tinnitus photography Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 AIDS-ridden leprosy is the poor man's Mumford & Sons Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lost highway Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 AIDS-ridden leprosy is the poor man's Mumford & Sons For the win. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
IRememberDBoon Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 you got me on that one. I wanted to bust more on Mumford but I assumed some folks on here actually like them..............plus my most respected music friend puts out an end of the year list every year and he said as much as he wanted to hate it their new album was good. this man has never once been wrong before but I guess theres a first time for everything Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Avett Bros. are the poor man's Old 97's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Well that's about the most absurd thing I've seen in this thread. I'm a big Old 97's fan, but to put the Avetts below them is curious. The Avett's are way more bluegrass and way more raw than the 97's. The only way I see them being compared on any level is that they both have been criticized (probably fairly) for trying to use the sex appeal to gain more mainstream popularity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 This whole thread is pretty absurd really, but its fun anyway I guess. I haven't enjoyed anything the Avetts have put out post Emotionalism. Oasis is the poor mans (completely impoverished) The Beatles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tinnitus photography Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oasis isn't even the poor man's Rutles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moxiebean Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Tom Waits is a poor man's Captain Beefheart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Well that's about the most absurd thing I've seen in this thread. I'm a big Old 97's fan, but to put the Avetts below them is curious. The Avett's are way more bluegrass and way more raw than the 97's. The only way I see them being compared on any level is that they both have been criticized (probably fairly) for trying to use the sex appeal to gain more mainstream popularity.I had the feeling this would stir up some ire, but I'm being totally sincere. From the first time I heard the Avetts, my brain went to the Old 97's and I thought, "I already have the 97's; I don't need this uber-sincere take on country/bluegrass/folk whatever it is they're playing." Granted, because I felt that, I haven't spent much time since (okay, none) listening to the Avetts. If that's absurd, so be it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Vampire Weekend is the poor mans Paul Simon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Oasis isn't even the poor man's Rutles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hey! I LIKE Oasis!(At least the first 2 albums.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 I like the 1st 2 LPs too, but that shit's funny. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Okay, geniuses, help me out here: Blur is the poor man's _________. Oh, and Eddie Vedder is the poor man's Jim Morrison. Forgot that one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Okay, geniuses, help me out here: Blur is the poor man's _________. Oh, and Eddie Vedder is the poor man's Jim Morrison. Forgot that one. Blur is the poor mans bastard son of a three way between the Kinks, Madness, and XTC. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Blur is nobody's poor man's anything. And the singer from The Cult is the poor man's Jim Morrison, not Eddie Vedder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Ian Astbury. I was going to say Ian Astbury is the poor man's Eddie Vedder, but I didn't want to take it too far. I remember the very first time I saw Pearl Jam on TV. I looked and listened, and promptly said, "Poor man's Jim Morrison." Never did change my opinion on that, either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I had the feeling this would stir up some ire, but I'm being totally sincere. From the first time I heard the Avetts, my brain went to the Old 97's and I thought, "I already have the 97's; I don't need this uber-sincere take on country/bluegrass/folk whatever it is they're playing." Granted, because I felt that, I haven't spent much time since (okay, none) listening to the Avetts. If that's absurd, so be it!It is so. Blur is nobody's poor man's anything. And the singer from The Cult is the poor man's Jim Morrison, not Eddie Vedder.And the dude (or lady) who dresses Ian Astbury is the poor man's dude (or lady) who dresses Steven Tyler. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 It is so. I am the poor man's music critic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I am the poor man's music critic! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jcamp Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 66caliber as not being caustic.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LouieB Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Did anyone say that The Cure are the poor man's The Smiths? If not I just did. LouieB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Ozma is the poor mans Weezer. Even though they are a good band that wrote some great tunes, they are the only band I know of that blatantly copied another bands sound, and wasn't afraid to admit it either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lammycat Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 X is the poor man's X-Ray Spex Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 66caliber as not being caustic.... That English even is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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