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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/11/2005 : 14:22:39
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I hope you get Interpol eventually. I am just getting into Sleater-kinney quite a lot now.
Good to see you agree with me on your first two though.
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shineoftheever
> Teenager of the Year <
Canada
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 14:28:25
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i'll 3rd belle and sebastian, 2nd xtc, and 1st modest mouse........
yeah, yeah, bring it on!
Rat: do you have any regrets?
Pig: no, but i had a parrot once
Rat: that made absolutely no sense
Pig: well, it made sense to me until i learned he couldn't talk
Rat: i wish you couldn't talk
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 15:32:34
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Originally posted by Sir Rockabye
The Cure
Belle and Sebastian
The Decemberists (Granted I've only listened to their Five song EP)
Dinosaur Jr.
Gang of Four
Guided By Voices
Interpol
My Bloody Valenine
Polvo
Sleater-Kinney
The Velvet Underground
XTC
Yo La Tengo
I will never say the word procrastinate again, I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed.
Sir Rock, how can you say the Velvet Underground?
I'm sad about that...
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 20:31:12
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I guess it would have to be just that I haven't given them a fair chance. I sometimes will get an album, listen to the first three songs, and if they don't grab me immediately, drop it for something else. This is generally the case when I buy a bunch of CDs at once. When I got The Velvet Undergroud And Nico, I really only listened to it with half interst once, and gave up on it. I suppose I didn't give it the time it deserved. Perhaps tomorrow morning on the bus to school, I'll give it a spin.
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 23:32:12
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That's better news, do that!
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 01:23:56
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I have to second the Velvet Underground, for the exact same reasons as Sir Rockabye.
Denis
"I believe in your perfect face..." |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 02:05:38
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Haven´t heard any of Yo La Tengo´s records except for the Nuclear War´s A Motherfucker one but saw them at a festival in Ireland with an audience of about ten in the tent and it was wonderful.
As for VU, I like Waiting For My Man.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2005 : 12:45:55
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Sir Rock
At the risk of making you feel that the moms on the forum are
shaking their collective index finger at you and tut-tut-ting...
XTC? XTC?
I can understand Gang Of Four having been a moment in time
(I think you would have liked them in the 80s, they fit in well with the whole vibe then) but XTC have an intelligence and quirkiness
that I believe you might enjoy.
As I tell my kid re: eating her vegetables, "Keep trying them, you
might like them eventually"
Signed
No One's Mommy But My Kid's
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KimStanleyRobinson
* Dog in the Sand *
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 13:09:45
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on the topic of XTC: go out and steal
"The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead" from the album "Nonsuch" somewhere.
Its guitar pop, man.
They use major chords and catchy melodies.
This happened occaisionally in the 80's and 90's much to the chagrin of the majors. |
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Sir Rockabye
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1158 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2005 : 13:25:33
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But Mooo-oooom, I don't wanna!
Well, I provide the same reason for putting XTC on the list that I put VU. Not enough of an effort on my part. Perhaps those two were not deserved of the title "Bands I wanted to like but just coudn't", and would be more at home under "Bands I wanted to like, but got to lazy to listen to". The only XTC I own is Skylarking. Was that a bad place to start?
I will never say the word procrastinate again, I'll never see myself in the mirror with my eyes closed. |
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 13:30:22
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Sir rockabye, these mummys are right, beleive us!
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 13:38:41
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Poor sir rock, getting nagged at from all sides...
I don't get them either if that helps.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
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Posted - 01/12/2005 : 13:55:14
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2005 : 14:27:09
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Originally posted by BLT
I'll take the first two Gang of Four albums over any two Pixies records.
I'll call you a doctor.
I spent a lifespan with no cellmate |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/12/2005 : 15:36:21
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Fine, fine. Sir Rock, email me your home address.
Time for Kiki to hit the CD burner, then the post office.
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank |
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Newo
~ Abstract Brain ~
Spain
2674 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 09:28:56
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I just got Captain Beefheart´s Trout Mask Replica from the library. You gotta love an artist who plays tenor and alto sax at the same time.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
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Posted - 01/13/2005 : 10:40:49
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Three at a time is for sissies.
Denis
"I believe in your perfect face..." |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 10:53:31
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| Yeah, but Roland Kirk sounded good (usually) and didn't wear funny pants. Also, note in that first picture he's also holding a clarinet and often played the flute. |
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 11:13:32
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Here is a Roland whose music I never bothered to want
to try to like:
What on earth is in his hands?!
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank |
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breakmybody
- FB Fan -
Greenland
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Posted - 01/13/2005 : 11:16:53
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Kathryn my dear, I always liked very much the Fine Young Canibals!
Don't want to be rich
Don't want to be famous
But I'd really hate to have the same name as you
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 11:22:35
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 12:31:04
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I am sorry, Breakmybody, do I know you? Welcome to the
forum. What language do you speak in Greeland?
Has Frank ever played in your homeland?
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank |
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breakmybody
- FB Fan -
Greenland
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Posted - 01/13/2005 : 12:33:49
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Frank played in my home! Later I'll tell you more about it!
P.S. What about my signature, do you have anything to say Kiki?
Don't want to be rich
Don't want to be famous
But I'd really hate to have the same name as you
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 13:16:45
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quote:
Originally posted by kathryn
Here is a Roland whose music I never bothered to want
to try to like:
What on earth is in his hands?!
I still believe in the excellent joy of the Frank
Looks like a raw bacon sandwich to me. Freak!
I spent a lifespan with no cellmate |
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Doog
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
1220 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 17:20:23
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Husker Du...tried and tried, but just didn't "get" em. Sorry Mouldy.
Guided By Voices did one of my top 30 songs (Teenage FBI), some of their stuff is awesome (Glad Girls, Motor Away), and some just plain sound crappy. Put me off buying an album if it's gonna be so hit and miss..
I'm still trying to figure out Talking Heads- And She Was would be in the top 30 too but...Remain In Light..is it THAT good of an album?
 "Join the cult of Ray/He was the best Ghostbuster"
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WolfManMikeLonely
= Cult of Ray =
USA
936 Posts |
Posted - 01/13/2005 : 17:22:31
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Yeah Teenage FBI is fucking great as is Hit.
"Hey fuck you if you don't like it."
-Johnny Thunders
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offerw
* Dog in the Sand *
South Africa
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Posted - 01/15/2005 : 08:31:09
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Public Enemy and Beastie Boys.
I know they're hugely influental and widely acclaimed but I just cannot sit through their albums.
Doog, try getting into Husker Du through New Day Rising. I first tried Zen Arcade which didn't work for me.
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Domestiques
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
503 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2005 : 02:25:22
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happy mondays
kasabian
nirvana
oasis
kings of leon
hives
vines
throwing muses
bob marley
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“I want to be a star!” I cried
They said, “You’re overqualified.
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 08:04:31
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Happy Mondays
REM
Morrisey
The Smiths
Oasis
and that's just for starters...
Whoohoo! I'm on holiday! |
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Broken Face
-= Forum Pistolero =-
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 08:20:27
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REM is another band that i cannot get into. but i think a lot of that has to do with old biases that i have yet to drop...but i'm trying ringo, i'm trying REAL hard. (where's that quote from, huh?)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 09:24:55
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quote:
Originally posted by Broken Face
REM is another band that i cannot get into. but i think a lot of that has to do with old biases that i have yet to drop...but i'm trying ringo, i'm trying REAL hard. (where's that quote from, huh?)
-Brian
If you move I shoots!
That's how I feel Brian, I can't get into, maybe I'm very prejudiced!
Another thing is that I didn't tried real hard...
Purify the colors, purify my mind,
and spread the ashes of the colors
over this heart of mine!
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2005 : 10:47:08
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Very very early REM good
Later REM so so
Let me just stumble out of the closet .... Franz Ferdinand
does nothing for me. Nothing.
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Surfer Rosa
> Teenager of the Year <
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 10:53:26
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The wise one is showing the way? Anything they recorded in the nineties makes me want to pour boiling oil in my ears, but I'll trust you try out their early stuff.
I'm only beginning to open up to Pink Floyd.
Agree with Broken Face though - much of the stuff on my list is simply because of my own prejudices.
Placebo and Ash are another 2 that I find ok, just can't see what the big fuss is about - but then that's what music is about isn't it? |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 01/16/2005 : 13:11:20
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quote:
Originally posted by Domestiques
kasabian
Really? They would go in the fictional 'Bands You Didn't Want To Like And Successfully Didn't' thread for me. Seriously, why do we need to hear it again?
And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure and the privilege is mine. |
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