Re: Bands / Singers you don't get or maligned Bands / Singers

by Nath Wed 14 Dec 2011, 11:19

I don't get the whole Lady Gaga thing, and I don't want to get it....

by JGK Wed 14 Dec 2011, 11:24

skully wrote:
taipan wrote:
G.Wood wrote:Radiohead - what beige sounds like

U2 - rather stick a fork in my ear

Nickelback - bastard seppo child of Radiohead and U2

I have never understood the appeal of U2, rate Nickelback though
Cheers taips. I'm not afraid to say I like Nickelback, even though I'll be howled down by a couple of Billy Joel loving mates (FFS), and headbanger RD. And a Canadian band would find it heinous being called "seppo".

And lardy and I had a discussion about Coldplay, another band I like. Needless to say, he feels they are no Little Feet.

Lardy attempted to "educate" me in real music on a pissy Friday night in Hobart, as he proudly showed me the 7,700 songs he had on his Macbook. I think we listened to bits of about 5000 of them. [awaits lardy's indignant response ]

I think we worked out that other than a few Beatles songs, the only song we had in common on our respective mp3 playlists was Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.

You and Lardy were comparing playlists? That's a serious bromance .

by JGK Wed 14 Dec 2011, 11:31

Josh Carney wrote:you rate:

Start with this

Cold Chisel: Highly revered by many Australians. Have had several goes and still don't see what the deal is. Jimmy Barnes is a good vocalist in terms of his octave range however other than one or two of CC's songs the rest all seem to be mostly noise delivered over a wide octave range.

No no no no no.

Chisel are quite simply, legands. Forget the vocals, which are iconic if nothing else, the quality of the songwriting is incredible for what is ostensibly a pub rock band. This comes out more if you hear remakes or covers of some of their songs without the "noise".

Try a playlist of

Flame Trees; when the war is over; choir girl; Cheap wine; khe San and bow river for starters.

by Brass Monkey Wed 14 Dec 2011, 11:33

Nath wrote:I don't get the whole Lady Gaga thing, and I don't want to get it....

Aye! Never have and never, ever will.

The worst part about her? People think she's a 'serious' artist... i.e. not formula-pop and video-driven...

F*ck me... amongst the worst around now.

by JGK Wed 14 Dec 2011, 13:04

G.Wood wrote:

U2 - rather stick a fork in my ear

You burn in hell you heathen.

by Guest Wed 14 Dec 2011, 13:19

by skully Wed 14 Dec 2011, 19:39

JGK wrote:
skully wrote:
taipan wrote:
G.Wood wrote:Radiohead - what beige sounds like

U2 - rather stick a fork in my ear

Nickelback - bastard seppo child of Radiohead and U2

I have never understood the appeal of U2, rate Nickelback though
Cheers taips. I'm not afraid to say I like Nickelback, even though I'll be howled down by a couple of Billy Joel loving mates (FFS), and headbanger RD. And a Canadian band would find it heinous being called "seppo".

And lardy and I had a discussion about Coldplay, another band I like. Needless to say, he feels they are no Little Feet.

Lardy attempted to "educate" me in real music on a pissy Friday night in Hobart, as he proudly showed me the 7,700 songs he had on his Macbook. I think we listened to bits of about 5000 of them. [awaits lardy's indignant response ]

I think we worked out that other than a few Beatles songs, the only song we had in common on our respective mp3 playlists was Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.

You and Lardy were comparing playlists? That's a serious bromance .

Well, I tried to logon to the Net on his Macbook (to catch up on Bails) after a boozy evening out before realising he didn't have Wireless Internet. So he played some music instead, prompting a long discussion about our respective musical tastes. I'm sure I heard the word "Philistine" muttered under his breath several times because I didn't dribble over the predominantly late 60s/early 70s collection on his Macbook. I just said "I likes what I likes" whereas lardy is more of a student of music and understands and appreciates the finer subtleties of the quality of the instrument play and vocal range. He is pretty grouse on the guitar.

by Josh Carney Wed 14 Dec 2011, 21:44

taipan wrote:
G.Wood wrote:Radiohead - what beige sounds like

U2 - rather stick a fork in my ear

Nickelback - bastard seppo child of Radiohead and U2

I have never understood the appeal of U2, rate Nickelback though

Ditto. Heard some guy once analyse U2's baffling success and conclude that the appeal is that the songs are so simple that most "common" people can sing along.

by Nath Wed 14 Dec 2011, 22:02

vilkrang wrote:

by Josh Carney Wed 14 Dec 2011, 22:05

JGK wrote:
Josh Carney wrote:you rate:

Start with this

Cold Chisel: Highly revered by many Australians. Have had several goes and still don't see what the deal is. Jimmy Barnes is a good vocalist in terms of his octave range however other than one or two of CC's songs the rest all seem to be mostly noise delivered over a wide octave range.

No no no no no.

Chisel are quite simply, legands. Forget the vocals, which are iconic if nothing else, the quality of the songwriting is incredible for what is ostensibly a pub rock band. This comes out more if you hear remakes or covers of some of their songs without the "noise".

Try a playlist of

Flame Trees; when the war is over; choir girl; Cheap wine; khe San and bow river for starters.

"Song writing" refers to the lyrics or the music itself. My comments on CC are about the music.

by Fred Nerk Wed 14 Dec 2011, 22:14

I wouldn't touch anything Lady Ga Ga with a barge-pole, unless smacking her very hard behind the ear with it counts....

Chisel are simply the best Oz band ever. U2 were great until about 1990, but latterly they just grate. Bono's head has been so far up his bum all the time since that I suppose it's a miracle of modern science they can make any sound come out at all.

by Big Dog Wed 14 Dec 2011, 22:20

Bono's head has been so far up his bum all the time since that I suppose it's a miracle of modern science they can make any sound come out at all.

I loved the story about Bono coming out on stage & started slowly clapping his hands. After a while he announced that every time he clapped, a child in Africa dies.
A voice from the back of the hall shouts out "stop it then ya Bast@rd"

by Fred Nerk Wed 14 Dec 2011, 22:27

Too good a story for me to GAF whether it's an urban myth or not - a bit like Billy Graham's anti-booze rant at the MCG with the donkey, the barrels of water and Fosters Lager and 'no you stupid Yank clot, all you've proved is it really is a donkey'.

by Yorkie Jill Thu 15 Dec 2011, 00:21

I didn't realise how hated Nickelback were until I got over here.

Some of their stuff's decent.

I don't get Kate Bush. Don't like her stuff at all. Although I do like Placebo's version of Running Up That Hill and the Futureheads' Hounds of Love.

I don't get this whole 'Glee' phenomenon. What a load of bwalls.

Billy Joel, U2 pre 1990 and Coldplay - Parachutes and a few others songs, I like.

by Basil Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:01

Anyone up for a Kajagoogoo reunion?

by horace Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:05

skully wrote:So is the Beanie sifting through his Carpenters collection?

yes because they got mixed in with his collected works of Elton John and the BeeGees

by Big Dog Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:15

Probably the worst & most hated piece of 'music' ever produced.

by horace Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:20

hmmn...I expect I would like much of what is on the Lardy playlist...I rarely have the misfortune of listening to the modern elevator music that seems to infect the wireless nowadays...

cannot agree about Cold Chisel - at best a good pub band with the musicality and interest of Midnight Oil...

give me the Saints, Specials, Ian Dury, Nick Cave, paul kelly, Divynals, post mod French gypsy music

by bodyline Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:33

Anything rap and Harry Conick Jnr!

by bodyline Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:40

horace wrote:hmmn...I expect I would like much of what is on the Lardy playlist...I rarely have the misfortune of listening to the modern elevator music that seems to infect the wireless nowadays...

cannot agree about Cold Chisel - at best a good pub band with the musicality and interest of Midnight Oil...

give me the Saints, Specials, Ian Dury, Nick Cave, paul kelly, Divynals, post mod French gypsy music

"Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints". (Bob Geldof)

by horace Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:41

from the late 60s/early 70s, Spectrum was pretty useful, even when they became Indelible Murtceps

by JGK Thu 15 Dec 2011, 01:45

Fred Nerk wrote:I wouldn't touch anything Lady Ga Ga with a barge-pole, unless smacking her very hard behind the ear with it counts....

Chisel are simply the best Oz band ever. U2 were great until about 1990, but latterly they just grate. Bono's head has been so far up his bum all the time since that I suppose it's a miracle of modern science they can make any sound come out at all.

Luke 23:34...

by Fred Nerk Thu 15 Dec 2011, 02:34

Does the .they know not what they do' exemption apply to Phil Hughes as well?

by Paul Keating Thu 15 Dec 2011, 02:50

G.Wood wrote:U2 - rather stick a fork in my ear

Hush your mouth

U2 = modern day poets

by Paul Keating Thu 15 Dec 2011, 02:54

JGK wrote:
Josh Carney wrote:you rate:

Start with this

Cold Chisel: Highly revered by many Australians. Have had several goes and still don't see what the deal is. Jimmy Barnes is a good vocalist in terms of his octave range however other than one or two of CC's songs the rest all seem to be mostly noise delivered over a wide octave range.

No no no no no.

Chisel are quite simply, legands. Forget the vocals, which are iconic if nothing else, the quality of the songwriting is incredible for what is ostensibly a pub rock band. This comes out more if you hear remakes or covers of some of their songs without the "noise".

Try a playlist of

Flame Trees; when the war is over; choir girl; Cheap wine; khe San and bow river for starters.

Off them now after their anti carbon tax tour.

Plus I remember having an argument as to who wrote the songs? Barnesy or Mossy.

Most said that Barnesy didn't have the brains to write good lyrics.

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