Bands that are...fine

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JennyB wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:21pm
WestwayKid wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:07pm
The White Stripes
Yes. And the Black Keys.
And The Strokes.
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WestwayKid wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:57pm
JennyB wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:21pm
WestwayKid wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:07pm
The White Stripes
Yes. And the Black Keys.
And The Strokes.
I hesitate to call the Strokes even fine. I listened to that first album based on the hype and didn't get the big deal at all.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:51pm
Siouxsie and the Banshees. Decent band, some cool singles, and one great album (Dreamhouse), but on the whole? They were okay.
I was going to argue then realized I basically only listen to their singles.
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I only listen to chant nowadays. Gregorian, Byzantine, Russian...
I feel that there is a fascistic element, for example, in the Rolling Stones . . .
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:46pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:43pm
Let me get my fence ready to hide behind.

The Beatles
Look at the fucking hipster over here, with his can of warm PBR, lumberjack beard, Walkman, and opinions.
I drink Narragansett cold for my cheap tall boy beer.
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I tend to be pretty binary with music, but there are those that fall in the middle ground that neither enrage nor excite. Many of those listed thus far fall in this category. I like the Pretenders but I don't own any of their music. Never bought an album nor single. I have one Siouxsie CD and enjoyed her set the time I saw her live but I'm not going to get the complete discography. The Stones have some great songs but a lot of crap too especially for the last 30+ years don't own any recordings of theirs. And by own I mean no actual physical media, not digital files acquired by extra legal means.

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BostonBeaneater wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 4:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:46pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:43pm
Let me get my fence ready to hide behind.

The Beatles
Look at the fucking hipster over here, with his can of warm PBR, lumberjack beard, Walkman, and opinions.
I drink Narragansett cold for my cheap tall boy beer.
I like their stout ok, never tried the regular.

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The Clash are...fine. :shifty:

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:45pm
Wolter wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:02pm
The Rolling Stones.
Muppet's either going to kill you or clutch his chest and collapse.

But I agree. Historically vital and some classic songs, but the extent of their catalogue dilutes matters significantly.
Well, they aren't a bathtub band, thats for sure.
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The Pogues are OK.
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
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tepista wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 5:32pm
The Pogues without Shane are OK.
Fixed that for ya.

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revbob wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 4:15pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 4:05pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:46pm
BostonBeaneater wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 12:43pm
Let me get my fence ready to hide behind.

The Beatles
Look at the fucking hipster over here, with his can of warm PBR, lumberjack beard, Walkman, and opinions.
I drink Narragansett cold for my cheap tall boy beer.
I like their stout ok, never tried the regular.
Hello,

I used to drink Narragansett only for the puzzles on the inside of the bottlecaps.

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eumaas wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 4:05pm
I only listen to chant nowadays. Gregorian, Byzantine, Russian...
That’s...fine.
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tepista wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 5:32pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:45pm
Wolter wrote:
02 Nov 2018, 1:02pm
The Rolling Stones.
Muppet's either going to kill you or clutch his chest and collapse.

But I agree. Historically vital and some classic songs, but the extent of their catalogue dilutes matters significantly.
Well, they aren't a bathtub band, thats for sure.
That's for damned sure!
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New Order
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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