Musicians you love no matter what

[zeb]

Is there a band who can do no wrong? A song writer you can't put down? A musician who whose imperfections only endear them further?

[Lament]

PJ Harvey.

[zeb]

PJ Harvey.

Good one.

[Mojopin]

[Lament]

Do I get the award for most predictable response?

[Heathen]

none

[Lament]

Nevermind. Heathen just stole that award away from me.

[Rangi Guy]

Except that he's retired - I'd have to go with Michael Stipe

[stip]

None

[daft twat]

None

I agree with this, but I would add that there are several musicians whose new stuff I will always give a fair shot despite past disappointments.

I edited to add this: did you guys hear about the lost prophets singer who admitted to attempted baby rape? I don't know any of their songs, but it got me thinking, if that was Ed, I don't think I could ever listen to pearl jam again. I am also wondering why the lost prophets guy hasn't been brutally murdered yet.

[bada]

Josh Homme hasn't done me wrong yet.

[harmless]

Sigur Ros

The Mynabirds

Wintersleep

[nyquillyn]

Ian MacKaye

[stip]

None

I agree with this, but I would add that there are several musicians whose new stuff I will always give a fair shot despite past disappointments.

I edited to add this: did you guys hear about the lost prophets singer who admitted to attempted baby rape? I don't know any of their songs, but it got me thinking, if that was Ed, I don't think I could ever listen to pearl jam again. I am also wondering why the lost prophets guy hasn't been brutally murdered yet.

me too, but i don't think that's the same thing. And there are definitely artists I still love that have disappointed me--the ones I still love are the ones that bounce back.


I think we can probably throw a baby rape caveat onto anyone's I love this person no matter what answer

[VinylGuy]

I would say Josh Homme too, but the guy hasnt done anything bad....im thinking Chris Cornell.....PJ too of course.

[Gods' Die]

The answer is none. All songwriters are human, for the most part.

But the shortlist who haven't strayed too far from excellence: Homme, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Arcade Fire, Drive-By Truckers, Jack White, LCD Soundsystem (please come back), Mark Lanegan, The National, Pixies (active again!).

[harmless]

Oh yeah, Arcade Fire too.

[surfndestroy]

I mostly try to separate the art from the artist. Every artist's art has let me down to one degree or another. I have a lot of time to try and discover what Radiohead, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, U2 are trying to achieve. I think they all have some failures in their catolgue though.

As for the artist, I don't know them so I generally don't care. Really just stay away from little kids and rape and I'll probably won't hold it against them as far as buying their art.

[doug rr]

The only ones I buy everything from is: Neil Young, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Beck and REM

[Norah]

The Mynabirds