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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: Fitz on 07 Nov 2008, 10:53
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I want to know band that you don't necessarily hate, but you are sick of hearing about. Although I hate my example (Paramore) I am sick of everyone sucking their dick all the time. It is so hard to escape them and I want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty nail every time someone mentions them. I'm wondering if its just me. You guys got anything?
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I think we should
talk post pictures of Hayley Williams.
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I'm too lazy to do so. But someone else do it.
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Slipknot and Katy Perry.
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I half-arsed this, because now that I have a girlfriend I'm not as ridiculously horny any more. But...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v77/DynamiteKid156/Hayley01.jpg)
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I really don't think that anyone is "sucking paramore's dick". I don't think that anyone considers them to be a particularly talented band. Sure, they have some catchy tunes and they may be enjoyable to listen to, but they aren't innovators by any means.
Really, everyone just has a collective hard-on for their (in my opinion) moderately good looking lead singer. Personally, I find her looks to be pretty hit or miss.
Anyway, I'm pretty sick of hearing about Coldplay. The other day I heard someone say that Coldplay was like a really good mixture of Radiohead and Sigur Ros, which made me pretty sad.
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Coldplay. A million times Coldplay. If I see one more "oh man Coldplay fucking sucks" comment on the internet I'm going to scream. We all get it. I don't like them either. Shut the fuck up about it.
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The entire NME-supported pseudo-skiffle Arctic Monkey-type brand of British guitar-oriented garage rock needs a stiff dose of dick.
I do think Hayley Williams is pretty hot, but that's really her pop-punk-by-numbers band's only real draw.
Cold...play? What is this... Cold... play?
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I really don't think that anyone is "sucking paramore's dick". I don't think that anyone considers them to be a particularly talented band. Sure, they have some catchy tunes and they may be enjoyable to listen to, but they aren't innovators by any means.
Really, everyone just has a collective hard-on for their (in my opinion) moderately good looking lead singer. Personally, I find her looks to be pretty hit or miss.
Every time someone mentions them, there are at least a dozen people who chime in "OMIGOD PARAMOAR R SO GOOOODD UUHNNNGGNGNN" everywhere else but this forum.
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Silkworm.
Fuck that band.
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The entire NME-supported pseudo-skiffle Arctic Monkey-type brand of British guitar-oriented garage rock needs a stiff dose of dick.
^THIS.
also, neutral milk hotel. i can't say i've heard a great deal of their stuff, but what i have heard was pretty unconvincing, and everyone who has even the slightest predilection for indie music seems to have a giant hard on for that band.
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Man, Bedhead, what the shit.
@ spoon_of_grimbo: it's actually more likely that they have a hard-on for Jeff Mangum. Also, I'm guessing that you have horrible tastes in music because you don't like NMH :-D
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Yeah dudes. Fugazi? More like Poogazi
Hare Krishna, did I actually write that?
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Obviously Paramore aren't innovative, but when you consider how old Hayley Williams was in the band's early days, or even now (she's about a month younger than I, I'm 20 as of this month), her voice is extremely impressive in its range, power and nuance.
also, neutral milk hotel. i can't say i've heard a great deal of their stuff, but what i have heard was pretty unconvincing, and everyone who has even the slightest predilection for indie music seems to have a giant hard on for that band.
This thread just got interesting.
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@ spoon_of_grimbo: it's actually more likely that they have a hard-on for Jeff Mangum. Also, I'm guessing that you have horrible tastes in music because you don't like NMH :-D
great, lets make generalisations about my music taste because i have yet to see whats so great about some band you idolize.
notice i said "have YET to see..." - meaning i'd keep an open mind if i were to hear more of their stuff. in fact, hell, what would you say are their 2 or 3 best songs? i'll check them out and see if i'm converted at all. not making any promises, but i'll give them another try.
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I think the dinosaur smiley is a pretty good indicator that he was just messin' around about your taste in music.
As far as Neutral Milk Hotel songs go, my personal favourites are "Two-headed Boy" and "Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone"
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You kind of have to listen to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea all the way through once or twice to get a real good idea of what they're about.
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Where is the Akron/Family love or Crystal Stilts love, I'm not seeing enough of either anywhere.
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You kind of have to listen to In the Aeroplane Over the Sea all the way through once or twice to get a real good idea of what they're about.
after one listen, i'll concede it's not bad, but his voice kinda irks me. maybe it'll grow on me, i'll give it a few more goes. i can't see it ever being one of my favourite albums, but it's not as bad as i'd previously thought.
i wasn't COMPLETELY following the lyrics, but i heard a few mentions of "i love jesus" and the like... are NMH a christian band?
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I'm sick of hearing about how "lawl Neutral Milk Hotel are soooooooooo overated!!111 fuck pitchfork!!!11"
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Of Montreal - Holy Dicks do these guys ever suck
Sufjan Stevens - Really bland and really really boring.
QFT
Mogwai - buhring and fellated everywhere
Hey, Young Team was amazing!
(ok I based my opinion of Mogwai based on the only album I've listened to, but hell I think it's amazing)
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Death Cab for Cutie - God, Conor Oberst. Go away. Leave my musics alone.
Isn't Death Cab's frontman Ben Gibbard? Conor Oberst is Bright Eyes .. and, I suppose, Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band. I wasn't going to say anything because, in my broad and rather uninformed mind, they are basically the same person (outside of their vocal range). But I did say something because I like Death Cab and Bright Eyes alright, and I was interested to know if Conor Oberst was actually involved with Death Cab.
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Hey do you guys know what bands I am sick of hearing about? I am going to list them now.
Boris - seriously they are OKAY and pretty loud I guess but what is the fucking deal, I don't get it
Of Montreal - Holy Dicks do these guys ever suck
Sufjan Stevens - Really bland and really really boring.
Death Cab for Cutie - God, Conor Oberst. Go away. Leave my musics alone.
Girl Talk - I strolled past a concert and it is the worst thing I have ever seen, easily. Also terrible music.
Mogwai - buhring and fellated everywhere
In sequential order:
-I thought this for a long time too but then I downloaded Pink and got in the right mood and fuuuck it is really nice. It is like really transcendent shoegaze except more metal. They are dark, stormy ocean music.
-Yeah pretty much
-Often incredibly bland, sometimes tosses out a decent pop song
-Conor Oberst isn't in Death Cab and, once you stop stereotyping, their music isn't that similar. I don't love either of them but both Ben Gibbard and Oberst are talented songwriters who, if overrated, still deserve merit.
-Fuck you man. You hate fun! (Girl Talk is not original music, it is just fun remixes for people who love old school hip hop and dancing. His concerts are explosive and probably the most fun I've ever had at a show)
-Probably the only post rock band I can tolerate. Different strokes for different folks, I s'pose.
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Coldplay. A million times Coldplay. If I see one more "oh man Coldplay fucking sucks" comment on the internet I'm going to scream. We all get it. I don't like them either. Shut the fuck up about it.
I agree. But I live in a fraternity house, so I always hear the opposite opinion. Maybe everyone will stop talking about them and they will just go away. I'm starting.... now.
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Conor Oberst might be a talented songwriter, but man I just can't stand to listen to him sing. Terrible!
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Yeah, Conor's voice bugs me a little and Ben Gibbard is bland.
I just don't like it when people knock music for no other reason than it is popular/overrated.
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after one listen, i'll concede it's not bad, but his voice kinda irks me. maybe it'll grow on me, i'll give it a few more goes. i can't see it ever being one of my favourite albums, but it's not as bad as i'd previously thought.
i wasn't COMPLETELY following the lyrics, but i heard a few mentions of "i love jesus" and the like... are NMH a christian band?
The Jesus line is supposed to be ironic I guess. It probably helps to know that Jeff Mangum is an atheist.
Also, Tom: What are you talking about? Akron/Family are pretty sweet, I think. I can't tell whether or not half these posts in this thread are ones like: "Sonic Youth? Man, fuck them! They made some awful noises! Really, they're great though. I am just making a funny hurr hurr."
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Not only does Tom Selleck IS Mangum, P.I. practice this brutally obnoxious 'yell-sing' approach on half the album (tracks 2-4 are goddamned near unlistenable!), but he's also traded in his faux-British accent for a Tori Amos-style 'Deep South' idiot drawl; "speaking" is now pronounced "spay-kayng," "way" is "way-ee," "save" = "say-eev," "bright" = "bray-eet," "airplane" = "air-play-eene," "wait" = "way-eet," etc....Mangum's over-loud faux-Southisms...
Mangum is from Louisiana. That is a southern state. Mangum doesn't really have a southern accent when he speaks but it's absolutely possible that when he sings an accent comes out in a more pronounced manner. This happens with a lot of people. Also, this guy is an asshole. First of all, not all the lyrics are about Anne Frank. Second of all, I don't think Mangum is "horny." Some of the lyrics may convey sexual imagery but those are two very different things. Third, this guy is inconsistent. He insults songs only to praise them a paragraph later. Finally I'm a little confused regarding his claims of Mangum's narcissism. An album can be personal and have special meaning to the song writer that may not be apparent to the audience. Art isn't always designed so an audience can understand it. That's not the point. Maybe we don't get all the lyrics because we can't but that doesn't mean Mangum's a narcissist. Far from it. I know this response is poorly written since my mind isn't exactly clear at the moment (if'n you catch my drift) but man, that review isn't well written either and frankly that guy comes across as unintelligent. And a jerk.
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Also, Tom: What are you talking about? Akron/Family are pretty sweet, I think.
I was just saying I don't see enough love for 'em here on this board.
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Okay, I couldn't tell.
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This thread is gold. I love when the indie culture talks about hype. It's like
Daft Punk. As talented and catchy as their stuff gets, they're just like that annoying dude at your Halloween party who dressed up as George Bush. The bad impersonations and forced bad grammar shtick gets old eventually, no matter how many Matchstick Margaritas you've had...
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Boris - seriously they are OKAY and pretty loud I guess but what is the fucking deal, I don't get it
Jens, you are so good at sarcasm. I almost believed you, there! :-D
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the Doors is the most overrated band ever. Seriously, Jim Morrison is not God-like or anything. As far as songs go, 'Freebird' and 'Stairway to Heaven' are insanely overrated.
Eventually, I'll do more modern stuff....
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Deerhoof guys. Deerhoof spews out the most annoying sounds I've ever heard. How so many can tolerate or actually like this music is beyond my comprehension.
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+1
I dunno, maybe I just don't like Japanese lady vocals, but I really can't get into Deerhoof for the life of me.
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Deerhoof guys. Deerhoof spews out the most annoying sounds I've ever heard. How so many can tolerate or actually like this music is beyond my comprehension.
Kris,
If I had the money, I would fly to Norway just to hug you right now. Frig Deerhoof.
(Jens, I think I over-hype Boris sometimes because I have musical boners for Wata. But I do really really like the music.)
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Shane, please do! Deerhoof haters of this forum have to stick together, seeing how I don't think there are many of us.
Forumites against Deerhoof unite!
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Sadly, I think it might just be the two of us.
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...and TheLetterM up there ^
Well, at least now we know we're not completely alone, that's gotta count for something.
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Sorry I missed you, dude! And you've even got a Teenage Fanclub avatar.
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And me! I've lied about it in the past just so people don't go off on me about how awesomesohmg they are but in reality I've tried many, many times to listen to several different albums and I've yet to get through a whole song.
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COME OUT OF THE WOODWORK, FOLKS. THERE'S ALREADY FOUR OF US.
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I pledge my solidarity to the anti-Deerhoof coalition.
Also, call me Christopher.
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I do not hate Deerhoof, I just put them on as background noise. Not for 'important' listening, just things like cleaning the room or doing homework.
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I LOVE Deerhoof, I've seen them live and they were awesome and I'm going to see them again when they come back to Ontario.
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the postal service.
fuck that band, seriously.
and broken social scene to a lesser extent. they don't annoy me as much, but i think they're pretty overrated.
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I honestly agree with the former although, I'm rather partial to Drew's 'solo' record.
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Speaking of the Postal Service (whom i like a lot) what ever happened to them? I thought there were rumors of them working on a new album months back, but that was all I've heard
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Shane, please do! Deerhoof haters of this forum have to stick together, seeing how I don't think there are many of us.
Forumites against Deerhoof unite!
THIS.
Christ I didn't even bother saying this because I didn't think anyone would understand. I've tried multiple times to enjoy Deerhoof and I just don't fucking get it.t
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I think we've had this discussion, but the vocals. Argh, the vocals.
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Jens, I could take a hand-held drill to my skull and get the same result. That is not magnificent.
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I think people are blowing them out of proportion, they aren't really that crazy, she just has a weird voice.
Besides, she plays too badass of a bass to be a bad part of the band.
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It's not just her voice. That's part of it, sure, but it's the whole package. Somehow it's just exceptionally unpleasant. The only way I could really put my finger on it is if I went back and listened to more Deerhoof. I'm not going to do that. I guess it'll have to remain, for me anyway, ambiguously terrible.
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Boris - seriously they are OKAY and pretty loud I guess but what is the fucking deal, I don't get it
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/Photo29.jpg)
FLICK YOU OFF, SIR
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whatever man it always says that
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I swear to god, why did the dudes in Deerhoof and the dudes in Deerhunter have to use the Deer. For a while I thought you were all talking about Deerhunter and became quite confused.
I swear thats going to be the end of me.
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Deerhunter are actually pretty cool! Unlike Deerhoof who are irritating, over-hyped, and terrible.
Dovey dude where do you always get such amazing T-shirts? (This isn't a rhetorical question. PM me a fucking list of sites or something!)
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Webcomics.
That particular one is Mitch Clem's WWHRD? shirt, available here (http://store.merchsquad.com/mitchclem/store/View.asp?Category=884&Page=1&Product=2879)
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omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg
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Fuckin MGMT, yo.
I mean don't get me wrong I've gotten my elbows out to 'kids' at 3 am like everybody else but fucking hell come on, kids.
PS This is the most Music Talk thread in existence
Come on somebody say 'Radiohead' you know you want to. Better yet, say 'The Beatles' I will have about fifteen orgasms if someone says that.
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There was a time when the attention paid to the Beatles bothered me. And I went back and forth on it a lot. Now I only think about them when I'm high. The Beatles are The Beatles. I don't know if there's anything interesting left to be said about them one way or the other.
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What's wrong with MGMT? I've met barely anyone who's even heard of them, much less hyped them.
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And yet I've never heard anyone outside of this message board talk about Neutral Milk Hotel in my life, but I hear people talk about MGMT every day.
how wacky
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Better yet, say 'The Beatles' I will have about fifteen orgasms if someone says that.
I would post this!
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whatever man it always says that
QFT
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What's wrong with MGMT? I've met barely anyone who's even heard of them, much less hyped them.
Wow, don't you live in NYC Gene? I thought they'd be all over that shit. MGMT are from Brooklyn, right?
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Everyone and their stupid no-nothing commercial radio-station in Sydney have an sonogasm at the mention of these guys. For the record, "Electric Feel" is not a half-bad pop song but like most pop songs the novelty of it wears off quickly.
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no way. Maybe if it is just by MGMT, but Electric Feel can be so great forever (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MGWJbcTvL_M)
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I still like the Beatles, but I'm just so damn worn out on them, I hate it when my friends go on collective music binges, same with led zepplin.
I'll bite, I respect Radiohead, and I don't mind it when a friend plays them, but I've never had a desire to go listen to them. I dunno, theres always something else I'd rather hear.
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\Wow, don't you live in NYC Gene? I thought they'd be all over that shit. MGMT are from Brooklyn, right?
Yeah! And the only mention I've heard of these guys is from fellow Brooklyn musicians. Oh and I almost caught them live at McCarren Park Pool once but I ended up not going and sitting around in Huda's house all day smoking Silk Cuts instead.
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Future reference: they are fucking MASSIVE in Australia at the moment.
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Come on somebody say 'Radiohead'
...moar liek Gaediohead...
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And yet I've never heard anyone outside of this message board talk about Neutral Milk Hotel in my life, but I hear people talk about MGMT every day.
how wacky
Thread over.
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FLICK YOU OFF, SIR
Can we be Heavy Friends?
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a55/ddovey/Photo29.jpg)
Many, many +1 to you, sir. I've made more friends at shows wearing that shirt than all other portions of my wardrobe combined.
Now, to the thread:
Black Tide. Yes, it's great that they're an average age of 15 and can play their instruments really well, but being impressed by a bunch of teenagers who can (poorly) rip off the best of thrash isn't impressive...it's lame. I say that expressing undying devotion to bands like Gama Bomb and Municipal Waste, but at least those guys are fun.
Trivium. You sound like Metallica and lord knows we only need one band doing that at a time.
Into Eternity. Hats off to them for touring their asses off, but: Every. Song. Sounds. The. Same.
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Future reference: they are fucking MASSIVE in Australia at the moment.
Fuck you guys I bet Cut Copy are huge there too.
Also this is further proof that the more popular a great band is, the more people think they're awful.
Kinda like how in the States you will find a handful of people who've ever heard of Scissor Sisters but in the UK everyone is like "awh fuck those guys they're constantly on the radio!"
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Aww fuck those guys, they're just plain annoying.
Cut Copy's music sounds consistent in a bad way, that is, very same sounding.
The Presets are just okay - nothing more, nothing less.
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Hey. Hey you, Maps and Atlases.
Up yours Maps and Atlases
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People talk about Maps & Atlases? I wish I knew those people :(
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I'm gonna say Radiohead and Paramore.
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aww people beat me to the punch for MGMT. Ugh.
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Trivium. You sound like Metallica and lord knows we only need one band doing that at a time.
Oh really? Who are the other band that sounds like Metallica at the moment? (Hint: It is not Metallica)
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At the moment Metallica sound like a band that sounds like Metallica, I'd say.
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Boris - seriously they are OKAY and pretty loud I guess but what is the fucking deal, I don't get it
While I disagree with pretty much absolutely every other word you said after this point, still--Thank you! I was beginning to think I was alone in this.
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Shane, please do! Deerhoof haters of this forum have to stick together, seeing how I don't think there are many of us.
Forumites against Deerhoof unite!
I'm with you! Although I do listen to them for comedic value for sometimes. But yeah, they're not something I can actually enjoy listening to.
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Bob Dylan, man should've stuck to writing... maybe guitar would've been ok but why was he ever given a microphone?
And can the Jonas Brothers count just for their magazine appearances? I work at a grocery store and I see their faces waaaay too often.
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Umm...umm...that's cool, I guess.
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The metro station, enough said.
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Thank you! I was beginning to think I was alone in this.
DEAD TO ME.
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At the moment Metallica sound like a band that sounds like Metallica, I'd say.
Id's say that desperately tries to sound like Metallica, but fails-oh-so-bad.
Anyhow, umm... I'd say Mogwai.
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Anyhow, umm... I'd say Mogwai.
that's a bit harsh - yeah, SOME of their stuff is pretty overrated, but young team and mr. beast are pretty epic.
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I don't know. Never liked them, but still everybody tells me that they're cool and rad and dunno...
But hey, it's only my opinion. :-)
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Sick to death of people on tom waits' dick
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I was going to look up MGTMT or however the hell you spell it, but then I decided if I don't know who they are, I cannot be sick of them.
Also, I can't stand Deerhoof either. It's not because Satomi's vocals hit me as "weird"-- they really don't. I've listened to music in all sorts of languages before; hearing someone just sing melodies doesn't bother me at all, since I routinely ignore meaning and concentrate on pure sound anyway; I don't even sing along with music so it's not like I've ever bothered to learn the lyrics the lyrics to even my favorites. What does bother me is that I find her voice high pitched and unpleasant.
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Sick to death of people on tom waits' dick
You have crossed the line, Tom Waits is the only god, shut up and die.
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o and joanna newsome. every time i hear her i want to yell, "get that baby away from the harp!"
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Oh, I know. Tool
I like some of their songs, but my god, people need to shut up about them being technically amazing and philosophical. The only musician who has more talent than the average rock musician is Carey, and even he isn't that amazing.
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You're in luck, kid. Nobody gives a shit about Tool on these boards.
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I'm not defending Tool, but I will say Carey is probably one of the most effective drummers out there.
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I like Tool. Maynard Keenan isn't God though. Hell, he's not even as good as Pepper Keenan.
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Oh, I know. Tool
I like some of their songs, but my god, people need to shut up about them being technically amazing and philosophical. The only musician who has more talent than the average rock musician is Carey, and even he isn't that amazing.
For the past week, not one day has gone without someone talking about Tool.
Every
Fucking.
Day.
Fuck them.
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At least they weren't talking about System of a Down.
Or even worse, Buckcherry
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People talk about Buckcherry?
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I thought people laugh at Buckcherry.
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Bu....Buckcherry? God good, just the name makes me feel intense solidarity with Sylvia Plath right before she stuck her head in that oven.
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Yes, people do actually talk about them. Back when I was in the dorms in college, I heard Buckcherry every day.
Every. Fucking. Day.
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I like Tool. Maynard Keenan isn't God though. Hell, he's not even as good as Pepper Keenan.
other than carey, i don't think any of them are god-like musicians, the guitarist and bassist rely on a lot of effects, and maynard is a great singer, but not the best. however, i've always felt they're one of those bands where they're more than the sum of their parts. i mean, listen to AEnima or 10,000 days all the way through, they're some pretty amazing pieces of work. undertow and lateralus slightly less so, but still good. i do have to be in the right mood for their stuff though.
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^ You are not an effective snob, cause I love both of them. My brother always laughed off Waits, then someone here posted 'Heart of Saturday Night' and I was hooked.
I go in the other direction and say I'm sick of people mocking Joanna Newsom etc.