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post #31 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:06pm
^good one. I concur. some great songs but not sure why they've been annointed the second coming.
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post #32 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:07pm
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This is a good list.

You know, I really wanted to like the Sex Pistols, I bought their album, and one of the 80's followups that fleeced the faithful, and where I can listen to a Clash album all the way through and never get fidgety or skip tracks...I can't really say that about the SP's. It's like...yeah yeah, whatev. We get it - you hate society and never learned how to play your instruments and don't see why that would matter anyway.

Coldplay and The Killers...yeah. Overrated.

This is key. The Clash are light years ahead because they actually knew how to play their instruments and developed musically. The Sex Pistols were just a product of Malcom McLaren's brainfart after helping destroy what was left of the New York Dolls. The band was only notable as the spark to ignite the boom of bands who were inspired by them.
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post #33 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:08pm
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Absolutely no question that the correct answer is Bruce Springsteen.

+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


And U2
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post #34 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:09pm
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Originally Posted by thekunk07 View Post
^great from 81 to 85

^mediocre from 86-90

^inexcusable since

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Exactly. The old stuff makes my spine tingle, the new stuff makes my stomach sick.

Absolutely correct.

I'd like to jump in and say things like "Kanye," but to be honest, I can't name a single song he does.
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post #35 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:13pm
Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Dave Mathews Band.
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post #36 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:13pm
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pour moi, Radiohead... I just don't understand them, I've tried.

Radiohead is best enjoyed after a bad break-up, or in a blue funk, or when trying to sober up after a hard night of hitting the bottle. Playing their music on sunny days just does not compute.

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Absolutely correct.

I'd like to jump in and say things like "Kanye," but to be honest, I can't name a single song he does.

Actually, I thought "gold-digger" was pretty clever and catchy. I had it on my running ipod for a while, and it was pretty effective at pacing me.
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post #37 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:14pm
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Exactly. The old stuff makes my spine tingle, the new stuff makes my stomach sick.
U2's Wiki page says they made "Incredible Fire" b/c
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The band feared that following the overt rock of the War album and tour, they were in danger of becoming another "shrill", "sloganeering arena-rock band"
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pour moi, Radiohead... I just don't understand them, I've tried.
Part of it's the timing. OK Computer and Kid A came out during a large transitional phase away from grunge and towards the fuuuuuuutuuuuure, the apex of the dot-com boom and expansion of computers etc. I was also emo when I first heard them and we all know they're super gloomy. I could argue about the "soullessness of computers" and "eventual armageddon" hinted at on both albums, but seriously, they're just great fuckin songs. Kid A is still the one album I can listen to front-to-back and appreciate fully.
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post #38 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:20pm
so horrific, they don;t even deserve a mention. really awful shit. guantanamo bay level.

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Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Dave Mathews Band.
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post #39 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by Bhowie View Post
GTFO
+1
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post #40 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:21pm
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Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Dave Mathews Band.

+ 1 billion
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post #41 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:23pm
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Oh man, I can't believe I forgot Dave Mathews Band.
God, I hate them. Also, Journey and Styx. Bob Marley is not overrated. Edinatlanta fails again.
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post #42 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:25pm
gonna catch hell, but david bowie pre or post ziggy stardust sucks.
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post #43 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:25pm
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Also, Journey and Styx.

Bob Marley is not overrated. Edinatlanta fails again.

We may disagree on Springsteen but you get a big +1 from me on these.
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post #44 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:25pm
Van Halen starting with 1984.
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post #45 of 587
10/8/09 at 12:27pm
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so horrific, they don;t even deserve a mention. really awful shit. guantanamo bay level.

I want to take that little guitar he uses and bash it over his skull.
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