i think a.t.d.i. broke up b/c the 2 guys from mars volta wanted to do more experimental stuff. there is a definate floyd influence in their music. also fugazi. they still have the intensity of a.t.d.i., but are not as one-dimensional. sparta is the other 3 guys from a.t.d.i. and they are pretty bad, in my opinion. i think the only reason they got a record deal was b/c they used to be in a.t.d.i. if you like dub, the mars volta guys had another group called defacto that did really spacey psychedellic stuff.
At the Drive In ~ an "emo rock band"!? Dude, what are you talking about? Btw - Sparta and Mars Volta are both great bands.
The Mars Volta stuff is crazy, I need to listen to more of it, dont really like "The Widow" that has been getting air time, any suggestions of songs I should check out?
Well, when I don't have a CD by an artist, I have to rely on allmusic to tell me about them and that is what allmusic said about At the Drive-In (granted they also said they were a couple other styles):
I love allmusic, i'm on there constantly, in fact I think a few years ago I found out about allmusic on the bbs.
Bracket A Velvet Underground Flaming Lips New York Dolls XTC Sonic Youth The Pretenders Abba Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes Mott The Hoople Buzzcocks 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads Devo Temptations Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Replacements Circle Jerks Carpenters Husker Du - would vote for these guys if I could actually hear the vocals on the albums Modest Mouse T Rex White Stripes Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies Iggy and the Stooges Wilco The Byrds Joy Division Guided By Voices Coldplay Motorhead
ATDI is like an explosive 'wall of sound' with a touch a melodic psychedelia ~ no 'shoe gaze' emo music here.
Bracket A Velvet Underground New York Dolls The Pretenders Janes Addiction BRACKET B Mott The Hoople Buzzcocks Talking Heads Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Circle Jerks Husker Du T Rex Radio Head BRACKET D Iggy and the Stooges The Byrds Joy Division Motorhead
Bracket A Velvet Underground New York Dolls The Pretenders Abba BRACKET B Mott The Hoople Buzzcocks Talking Heads Temptations BRACKET C Replacements Carpenters T Rex Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies The Byrds Joy Division Coldplay
Bracket A Velvet Underground Flaming Lips *** I just Love the Lips New York Dolls XTC *** Sonic Youth The Pretenders Abba Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes Mott The Hoople *** Buzzcocks *** 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads Devo Temptations Dead Kennedys *** BRACKET C Replacements *** Circle Jerks Carpenters Husker Du *** Modest Mouse T Rex *** White Stripes *** Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies *** Iggy and the Stooges Wilco The Byrds *** Joy Division Guided By Voices *** Coldplay Motorhead ***
Bracket A Flaming Lips New York Dolls Sonic Youth Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes Buzzcocks Devo Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Circle Jerks Husker Du Modest Mouse White Stripes BRACKET D Iggy and the Stooges The Byrds Guided By Voices Motorhead
Here is an update thru Palmrays' picks. Bracket A Velvet Underground 10 Flaming Lips 5 New York Dolls 9 XTC 5 Sonic Youth 6 The Pretenders 6 Abba 3 Janes Addiction 8 BRACKET B Yes 6 Mott The Hoople 7 Buzzcocks 12 13th Floor Elevators 3 Talking Heads 8 Devo 5 Temptations 4 Dead Kennedys 10 BRACKET C Replacements 11 Circle Jerks 3 Carpenters 4 Husker Du 9 Modest Mouse 6 T Rex 9 White Stripes 6 Radio Head 9 BRACKET D Pixies 9 Iggy and the Stooges 4 Wilco 5 The Byrds 8 Joy Division 7 Guided By Voices 6 Coldplay 4 Motorhead 11 Will let this run thru Tues Morn.
Bracket A Velvet Underground Flaming Lips -w The Velvet Underground were more influential, but I just prefer the Flaming Lips. New York Dolls XTC -w Sonic Youth The Pretenders -w Abba -w Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes -w Mott The Hoople Buzzcocks -w 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads -w Devo Temptations -w Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Replacements -w Circle Jerks Carpenters Husker Du -w Modest Mouse T Rex -w White Stripes -w Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies -w Iggy and the Stooges Wilco -w The Byrds Joy Division Guided By Voices -w Coldplay -w Motorhead
Bracket A Velvet Underground - w Flaming Lips New York Dolls XTC - w (this one is a very tough call) Sonic Youth - w The Pretenders Abba Janes Addiction - w BRACKET B Yes Mott The Hoople - w Buzzcocks - w 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads Devo - w(this one caused me physical pain having to vote against one of these bands) Temptations Dead Kennedys - w BRACKET C Replacements - w Circle Jerks Carpenters Husker Du - w Modest Mouse T Rex - w (based on influence of other bands I'm going with T Rex) White Stripes Radio Head - w BRACKET D Pixies - w (It's hard, but I think the Pixies win this.) Iggy and the Stooges Wilco - w The Byrds Joy Division - w Guided By Voices Coldplay - w Motorhead
Bracket A Velvet Underground Flaming Lips New York Dolls[b/] XTC Sonic Youth The Pretenders Abba Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes Mott The Hoople Buzzcocks 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads Devo Temptations Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Replacements Circle Jerks Carpenters Husker Du Modest Mouse T Rex White Stripes Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies Iggy and the Stooges Wilco Byrds Division Guided By Voices Coldplay Motorhead
Bumping till tomorrow morning. Standings are similar to last update except Mott The Hoople and Yes are tied. 8 votes a piece. - All the Young Dudes -
I'm really shocked that the Byrds are beating Wilco. I understand the Byrds had a lot of influence with that 12 string guitar sound that a lot of bands tap into, and they had some top quality songs. They also had a lot of songs which are almost unlistenable because of over psychidelic aspect of them. I appreciate the Byrds, but Wilco just seems more consistent, etc.
Bracket A Velvet Underground - w Flaming Lips New York Dolls - w XTC Sonic Youth - w The Pretenders Abba -w Janes Addiction BRACKET B Yes Mott The Hoople - w Buzzcocks - w 13th Floor Elevators Talking Heads Devo - w Temptations - w Dead Kennedys BRACKET C Replacements - w Circle Jerks Carpenters -w Husker Du Modest Mouse T Rex - w White Stripes - w Radio Head BRACKET D Pixies - w Iggy and the Stooges Wilco - w The Byrds Joy Division Guided By Voices - w Coldplay Motorhead - w comments next round
I agree. I am listening to Wilco right now in the 2nd disc of "Being There". This album is just as good or even better than "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot". They are one of the best bands we have performing today.
