'What's Up?' and the very worst songs ever
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There were large numbers of third-rate Bowie imitators knocking about in the 80s. I almost started a thread but there are people here who actually defend Psychedelic Furs albums.
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never/ever wrote:Goat Boy wrote:It's definitely Galway Girl
Just repeating this here. It is the one and only answer. Makes Counting Crows sound like the fucking Stones.
I still haven't heard this undoubted insult to the ears. It's a badge of pride.
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I only know the Steve Earle "Galway Girl" (with the Pogues, so of course I love it). Glad you weren't talking about that one (hopefully I assume correctly).
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No wonder Taylor dropped her drawers.
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Charlie O. wrote:Quaco wrote:Fish in a barrel time, but I just heard this on the radio and got really mad. This song has so much to answer for. People are still doing this shit!
I was having lunch today at Austin Grill and heard TWO Counting Crows songs... or maybe it was one Counting Crows song and one Counting Crows Wannabe song. Insufferable then, insufferable now.
It got me thinking (again) about starting a "shit bands/artists and the great bands/artists who influenced them" thread. Counting Crows is like if Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen had a child and spent the rest of their lives throwing up their hands and saying "Where did we go wrong??"
You can see the lead singer courtside at every Golden State Warriors game. He grew up and went to UC Berkeley.
I'm ashamed that Adam Durwitz is a Bay Area native. There are some bands I like that are similar to Counting Crows. Del Amitri and the Wallflowers. I can see why people don't like that earnest take on roots/country rock though.
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Quaco wrote:Charlie O. wrote:Quaco wrote:Fish in a barrel time, but I just heard this on the radio and got really mad. This song has so much to answer for. People are still doing this shit!
I was having lunch today at Austin Grill and heard TWO Counting Crows songs... or maybe it was one Counting Crows song and one Counting Crows Wannabe song. Insufferable then, insufferable now.
It got me thinking (again) about starting a "shit bands/artists and the great bands/artists who influenced them" thread. Counting Crows is like if Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen had a child and spent the rest of their lives throwing up their hands and saying "Where did we go wrong??"
Interesting idea for a thread! As Renoir says "The awful thing about life is that everyone has their reasons." The world is filled with good intentions done badly.
I thought that was Emerson.
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neville from norwich wrote:No wonder Taylor dropped her drawers.
I heard rumours they were sketchy.
Wadesmith wrote:Why is it that when there's a 'What do you think of this?' post, it's always absolute cobblers?
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I was watching the Live Lounge thing on BBC4 last night - entirely against my will - and Pink specifically mentioned 4 Non Blonds' What's Up as an influence.... Which tells you all you need to know about Pink.
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Well, I’ve just endured two ‘songs’ (sub-Nick Cave indie rock mitherings) by The National.
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They're dreadful, aren't they? No spark, no heart.
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Absolutely pointless. Who is it for?
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One of my best mates, who normally has fairly bulletproof music taste, insists they're genius, best band currently going. And I can't see it. At all.
They're so fucking BORING.
They're so fucking BORING.
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Coldplay for beardy twats.
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I think I was conned, too...
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Christ, just heard something by St Vincent
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neville from norwich wrote:Christ, just heard something by St Vincent
She's on Jools Holland now. I only heard half a minute but I feel ill.
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Counting fucking Crows... I was in a Lyft car last week and the driver was blasting grunge era hits, and that they played that one where the guy is mumble-mouthing a million words until he gets overwhelmed and hollers "she's NERVOUS!!!"
Shit dude, you're making ME nervous. Sudden changes in vocal cadence are alarming. Mellow the fuck out.
Shit dude, you're making ME nervous. Sudden changes in vocal cadence are alarming. Mellow the fuck out.
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COLIN LAND wrote:neville from norwich wrote:Christ, just heard something by St Vincent
She's on Jools Holland now. I only heard half a minute but I feel ill.
I'm a bit disappointed at her most recent album.I've only heard snippets but it is just rather formulaic and dull. I like her a lot and consider her full of some fabulous ideas. However her relentless media campaign for the new album has got right on my knockers. I haven't logged onto FB this month but presumably she is still at it yakking on.
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I fucking HATE this
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.