I just don't get it

Rallyboy Partridge: “I’d spend hours in HMVs, Virgin Megastores and second-hand record shops staffed by greasy-haired 40-year-olds dressed as 20-year-olds, listening to contemporary music of every genre – Britrock, heavy maiden, gang rap, brakebeat. And I came to a startling but unshakeable conclusion: no genuinely good music has been created since 1988.”

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I agree, but I’ve actually got no real problem with any of the bands you’ve composited. When Kaiser Chiefs first launched, Ricky was interviewed, and claimed that he “would happily wank off a tramp for success”. I really like their first album.

On that note though, I humbly submit Kasabian and Coldplay. Both competent stadium acts, both have some relatively decent tunes and both know exactly what they’re going for; people who like a bit of guitar music but can’t be arsed putting a fucking shift in.

Florence and her fucking machine.

If it was a life support, I would be the first in the queue to flick the switch.

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I’ve seen Coldplay live a few times and they are excellent on stage. I dont think they have made a great album though and that is why better live, they play their best stuff on stage. Kasabian - I like some of their stuff. Chiefs of Leon - one/two hit wonder. Kanye West is another I dont get - but then I dont get rap.

Paul Weller ripped of the 60s mod bands/Beatles then when he left The Jame he morphed into Steve Winwood vocally but didnt have the chops.

Coldplay are the chicken korma of guitar music. If you’re eating chicken korma, you’ve missed the point of curry.

slightly off topic but I just looked up some Stranglers on Youtube and the personally-tailored advert based on my choice asked me if I wanted to see Boyzone at Newmarket.

Yes please!

Nothing goes together hand in hand more than punk and shopping centre music aimed at 12 year old girls.

Ha - I’m glad this has caught on. Some, er interesting choices. Have to confess I’m a big Nirvana & Arctics fan (didn’t love the last album mind). Used to like Kings of Leon, but they got very bad, very fast.

Not sure about that. The look, yeah, but musically I don’t think they leant on the mod sound quite so much. They were closer to punk, and even that they were an odd fit for.

Some more for me. Fat White Family, much like Sleaford Mods, it’s just all bravado. Nothing of any substance their, just blokes being obnoxious and people lapping it up. Baffling.

Also, The Vaccines & Catfish and The Bottlemen (god that’s an awful name). Both the absolute definition of guitar bands made for Radio 1. Indie by numbers at it’s finest. No edge, no excitement and basically all their songs sound the exact same. Had the misfortune of catching the latter at Glasto the other week, at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, all the songs sounded the exact same. Couldn’t differentiate in the slightest.

Fuck Kasbian forever.

They are a bunch of shameless wannabe Mancs, effectively a tribute act to a band (Oasis) that themselves were shameless wannabes and in turn effectively a tribute act (The Beatles) themselves.

Absolute dullards.

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Had to pinch myself last week, I sat on the sofa watching some act at Glastonbury and found myself shaking my head and uttering the immortal words of an old man who is out of touch with the kids - it’s just noise!..

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Originally posted by @KRG

Fuck Kasbian forever.

They are a bunch of shameless wannabe Mancs, effectively a tribute act to a band (Oasis) that themselves were shameless wannabes and in turn effectively a tribute act (The Beatles) themselves.

Absolute dullards.

Even Oasis have been properly put into context over time.

Two good albums, was it? And you had to rip off much of your sound, if not your actual riffs, from other bands?

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I’ve given up trying to convert the uninitiated. I get fired at from both sides…from my peers for liking obscure rubbish and from youngsters for liking obscure twee stuff.

I shall continue to plough my own lonely furrow and piss everyone off for my selection of music for my funeral. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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Keep sharing with us, it’s appreciated here. You literally have the badge to show it (I’m slightly jealous of that badge).

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Exactly. After What’s the Story, you couldn’t put an album together from the rest that would come close to the first two.

There’s some great stuff on the first two albums, but meh, I’m largely unfussed about Oasis. That said, ‘Whatever’ was the first CD I ever bought. In my defence, I was 5 at the time.

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I do like a Korma every now again.

Blur never did anything for me and I would agree that apart from one or two albums Oasis were very overated. In fact that whole Britpop thing was a bit embarrasing for a veteran of the 60s and 70s like myself.

I will throw another grenade into the debate. A good percentage of Pink Floyds stuff was pants.

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As Pap says, music is highly subjective. The good thing is there is so much of it and so much to chose from. My favourite band back in the 70s was Emerson, Lake & Palmer. I liked classical music and I like rock music so the fusion really worked for me. I had their debute album and thought I would be the only person on the planet (apart from old Nice fans) who would like it. By 1974 they were one of the biggest bands on the planet. Even now I still cant believe how popular they were then as they were not a “rock band” in the conventional sense. I sat and watched Kanye West at Glastonbury the other night. I dont understand why people didnt just walk away but the crowd clearly enjoyed it so what do I know. Horses for courses and each to their own.

You’re too kind young man. I’m off to post some epic Astor Piazzolla _“Nuevo Tango” _ :wink:

Funnily enough I watched Sleaford Mods on BBC Glastonbury and thought they were feckin brilliant. Raw, aggressive, authentic, something different.

My enthusiasm has waned since watching videos and interviews. They are basically middle class rather than struggling working class, though most artists are. So their image of chavvy psychos is a bit misleading. Plus were does the singer’s twitches go when he’s not performing?

That said still love the lyrics and the delivery…

Originally posted by @KRG

Ha - I’m glad this has caught on. Some, er interesting choices. Have to confess I’m a big Nirvana & Arctics fan (didn’t love the last album mind). Used to like Kings of Leon, but they got very bad, very fast.

Originally posted by @Sadoldgit

Paul Weller ripped of the 60s mod bands/Beatles then when he left The Jame he morphed into Steve Winwood vocally but didnt have the chops.

Not sure about that. The look, yeah, but musically I don’t think they leant on the mod sound quite so much. They were closer to punk, and even that they were an odd fit for.

Some more for me. Fat White Family, much like Sleaford Mods, it’s just all bravado. Nothing of any substance their, just blokes being obnoxious and people lapping it up. Baffling.

Also, The Vaccines & Catfish and The Bottlemen (god that’s an awful name). Both the absolute definition of guitar bands made for Radio 1. Indie by numbers at it’s finest. No edge, no excitement and basically all their songs sound the exact same. Had the misfortune of catching the latter at Glasto the other week, at the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, all the songs sounded the exact same. Couldn’t differentiate in the slightest.

Had misfortune of seeing Catfish and the Bottlemen - i could have fallen asleep standing up.

Agree on Florence. I just don’t get it. Seen her several times live.

If you listen to the early Who and Small Faces stuff you can see where Weller got a lot of Jam material from. The most blatant lift was from The Beatles Taxman. The Stranglers were just and updated Doors. That was a strange era. Everyone remembers the short lived Punk phase but Punk was just a blip. The main thrust was “New Wave.” That included The Jam where werent punk. A lot of what punk was about was the energy and not being worried if you couldnt play. Weller obviously had musical roots which he copied along with the mod style and instruments (Rickenbakers were used by The Beatles, The Who, The Byrds etc). For me the best New Wave stuff was going on in America - Talking Heads and Television for example. There was no reverse musical snobbery there about people who could play their instruments. Punk didnt blow the old guard away - they still continued to pack out stadium tours from the late 70s on. Punk was a flash in the pan that came and went very quickly. Very few went on to have long running musical careers, but I guess that was the whole point for many.