PigLick on 12/6/2009 at 00:15
I dont think those bands are the same bands Stitch was talking about
Aja on 12/6/2009 at 01:47
Steely Dan made a fantastic album in 2000, 20 years after their previous one.
fett on 12/6/2009 at 10:54
Quote Posted by PigLick
I dont think those bands are the same bands Stitch was talking about
Obviously, but I was disagreeing in principle. (I would pay money to watch Stitch dance to Iron Maiden). I don't think anyone wants to see a once relevant band re-hashing their old hits anymore than they want to see a new star wars film. It's just sad. They key phrase however is "once relevant." I think we often assume that once a band has had a series of good albums or songs, followed by a few bad ones, that they should just give up (the same is true for authors) because the "moment" is gone. Either the music was good, apart from the "moment" or not, and if it was, then wouldn't you want to hear their continuing development? Some of the most interesting things happen when no one is looking or gives a damn anymore. Record labels also tend to let them alone at that point - they shift into the "viable but not hot" category and so long as they continue selling to a decent sized core fan base, they're not pestered to "write hits" and such nonsense.
ercles on 13/6/2009 at 03:26
Well, The Mars Volta are officially fucked. Octahedron was surely going to be a make-or-break album for them, and it plain sucks. It has one great track (cotopaxi). Trying to make a more laid back album has pretty much failed, as most of the songs descend into the same chaos that was present on The Bedlam in Goliath. The more atmospheric songs on previous albums (TELEVATORS) were pretty amazing, but this stuff is so pedestrian.
God damn it 09 stop fucking up my favorite bands.
Bjossi on 13/6/2009 at 16:45
I just bought Pet Shop Boys' Yes and I'm loving it. I knew I wanted this album when I listened to songs like All Over the World and More Than a Dream on YouTube.
Kuuso on 25/6/2009 at 02:09
Got back from seeing Faith No More a few hours ago and all I can say is that they're just mindblowingly good. Seeing them perform like that, it's like they had never aged. Really really great. :cheeky:
Shadowriku95 on 28/6/2009 at 19:34
I have to agree, Me and my older sister went to see The Rasmus in April, in Leeds as well ! I live in Bradford in England, nothing ever happens there. The Rasmus concert was awesome. Dude:thumb::thumb:
Fingernail on 28/6/2009 at 20:07
2009 has been a great year for music, what with the death of michael jackson am i rite guys
the_grip on 28/6/2009 at 20:28
RE: back up to Stitch's mention of the Beastie Boys... I've been wondering lately if they jumped the shark. To the Five Boroughs was decent, and I recently watched Awesome I Shot That again (which predates TtFB), but they just have the same old "feel" (which was/is great, but running it through the wringer again may not survive).
Taffer36 on 29/6/2009 at 01:41
VIVA LA RESISTANCE
Muse Muse Muse.
Bellamy is a pretty phenomenal lead, though, if you combine his guitar ability (nothing hyper-special but still pretty damn good) with his ridiculous vocal range. I'm a big fan of Damon Albarn as well but Muse takes the cake in terms of my favorite vocals.
Speaking of which, Blur is reforming as well this year! Along with a new Gorillaz album, but not sure when that will be out.
Quote Posted by Kuuso
Alas, I'm really really looking forward to Muse's new album. It should be a step away from the Black Holes & Revelations -style tomfoolery. As far as I know, the new album will be more symphonic and more epic. It will be ended with a three part semi-symphony Bellamy has been working on for ages.
The album will be utter shite or their best to date.
I think I actually heard that they're continuing in a similar vein as Black Holes & Revelations. Heard it from someone else, though, so no proof/interview. No problem for me, though. Their older, darker stuff had it's own pull and though they dabbled a bit too far into pop in their latest it's still easily one of their greatest. Crying Shame should've definitely made the album, though.
