MrRain422 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 "Oh Sweet Nothing" is by far the best song VU ever did. I love the guitar in that song, but Dougie Y.'s vocals are a little bland. Better than on "New Age" though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 If you're going to hold every album up to the standard of the late 60's/early 70's output of The Stones, those albums are fucked. I'm sorry you fell that way about VL. Is there a middle ground between having a handful of great songs and sucking ass? i'm just saying that overall, they never made a truly GREAT great record post Exile for me. they made a few good and a few passable records, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Velvet Underground's Squeeze is a really good rock album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 i'm just saying that overall, they never made a truly GREAT great record post Exile for me. they made a few good and a few passable records, yes. Are we gonna get the full story of that avatar pic? Fkkn fresh! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CortezTheKiller Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 i'm just saying that overall, they never made a truly GREAT great record post Exile for me. they made a few good and a few passable records, yes.THAT statement I can fully agree with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MrRain422 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Velvet Underground's Squeeze is a really good rock album. holy wow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 holy wow it is, and I've championed its "goodness" many times in the past. I think if it was released under a different band name, people wouldn't have any problems with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Oh I forgot to mention Bjork is a way better singer than Janis Joplin! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Oh I forgot to mention Bjork is a way better singer than Janis Joplin! anybody is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Are we gonna get the full story of that avatar pic? Fkkn fresh!haha well, Chuck did this speaking event here on Saturday over in St. Paul, called the Fakebook. they pair up authors/musicians/etc. with musical performers and it's basically a live talk show w/ musical performances. past ones included Chuck Klosterman w/ Tapes n' Tapes, Laurie Lindeen w/ Paul Westerberg & many other musical guests, Amy Sedaris (i forget who the band was... Bound Stems i think?), Griel Marcus & The Mekons, etc. this one was Chuck D & Slug from Atmosphere, with Brother Ali as the musical guest. Chuck and Mary Lucia (the usual Fakebook host, who happens to be Westerbergs sister) talked for about an hour on various great topics. he talked about how he avoided Rick Rubin for the first 2 years or so when he was starting out, and about how he was the one who gave Busta Rhymes his name, named after MN Viking player Buster Rhymes. talked about how he grew up next to Eddie Murphy, and that Eddie would always try and date his sister, and how he always thought Charlie Murphy was the truly funny brother and that he'd heard all those Chapelle Show jokes in the 80's. Brother Ali f'n KILLED all of his performances, but the best was "Letter From The Government", which he uses the PE line as the main chorus. he and Slug from Atmosphere did a freestyle together, but Chuck never got on the mic unfortunately (was still an amazing night though). Slug talked about how he was able to get Tom Waits to guest on his new album, which was a pretty hilarious story. anywho, in between 15 min set break, Chuck came down and sat on the front of the stage (we were front row right in front of the couch he was sitting on) and held out his hand and talked w/ everyone who walked up to the front row. they had to cut people off after the 2nd half was about to start, but he did the same thing afterwards and I bet he talked with, signed autographs, took photos, etc. with probably 75% of the 1000 people who were there. super super gracious and humble human being. normally i'm not one to get photos with musicians, but it just seemed too perfect of an opportunity to pass up... that and my friend from high school will shit his pants when I show him it . Here's some great photos from the event: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcbehm/sets/72157604644037750/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Well alright! Thanks for sharing. Cool shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 This can be interpreted either way? I say Ben Folds Five is multiple times better than solo...hope that what you are sayin?It made sense to him: Yeah, I agree. BFF were 10 times better. Stephen Stills is the best member of CSN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrNo Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I don't feel like reading this whole thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating anything. I know I definitely agree with the Doors sucking and Animal Collective being overrated. When/how did Daft Punk become so influential and popular? I can't take hip-hop seriously because I don't understand putting skits on albums not by Adam Sandler. I think Nick Drake is kinda boring. Sticky Fingers>Any Beatles album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 When/how did Daft Punk become so influential and popular?robots dude... robots but no, i kinda agree... i mean i LOVED Daft Punk in college from '97 to '99, but haven't cared for much else they've done since Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 i agree about the nick drake comment! i think he's a great guitar player but i cannot listen to any of his albums. i've tried numerous times! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmacomber68w Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 I would have said something earlier off Freewheelin'...like Masters Of War. But definitely plugging in at Newport '65 was his ballsiest move. yeah i agree, but all of dylan's pre motorcycle accident was so tremendous and so important, everyone who posts blasphemy on dylan should look back at history, and another statement, dylan plugging in at newport was the most important moment in music Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stickman Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Pink Floyd without Syd Barrett sucks. The Kinks are better than the Stones and the Beatles...combined! When you get past the brooding rock star persona, Eddie Vedder is the man. I hate newer Modest Mouse (solely because it isn't old Modest Mouse). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Hold Steady have released 3 classic albums, and have never made a bad song. Craig Finn is probably the best lyricist of this generation, and it's really nice to see a band that isn't too serious to rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Hold Steady have released 3 classic albums, and have never made a bad song. Craig Finn is probably the best lyricist of this generation they've become one of my fave bands ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Also, the Boy Least Likely To's debut album describes me far better than I ever could and is a total classic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 The Hold Steady have released 3 classic albums, and have never made a bad song. Craig Finn is probably the best lyricist of this generation, and it's really nice to see a band that isn't too serious to rock. Also, the Boy Least Likely To's debut album describes me far better than I ever could and is a total classic.These are the first things in this thread you have said that I agree with. Way to go! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Los Lobos are the best American band today, and probably in the Top 5 all time. REM hasn't put anything interesting out since Document (that's 20 years of suckage). George should have been knighted before Paul (or, at all, for that matter). CCR's output vs time ratio is unparalleled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 REM hasn't put anything interesting out since Document (that's 20 years of suckage).A-men, brother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 they were a better Rock N' Roll band, especially live, but they were so not better songwriters that's one thing that amazes me about the Beatles, is while i think they're the best Rock band of all time, is that they rarely played live and even those live shows they did play never really garnered amazing reviews. Rarely played live?? Have you ever looked at their schedule from 63-66? If they weren't in the studio, they were on the road. Epstein practically worked them to death. Their hellish schedule was a big factor in choosing to stop touring. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 douchebaggery is such a great term.douchebaggery is overrated the more i think about it, the more i think "living room" shows sound like a terrible time. While I totally agree with the premise of not ripping people for their opinions, this statement leads me to think you don't like to have fun. Also, My Chemical Romance's last album was one of my 10 favorite of 2006.This is the blasphemy thread, not the confess your embarassing guilty pleasures thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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