Artists Who Only Made Consistently Mediocre Records

[liebzz]

First three Foo Fighters albums were great. You're all just a bunch of cynical assholes.

In all fairness, I saw them 4 times, once in 1997 headlining (great show), 2000 opening for RHCP, 2011 headlining, and 2012 at Global Citizens. They put on an excellent live show, though it seems to be a little too hammy now. That being said, I don’t find I have ever felt a strong connection to their albums, other than to say I listened to the debut, The Colour and the Shape, and Wasting Light on repeat for short periods of time.

[BurtReynolds]

I hate these threads so much

[Anders]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

[washing machine]

First three Foo Fighters albums were great. You're all just a bunch of cynical assholes.

I've not heard a complete Foo Fighters album beyond those first two, which are both great.

[E.H. Ruddock]

No Foo Fighters album is excellent, great, or a classic. They are all just middle of the road good rockets.

[washing machine]

Except the first two. Those are both top to bottom great.

[LoathedVermin72]

lol Foo Fighters

[E.H. Ruddock]

Agree to disagree here. I've never once gone back to revisit anything Foo Fighters. I never seek them out, and they aren't part of my Spotify.

[washing machine]

Agree to disagree too, E.H. Ruddock.

[LoathedVermin72]

I DO NOT AGREE TO DISAGREE

[E.H. Ruddock]

Agree to disagree too, E.H. Ruddock.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I DO NOT AGREE TO DISAGREE

So you think they aren't mediocre? What is your stance?

[BurtReynolds]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

I think I just hate talking about music. It's such a pointless thing to talk about and 99% percent of posts about music are "I like this" or "I don't like it".

[LoathedVermin72]

I DO NOT AGREE TO DISAGREE

So you think they aren't mediocre? What is your stance?

I have no opinion I just wanted to disagree

[E.H. Ruddock]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

I think I just hate talking about music. It's such a pointless thing to talk about and 99% percent of posts about music are "I like this" or "I don't like it".

You'll be fine

[Kevin Davis]

I like the first two Foo Fighters albums a lot -- I think they're above average records for their genre and time period. Certainly not capital-G great records (though for me the first one flirts with lower-case-g great), but better than mediocre.

[Jorge]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

I think I just hate talking about music. It's such a pointless thing to talk about and 99% percent of posts about music are "I like this" or "I don't like it".

What makes music different from any other artform in this regard, you STUPID FUCKHEAD?

[BurtReynolds]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

I think I just hate talking about music. It's such a pointless thing to talk about and 99% percent of posts about music are "I like this" or "I don't like it".

You'll be fine

Ruddock I swear to god...

[washing machine]

I like the first two Foo Fighters albums a lot -- I think they're above average records for their genre and time period. Certainly not capital-G great records (though for me the first one flirts with lower-case-g great), but better than mediocre.

Can you elaborate on your two designations of Great and great?

[washing machine]

I hate these threads so much

I feel like that has become a recurring incident for you lately. Is everything ok?

I think I just hate talking about music. It's such a pointless thing to talk about and 99% percent of posts about music are "I like this" or "I don't like it".

What makes music different from any other artform in this regard, you STUPID FUCKHEAD?

I read Burt's post as basically saying that conversations about music tend to be used as taste signifiers for people and yield nothing much beyond vanity statements.