The Alabama Shakes thing was more due to a 3 page spread in the Guardian and the headline 'Zeppelin meets Janis Joplin', why spend 3 pages on a band who have yet to find a tune and then compare them to something they fall well short of, you've listened to them, do they ring any Zeppelin/Joplin bells, can you even remember the songs, anything more than mild interest in the possibility of a new Alabama Shakes CD, I suspect not.
Maybe if the Guardian looked just a teeny bit harder they might find somebody slightly more deserving of a 3 page spread and maybe if the Alabama Shakes were left alone they might actually develop into a band worth the hype.
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