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.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 3:21 pm
by philpritchard
Anders wrote: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.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 3:36 pm
by 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.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:34 pm
by bodysnatcher
run2death wrote:Mark Kozelek
Never liked any of his work. He hasn't fallen the furthest for me simply bc he started at the bottom
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:42 pm
by chewm
Kozelek came to mind for me too, Ghosts of the Great Highway is one of my all time favorites.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:45 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Comparing Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights to El pintor is pretty depressing.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:47 pm
by Norah
LetMeSleep wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:Pearl Jam
Been waiting for this one.
Pretty sure this is what LV meant in the very first reply.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:49 pm
by run2death
bodysnatcher wrote:
run2death wrote:Mark Kozelek
Never liked any of his work. He hasn't fallen the furthest for me simply bc he started at the bottom
ANY???!!!
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 4:58 pm
by Anders
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 5:01 pm
by gardenparty
Ben Harper
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 7:12 pm
by j's brain
run2death wrote: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.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 7:17 pm
by bodysnatcher
run2death wrote:
bodysnatcher wrote:
run2death wrote: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
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 8:08 pm
by 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.
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 9:35 pm
by bodysnatcher
i remember those first 2 or 3 arcade fire albums being pretty good
then, what the fuck
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 9:48 pm
by VinylGuy
gardenparty wrote:Ben Harper
oh yeah
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 9:48 pm
by verb_to_trust
Yeah Arcade Fire blow now
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Mon July 24, 2017 10:30 pm
by 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
Re: Bands that have fallen the farthest
Posted: Tue July 25, 2017 12:57 am
by ---
Simple Torture wrote:Buddy Holly & the Crickets would also be a good answer, I'm going to have to do some research.
