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I've got quite a big catalogue of music on my PC and on my shelves, and every time another album skips round on random that I haven't heard in a while, I often find myself thinking 'whatever happened to these guys? They used to ROCK.' There's so many bands out there that absolutely have the potential to be amazing in every way, but are seemingly more content to put out cruddy ballads or boffo electronica to try and alienate as many people as possible, thus proving their artistic integrity. Either that or they just started to suck. A few examples:
Radiohead Please please please don't turn this into a Radiohead sucks/Radiohead rules thread, because that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that after listening to the Bends, I'm gagging for them to go back and write some songs that try to tear the roof off the joint - they haven't let loose for ages, but when they used to play My Iron Lung or even Paranoid Android, no one could touch them. Please start rocking again.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club I've got both of their albums and on each there are a couple of amazing songs that attempt to shatter the inside of your head they're so awesome, but the rest of them albums are full of dreary Jesus & Mary Chain knock-offs and show-gazing nonsense. Whatever Happened To My Rock N Roll is fantastic, Six Barrell Shotgun likewise. Why no more of these ones, boys?
Cooper Temple Clause I remember one of the albums I was most excited about a few years ago was the new Coopers album, because I loved most of the tracks on the first one, and the new single Promises Promises was the best song I had heard that year. Why then, was the album a complete Cleveland steamer? Why not turn the fuzzbox up and drown out the singer's whiny voice, rather than messing about with lame effects and the kind of sounds you get on your school keyboard.
Audioslave First album = ace, not a patch on Rage but Cochise and Set it Off were great, rest of the LP was not far behind. Second album? Still hasn't grabbed me yet, just lots of shouting while Tom Morello puts his pedals on Hold and wishes he'd gone to be a Mexican freedom fighter with Zach. How can a band with such a great heritage turn into a band with no balls?
There are more, but I'm too depressed to think of them. I'm going to put Evil Empire on and put my head through the ceiling.
Radiohead Please please please don't turn this into a Radiohead sucks/Radiohead rules thread, because that's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that after listening to the Bends, I'm gagging for them to go back and write some songs that try to tear the roof off the joint - they haven't let loose for ages, but when they used to play My Iron Lung or even Paranoid Android, no one could touch them. Please start rocking again.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club I've got both of their albums and on each there are a couple of amazing songs that attempt to shatter the inside of your head they're so awesome, but the rest of them albums are full of dreary Jesus & Mary Chain knock-offs and show-gazing nonsense. Whatever Happened To My Rock N Roll is fantastic, Six Barrell Shotgun likewise. Why no more of these ones, boys?
Cooper Temple Clause I remember one of the albums I was most excited about a few years ago was the new Coopers album, because I loved most of the tracks on the first one, and the new single Promises Promises was the best song I had heard that year. Why then, was the album a complete Cleveland steamer? Why not turn the fuzzbox up and drown out the singer's whiny voice, rather than messing about with lame effects and the kind of sounds you get on your school keyboard.
Audioslave First album = ace, not a patch on Rage but Cochise and Set it Off were great, rest of the LP was not far behind. Second album? Still hasn't grabbed me yet, just lots of shouting while Tom Morello puts his pedals on Hold and wishes he'd gone to be a Mexican freedom fighter with Zach. How can a band with such a great heritage turn into a band with no balls?
There are more, but I'm too depressed to think of them. I'm going to put Evil Empire on and put my head through the ceiling.
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Don't use 'FF'.
It could be:
Foo Fighters
Franz Ferdinand
Fear Factory
etc
It could be:
Foo Fighters
Franz Ferdinand
Fear Factory
etc
I've got the post saved somewhere, because at the time I said "I'm going to save this post and, in several months time, rub it in your indie low-fi face when you deny it"
BUUUUNNNNNGGGG!
BUUUUNNNNNGGGG!
Goatboy wrote:
> Heh, The Darkness.
> I remember several people on here (monkey_man & Snuggly, I'm
> looking in your direction) saying how awesome they were and that I
> was just a bitter cynic.
I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER given an inch for the Drabness. Hated them from the very second I saw them and wanted them to crawl back from whence they came.
> Heh, The Darkness.
> I remember several people on here (monkey_man & Snuggly, I'm
> looking in your direction) saying how awesome they were and that I
> was just a bitter cynic.
I have NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER given an inch for the Drabness. Hated them from the very second I saw them and wanted them to crawl back from whence they came.
James Blunt used to be a soldier. I mean, how? That high voice probably got him a prime beating in the barracks.
Heh, The Darkness.
I remember several people on here (monkey_man & Snuggly, I'm looking in your direction) saying how awesome they were and that I was just a bitter cynic.
I remember several people on here (monkey_man & Snuggly, I'm looking in your direction) saying how awesome they were and that I was just a bitter cynic.
I have a mate who loves the Strokes, and plays them almost constantly. I hate him.
Unfortunately, I can never get away with criticising a friend's music collection because I have Michelle Branch in mine. Defeated before I even begin.
Anyway, yeah, The Darkness (ultimate Flavour of the Month) apparently have a new album coming out. Odds on how long it takes for that lead singer guy to realise no-one likes him anymore and he's stuck with the worst collection of tattoo's in the entire world?
Unfortunately, I can never get away with criticising a friend's music collection because I have Michelle Branch in mine. Defeated before I even begin.
Anyway, yeah, The Darkness (ultimate Flavour of the Month) apparently have a new album coming out. Odds on how long it takes for that lead singer guy to realise no-one likes him anymore and he's stuck with the worst collection of tattoo's in the entire world?
monkey_man wrote:
> And what's with the number of whiny singer/songwriter emo type people?
> James Blunt? I'd like to bludgeon him with a blunt instrument
> (double zing). Jamie Cullum? One word, 4 letters, I'm not allowed
> to say it on here.
Hey, it rhymes with James Blunt's name too!
I really have quite a hatred for the 'Blunt. He deserves pain.
> And what's with the number of whiny singer/songwriter emo type people?
> James Blunt? I'd like to bludgeon him with a blunt instrument
> (double zing). Jamie Cullum? One word, 4 letters, I'm not allowed
> to say it on here.
Hey, it rhymes with James Blunt's name too!
I really have quite a hatred for the 'Blunt. He deserves pain.
It's just a trend.
Same as emo-chicks with pianos were all the rage 4 months ago, just as nu-metal was 4 months before that.
Same as emo-chicks with pianos were all the rage 4 months ago, just as nu-metal was 4 months before that.
I like the Kaiser Cheifs new single. The other ones annoyed me, and the lead singer is a complete nobface, but they're alright, definitely not up to the standards of Franz Ferdinand for utter blandness.
And what's with the number of whiny singer/songwriter emo type people? James Blunt? I'd like to bludgeon him with a blunt instrument (double zing). Jamie Cullum? One word, 4 letters, I'm not allowed to say it on here.
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