proudestmonkey22
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who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 03:28 PM UTC
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sufjan
Relaxer
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 03:31 PM UTC
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Right now, the Patti Smith Pretentious Award goes to…. The Decembrists.
alex
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 03:32 PM UTC
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Do the Blood Brothers count?
renton007
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 03:37 PM UTC
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All of the two instrument duos that have been popping up lately.
DeathFromAbove1979
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 03:39 PM UTC
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Deerhoof.
why!?
PigIron
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 05:01 PM UTC
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I think Wolfmother is an atrocity.
bags
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 05:26 PM UTC
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Bright Eyes will top my list for a long, long time.
bellenseb
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 05:29 PM UTC
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Sufjan "All Hat, No Cattle" Stevens.
The true triumph of ambition over talent. Way to go, music press.
snailhook
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 06:26 PM UTC
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i agree with all of these nominations except for deerhoof.
i'll throw in devendra banhart.
azaghal1981
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 06:34 PM UTC
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Yeah Deerhoof is very out of place here. I only agree with a few of them but see how the others could fall into such a category.
bigyellow100
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 06:44 PM UTC
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uh, i cant believe everyone is missing the obvious: joanna newsom.
bellenseb
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 06:53 PM UTC
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Newsom is a decent pick, which is too bad because I thought "Milk Eyed Mender" was really good. But come on, how many of those critics actually listen to Ys much?
chokeychicken
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 06:57 PM UTC
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clap your hands
azaghal1981
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 07:21 PM UTC
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Clap your hands is a good one. Pretty terrible.
Mobius
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 07:27 PM UTC
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Shout out to Brendan Flowers.
bellenseb
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 07:50 PM UTC
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I'll admit to taking some pleasure from the anthemic cheeseball "When We Were Young". Better than 90% of the stuff you'll hear on pop/ac/mix stations at least.
Mobius
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 07:53 PM UTC
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I don't mind the Killers. I misread the thread - I thought it was just "pretentious" artists. They're also not indie. I'll sit the next few plays out.
hijinksandsue
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 07:55 PM UTC
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I gotta nominate Regina Spektor.
Was forced to listen to entire CD in car last week and it was just … so … pretentious and painful and … baaaaaaaad.
Funny thing is I recall hearing a track or two from her previous CD last summer and thinking it was OK so maybe it's just this new one that I HATE?
godsshoeshine
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Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 08:08 PM UTC
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deerhoof
Re: who is your most hated pretentious indie band/artist rig
February 14, 2007 at 10:33 PM UTC
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Sufijan.
Who has a name like that, anyway? That name belongs in the same catagory as Steny.