British bands SUCK

FinsburyParkCarrots

Jeremy1012 wrote:

that was about to be my response to those who said that electronic music was all crap. It's not like Eno can't play actual instruments either.

Eno's an artist too, a former art student. And this has me thinking about the role of British art students, from Lennon to Jarvis Cocker, on our music here, and why audiences over this side of the lake often champion conceptual and exploratory music, loaded with artistic sensibility, over standard musicianship. I've been thinking, maybe the bottom line is, perhaps it wasn't even Lennon so much as Syd Barrett and Richard Wright who between them raised the standard for British music, and effectively severed its necessary dependence on American formal precedents (which even on Rubber Soul and Revolver were influencing The Beatles).

The Floyd had started out, doing covers of conventional blues rock standards, such as I'm a King Bee: Syd on those early tracks was trying to affect an American accent, and everything sounded contrived and formulaic. Then acid, UFO and Interstellar Overdrive happened. British psychedelia was light years ahead of anything the Grateful Dead or Jefferson Airplane were doing in San Francisco. Technically the Dead and the Airplane consisted of far technically superior musicians, but Syd the art student and Rick the architectural student, like Lennon or even Viv Stanshall, used the sonic gallimaufry of chance, random and unusual soundscapes to make art out of freeform. Syd and Rick embraced new technology in finding new things to say. Rick knew Stockhausen, too, it should be added. And Syd sang in an English accent, and it was refreshing.

Peter C

TheHotRock wrote:

holland is where all of the heady electronica is at, US has the best jambands and hip hop (as well as the worst jam bands and hip hop).....only thing saving those bad tooth fools is radiohead....beleee dat

Why does everyone think that us Brits have bad teeth!!???

josevolution

Peter C wrote:

Why does everyone think that us Brits have bad teeth!!???

it's allways been that belief here in the US ,i mean even the movies portray it that way AUSTIN POWERS ring a bell, i know that it's assnine but it's the way it is weird no ??...

cincybearcat

TheHotRock wrote:

go see sound tribe sector 9 and lolla, then talk to me about your stupid hook based rock music.

If I get a chance I will...in the meantime check out Muse's live show and stop being such a dumbass.

catefrances

FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:

Wait until she brings home Brian Eno's "Ambient 1: Music For Airports".

well i won't hold my breath for that fins. i know my daughter and i know she could go the rest of her life without knowing who brian eno is without intervention.

Mike_Muse_Rage

Well indie music sucks. And by that I mean Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, The Rakes, Good Shoes, The Klaxons, The Cribs, The View, Razorlight etc. They all sound the same! There are two mainstream music scenes: indie and emo. :(

Peter C

Mike_Muse_Rage wrote:

Well indie music sucks. And by that I mean Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks, The Rakes, Good Shoes, The Klaxons, The Cribs, The View, Razorlight etc. They all sound the same! There are two mainstream music scenes: indie and emo. :(

A bit harsh there mate,Klaxons,Arctics and The rakes are pretty decent, agree about Razorshite tho.

reeferchief

Peter C wrote:

A bit harsh there mate,Klaxons,Arctics and The rakes are pretty decent, agree about Razorshite tho.

Razorlight are not all british no? half of them are Swedish, you cant blame them entirely on us.:)

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

Razorlight are not all british no? half of them are Swedish, you cant blame them entirely on us.:)

alright then let's make it easy and blame johnny borrell. whichever he is we blame that country.

reeferchief

catefrances wrote:

alright then let's make it easy and blame johnny borrell. whichever he is we blame that country.

He's one of the Swedish ones right?

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

He's one of the Swedish ones right?

only if they moved london recently. but no, alas i am afraid the frog prince is english.

reeferchief

catefrances wrote:

only if they moved london recently. but no, alas i am afraid the frog prince is english.

eeeuuugghh, arseholes always have to make themselves notice.

catefrances

reeferchief wrote:

eeeuuugghh, arseholes always have to make themselves notice.

i think you'd call it the gallagher defense reefer, no?

Mike_Muse_Rage

catefrances wrote:

alright then let's make it easy and blame johnny borrell. whichever he is we blame that country.

Good thinking.

parel jam

TheHotRock wrote:

and so do the DJ's....except simon posford.



im talkin now, not 30-40 years ago.

I kinda dig Arctic Monkeys and the Kaiser Chiefs, but all the others are terrible imo.

this is not for you

yea i admit i dont like alot of the newer bands out but thats just my taste in music
i love bands like nine black alps and such
and i wouldnt exactly say all music from britains crap
there anythin better comin from anywhere else?

stu gee

Listening to far more british music just now than i ever have, and much more than music from any other country.

Good Shoes
The View
Babyshambles
Bloc Party
The Cribs
The paddingtons
The Dykeenies
Dogs Die in Hot Cars
help She Cant Swim
Larrikin Love
The Maccabees
The Sunshine Underground
Tokyo Police Club
The Rifles

Just a few off the top of my head that ive been listening to.

MCG

TheHotRock wrote:

and so do the DJ's....except simon posford.



im talkin now, not 30-40 years ago.

You are foolish to paint with a broad brush over an entire country and all of their musicians.

mdigenakis

you can't mean all, just current bands right?
personally i think Muse is awesome right now,
and there are so many legendary great bands in England's past.

catefrances

mdigenakis wrote:

you can't mean all, just current bands right?
personally i think Muse is awesome right now,
and there are so many legendary great bands in England's past.

OMG knights of cydonia(sp?). i laugh my arse off every time i hear someone say that. i love muse but it just sounds pretentious for some reason. great band live though. saw them in january and for me the nerd highlight was the fact that they used visuals from the video game galaga in their backdrop graphics. many an hour for me was wasted playing that game. though i wouldn't say totally wasted, cause i'm sure i could blow up the death star with my shot without getting too cocky.