Band of the Decade

I'd rather be Zach Braff than David Fricke.

Is that an insult? I wish I had Fricke's hair.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Thanks, David Fricke.

Originally posted by allmy$to930:
I go with Wilco for taking the lead in creating NPR-approved "indie"…this has, and will continue to have, a huge impact on music and marketing.

The whole stunt surrounding the realease of YHF also makes them the poster children for the crumbling and often out of touch music industry.

I don't think there's a man in the world who would prefer to be David Fricke, except perhaps Brian Walalce.

Originally posted by nkotb:
I'd rather be Zach Braff than David Fricke.

Seriously though, I always liked Rhett's perspective that a band of the etc. should reach beyond our little nerdy indie rock circle, but I can already see Rolling Stone covers and EW write ups about how the Shins changed the world.

Plus, my mom rocks the Shins.

You may have a point. My anecdotal evidence: My brother probably hasn't bought five albums in the last five years, but he made a point of seeing the Shins at Bumbershoot this year.

Originally posted by nkotb:
Seriously though, I always liked Rhett's perspective that a band of the etc. should reach beyond our little nerdy indie rock circle, but I can already see Rolling Stone covers and EW write ups about how the Shins changed the world.

Plus, my mom rocks the Shins.

My anecdotal evidence: At my new job, I got into a music conversation with people that admittedly dont' listen to much music. A guy told me his favorite bands were perviously Coldplay (ugh) and Three Doors Down (double ugh), but then he saw Garden State and is now in love with the Shins.

Ok, that proves nothing. I just thought it was funny.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
I think by that criteria one would have to say Death Cab for Cutie is bigger than the Shins.

And Modest Mouse is bigger than Death Cab.
And Arcade Fire is bigger than Modest Mouse.
And White Stripes are bigger than Modest Mouse.
And WHOOSH BANG KARL MALONE

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
The fact that no band jumps out at you (Beatles, Sex Pistols etc.) tells you right there what a week decade it's been.

I think if you asked who was the band of the decade for the '70s or the '80s you would also get multiple answers - and that's 20-30 years after the fact.

That's my point….there'd be multiple choices, but for this decade people are saying who shouldn't be rather than who should be.

Brian Walrus is typical of this generation, putting down everyone else's opinions while offering none of his own…it's a loser generation for the most part.

Since we're on a little Friday story tangent…

We had our heating system serviced (or it might have been the bug guy…both came out the same day)….and the guy had a long pony tail and facial piercings…and seeing my wife's guitar tried to engage her in a conversation about music…asked her what type of music she liked…I think she said "um, I dunno…like Wilco, the Shins, and Brazilian music"…and he said, "Oh, alternative." And she said, "no, more like indie rock."

So he explains that he's in a band, and that they are openers at JAXX all the time, and that she should come check his band out sometime, handing her his business card.

And she asks him what instrument he plays. And right on beat, he responds, "I'm the BACKUP drummer."

Originally posted by nkotb:
My anecdotal evidence: At my new job, I got into a music conversation with people that admittedly dont' listen to much music. A guy told me his favorite bands were perviously Coldplay (ugh) and Three Doors Down (double ugh), but then he saw Garden State and is now in love with the Shins.

Ok, that proves nothing. I just thought it was funny.

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:

Brian Walrus is typical of this generation, putting down everyone else's opinions while offering none of his own…it's a loser generation for the most part.

This cracked me up. But ultimately I think Brian DOES know better, he just chooses to antagonize and not really care about music. If you really love music, you develop an appetite for it no matter when it was made. Isn't the whole point of posting here to learn something new?

Originally posted by allmy$to930:
I go with Wilco for taking the lead in creating NPR-approved "indie"…this has, and will continue to have, a huge impact on music and marketing.

The whole stunt surrounding the realease of YHF also makes them the poster children for the crumbling and often out of touch music industry.

i think this is a strong argument, although their best work is from the 90s

The Strokes
The White Stripes
Wilco

all contenders … any others?

Nah, I'm pretty sure there are plenty of music boards that take music a bit more seriously than this place.

I thought the point of posting on here was wasting worktime and trying to one-up other pseudo-intellectual wannabes.

Originally posted by bearman:
Isn't the whole point of posting here to learn something new?

Id choose Coldplay for band of the decade thus far. Parachutes was released in 2000. Had the song 'Yellow' that pretty much put them on the face of the planet everywhere. Their music has influenced tons of later bands - although you could argue that Coldplay is probably a rip off of Travis or some of those other prior bands.

Coldplay just happened to become bigger and more widely known than the others. Each album is quite good - although I still think none of their subsequent things will ever be on par with Parachutes.

And they didnt just stay a small indie-band and have major cross-over appeal. Assuming this doesn't have to be U.S. based band.

Thanks, Brian Walalce.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Id choose Coldplay for band of the decade thus far. Parachutes was released in 2000. Had the song 'Yellow' that pretty much put them on the face of the planet everywhere. Their music has influenced tons of later bands - although you could argue that Coldplay is probably a rip off of Travis or some of those other prior bands.

Coldplay just happened to become bigger and more widely known than the others. Each album is quite good - although I still think none of their subsequent things will ever be on par with Parachutes.

And they didnt just stay a small indie-band and have major cross-over appeal. Assuming this doesn't have to be U.S. based band.

Who are the bands that Coldplay has influenced?

Other than Cedars, I mean.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Who are the bands that Coldplay has influenced?

Other than Cedars, I mean.

burn!

http://www.everythingsoundslikecoldplaynow.com/

i think coldplay is a strong entry

Originally posted by Relaxer:
This is an interesting topic. Thing is, is the answer the most successful band of the decade? Most influential? Best quality of music?

i don't think you can pigeon-hole it into categories like that … just the band that best captures the zeitgeist of the decade

coming from someone who cant even come up with their own band. try again.

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
Thanks, Brian Walalce.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Id choose Coldplay for band of the decade thus far. Parachutes was released in 2000. Had the song 'Yellow' that pretty much put them on the face of the planet everywhere. Their music has influenced tons of later bands - although you could argue that Coldplay is probably a rip off of Travis or some of those other prior bands.

Coldplay just happened to become bigger and more widely known than the others. Each album is quite good - although I still think none of their subsequent things will ever be on par with Parachutes.

And they didnt just stay a small indie-band and have major cross-over appeal. Assuming this doesn't have to be U.S. based band.

Granted, allmusic is not perfect, but I checked the Coldplay entry and this is what I found:

Followers:
Animators
Army of Me
Morning Runner
Mobile
Meeky Rosie
Blackbud
Leeland
Cord
Lyrycyst
Goodbye Tomorrow
Until June
Dikta
The Midway State
The Black Atlantic
Kalli
The Little Heroes
Jesse & Joy

clearly the answer is billy corgan's ego.
that's why we have this reunion tour, right?
and the money.