Band of the Decade

Unfortunately, you're probably right, especially if they hit one more big album before the end of the decade.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i think coldplay is a strong entry

no offense, but im taking credit for that since i was the one who said coldplay! thanks. and theyre working on a new album. rumoured sometime soon - and a bit of a changeup from prior albums.

Originally posted by nkotb:
Unfortunately, you're probably right, especially if they hit one more big album before the end of the decade.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
i think coldplay is a strong entry

Coldplay is to the 'oughts as Supertramp is to the seventies

Hey, if you want credit for Coldplay, you can have it.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
no offense, but im taking credit for that since i was the one who said coldplay!

If Coldplay is the band of the oughts, it doesn't say much for the oughts.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Coldplay is to the 'oughts as Supertramp is to the seventies

Ouch. That hurt.

Idlewild or Phoenix

and the Strokes were nothing more than a pro-tooled "lo-fi" bar mitzvah band that were well marketed… saw them with Guided By Voices at the old Black Cat and they were definitely of the Pop Rocks variety, a interesting burst of flavor with an awful after taste.

I think Bands of the Decade, Singles of the Year, Top 10, 100, 1000 lists, "Best" anything, etc. are useless, pointless and a waste of anyone's time. They are a sign of the mentally deficient. People who have to have their feelings quantified for their feelings to exist. The pathetic "High Fidelity"/record nerd mentality. I refuse to participate. I mean, the decade isn't even over yet!

I bet most of you are ready to compile you "Best of the Year" lists before Thanksgiving.

Rock music shouldn't "mean." It should "be."

Brian

I too would go with Death Cab being the band of the decade before the shins, even though I think that the shins are probably better than death cab. The whole "Indie is now mainstream" movement is more real than we think. My old FM classic rock station has slowly turned into a modern rock station. So far, I've already heard the shins, the kooks, and death cab played. It's really getting to the point where the statement may be true.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:

Originally posted by nkotb:
Yeah, no joke. I actually spent a few minutes trying to think if any band in the last 2-3 years had covered it, and maybe he didnt' know it was a cover.

Brian, don't you know how irrelevant Bowie is? COME ON!

Jeez! You never heard the "I liked _____ the first time when it was called _____?" It's an expression. I don't really like Bowie and don't think he's relevant either. He's one of those artists you're "supposed" to think is great (along with Lennon, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Springsteen, Radiohead, etc.) or else you'll never be able to drive a BMW or wear a polo shirt again.

Brian

Barf. The word "relevant" is completely meaningless when talking about art.

Band (or artist) of the decade:

50's Elvis
60's Beatles
70's Ramones, Led Zep (tie)
80's U2
90's Nirvana
00's Still almost 2.5 years remain so who cares. If I was the ruler of the universe it would be the Hold Steady, only cuz they are the funnest and coolest thing to come along in a while but 99% of the world doesn't know they even exist so they don't really qualify.

And my other choices don't necessarily mean those are my fave or anything, just what comes to mind as being watershed bands for the particular decade.

P.S. I totally don't get the Death Cab appeal…that band seriously puts me to sleep.

The Strokes for biggest empty hype of the decade.

was in tahoe a few weekends ago and walked into one of the casinos and was immediately confronted with death cab being played throughout the casino. it was quite a downer. . .