Most divisive bands...

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
I don't think, a common reason to hate U2.

Oddly, that's exactly why I don't like U2. Actually, that was why I always disliked U2. It was the pompous Bononess and, in my opinion, their over-rateness that made it advance to hate.

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by walkie hearts you all:
I don't think, a common reason to hate U2.

Oddly, that's exactly why I don't like U2. Actually, that was why I always disliked U2. It was the pompous Bononess and, in my opinion, their over-rateness that made it advance to hate.

fair enough. still don't see how coldplay can be enthralling if U2 is worthy of the big yawn, though…

What can I say? That's why I included the " :roll: " in my original post.

U2 IMHO went downhill with the release of "Live at Red Rocks" and recovered a bit with Acthung Baby. LARR marks the point where the band become Bono & U2. AB, Zoopra, and Pop all get dismissed by "hardcore" U2 fans because they don't sound like Joshua Tree. Shame on U2 for wanting to experiment a little, try a different sound. I'm sure even the Edge was getting tired of his guitar sound. Of course the last record was hearled as a return to the Joshua Tree, which of course meant is dull as dishwater…. "like a mole digging in a hole" :roll:

umm i like korn and a lot of those bands they named…im kind of confused haha

gbv, at least here.
modest mouse

i think u2 suffers from over exposure. strokes and white stripes too. especially the 'stripes, i like their music, but i want to punch jack white these days. why anyone would take the effort to diss the beautiful south is beyond me.

Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
gbv, at least here.

Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

Originally posted by Barcelona:
Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

yeah us and all the people who bought tickets to their sold out show at the bowery ballroom april 24th

Originally posted by pollard:

Originally posted by Barcelona:
Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

yeah us and all the people who bought tickets to their sold out show at the bowery ballroom april 24th

you know what. . just ignore barcelona, he doesn't offer anything substantial to most of the discussions on this board anyway.

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
you know what. . just ignore barcelona, he doesn't offer anything substantial to most of the discussions on this board anyway.

i know he is just joking around

here's one…
Bright Eyes

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
here's one…
Bright Eyes

blech…. ;)

The Cure
Depeche Mode

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by chimbly sweep:
here's one…
Bright Eyes

blech…. ;)

*swoon*

Originally posted by Bags:

Originally posted by thirsty moore:
Britpop.

See, people say they hate Britpop, but likely have differing definitions of what is now an ever expanding descriptive 'genre.'

Radiohead, yes; britpop, I don't think so….

Good point. So many people have differing concepts of what entails "Brit Pop". To some, it's basically all British alternative from the 80s up till now; others see it as something more specific to the 90s that refer to the more commerical U.K. alt stuff (Oasis & Charlatans for example), and then some people lump all 90s & 21st century U.K. alt/indie under the "Brit Pop" category (so by that rationale, The Delgados would also be Brit Pop). It does seem strange that Oasis & Radiohead would be considered part of the same genre—You'd be hard pressed to find two bands that are more further apart…

Anyway, I think The Smiths are quite a polarizing band. I've only met people who have strong feelings either way—nobody just says they were "okay."

Originally posted by friend of Guy Chadwick:
Anyway, I think The Smiths are quite a polarizing band. I've only met people who have strong feelings either way—nobody just says they were "okay."

I agree; I got in a big email argument over the Smiths, and the disparager felt so strongly because he thinks the Smiths have been SO overrated. Hence, rather than not giving them a second thought, he was a bit more proactive in not liking them. Poor schmo…. :D

Originally posted by Venerable Bede:

Originally posted by pollard:

Originally posted by Barcelona:
Only here because the rest of the world just ignores them.

yeah us and all the people who bought tickets to their sold out show at the bowery ballroom april 24th

you know what. . just ignore barcelona, he doesn't offer anything substantial to most of the discussions on this board anyway.

i put the 'here at least' on there because i've never so much hipster backlash against bob & co as i have here. i mean, i can see the reluctance to embrace the audiofarts (which, gross as it sounds is half the fun), but the catch songs usually get positive responses.

Originally posted by Bollocks:
I'm interested to find out what you think. You seem to be open minded so not like some other board members who just put them down because the old bloke of the board loves them.

It's all in the lyrics, he's a genius of a songwriter with typical English wit and sarcasm, which has probably been a part of the reason why they don't hit the bigtime this side of the Atlantic like at home….most doodles just won't get the point of the songs, which is understandable. [/qb]

What do you think about Housemartins?

Originally posted by Barcelona:

Originally posted by Bollocks:
I'm interested to find out what you think. You seem to be open minded so not like some other board members who just put them down because the old bloke of the board loves them.

It's all in the lyrics, he's a genius of a songwriter with typical English wit and sarcasm, which has probably been a part of the reason why they don't hit the bigtime this side of the Atlantic like at home….most doodles just won't get the point of the songs, which is understandable.

What do you think about Housemartins? [/QB]

I think Mankies on the record as loving The Housemartins - useless piece of trivia - London 0 - Hull 4 was the first album I ever bought - at the Virgin Megastore in Dublin on a school trip

I think it might have been brought up earlier, but Oasis. (One of my favorites).