Bands You Just Don't Get

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by SalParadise:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by walkonby:
the stereotypical sounds that many gay guys love: (aretha, weather girls, whitney, jody whatley, crystal waters, cher, madonna, ect…)

There's nothing gay about Aretha. At all. You're talking about one of, if not the, best voice ever to touch a mic.

This is one of the funkiest songs ever to pass out of speakers/headphones. I'm almost positive you'll at least head nod. No disrespect, but you don't look like much of a dancer. :D

i knew it was rocksteady before i clicked. classic classic classic.

You are a great man. You just made it to the uber-exclusive "buy him/her a drank" list. :D

if i'm hovering in the 100-105 bpm range for a while, "rocksteady" is usually on deck.

had i read your message beforehand.. i would've tried collecting on that drink at the daft punk show. sooner or later i'm sure..

Arcade Fire
Clap You Hands Say Yeah
Of Monteal
Melt Bananna

Muse. They're like punk never happened, and the reason it did.

Originally posted by miss pretentious:
I have never ever been able to 'get' U2 and Pink Floyd.
(Sorry Director!)

It's okay, sweety. I still like you in spite of your gaping, inherent flaws. Cool as a fan. Yes, without a doubt. Perfect, no. :D

Originally posted by RatBastard:

2) U2… Talent never visited these guys. Bone-Oh has an ego bigger than the spruce goose and they are all arrogant meglomaniacs. The fact that people give any creedence to his opinion on world matters floors me. Whats a no talent lead singer in a half ass pseudo rock band have to do with anything other than feeding his ego?

WHOA! WHOA! Pump your brakes here, fam. I understand that the "bombast" of what it is that U2 does turns some off. Nothing wrong with that. Sweeping, anthemic rock isn't necessarily some people's cup of tea. I respect that as well. But for you to say that they're talentless is purely fucking asinine. Larry & Adam are at LEAST a solid rhythm section, and The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe. In the interest of being objective, I'll keep my opinion on where Bono sits in the pantheon of lead singers to myself. I cannot deny that Bono definitely has an ego. But last I checked so did Mick Jagger & Dylan. Greatness tends to buy you a pass on that. But the caveat there is NEITHER of those two are feeding hungry children in Africa. Regardless of what you think about his "no-talent shitty pseudo rock band", those 4 men, not just Bono, have tirelessly dedicated to their time & effort to MANY humanitarian causes. How can you hate on people trying to leave the world in better shape than they found it???? You can't do bumps & fuck groupies all the time, can you??? There's only so much Jack Daniels to go around . . . :roll:

yo la tengo
neutral milk hotel

"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

O.A.R.

I've never seen such a mediocre band get so much hype.

Broken Social Scene

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Did you ever hear Rollins go off on U2? I think it's on "A Boxed Life." He talks about The Edge playing that one "Eno-esque chord." Funny. But not as funny as his Edie Brickell rant.

Brian

Man, that just made me LOL. And I'm with GGW on BSS too. Why they're so revered I'll never know.

Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Muse. They're like punk never happened, and the reason it did.

Fallout Boy - are they really that good? I think their music is eh at best
Gnarles Barkley - I like Ceeloo and Goodie Mob, and i like dangermouse, but put them together, and you get crap. their performance at Virgin Fest 06 was one of the worst performances i have ever sat through.
KMFDM - Seems too happy at times, and too angry at others. Very bipolar. I can see why people might like them, but they are not my cup of tea.

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Again for the sake of objectivity. If there's a top 50 guitarist list, then I'm fairly sure he's on it. Go see a clip of "Bullet The Blue Sky" live, then get back to me. I'm assuming you've never seen it in person.

O.A.R.
Neutral Milk Hotel
Dave Mathews Band
Pavement
The Replacements

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Again for the sake of objectivity. If there's a top 50 guitarist list, then I'm fairly sure he's on it. Go see a clip of "Bullet The Blue Sky" live, then get back to me. I'm assuming you've never seen it in person.

i would never want to and sure as hell wouldnt pay whatever rediculous ticket price to do so.

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Again for the sake of objectivity. If there's a top 50 guitarist list, then I'm fairly sure he's on it. Go see a clip of "Bullet The Blue Sky" live, then get back to me. I'm assuming you've never seen it in person.

i would never want to and sure as hell wouldnt pay whatever rediculous ticket price to do so.

Exhibit A of your ignorance: U2 charges a fan-friendly $49.50 for GA floor seats, when a band of their stature could EASILY charge 4x that rate. This argument is about as pointless as getting head without a swallow, so we'll agree to disagree. Have a great day. :D

You guys are so damn negative today.

I love all the music.

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Again for the sake of objectivity. If there's a top 50 guitarist list, then I'm fairly sure he's on it. Go see a clip of "Bullet The Blue Sky" live, then get back to me. I'm assuming you've never seen it in person.

i would never want to and sure as hell wouldnt pay whatever rediculous ticket price to do so.

Exhibit A of your ignorance: U2 charges a fan-friendly $49.50 for GA floor seats, when a band of their stature could EASILY charge 4x that rate. This argument is about as pointless as getting head without a swallow, so we'll agree to disagree. Have a great day. :D

you too! its a beautiful day!!

bjork – i've just never understood the fascination. i don't think the music is really that innovative/interesting. her singing annoys me and it seems like she's trying to hard to do her batshit crazy act (Though i have to admit the video of her beating up that reporter was hilarious).

arcade fire – i found them nothing but boring. they (at least a couple of the members) were in the row in front of me @ radiohead in montreal (i think it was the second night? but maybe it was the first)

daft punk – seriously, until the recent talk i had no idea that people still liked/cared about them or that they were even a big deal in the first place … ? it's not that i think that they are by any means bad or anything, but i just fail to see what makes them anything less than generic electronic dance music?

sigur ros – i heard so many stories (not necessarily from here – though i know people on this forum like them) about how great they were (especially live). i heard album stuff and i thought it was boring. with talk of the shows being "life changing" (yes, words that excessive were used to describe their live shows), i decided to give them a shot. i actually bought tickets for both 930 shows in 03. i had to miss the first one because of being sick but decided that even though i was sick i shouldn't skip both dates. the whole show was probably the most excruciatingly boring concert experience of my entire life. there were moments that it seemed like some of the songs might be building up to something…. only to go nowhere. when will the novelty of the hopelandic gimmick wear off? probably not soon enough as they apparently haven't disbanded and have released more material since 03. they definitely weren't the WORST thing i've seen, but i'm pretty sure they were indeed the most boring. that whole evening is 9 hours of my life (including travel time) that i'll never get back. i don't even care about the money at this point.

oh and on top of the "don't get" category, these are also bands that i don't WANT to "get". i don't see a reason to waste time/effort at this point.

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:

Originally posted by TheDirector217:

Originally posted by manimtired:
"The Edge is easily one of the greatest players to pick up an axe"

umm…no.

Again for the sake of objectivity. If there's a top 50 guitarist list, then I'm fairly sure he's on it. Go see a clip of "Bullet The Blue Sky" live, then get back to me. I'm assuming you've never seen it in person.

i would never want to and sure as hell wouldnt pay whatever rediculous ticket price to do so.

Exhibit A of your ignorance: U2 charges a fan-friendly $49.50 for GA floor seats, when a band of their stature could EASILY charge 4x that rate. This argument is about as pointless as getting head without a swallow, so we'll agree to disagree. Have a great day. :D

you too! its a beautiful day!!

That was classic. Hahahahaha

The Shins and New Pornographers.

Just never clicked with me.


Phish.

I'm skeptical of anyone who ever got really into them.