Bands that have fallen the farthest

[Anders]

Green Day changed from sounding fresh, to sounding very sterile. But I've never been a big fan.

From Foo Fighters I prefer The Colour and the Shape and There Is Nothing Left to Lose, while I personally feel that In Your Honor is a bit underrated, and the first s/t album is overrated, but that might just be me. Sonic Highways was awful.

[philpritchard]

OLP: Happiness and Spiritual Machines were both really good. Mostly awful after that.

Brand New: The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me was impossible to follow up, and they weren't even close with Daisy. Then disappeared.

DMB: Had Before These Crowded Streets, Crash and Under the Table and Dreaming. Not close since.

Blur: From Parklife through 13 was a great run.


Really this happens with nearly every band.

I loved Happiness so much. Spiritual Machines was where it switched for me and I only like a couple songs. I know almost nothing of their later work.

[run2death]

Mark Kozelek and his various ensembles have become increasingly mediocre to terrible. Add his grating personality to the mix and I have little interest anymore.

From 1992 (RHP's "Rollercoaster") to 2014 (SKM's "Benji"), I'd argue he was probably the best singer-songwriter in existence.

[bodysnatcher]

Mark Kozelek

Never liked any of his work. He hasn't fallen the furthest for me simply bc he started at the bottom

[chewm]

Kozelek came to mind for me too, Ghosts of the Great Highway is one of my all time favorites.

[LoathedVermin72]

Comparing Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights to El pintor is pretty depressing.

[Norah]

Pearl Jam

Been waiting for this one.

Pretty sure this is what LV meant in the very first reply.

[run2death]

Mark Kozelek

Never liked any of his work. He hasn't fallen the furthest for me simply bc he started at the bottom

ANY???!!!

[Anders]

[gardenparty]

Ben Harper

[j's brain]

Never understood the love for the Chili Peppers.

Kiedis is easily one of the worst frontmen in rock history.

Same here. They were never better than just OK to me. I don't get the hype.

[bodysnatcher]

Mark Kozelek

Never liked any of his work. He hasn't fallen the furthest for me simply bc he started at the bottom

ANY???!!!

i absolutely hate his voice and delivery, so yes, any

[Anders]

Difficult to explain this song. But it's just so pure and heartfelt. At the same time it's so very direct, like hardly any other song I have heard.

[bodysnatcher]

i remember those first 2 or 3 arcade fire albums being pretty good

then, what the fuck

[VinylGuy]

Ben Harper

oh yeah

[verb_to_trust]

Yeah Arcade Fire blow now

[RussellManiac12]

From this:


To this:


I know the bottom pic is 14 years old, but to me these two pics show the band at their peak and their absolute nadir

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Buddy Holly & the Crickets would also be a good answer, I'm going to have to do some research.

B+

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Interpol

came here to say this

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead