joshuatxuk Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 The analord series, if made by anyone else, would have been seen as mediocre. Im sorry, but its the truth....I enjoy listening to them, but by no means are they on constant rotation. yes, a thousand times yes. AFX also gets too much hype. some of his stuff is pretty mediocre and not nearly as good as they are made out to be. granted, he's done some nice stuff too, but he's far from infallible. Yeah, Hangable Auto Bulb is solid but most of the AB series sounds quite dated. Analord is excellent quality techno and would be respected as such, but I agree, if it was not RDJ it'd have a single thread on WATMM with a few pages of discussion and that'd be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakramer Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 analord is some of his best work this thread is quite bizarro for me... is deerhunter that mega hyped? i guess I was thinking of obvious things like radiohead (good, but I don't get the crazy attention), coldplay (boring), muse (wtf why?) and kings of leon. I'm just really going off some of the bands topping last.fm animal collective is hyped beyond their skills too now imo. however panda bear's solo "person pitch" is a masterpiece imo. they definitely have talent, but I don't get a lot of their weird stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Muse has literally grown worse as their popularity rises. Bands like them and Kings of Leon almost seem handpicked by the majors to start churning out lame "hit" singles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Girl Talk - I see the appeal in his live DJ sets but this guy is not a genius. 2 many DJs did it earlier and better. I don't get the concept of him as an "artist," even some popular anti-copyright documentary called "RiP!: A Remix Manifesto" made him out as some kind of hero. Anyone with Ableton can mash-up a ton of pop songs with crunk accapellas. M.I.A. - I actually enjoy most of her music, but I just have a feeling she's full of bullshit. At the end of the day it's just her half-ass rapping/singing over some Diplo and Switch instrumentals. The whole political aspect seems superficial. She was on Bill Maher talking about Sri Lanka and was so ignorant about the conflict that Maher actually ripped on her a bit. And I don't quite follow how being a talented beacon for 3rd world pop music fits in with becoming engaged to a heir of a billionaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Great Maker ShaiHulud Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Radiohead is fucking ass. My first post on any of the watmms, back when I was thesuperbowlisgay, was an anti-radiohead statement. Coldplay too. Also, Pink Floyd is overrated in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmakramer Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Also, Pink Floyd is overrated in general. Floyd is overrated cause no one could possibly create music as great as they think their own music is. Their fans also go overboard, but I think if Floyd was comprised of some nicer gents, with some angst but overall modesty then I doubt they would get as much hate as they get. Roger Waters is a fucking genius imo and Animals, WYWH, The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon, Meddle and of course Pipers at the Gates of Dawn (Syd Barrett shining like a diamond on this) are all really good albums with some great honest music. I also respect them for focusing their efforts on creating great albums, rather then tracks/songs. I guess its just a different approach, but for my listening style, nothing beats putting on a good Pink Floyd album. Especially the first few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person90 Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 I'll agree, Floyd and M.I.A. are also overrated, although I don't hear so much about PF these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Oh Lord how could I forget?! And proberbly the number one spot too. The Libertines and anything to do with Pete Doherty. If you live in any part of the planet apart from the UK feel blessed you don't have to put up with it. God The NME just totaly suck his cock. Hate is a strong word but does apply here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 since i started listening to indie rock i have noticed my borders have expanded a lot...there isn't that much i don't like. i really cannot get into metal though and i think that's because it's actually just a shit genre of music. No it's because you have a shit taste in music. i'd have to disagree. maybe we can get together in chat and discuss this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chassis Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 since i started listening to indie rock i have noticed my borders have expanded a lot...there isn't that much i don't like. i really cannot get into metal though and i think that's because it's actually just a shit genre of music. No it's because you have a shit taste in music. i'd have to disagree. maybe we can get together in chat and discuss this? Beerwolf's reply makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halisray Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 animal collective for sure - their music is trash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Muse has literally grown worse as their popularity rises. Bands like them and Kings of Leon almost seem handpicked by the majors to start churning out lame "hit" singles. Agreed! I'm embarrassed that I used to like them 4-5 years ago. Girl Talk - I see the appeal in his live DJ sets but this guy is not a genius. 2 many DJs did it earlier and better. I don't get the concept of him as an "artist," even some popular anti-copyright documentary called "RiP!: A Remix Manifesto" made him out as some kind of hero. Anyone with Ableton can mash-up a ton of pop songs with crunk accapellas. Yeah fuck this guy, one of the most overhyped hipsters around. Anyone mention Tiesto yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Bands like them and Kings of Leon almost seem handpicked by the majors to start churning out lame "hit" singles. Kings of Leon sound like a 2nd rate grunge band covering Eddie Money songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxing Day Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 Every Electronic Music Duo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerwolf Posted February 20, 2010 Share Posted February 20, 2010 since i started listening to indie rock i have noticed my borders have expanded a lot...there isn't that much i don't like. i really cannot get into metal though and i think that's because it's actually just a shit genre of music. No it's because you have a shit taste in music. i'd have to disagree. maybe we can get together in chat and discuss this? On my behalf it was a silly drunken comment. Wasn't supposed to be serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 99% of all post-punk / rock / indie / whatever since the 80s ska-punk black & death metal wait that was genres not bands lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tontonz1 Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Aphex twin squarepusher clark wisp autechre radiohead. Kidding on aphx btw. And only partially on autechre. radiohead is there just to piss you off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 the beatles U2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 the beatlesa bit but they are good U2 YES they're shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXIMUS MISCHIEF Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 squarepusher, cylob, luke vibert, plaid, mu-ziq. last four shouldnt even be subforums imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fogukaup Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 am i the only fucking person who hates the shit out of ween? I can't get into ween either. I feel like the Tim and Eric soundtrack executes the same sound but better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 am i the only fucking person who hates the shit out of ween? I can't get into ween either. I feel like the Tim and Eric soundtrack executes the same sound but better. i guess some people haven't heard quebec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Backson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 its to easy to name this sort of thing, but most reverby guitar music. dont get me wrong, its nice that people are playing music they like without it being stupid or retarded or pretentious, but crics lazily lay praise on bands that do very little very quitetly and then add shitloads of reverb to it. i shouldn't hate for the sake of it, but it seems like music that offends the least amount of people is critically praised and considered amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 its to easy to name this sort of thing, but most reverby guitar music. dont get me wrong, its nice that people are playing music they like without it being stupid or retarded or pretentious, but crics lazily lay praise on bands that do very little very quitetly and then add shitloads of reverb to it. i shouldn't hate for the sake of it, but it seems like music that offends the least amount of people is critically praised and considered amazing. so how is playing minimal guitar stuff through lots of reverb different to playing minimal synth stuff through lots of reverb ie. saw2? i'm geniunely interested, because i play minimal ambient guitar music, and would be offended by your comment if i gave a fuck.. i mean, i understand that there are a lot of amateur ambient guitar bands/solo projects out there that are terrible, but stuff like fripp, labradford, pygmalion-era slowdive, etc, IS fucking amazing. music doesn't have to be full of technical proficiency and complexity to be worthwhile, you know also, i must add: in most cases (well, in my case anyway), it's not about *adding* reverb afterwards, it's about playing to the reverb. when you've got a guitar running through a 30 second reverb you really do have to play pretty minimally unless you want it to end up sounding like a mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Backson Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 its to easy to name this sort of thing, but most reverby guitar music. dont get me wrong, its nice that people are playing music they like without it being stupid or retarded or pretentious, but crics lazily lay praise on bands that do very little very quitetly and then add shitloads of reverb to it. i shouldn't hate for the sake of it, but it seems like music that offends the least amount of people is critically praised and considered amazing. so how is playing minimal guitar stuff through lots of reverb different to playing minimal synth stuff through lots of reverb ie. saw2? i'm geniunely interested, because i play minimal ambient guitar music, and would be offended by your comment if i gave a fuck.. i mean, i understand that there are a lot of amateur ambient guitar bands/solo projects out there that are terrible, but stuff like fripp, labradford, pygmalion-era slowdive, etc, IS fucking amazing. music doesn't have to be full of technical proficiency and complexity to be worthwhile, you know also, i must add: in most cases (well, in my case anyway), it's not about *adding* reverb afterwards, it's about playing to the reverb. when you've got a guitar running through a 30 second reverb you really do have to play pretty minimally unless you want it to end up sounding like a mess! okay, i've gone and put my foot in it now... just an opinion. an opinion in a complaining thread. and for the record i dont know those bands and i'm sure they're great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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