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Post by RocDoc on Mar 18, 2006 14:31:09 GMT -5
...but Tom Waits' voice changes from album to album (maybe not a sizeable change lately, though) like Dylan's always has.
His voice on Nighthawks, for instance is very listenable, just doing his hippie beatnik-thing...
I've just heard that one Arctic Monkeys track, the '...Dance Floor'-one and actually liked it pretty good....especially that direct cop they do from "Honey Hush/Train Kep' A-Rollin'....
If you steal/'derive', steal the good shit, I always say.
...and (to the theme of this board) no Yo La Tengos, Modest Mices or Sonic Youthses for me neither!
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Post by phil on Mar 18, 2006 14:36:34 GMT -5
Bands I don't care for ... Any and all "less than 3 minutes/3 chords" bands so dear to our respected friend Ken H.  |
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Post by bowiglou on Mar 19, 2006 19:11:36 GMT -5
hey Phil. Beatles had tons of songs < 3 minutes!!!!
Yeah, I know Tom Waits, who happens to be from my hometown) is oft noted as a genius of some repute, but I just can't get behind the gravelly voice..just like some acknowledge the artistry of dylan or costello, but the voice sufficiently detracts that they can't see beyond that....I feel that way about Waits.....
as for Arctic Monkeys, I do like a couple of songs, and maybe the LP will wear well with more listens, but I think there is much hype behind these 4 and 5 star reviews........
and Aerosmith, don't like their image.don't like their music...dont' like their vocals..dont' like their lyrics........pretty much sums it up!!!
oh, also can't get into Ministry (which I did try).......and Madonna........and all the divas (spears/carrey/simpson, etc.)......
Now, before I joined these boards I would have also included: smashing pumpkins/radiohead/pink floyd..but have expanded my horizons, somewhat, to those three groups......though I still find Yorke's and Corgan's voices at times utterly anethema....
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Post by Galactus on Mar 19, 2006 19:26:29 GMT -5
Anyone who's abit shaky on Waits voice should try his first album, Closing Time, and the two Early Years compilations. He actually sings on those and it's a good introduction to get hooked on his songwriting.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Mar 22, 2006 10:42:42 GMT -5
I can't get into Aerosmith that much either or :eek: Guns N Roses, which everyone should already know my undying hatred for that band by now.
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Post by Rit on Mar 22, 2006 11:24:39 GMT -5
i agree on both counts, Skvor.
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Post by Paul on Mar 22, 2006 11:31:02 GMT -5
I don't like Aerosmith either; I don't even like their early albums that much. As for GNR, well 'Appetite' is a cool album, and IMO one of the best debuts ever made.
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Post by Galactus on Mar 22, 2006 12:05:17 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of Aerosmith through about '75 and I like all of G'N'R's albums (except The Spagetti Incident which I don't like acknowledge).
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 22, 2006 12:08:42 GMT -5
I can tolerate some old Aerosmith, and parts of Appetite For Destruction. Otherwise, these two are among the most overrated bands in rock, IMHO.
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Post by Kensterberg on Mar 22, 2006 12:15:56 GMT -5
...but Tom Waits' voice changes from album to album (maybe not a sizeable change lately, though) like Dylan's always has. His voice on Nighthawks, for instance is very listenable, just doing his hippie beatnik-thing... I've just heard that one Arctic Monkeys track, the '...Dance Floor'-one and actually liked it pretty good....especially that direct cop they do from "Honey Hush/Train Kep' A-Rollin'.... If you steal/'derive', steal the good shit, I always say. ...and (to the theme of this board) no Yo La Tengos, Modest Mices or Sonic Youthses for me neither! I've just lost interest in Waits. He hasn't really had anything new to say since Bone Machine (I like Mule Variations, but it's just BM2 in a lot of ways). That and Rain Dogs are still great albums, though, it's just that his appeal has worn thin for me. I am really enjoying the hell out of Arctic Monkeys. Great guitar work, and while it's definitely been influenced by others, that doesn't bother me b/c (1) they didn't obviously crib riffs or lyrics; and (2) they've borrowed great stuff! I'm reminded of a less outre Johnny Rotten fronting Television, with the whole lot of them hyped up on amphetamine speed. Or maybe the front man from the Psychedelic Furs backed by a Gang of Four playing double-time. If someone told Bowiglou that this was a record from 1978 that had been sitting in the vaults somewhere, he'd love it.  I can't say that Yo La Tengo et al have grabbed me either, though I do like a fair amount of Sonic Youth. |
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Mar 22, 2006 12:18:16 GMT -5
Yo La Tengo........while I love them, I can expect that they just aren't everyone's cup of tea. It makes sense.
Arctic Monkeys are okay in my book. After seeing them live, I have to say, those guys have "it" whatever "it" may be.
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Post by Rit on Mar 22, 2006 13:12:18 GMT -5
youth.
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Post by luke on Mar 22, 2006 13:51:16 GMT -5
Yo La Tengo live is something to behold. I find Sonic Youth can lose an audience with the feedback, but YLT just builds on that shit and blows your fucking head.
Dinosaur, Jr. in just a couple weeks! Speaking of bands in that vein. I REALLY need to sell these last two tickets I got, though. I was really drunk and accidentally ordered them twice off Ticketmaster.
Any Dinosaur, Jr. fans feel like coming to New Orleans in a couple Saturdays?
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Post by Fuzznuts on Mar 22, 2006 14:16:28 GMT -5
The two times I've seen Yo La Tengo were two of the most mind-blowing, jaw-dropping sonic spectacles I've ever attended. I literally could not believe my ears.
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Post by RocDoc on Mar 25, 2006 12:44:42 GMT -5
Isn't Ira Robbins from Trouser Press their creative guy?
The grand tradition of Rock Crit gone performer...Lenny Kaye is another one who KNOWS what he's doing.
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