Which band has fallen the most in the last fifteen years?

xSmackSoundx

Red Hot Chili Peppers are BETTER now... I tend to think of it as them "finding" themselves... I love Californication, By The Way, and Stadium Arcadium better than anything else that they have ever done.

facepollution

reeferchief wrote:

Feeder have always been poop.

I disagree, their earlier stuff was wicked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1vITR7U3MQ please ignore the accompanying Smallville video, it was the only studio recording I could find.

teskeinc

Marilyn Manson should be on the list. Never liked them but they had alot of attention 10-15 years ago. Now ?

ucsbledbetter

MarkerInTheSand wrote:

DMB has fallen hard since they ditched The Lillywhite Session in 2000.

You are dead on with that one. It almost seems that the music industry is set up to make all of these bands either sell out or make a terrible album or do something stupid like go after Napster! Can anyone name a band that has not done so? Really?

Jack_C_Gregory

Guns 'n Roses

muppet

I haven't heard the new Feeder, but their old stuff has a special place in my heart . Don't think I've ever been to a party where they haven't been played.

OutOfBreath

OK, this is a personal list of bands I used to like a lot, and since are just slipping further and further off my radar.

Metallica: for the reasons posited by everyone else. Their only decent output since black album have been the garage cover collection and S&M. Which hardly counts as new material. A sharp drop from puppets/black. I think I'll give their new one a chance, but ain't hoping much.

Foo Fighters: Steadily becoming less and less interesting. I love Dave, and their first 2 albums were great, and the subsequent 2 had their moments. But the last two have really done nothing for me, and I think many of the songs start to sound the same. Just saw them live, and they kick ass, and Dave is really cool, but the great ones were the old ones unfortunately.

Incubus: Really love SCIENCE, Make Yourself was pretty great, and I could (barely) live with Morning View. But since then, they have gone totally mainstream slightly-harder-than-soft rock-band, which is such a disappointment from their beginnings.

RHCP: Kicked ass up through Californication, then it seemed to me they thought they struck gold with that last one, and have tried to remake that since. Maybe they'll rise again at some point. They're not bad, just leaves me indifferent.

Weezer: First two kicked ass, as everyone agrees. But it's been slipping a bit since then, with a slight up-turn at maladroit. They really lost me with that Beverly Hills shit-song though, and the newest sound more in that vein.

As for Pearl Jam, I would not agree. The albums are up and down a bit, but that's between really good, and ok. Avocado was just "ok" to me, and hence a bit of a disappointment. It grew on me a bit though, but I will rank it pretty low among PJ-albums. But live kicks ass still, and I'm still anticipating a new album with interest.

NIN I must also defend. I though YZ was perhaps the best since TDS. NIN IS computer/synthsizer music, and has always been. I've started to appreciate such music more in recent years, when I found out that electronica was more than trance no-brains dance tracks made for teenagers. I think Trent Reznor is around a creative high these days, and I really look forward to his next "proper" release.

That's my two, or maybe 5 cents on the matter.

Peace
Dan

reeferchief

OutOfBreath wrote:

OK, this is a personal list of bands I used to like a lot, and since are just slipping further and further off my radar.

Metallica: for the reasons posited by everyone else. Their only decent output since black album have been the garage cover collection and S&M. Which hardly counts as new material. A sharp drop from puppets/black. I think I'll give their new one a chance, but ain't hoping much.

Foo Fighters: Steadily becoming less and less interesting. I love Dave, and their first 2 albums were great, and the subsequent 2 had their moments. But the last two have really done nothing for me, and I think many of the songs start to sound the same. Just saw them live, and they kick ass, and Dave is really cool, but the great ones were the old ones unfortunately.

Incubus: Really love SCIENCE, Make Yourself was pretty great, and I could (barely) live with Morning View. But since then, they have gone totally mainstream slightly-harder-than-soft rock-band, which is such a disappointment from their beginnings.

RHCP: Kicked ass up through Californication, then it seemed to me they thought they struck gold with that last one, and have tried to remake that since. Maybe they'll rise again at some point. They're not bad, just leaves me indifferent.

Weezer: First two kicked ass, as everyone agrees. But it's been slipping a bit since then, with a slight up-turn at maladroit. They really lost me with that Beverly Hills shit-song though, and the newest sound more in that vein.

As for Pearl Jam, I would not agree. The albums are up and down a bit, but that's between really good, and ok. Avocado was just "ok" to me, and hence a bit of a disappointment. It grew on me a bit though, but I will rank it pretty low among PJ-albums. But live kicks ass still, and I'm still anticipating a new album with interest.

NIN I must also defend. I though YZ was perhaps the best since TDS. NIN IS computer/synthsizer music, and has always been. I've started to appreciate such music more in recent years, when I found out that electronica was more than trance no-brains dance tracks made for teenagers. I think Trent Reznor is around a creative high these days, and I really look forward to his next "proper" release.

That's my two, or maybe 5 cents on the matter.

Peace
Dan

There is so much more to electronica than mainstream thump thump 80's remixes haha and there is a lot of new electro/dance/rock acts coming out at the moment who are impressive, check out some of the bands who are touring with NIN also stuff like Soulwax, Simian Mobile Disco, Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream, Roni Size and loads more just a few elctronic artists spanning different styles.

Omega47

Gonzo1977 wrote:

3)Metallica--These days...they're as metal as a Fisher Price Hammer.

That's a hilariously accurate description.

CityMouse

evenflow82 wrote:

I couldn't help but think of how awesome Weezer's first two albums were and how everything else has been a shit pile since.

I get the feeling that Rivers is just laughing at people who buy is albums now (like me).

Rhinocerous Surprise

In honour of tonight's disappointments, I'd like to plaster Chris Cornell's name all over this thread.

release30

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

In honour of tonight's disappointments, I'd like to plaster Chris Cornell's name all over this thread.

After his last solo album..And the new Seal cover (jk)I just heard I will go with Chris also..And that sucks cause I like Chris...

Omega47

waves roll in wrote:

This has to be a joke about Bruce. "Magic" is not only a terrific album but how can you say fallen in the last 15 years? "The Rising" "Devils and Dust" "Seeger Sessions." You have to be kidding me, plus his live shows are still killer, probably the best out their playing live right now even with his and the rest of E-Street's age.

Bruce Springsteen. One of the few musicians you can honestly say that has gotten better as he's gotten older.

rtwilli4

I only skimmed this thread but after reading some of the posts I can't help but wonder what the hell you are all smokin? RHCP, Pumpkins, Tool, PEARL JAM?!?!

Maybe it's all you old guys that are in decline. Those bands still fucking rock and if you walked back to the grass or the pit once in a while instead of worrying about set lists and trying to get good audience recordings and pictures then you'd know that. Geez... wake up!!

Chili Peppers? Ok I guess I can understand that one... they don't really rock anymore and their live shows aren't impressive unless they are playing a huge venue... but I sill loved their last CD and John Frusciante and Flea are still great.

The Pumpkins? You guys obviously haven't seen them lately. Last summer they played Asheville 9 nights in a row. NINE NIGHTS! And they rocked every night. Not to mention their last CD was pretty good and they record all types of music that isn't officially release.

Tool? Again... go see them live. I personally thought 10,000 Days was great, and I saw them live last summer... craziest assault on sound I've ever seen.

PEARL JAM!?!?! Not only is this a Pearl Jam site but some of you claiming this have been members for longer than I have had my drivers license! How is Pearl Jam in decline? They sell out every where they go.... they rock every venue... I've been watching them since '98 and I say they are better now then they were then. I know a lot of people don't like the last three records but I say you're crazy. They are all good, and lyrically, I can't think of another band that touches on social issues in the way that Eddie can.

I feel sorry for anyone who spends as much time on this site as some of you do and think that this band is in decline. If they are so bad, why the hell are you online talking about them all the time??