yeah people continue to buy crap for no reason i've eaten probably 200 burgers from McDonald's, it isnt good but for some reason I keep going and I keep buying them
No ****....I would have never guessed that. Um, no as that is not even one of Zeppelin's best songs but it is not one of the worst songs of all-time as you asserted a couple of weeks ago. No, I get tired of hearing crap like you are spewing about Radiohead and Coldplay when you have only listened to both of these bands a handful of times. Actually, I would be interested in seeing such a comparison. May I add that the Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream is Diet My Bloody Valentine? Um, there is little question that MBV was a huge influence on the Smashing Pumpkins but I guess you haven't heard of an album called "Adore" or you would know that your attempt at being cute falls flat. Well, guess what I did the other night while working on a paper? I listened to Radiohead's Hail to the Thief and then to Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head (my sister's copy of the CD). And the overwhelming feeling I got from the latter was "Wow, this is Radiohead with weak arrangements." BTW, I got an A on the paper, so I'd say I probably wasn't in a stupid frame of mind that night. LOL - glad to see that you clarified to everyone here that the copy of AROBTTH was not yours, but your sister's. Good job on the A but I don't see how listening to music is supposed to help or hinder one in writing a paper. You can make the argument that it can inspire you to do better, but I don't know if there is any scientific evidence that proves this (and for the record, I am being sarcastic here). What difference does the instrumentation make? What makes Coldplay sound like a Radiohead clone is their arrangements, not the instrumentation. The singer phrases his vocals so closely to Thom Yorke sometimes (he also rips off Bono as well) that he could probably be sued for copyright infringement. Furthermore (and this is the real reason I call them Diet Radiohead), the band attempts for (I agree) a Bends-like arrangement, but they fail utterly. Listen to Radiohead and one of the key things to their sound is melodic and raw sound counterpoint - there's melodies and noises flying all over the place that blend into a cohesive whole. Coldplay tries to do this, but rather than melodies (or cool noises) they just drone single notes on their instruments. It doesn't matter if they do this on acoustic, electric, or electronic instruments - the musical "information" is still the same. Um no. Have you really listened to "Kid A"?? If you have, I don't know how in the hell you can say such bunk, sub. "Kid A" was so electronica in nature that Radiohead lost many fans. I have yet to hear Coldplay do anything like the songs that were on "Kid A" and guess what?? They probably never will because another big difference between the two bands is that Radiohead is always trying to do something different from album to album to the point of alienating their own fans. And even though I like Coldplay a lot, the fact that they haven't shown a radical progression like a Radiohead or Pink Floyd from album to album knocks them down a little further on my list of favored bands. I'll agree that I should have mentioned all of the bands that you target here. In particular, Linkin Park is a terrible example of 90s "inner child" rock (boo-hoo, Daddy doesn't understand, girlfriend dumped you, life suck). BTW, RocketFan007 is perfectly entitled to respond to your post. If you want to carry on a 1-1 conversation regarding music, you can email me. But then don't post in the thread. I'll take that under advisement. Look, you and the other guy stated an opinion. I don't agree with it. When you talk about something that is very subjective, sub, like music, you can't make absolute statements. I mean it is only your opinion. But if you are going to make absolute statements, then you should be prepared for people to disagree with you. I admit that I didn't start things out on the right foor and I apologize, as I have always liked you, but I really get annoyed at that comparison. To me, I think that is the "in" thing to do now, diss Coldplay as a Radiohead wannabe when in reality the people who are saying that are ones who have only listened to their stuff a handful of times. So, save your email request for another time - like for something that is really worth arguing about.
coldplay....radiohead....both overplayed. for a bit of that mellowness, or some of the progressive, i like to listen to Kent or Porcupine Tree. just good to mix it up, rather than listening to the above 2 all day on the radio.
Dude, no one is worst than the backstreet boys, well maybe Nsync or all that crap that has come up form American Idol, while they're not a band, you can put them together and call them a band, or call them the worst band ever.
Man, reading this thread reminds me of a thread I started some time ago called How to be a Musical Snob in 10 Easy Steps. Seems to apply to this thread. Step 1: Learn these snob vocabulary terms: Sellout---any popular band that was once unpopular. Poseur---anyone who likes a sellout. Alternatively, it could mean someone who has not been a fan of a band as long as you. Underground-Excellent Commercial---Evil Sounds like...meets....---as in, "Band X sounds like Band Y meets Band Z." This means Band X sounds nothing like either Band Y or Band Z. Example: "I love Moby! He sort of sound like Pantera meets Alanis Morrisette." Lo-fi, indie, nu-metal, poppy, retro, anarchist, authentic, awesome, infectious, experimental---terms with no meaning that can be applied to almost anything. Use as often as possible. Step 2: Familiarize yourself with these bands; The Pixies The Velvet Underground Sonic Youth Beck Fugazi You must love these bands. If you don't, then you are not cool. Step 3: Familiarize yourself with these bands; Goo Goo Dolls Blink 182 Limp Bizkit Linkin Park You must hate these bands. If you don't, then you are not cool. Step 4: Familiarize yourself with these bands; Nirvana Tool Radiohead The Beatles The Who R.E.M. Pearl Jam The Beastie Boys You are allowed to have your own opinion on these bands, but they must be expert opinions, backed up by absolute proof that your theory is correct. For example "Nirvana is a good band, but they aren't Pixies good. Too poppy. Just listen to Incesticide, and you'll see that their songwriting capabilities are far inferior, despite their best efforts." You should be able to name every one of their songs, albums, concerts and members. You must also like their first albums far better than their last albums. If you don't, then you are not cool. Step 5: Discover at least 5 bands that no one has ever heard of. Memorize them, and brag to other music snobs about how great they are and how you saw them in concert, and how you are the first to know about them. I, personally, was a System of a Down fan even before they released their first, self titled album. I can now simultaneously mock other so-called SOAD poseur fans who had barely heard of them before "Chop Suey!" feel superior to them, AND despise SOAD for being sellouts to the Man. Step 6: Realize that every other aspiring music snob is trying to do the same thing as you, and find unknown bands to become fans of. Therefore, you must familiarize yourself with every band that has ever existed. Then, when someone says to you, "I saw this band Queens of the Stone Age, who you have probably never heard of, in concert, and they were awesome! Their self titled album is great!", you can say "You only know their self titles album? I've been a QOTSA fan ever since their first EP! Poseur." Step 7: If you abbreviate the name of a band for no reason, you are obviously knowledgeable about this band, and are not one to be messed with. When you refer to And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead as AYWKUBTTOD, and actually pronounce it correctly, it is immediately clear that your knowledge of the band is immense. Step 8: Create your own genres when referring to music. It's really easy, here are some examples: Rapmetalcore Ambientoid Technotic Trance Austro-Zimbabwean Crazed Drumming The Cosmic Super Happy Retro Sound The Nu-Reggae Movement Try to fit every type of your music into your genre, so it encompasses all recorded music. Step 9: Start a band. It doesn't matter if you are not talented...that shouldn't hinder your chances of getting on MTV, in theory. But you don't want to get on MTV. You don't even really want to write or perform music. You just want to be able to say you are part of a band, one far superior to every other band ever. Step 10: Keep in mind that you are the world's resident musical expert. No one knows more than you, and no one should even dare challenge you. You are a force to be reckoned with. You are a cool music snob.
Peter: If you could be stranded on a desert island with any woman in the world, who would it be? Quagmire: Taylor Hanson. Joe Swanson: Taylor Hanson is a guy. Quagmire: [Laughs] You guys are yankin' me. "Hey, let's put one over on Quagmire." Peter: No, he's actually a guy, Quagmire. Quagmire: What? That's insane. That's impossible. [Pause] Quagmire: Oh god. Oh my god. I've got all these magazines. Oh god.
Hard to argue with any of these. Don Henley and Glenn Frey are frickairn evil. Of course, I'll sober up and read the rest of the thread, and agree WAY too much ...
And keep it shut when you win a grammy and french Carlos Santana. And D12 is not a band, merely a rap group who apparently sold out (no suprise) to mtv to make the almighty buck. Pity, Devil's Night was one of the best Rap posse albums ever.
First, I agree with Jeff, and have stated many times before that music, like all art, is entirely subjective, and therefor is truly neither good nor bad. Second, the "worst" bands, to me, are The Beatles, all rap except some of the Beastie Boys stuff, all country except some select Johnny Cash, and performed by people chosen to be in a band because of their appearance and ability to dance (Brittney, N*SUCK, Backdoor Boys, etc.)
Sorry maign. I guess cool is in the eye of the beholder! I just never got into artsy rock, that's all. I also have a thing against men who sing in ultra-high registers. Makes me wonder who kicked 'em in the nads during high school gym class.
Ummmm....okay. That means you think Outkast sucks, Counting Crows suck, Beastie Boys suck, Rage sucks, +Live+ sucks, the Beatles? Oh, they must suck....All that motown stuff? Extra sucky....Dave Matthews Band, Incubus, Better than Ezra, Dixie Chicks, Graham Colton, Maroon 5, Wu-tang....etc., etc. Dude, does ANYTHING not suck? More importantly, is there a reason why the bands I like you think suck, or have I just found the "bizarro" junglerules? You know, like an evil twin, but apparently "you" are the one with musical taste...even though apparently when I'm done naming bands I like, there will be no one left.
I agree that every single one of those bands except the Beatles and Wu Tang (again, why are you people counting rap groups and boy bands as actual bands?) are complete horrible.
just funnin ya bro....I understand a lot of people around here dont like Rush or Styx..being a child of the 70s...I love alot of the progressive-style groups of that era.. along with heavy metal, blues, and funk...that was a great era for that stuff.. hell...considering how far off my tastes are from everyone but Freak, Jeff and Manny....if I got pissed everytime someone slammed a band I like.. uh uh I'd be constantly pissed... btw....Dio....now THATS a guy that sings in registers that only dogs can hear..
it's funny, you can make fun of people about anything and they take it with a smile, but if you pick on somebodys music you seriously offend them. just something ive noticed that seems to be common. for one, 311 and sublime are my favorite bands, but i guess im just that kinda guy. i hate all rap, and i hate linkin park. but i dont really like to concentrate on bands that i hate, because theres so much stuff that i like.
