin over the ones following it any day of the week.

This does deny that The Soft Bulletin itself is, in fact, their best work.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 17 Jan 2008, 12:13
You would be crazy and the rest of us would laugh at you, but yes, you could say that.

I know a lot of people who were Flaming Lips fans way before The Soft Bulletin who all agree with me that their older material is much stronger.

Granted, most younger people whose first exposure to the Lips was Soft Bulletin hold it up as some kind of industry standard of what Jesus himself sounds like, but some of us liked it when the Lips were more psychedelic, more noisy, had better lyrics, and were on more drugs.

If I want to listen to post-Zaireeka Flaming Lips sounding music, I'll listen to post-Boces Mercury Rev, as they did it better.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 17 Jan 2008, 16:30
I don't think there's a Flaming Lips album out there that isn't quite good. You're all fools.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: mfpole on 17 Jan 2008, 16:41
danananananananananananannanananananananananana Go TEEEAAM!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Spinless on 17 Jan 2008, 23:42
It's too late for my advice, but here it is anyway!
Differing music taste can be a real killer in some situations. Just don't play anything of your own, pretend to like everything they like, when they press you for details on what you listen to, just say 'oh, you'll hate it, it's not important.'

That said, this is a recommendation thread, so I'm just gonna shoot at Neil Young.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: pinkpiche on 18 Jan 2008, 01:56
The Flaming Lips have many depressing songs.  "Jesus Shootin' Heroin", "Felt Good To Burn", "The Abandoned Hospital Ship", "Godzilla Flick", "Love Yer Brain", "Stand In Line", "You Have to Be Joking (Autopsy of the Devil's Brain", "They Punctured My Yolk"...

You do realise they made albums before The Soft Bulletin right?  Some of us would even say that everything before that album is their best work.


No, I've been asleep under a rock for the past 20 years (actually I wasn't born 20 years ago, but let that rest). Yes I do recognize that they have made a lot of albums prior to The Soft Bulletin and the happy-songs-statement was obviously an exaggeration. "Do You Realize???" is perhaps the most depressing song ever made. But! I'm almost sure that the author of the thread listens primarily to Yoshimi and The Soft Bulletin and/or War of the Mystics since they are the most popular of their entire body of work. I haven't heard the older work either, because it's pretty hard to get a hold of, but sure, I know a lot of you prefers most popular indie-bands' older work to their newer (Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Black Heart Procession and I could go on).
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: adara on 18 Jan 2008, 06:03
Using the statement that music is "hard to get a hold of" when it's still in print and readily available for purchase right off of amazon.com is a weak excuse for not listening to something. I'm sure that what you mean by it being hard to obtain is that you can't easily download it for free. If you really liked the Lips that much, you would probably want to explore their back catalog, and give the band a little bit of money for their hard work. People used to actually buy records before hearing them to see if they liked them. I really wish people would still do this on occasion especially if they claim that they really like a band.


As far as music for the original poster, I don't think I saw anyone mention Spoon or Band of Horses yet. Those are pretty popular "indie" bands that a lot of people enjoy. Or maybe try Fleetwood Mac. They have both female and male lead vocals and slower and faster songs. Plus they are classic.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: McTaggart on 18 Jan 2008, 06:43
It's pretty hard to get hold of here. Since buying my copies of Transmissions.. and Clouds.. I haven't seen them on shelves anywhere. Amazon still counts as one hell of a lot of effort for some people.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ttam1210 on 18 Jan 2008, 07:09
My boyfriend and I have problems listening to music together. At best, he'll tolerate most of the things I like to hear. I would like to find more things we can enjoy together. This is where you come in!

I love these and my boyfriend hates them
Animal Collective
The Knife
My Bloody Valentine
Broken Social Scene
The Smiths

I love these and my boyfriend tolerates them
Pixies
Neutral Milk Hotel
Islands
The Hold Steady
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Minus the Bear
Flaming Lips

My boyfriend loves these and I hate them
Sufjan Stevens
Dashboard Confessional
Death Cab for Cutie

My boyfriend loves these and I tolerate them
Frou Frou
Imogen Heap
The Weepies
See Saw
Goldfrapp

We both like these!
Math and Physics Club
The Postal Service
Andrew Bird
Daft Punk
Leslie Hall and the LYs
Nick Drake
Bulldog Mansion

any Barry White

oooh yeeeaaa
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Ttam1210 on 18 Jan 2008, 07:17
Don't quote the whole OP just to add that, fellah.

Otherwise I'll make you pay for a new scroll wheel on my mouse.  :wink:

aah i apolgise!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: pinkpiche on 18 Jan 2008, 08:30
Using the statement that music is "hard to get a hold of" when it's still in print and readily available for purchase right off of amazon.com is a weak excuse for not listening to something. I'm sure that what you mean by it being hard to obtain is that you can't easily download it for free. If you really liked the Lips that much, you would probably want to explore their back catalog, and give the band a little bit of money for their hard work. People used to actually buy records before hearing them to see if they liked them. I really wish people would still do this on occasion especially if they claim that they really like a band.


As far as music for the original poster, I don't think I saw anyone mention Spoon or Band of Horses yet. Those are pretty popular "indie" bands that a lot of people enjoy. Or maybe try Fleetwood Mac. They have both female and male lead vocals and slower and faster songs. Plus they are classic.

I meant what I wrote. I buy all of my music from local stores and sometimes mail-order, but yeah I'm only 17 so Amazon isn't really an option. But thanks for clearing that up.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: onewheelwizzard on 18 Jan 2008, 09:37
"Do You Realize???" is perhaps the most depressing song ever made.

Are we listening to the same song?  I thought that song was the opposite of depressing.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 18 Jan 2008, 09:41
I know a lot of you prefers most popular indie-bands' older work to their newer (Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Black Heart Procession and I could go on).

Dude, you're a fucking idiot.  Just sayin'.

I don't prefer bands' music based on when it was made, I enjoy it based on how much I enjoy it.  I think Neon Bible is a hell of a lot better than Funeral.  I haven't liked Modest Mouse since 1998 and even back then I tolerated them at best so that's a stupid point.  The latest Black Heart Procession album just plain isn't quite as good as their first four.  And since when are they "popular" anyway?

Coming in here and posting big sweeping statements about "you guys" is a quick way to get you laughed at and your idiotic statements sigged so they are never forgotten.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Uber Ritter on 18 Jan 2008, 11:39
I know a lot of you prefers most popular indie-bands' older work to their newer (Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Black Heart Procession and I could go on).

Dude, you're a fucking idiot.  Just sayin'.

I don't prefer bands' music based on when it was made, I enjoy it based on how much I enjoy it.  I think Neon Bible is a hell of a lot better than Funeral.  I haven't liked Modest Mouse since 1998 and even back then I tolerated them at best so that's a stupid point.  The latest Black Heart Procession album just plain isn't quite as good as their first four.  And since when are they "popular" anyway?

Coming in here and posting big sweeping statements about "you guys" is a quick way to get you laughed at and your idiotic statements sigged so they are never forgotten.

You also preferred Mr. Beast to Young Team.  Which is not only preferring a more recent Mogwai album but isn't as much of a sacred cow.  I know your point is more general than a few examples could prove, but still.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 18 Jan 2008, 12:22
I thought he was just reinforcing my statement by chiming in with another example of me preferring a band's newer material to their old?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: BrittanyMarie on 18 Jan 2008, 13:04
I'm glad I'm gay by proxy. Maybe I'll have better luck with ladies than I do with guys.

I think you both might like Wolf Parade!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: adara on 18 Jan 2008, 16:47
I'm only 17 so Amazon isn't really an option.
If you're old enough to use the internets you are old are enough to use Amazon! Surely someone you know has a credit/debit card and would be willing to place an order for you, provided you pay for it up-front.

You also claim to buy a lot from local shops. I don't know exactly how your local record shop works,  but every one I've set foot in (quite a few) has been able to special-order anything you want that they don't have, and usually they only charge a minimal fee, if any, for you doing this.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Liz on 18 Jan 2008, 17:07
Also Amazon now has a feature that lets you buy using your bank account, which is why I've joined the world of online shopping.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Uber Ritter on 18 Jan 2008, 22:32
One of you prefers a slightly different era of Mogwai?

I smell a sitcom!
Actually from what I've heard I like Mr. Beast more, too.  I could probably listen to Young Team ad nauseum until I'm convinced of its superiority and/or do whatever it is Focus on the Family thinks is gay-ifying America's children to myself if it would sell a pilot, though.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: pinkpiche on 20 Jan 2008, 05:47
I know a lot of you prefers most popular indie-bands' older work to their newer (Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Black Heart Procession and I could go on).

Dude, you're a fucking idiot.  Just sayin'.

I don't prefer bands' music based on when it was made, I enjoy it based on how much I enjoy it.  I think Neon Bible is a hell of a lot better than Funeral.  I haven't liked Modest Mouse since 1998 and even back then I tolerated them at best so that's a stupid point.  The latest Black Heart Procession album just plain isn't quite as good as their first four.  And since when are they "popular" anyway?

Coming in here and posting big sweeping statements about "you guys" is a quick way to get you laughed at and your idiotic statements sigged so they are never forgotten.


Just sayin'? Yeah I guess you are "just" saying.

You know as well as me that there is a big tendency for people to like earlier material of any band in "the indie-scene". Both Modest Mouse and Arcade Fire are condidered sell-outs by a lot of people, just because they aren't throwing out anthems like "Paper Thin Walls" or "Laika" any longer. The whole "the more obscure it is, the better it is"-thing. It wasn't exactly directed at you. But I guess you speak for the whole board.

adara>> Yeah I tried that but it would take them four weeks and cost me double price so I guess I wasn't that wild to listen to something I had never heard before and only a weak impression of. But that isn't really what this is about, is it? I'm not that wild about the Lips anyway.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 20 Jan 2008, 10:52
Actually, I don't know anything about "the indie scene" because I'm not in it.

And I wasn't speaking for the whole board, but I've been here long enough to know that this isn't a board made up of generic "indie scene" clichés who always say "They were so much better before they sold out."

Seriously.  Lurk more.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: bbqrocks on 20 Jan 2008, 11:05
Does that actually happen in the indie scene? Because it happens a hell of a lot in the metal scene.

Anyways, the reason why people prefer bands earlier stuff is because it is better.  I will always prefer behemoths grom to the apostasy, and amon amarth's arrival of the fimbulwinter to 'the crusher'. However it doesn't happen with every band.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: bbqrocks on 20 Jan 2008, 11:15
Heh, I can be pretty elitist (or 'hipster', as you guys call it) when I want. I flat out refuse to listen to some subgenres, for example.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: bbqrocks on 20 Jan 2008, 11:25
Wow, a phenomen rarer than an elitist accepting someones musical opinions; Someone accepting an elitists musical opinion.


Anyways, as for music you and your boyfriend should listen to; Regardless of what genres/artists you like, you should both listen to aisha jambo.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 20 Jan 2008, 12:02
I don't believe in this whole 'Hipster' thing. I think it's a catch-all phrase for a youth movement that I was not (or am not?) privy too.

Fatsters, on the other hand. Very real.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: KvP on 20 Jan 2008, 12:53
*argh, wrong thread.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: pinkpiche on 21 Jan 2008, 02:07
There's a common misconception that this forum is a hub of what I have heard called 'Hipsters' who all have 100% overlap of tastes and adhere to a rigid and predefined set of values including but not limited to the unrealistic "their earlier stuff was better" straw man. Sadly, as convenient as it might be to be able to pigeon-hole everyone under such generalisations, this forum appears to be an honest exception. I'd go as far to say that the truism would be closer to "their better stuff was better". Obviously, it remains up to each individual to decide what is considered better, yadda yadda yadda, opinion is subjective, in the eye of the beholder etc.

Likewise, the overwhelming majority of people on this forum don't judge music by its popularity or lack of. I'm probably the most easily disgruntled person on this forum when it comes to commercial success and even I have ulterior motives beyond the weak "I liked them before they were popular" malarkey.


I agree - I'm not trying to generalize this forum or its users. And as far as the truism goes, it's obvious that as zerodrone says, I'd rather listen to something that I enjoy, than what is commonly referred to as masterpieces and recognized works that I might not necessarily care for. That's a big d'uh. But being threatened by you zero isn't the coolest thing in the world, especially not with petty flaming and humiliating sigs. It's not the most terrifying thing in the world, being humiliated on the world wide web. I'm just trying to have a good time. Maybe you should too.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 21 Jan 2008, 02:13
dude if you'd lurk more you'd know I am probably the single most "all about having a good time" person on this forum

i mean i am drunk RIGHT NOW!

PUNK ROCK!  DISCO DUCK!  BIRTH CONTROL!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: ViolentDove on 21 Jan 2008, 14:29
This thread's earlier stuff was better.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 21 Jan 2008, 14:32
This thread was so much cooler before it got posted.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: sean on 21 Jan 2008, 14:54
Eh, the title was good but the full length post kinda sucked and it all went down from there.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Edible on 21 Jan 2008, 15:08
Am I the only one that finds it ironic that a subset of society who pride themselves on having odd music tastes appaerntly have "100% overlap".

So yeah, much agreement with tommy, this place doesnt really seem to have a 'fixed' set of tastes, though the sendspace mediafire seems too go through fad's
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Houdinimachine on 21 Jan 2008, 16:26
I was into this thread before it was cool.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 22 Jan 2008, 00:46
No, this thread was cool when it was gayer.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: E. Spaceman on 22 Jan 2008, 01:39
Sleater Kinney was actually much better when they were gayer
and Bowie
and Le Tigre
not of Montreal though!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 22 Jan 2008, 01:46
Truth.

Cub were the best gay band ever though.  FACT.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: SilentJ on 22 Jan 2008, 20:06
I don't care if it's been said already.

To OP: just listen to Daft Punk all the time.

Problem solved.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: MusicScribbles on 22 Jan 2008, 20:10
It has been said, and now you will make zerodrone angry again. Now, why you gotta do a thing?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 22 Jan 2008, 20:28
You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: MusicScribbles on 22 Jan 2008, 20:31
Shit! See what you did! He's talking in bolded words! This is bad.
Hey, zerodrone, Spiritualized is awesome, and, uhm, I LOVE The Avalanches!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: ViolentDove on 22 Jan 2008, 20:39
I swear I'm not just saying this to be a shit-stirrer... but I actually preferred the Avalanches first E.P., El Producto, to the rest of their stuff.

Probably because they stopped making interesting hip-hop after that.


Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: supersheep on 22 Jan 2008, 20:43
Future Sound of London and Death in Vegas are the next bands on my to-listen list! Daft Punk are not the only people who make good music you can dance to!
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: SilentJ on 22 Jan 2008, 20:54
Dude, I have SO MANY artists in my iTunes playlist that you can dance to, but many people here would not approve of a good amount of them.  However, in the interest of stirring the shit...

Benny Benassi, D-Devils, Bob Sinclair, Cascada, Alice Deejay, Angelo Venuto, Darude, DHT, Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grande, Lucus Prata, Newton, Outhere Brothers, Peter Luts & Dominico, Sash!, Zombie Nation, Captain Jack, DJ Mystik, 4 Strings, Freezepop, Ellen Allien, and Apparat all make some pretty excellent dance party music.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 22 Jan 2008, 20:59
Freezepop

Anger... fading... legs... feeling urge to move...

HERE I GO! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: morca007 on 22 Jan 2008, 21:08
He only tolerates the Pixies? Dump his ass.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: MusicScribbles on 22 Jan 2008, 21:09
Zero, that video. I haven't seen that in a while. I will be seeing it more often now. Thank you.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: SilentJ on 22 Jan 2008, 21:12
Oh wait, I just thought.

If I know this forum at all, I will be praised for listening to Ellen Allien, Apparat, Freezepop, and possibly Zombie Nation, Captain Jack, and Darude, while Cascada will hurt my name pretty badly, and possibly DHT as well.

Please god tell me somebody has at least HEARD of some of the others.

As a hint, Newton did that song they used in a Pepsi commercial, Benny Benassi does some pretty awesome house covers of songs (California Dreaming, Seven Nation Army, etc.), the D-Devils made the Dance with the Devil they do in Acapulco, Angelo Venuto redid Sweet Caroline, Eric Prydz made Call on Me, and DJ Mustik did the Butterfly song from DDR.

Please?
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 22 Jan 2008, 21:13
HERE I GO! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZwZiU0kKs)

The Spike Jonze Director's Label DVD has this video with commentary from Walken himself.

So great.

Benny Benassi did "Satisfaction" which is tremendously grating, as is "Call On Me" which also has a borderline offensive video. We know them, but jeez man. At the very least listen to some MSTRKRFT or Shout Out Out Out Out or something.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: SilentJ on 22 Jan 2008, 21:15
See, I was afraid of that.

Me and my brother find this music to be excellent, especially for dancing to whilst completely wasted.

the Fist PumpTM is pretty big here in Maryland, 'specially amongst college kids, primarily from College Park.

Manda probably knows what I'm talking about.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: MusicScribbles on 22 Jan 2008, 21:16
I am watching this video again already. Also, Praise You is a pretty awesome music video.
Are we done recommending music in here? I want to say this thread has been jacked, but I don't have an appropriate picture for the occasion.

Spike Jonze, you tickle me so. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQB9d-MMIx0
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 22 Jan 2008, 22:09
On the other end of the spectrum (video-wise), I seriously

FUCKING LOVE THIS FUCKING VIDEO (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7Y7fMbbaP8)
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: bbqrocks on 23 Jan 2008, 11:17
Something to dance to? Uh, kindzadza spring to mind. And chiptune! Go download 'bad joke EP' by random, and get dancing.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: ViolentDove on 23 Jan 2008, 15:03
Here's Random's releases on 8bitpeoples, because linking to stuff is awesome (http://www.8bitpeoples.com/discography_gfx.php?artist=Random#8BP051).

Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: cabose on 31 Jan 2008, 05:39
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0EuvwRAiw
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: MadassAlex on 31 Jan 2008, 22:40
You have better taste than your boyfriend.

Consider breaking up with him.

This is of course coming from someone who dislikes Rush.

Not making any judgements.

I mean.

Jus' sayin'.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Indifferent Clox on 03 Feb 2008, 07:55
Listen to Idosers.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Near Lurker on 05 Feb 2008, 14:12
I didn't know the B-52's were gay until I read this thread.

And my brother loves them.  If I have to listen to "Love Shack" one...more...time...
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Jackie Blue on 05 Feb 2008, 14:19
To be fair, the women in B-52s are straight.
Title: Re: Please to be recomending music my boyfriend can enjoy with me
Post by: Johnny C on 05 Feb 2008, 15:09
To be fair, Fred Schneider kicks ass!