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sakedelic
sakedelic
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Edited Dec 02, 2006, 21:28
Re: reading these posts has made me wonder
Dec 02, 2006, 15:56
keith a wrote:
> Hippy.


that's laughably off the mark. whatever.
shanshee_allures
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Edited Dec 02, 2006, 16:44
Re: Records that everyone else seems to love, but you don't get.
Dec 02, 2006, 16:38
This is where I get hanged, but I really think Joy Division are awfully overrated. I don't think they're rotten (but New Order are fucking trite), I just don't know why they are so revered. I can't see any poetry in Curtis' lyrics (it's meant to be there), and that insipid fucking bass player just makes my flesh crawl.
I do like two or three of their tunes, but the way their fans react to even suggesting they do mere 'tunes' makes me think oh fuck it. WTF am I missing out on?
Unknown Pleasures then. And Closer. Really, really.
x
silogut
silogut
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Re: Records that everyone else seems to love, but you don't get.
Dec 02, 2006, 16:45
SO silogut gets the whistle blown for dissing the likes Chris Martin on Unsung. Ha ha is that a red card incident or am I still on the field?
jb lamptoast-morsley
jb lamptoast-morsley
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Re: reading these posts has made me wonder
Dec 02, 2006, 17:36
It is therapeutic to vent ones spleen every now and then. Look what happened to ned flanders...
Robin Tripp
Robin Tripp
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Edited Dec 02, 2006, 20:57
Re: Records that everyone else seems to love, but you don't get.
Dec 02, 2006, 17:38
My girlfriend is a huge fan of Spiritualized. As a result, I bought 'Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space'. It's good... but not what I'd call earth shattering. Certainly not as mind-bending as some of the reviews of the time would suggest (album of the 90's, etc). On the whole, it's overlong and packed with songs that sound like Primal Scream knocks offs, and for the most part, I can't stand Primal Scream* (a band famous for what exactly? Jumping from one band wagon to the next?).

As for OK Computer... I've honestly never understood the backlash against it. It's the kind of record that most people complain about the distinct lack of... "a mainstream rock record that goes against the popular music of the time to instead presents something that is unique, creative and experimental; though without losing that all-important personal touch. Most people seem to hate it because of it's success; using arguments like "it's not as good as Crispy Duck Testical by Insert Obscure Band Name Here!! I've often imagined that if it had been released and sold a whopping 5 copies, there would have been about 20 reviews of it on this very website calling it "the lost masterpiece of the 90's". Or maybe not?

At the end of the day, it's all subjective.


*with the exception of Vanishing Point, which is an amazing album.
keith a
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Re: reading these posts has made me wonder
Dec 02, 2006, 20:39
Er, yeah!
Chaosmonger
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Re: Records that everyone else seems to love, but you don't get.
Dec 03, 2006, 00:29
It's all good homie
Chaosmonger
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Re: reading these posts has made me wonder
Dec 03, 2006, 00:31
about all of you.
don't you have anything better to do than piss and moan about pop music you don't like? >>

Ladies and gentleman, I give you hypocrisy.

Mike
sakedelic
sakedelic
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Edited Dec 03, 2006, 02:08
big words
Dec 03, 2006, 01:51
you might have a point about my comment, but i don't think silogut's comment was racist....
silogut
silogut
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Edited Dec 03, 2006, 03:40
Re: big words
Dec 03, 2006, 03:32
yes particularly, as I am myself, white & middle class. I am just not particulary interested in hearing self-indulgent ballads (music for accountants) by people who have had every advantage in life . I suppose you could make the same argument against Nick Drake but I don't think either band could write anthing as affecting as Northern Sky
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