Jorge wrote:Or Bill Callahan, for that matter. Or Songs: Ohia.
That entire Sad Folko Dad subgenre is an immediate turnoff for me
(This is not a personal attack on Simple Torture)
I think Oldham has transcended the Sad Folko Dad thing and just evolved into more of a general weirdo -- in fact probably some of the happiest, goofiest music in my whole collection is by him. And I've always thought Bill Callahan was pretty funny. Molina is the only one of those guys that just feels like a hardcore saddo to me (and unquestionably my least favorite of those three guys).
I understand lumping them together though.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 12:04 am
by chewm
i like the national a lot (until around their like, 2010 shit) but I support making fun of them
at their best they're like neutered interpol but always were much more resonant to me
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 12:06 am
by Ello Sailor
Interpol crushes shit. Outstanding band.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 12:06 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 12:31 am
by Ello Sailor
Tracy Chapman > Pearl Jam
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 1:44 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
anytime i hear a Live song on the radio i have zero desire to change the station
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:35 am
by Strat
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:anytime i hear a Live song on the radio i have zero desire to change the station
me and some friends listened to Throwing Copper the other night and i was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. It had been YEARS since i actually listened to the album
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:38 am
by Ello Sailor
Live kicks ass. I love that bald, Polish bastard. Whatever the fuck his name is.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:44 am
by Bammer
Live has lots of good songs
Ironically their live performance SUCKS.
Your boy Ed Kowalczyk is the cheesiest motherfucker I have ever seen on stage.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:45 am
by Bammer
Strat wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:anytime i hear a Live song on the radio i have zero desire to change the station
me and some friends listened to Throwing Copper the other night and i was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. It had been YEARS since i actually listened to the album
Masks on I hope?
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:45 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
i saw them once, but remember nothing about it...it was probably like 2005, so well past their prime
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:46 am
by Ello Sailor
Bammer wrote:Live has lots of good songs
Ironically their live performance SUCKS.
Your boy Ed Kowalczyk is the cheesiest motherfucker I have ever seen on stage.
Aight yeah I'm out.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:47 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
Strat wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:anytime i hear a Live song on the radio i have zero desire to change the station
me and some friends listened to Throwing Copper the other night and i was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. It had been YEARS since i actually listened to the album
i probably would too...and yeah it's probably been 15+ years since i've heard it
lightning crashes always kinda gets me
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:50 am
by VinylGuy
which name is worse, Live or Bush?
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:51 am
by Ello Sailor
Both are trash. Bush is slightly worse.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:54 am
by lennytheweedwhacker
bush is definitely worse...i don't like bush
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 2:58 am
by Strat
Literally one of the best shows ive ever seen was a LIVE show in 2000 at my college campus. Not because I love LIVE by any means but it was the perfect storm of my freshman year of college drinking my face off from 7 am till the show. I remember stashing miller high life's in the dresser in our dorm room. I also played with a band....if i could call it that....in the outdoor rotunda that day as part of the end of the year festivities. Lol, i hadn't thought about that till just now.
Anyway, saw them in a college gymnasium and it was awesome. I just remember it being awesome.
I dont think i listened to them since.
Lakini's juice is a great riff.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 3:07 am
by epilogue
Ello Sailor wrote:Violent Femmes > Kanye West
Hundo-p, my man.
Re: Unpopular Music Opinions
Posted: Tue March 09, 2021 3:20 am
by verb_to_trust
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
Strat wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:anytime i hear a Live song on the radio i have zero desire to change the station
me and some friends listened to Throwing Copper the other night and i was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. It had been YEARS since i actually listened to the album
i probably would too...and yeah it's probably been 15+ years since i've heard it
lightning crashes always kinda gets me
Why I Hate This Album did a deep dive on this song recently. Did you know it's about fucking doplhins?