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Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 4:48 am
by BurtReynolds
tragabigzanda wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:My Morning Jacket
ugh just stop saying this band is good, the music occasionally gets there but the singer is awful
he sucks now but he used to be great
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:03 am
by verb_to_trust
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Pearl Jam
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:05 am
by verb_to_trust
Ryan Adams was untouchable through Easy Tiger then made some pretty average records and was metoo'd
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:47 am
by Bammer
I am dead serious when I say this: Creed
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 6:22 am
by Brett
Bammer wrote:I am dead serious when I say this: Creed
Honestly, I kinda agree.
My Own Prison wasn't a great album in the grand scheme of things, but it's a pretty decent post-grunge record. The band could play well and Stapp and Tremonti wrote some decent songs (though the lyrics aren't anything to write home about). Then
Human Clay just nosedived. Outside of maybe the first couple songs, it's a midtempo slog with some examples of truly atrocious lyrics, and album 3 is no better. Has anybody ever even listened to the 4th abomination?
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 6:24 am
by Bammer
The first album was really good and they had several other really good songs until With Arms Wide Open took over the god damn world.
No, never heard their fourth album.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 1:18 pm
by oasisfan35
liebzz wrote:I could add the Allman Brothers Band after Brothers and Sisters. Yes, they remained a vital live concert force for decades to come, but I am not sure any of their albums after that one are listenable but for a couple of songs.
You might want to revisit the post-80s ABB discog, there is a lot of good stuff on those four albums.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 1:32 pm
by Ms Harmless
Pearl Jam
Incubus
Kings of Leon
Arcade Fire
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 1:37 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Incubus is a good one. Although my ex wife loved them so I tend to think they suck at everything.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 1:46 pm
by liebzz
BurtReynolds wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:BurtReynolds wrote:My Morning Jacket
ugh just stop saying this band is good, the music occasionally gets there but the singer is awful
he sucks now but he used to be great
Having seen him live solo and with MMJ in the past couple of years, have to disagree big time with this assessment. He’s not a conventional singer, and kind of sounds like Kermit singing from the other end of the Lincoln Tunnel, he can still get there, and his voice has a lot of character. The Order of Nature has some pretty good moments on it for his voice.
For me at least, Pearl Jam nosediving I think is reaching a bit. Backspacer/Lightning Bolt is no Spaghetti Incident, even though folks here like to make believe that’s the case. They are good albums that happen to be juxtaposed against 8 great records. It’s like saying Neil Young belongs on this list because Silver & Gold and Ragged Glory don’t match up to After the Goldrush and Rust Never Sleeps.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 1:55 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I'm kind of surprised trag hates Jim's voice. I personally love his singing.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 2:53 pm
by Strat
E.H. Ruddock wrote:I'm kind of surprised trag hates Jim's voice. I personally love his singing.
I mostly just hate how fucking weird he's gotten.
Last two shows at Red Rocks were really bad. The altitude and drugs were impacting him quite significantly. He spent most of the show talking about the womb.
LA, Veganism, and drugs have done a number on him.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 3:01 pm
by Ms Harmless
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Incubus is a good one. Although my ex wife loved them so I tend to think they suck at everything.
honestly the only album of theirs I really dislike is "If Not Now, When?" but it's unfathomably bad
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:36 pm
by BurtReynolds
Strat wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:I'm kind of surprised trag hates Jim's voice. I personally love his singing.
I mostly just hate how fucking weird he's gotten.
Last two shows at Red Rocks were really bad. The altitude and drugs were impacting him quite significantly. He spent most of the show talking about the womb.
LA, Veganism, and drugs have done a number on him.
I hate how he over-enunciates the last word of every line now.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:50 pm
by Kevin Davis
tragabigzanda wrote:the music occasionally gets there but the singer is awful
I'm not sure I've ever been especially excited by their music either, but I'm with you. I've really tried with MMJ (I've had a few of their albums, and have seen them live), but I can't get past Jim James -- he just comes across as such an airhead to me, completely poisoning any hope I have of enjoying their music. It's not surprising to me that they've found such favor with the jam band crowd.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:53 pm
by tragabigzanda
tragabigzanda wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb
I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:54 pm
by Chris_H_2
jim james singing rainbow connection is all i need
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:55 pm
by surfndestroy
Sleater-Kinney. I don't think in retrospect that 'The Center Won't hold' will be looked back on fondly. The Woods it is not.
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:58 pm
by LoathedVermin72
surfndestroy wrote:Sleater-Kinney. I don't think in retrospect that 'The Center Won't hold' will be looked back on fondly. The Woods it is not.
They never should have reunited
Re: Artists who were on a roll and then shat the bed
Posted: Wed February 19, 2020 5:59 pm
by Kevin Davis
tragabigzanda wrote:Jim James, James Mercer (The Shins), and the dude from Band of Horses all have very similar voices
This is true -- something that was in the air at that time, I guess. That said, I enjoy the Shins and Band of Horses, but MMJ just registers with me in a totally different way. Mercer at the very least has melodic senses that far, far exceed anything I've ever heard from MMJ.