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Know What Band Is Overrated?

Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Posts: 17,042
edited August 2010 in Other Music
Mumford & Sons.


They.

Fucking.

Suck.
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Who?
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    Exactly! I've only heard NPR's All Songs Considered and a few people who are REALLY into music talk about them. I haven't listened to their new/first (?) album yet so I can't really say. But to call an indie band overrated like them is a bit of a misnomer. They're not even rated.
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Mumford & Sons.


    They.

    Fucking.

    Suck.


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  • swany24swany24 Posts: 52
    Huge fan of Mumford & Sons here. Great album!!!!!!
  • mrveddersonmrvedderson Posts: 784
    Nothing I would pay to see specifically but if I were at a festival and no one at all was playing besides them, I would probably choose to get something to eat or something.
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    I like The Cave but can't say I've heard that much. Plenty of bands I'd prefer to listen to but plenty I'd put behind this bunch.
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,036
    And here I was thinking this was going to be another Tool thread...

    :lol:
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,903
    Haha, I agree on the over rated. But the definitely don't suck. They're just alright.

    I think people see them as a relatively unknown act, so they treat them as their little favorite band that know one else knows about.

    You know the jibber-jabber, "You ever heard of Mumford and Sons? They're so mind blowing!!! I go to all their shows, their music is so powerful...." blah blah.

    Basically trying to hype them up and taking the credit of finding out about them first.

    Except they're everyone's favorite little band so everyone throws out those comments, hence the over hyping.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Haha, I agree on the over rated. But the definitely don't suck. They're just alright.

    I think people see them as a relatively unknown act, so they treat them as their little favorite band that know one else knows about.

    You know the jibber-jabber, "You ever heard of Mumford and Sons? They're so mind blowing!!! I go to all their shows, their music is so powerful...." blah blah.

    Basically trying to hype them up and taking the credit of finding out about them first.

    Except they're everyone's favorite little band so everyone throws out those comments, hence the over hyping.
    thats the problem with the "indie" scene in a nutshell... everyone's looking for the next big band to say "i knew them first" instead of truly following a band... really a laughable idea with the internet, urban outfitters, etc... theres nothing "indie" about any of it anymore

    I'm sure there are plenty of "indie" bands i could get into... I'd just rather wait for them to prove themselves with 2 or 3 albums instead of obsessively follow pitchfork and go to open mic nights at pretentious coffee shops
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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Posts: 17,042
    mookeywrench wrote:
    Haha, I agree on the over rated. But the definitely don't suck. They're just alright.

    I think people see them as a relatively unknown act, so they treat them as their little favorite band that know one else knows about.

    You know the jibber-jabber, "You ever heard of Mumford and Sons? They're so mind blowing!!! I go to all their shows, their music is so powerful...." blah blah.

    Basically trying to hype them up and taking the credit of finding out about them first.

    Except they're everyone's favorite little band so everyone throws out those comments, hence the over hyping.

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  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,903
    I don't know, good music is good music. doesn't matter if they have 0 albums or 2-3 albums.

    I'd rather see a band at a club show versus a theatre venue though. Seems to me that bands who are on their 2nd or 3rd album seem to draw in the most "scenesters"

    But, It's pretty easy to spot people who are contrived and trying too hard versus those who are just into the music.
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  • supersonicyearssupersonicyears Posts: 2,619
    They're pretty good. The singer has a Dave Matthews sound. They would work for movie soundtracks.
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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Posts: 12,223
    I preferred them when they were known as The Wurzels.
  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    Hahaha, I had to go to youtube to see what the Wurzels are like... I watched I Am a Cider Drinker and haven't stopped laughing yet. hahahahaha


    But seriously, I think Mumford & Sons are a good band.
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Mumford & Sons.


    They.

    Fucking.

    Suck.

    This is true
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  • SawyerSawyer Posts: 2,411
    guess you werent at lolla....theyre amazing....sorry about your taste in music....I'm sure AFI will release something soon
  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Posts: 17,042
    Sawyer wrote:
    guess you werent at lolla....theyre amazing....sorry about your taste in music....I'm sure AFI will release something soon

    Did daddy buy those tickets? Or were you able to afford them all by yourself like a big boy?
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Sawyer wrote:
    guess you werent at lolla....theyre amazing....sorry about your taste in music....I'm sure AFI will release something soon

    Did daddy buy those tickets? Or were you able to afford them all by yourself like a big boy?


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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    swany24 wrote:
    Huge fan of Mumford & Sons here. Great album!!!!!!

    :D
  • FraserFraser Posts: 30
    Saw them at a festival a few months ago.... horrible. just horrible. :(
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    I have to amend my previous post and question the person who started this sanity. Mumford & Son's album is amazing!! It's in the top 2 (Arcade Fire maybe) of the year! How does anyone not like this band?
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  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Mumford & Sons.


    They.

    Fucking.

    Suck.

    Never heard of them
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    g under p wrote:
    Jearlpam0925 wrote:
    Mumford & Sons.


    They.

    Fucking.

    Suck.

    Never heard of them


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  • Jearlpam0925Jearlpam0925 Posts: 17,042
    Still stand by this. If anything, time has only backed me up.
  • Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Posts: 15,165
    Sounds like a business name more than a band name.
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,529
    edited December 2017
    Had a friend who went to London from Sweden with her whole family on her birthday to watch Mumford & Sons. And they had bought fake tickets. She was devastated. 
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