I don't like Radiohead or Smashing Pumpkins.

ForBetterOrForWorse

I dislike the pumpkins also, but radiohead is amazing. Songs like Let Down, Fake Plastic Trees, Street Spirit, Stop Whispering, etc. are just beautiful, great songs. Some of my favorites of all time. BUT, I can see how you wouldn't like Amnesiac that album is just awful.

VEDHEAD27

I can also jump onboard with Smashing Pumpkins. I do respect them though. I mean I actually really like them, until Billy starts singing. Eeek!

As far as Radiohead though, can't agree there. LOVE them intensely! By far one of my fav bands! I can see how Thom's voice wouldn't be for everyone but I fuckin LOVE it.

Jerzdevil

Odin wrote:

Not really. The difference between Radiohead and Pearl Jam is that the latter is capable of making songs that rock, whereas the former isn't. PJ is far more diverse and versatile musically than Radiohead. For every "Indifference", there's a "Go"; for every "Better Man", there's a "Spin the Black Circle." Etc.


Haha. Radiohead is not as diverse as Pearl Jam? "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" vs. "High and Dry". Need I say more? Also, just because a band can "rock" doesn't necessarily make them superior. "Rocking" is not necessarily indicative of quality. And yes, Radiohead has created songs that rock: "2+2=5" and "Electioneering" come to mind.

funkymonk

Myxomatosis is heavier and more rocking than any PJ tune that I've ever heard (no disrespect to PJ). That song is killer to hear live. While I'm a bigger fan of PJ, I personally find Radiohead to be more diverse.

Clau_yellowled

Azwethinkweiz wrote:

i've always considered myself to have a pretty decent taste in music and i'm often very picky when it comes to bands and artists.

two bands that i know many people love are SP and Radiohead. I just CANNOT stand either of them.
i've really tried getting into them, but with no luck. Whenever i tell people that i dont like those bands i always get this look like im a crazy person.

anyways, am i really the only one? anyone agree with me?

discuss.

I love radiohead is my 2nd favorite band ever!!

Smashing Pumpkins are ok, but I'm not so fan of billy corgan's voice!! they have some great songs

Odin

Jerzdevil wrote:

Haha. Radiohead is not as diverse as Pearl Jam? "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" vs. "High and Dry". Need I say more? Also, just because a band can "rock" doesn't necessarily make them superior. "Rocking" is not necessarily indicative of quality. And yes, Radiohead has created songs that rock: "2+2=5" and "Electioneering" come to mind.

This is a discussion about tastes and preferences, not quality. There are "talented" bands that I can't stand; moreover, there are "generic" bands that I listen to regularly. The majority of Radiohead songs I have heard were structurally slow and not heavy. There are exceptions, of course. Electioneering is a song that suits my tastes (if Radiohead had more songs like that, I would listen to them more) and 2+2=5 gets better as the song progresses, so I'll give you credit for providing good examples.

Odin

funkymonk wrote:

Myxomatosis is heavier and more rocking than any PJ tune that I've ever heard (no disrespect to PJ). That song is killer to hear live. While I'm a bigger fan of PJ, I personally find Radiohead to be more diverse.

Surely you jest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSI2ptJJK9g

That's heavier than Brain of J, Spin the Black Circle, Go, Leash, Severed Hand, Do the Evolution, and a handful of others?

InTheDark

Pearl Jam is not even close to having the same diversity as Radiohead. Whether you like the direction Radiohead took or not, they are a hell of a lot more diversive than PJ.

Jellyrolls

Im not really a fan of either but 'creep' is an awesome song.

somebodyelsessky2020

Love them both..awesome lyrics great sound...was disappointed with the pumpkins live show terrible sound,solos were not right and Billy sounded shitty in a few of my favorite songs but I only seen them one time so I might have got a bum night ???

Soupy

Interesting topic.

I love 'Ok Computer' top ten album for me. But everything Radiohead has done since has been utter shite. I like rock music and if I wanted to listen to some 'bleeps' and techno (whatever the hell it's called) it'd listen to bands who were genuinely doing this stuff, artists on the White Label forinstance like Aphex Twin or Future Sounds Of London. Radiohead get way to much credit for ripping of a type of music (badly) that most rock fans haven't experienced. Since Ok Computer and the huge letdown of Kid A/Amnesiac i've discovered plenty of bands who are just as good as Radiohead at the peak - Muse, Modest Mouse, New Pornographers, Arcane Fire, Halo, Decemberists, Band of Horses etc etc.
Oh yeah and Radiohead suck live.

Smashing Pumpkins again I love S. Dreams and alot of Melon Collie and Adore was ok but Mechinca (sp?) was poor, didn't really like the Zwan album much either. I think the best way to describe Billy voice is 'Storytelling'.

black_geo

VEDHEAD27 wrote:

I can also jump onboard with Smashing Pumpkins. I do respect them though. I mean I actually really like them, until Billy starts singing. Eeek!

Corgan's voice is strange,indeed!some find it whiney and,in brief,annoying while others find it very special ,in a way that it is so different from any other rock voices!It is just what we mean when we say 'ALTERNATIVE'!And of course it doesn't appeal to everyone...it is just a matter of taste!
I personally adore SP.
Radiohead is great,too.To say the truth it is a bit weird when you hear people say they HATE Radiohead!

DriftingByTheStorm

Well,

if you aren't listening to

The Bends
or
Gish

then i can understand the hate.

The only good album by either of those bands,
imho.

Leo86

I'm not a big fan of these bands either. I have tried to get into them, but I can't. Radiohead have some great songs such as Paranoid Android, Karma Police, Street Spirit, 2+2=5 etc, but I find many of their songs boring.

Also, I love Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins, but I haven't liked any other songs I've heard by them.

PaulJam

Azwethinkweiz wrote:

the thing is, i really like the music. it's just the vocals that put me off.

maybe i will the discover the magic someday.

Totally understandable, because neither front men have great singing voices. I guess it's one of those things you have to get used to. It's worth the effort because, as you say, the music's great. I suggest you try and get used to their voices, but I understand where you're coming from. With Radiohead start from their early stuff and move on. Listen to songs from Pablo Honey and The Bends. With the Pumpkins, I hated Corgan's voice the first time I heard it, but there was something weird and beautiful about it which I knew held reward if I stuck with it.

Radiohead are one of my favourite bands ever. Some stuff off the last three albums I can take or leave but there's moments of sheer genius there too. They always remain interesting and each new album is an extremely exciting time.

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream is one of my all time favourite albums. I own Gish and Mellon Collie but only like about half the songs on both. I've never felt compelled to buy anything else, but when they get it right (i.e. I Am One, Rhinoceros, 1979, Cherub Rock, Drown, Hummer, Soma...) they make some of the finest music I've ever heard.

-Paul

haffajappa

it's okay, i'll love Radiohead a bit extra for you.

Scratchin a Letter

i've never been much of a pumpkins fan, can appreciate what they are and what they mean, but they don't do it for me.

radiohead are good but i personally find them overrated. some of the songs are enjoyable, but am i alone in thinking thom yorke can't sing for shit? (and not in a good way like neil young or bob dylan)

Odin

Scratchin a Letter wrote:

but am i alone in thinking thom yorke can't sing for shit?

No, you're definitely not alone.

bluemonkey

Azwethinkweiz wrote:

i've always considered myself to have a pretty decent taste in music and i'm often very picky when it comes to bands and artists.

two bands that i know many people love are SP and Radiohead. I just CANNOT stand either of them.
i've really tried getting into them, but with no luck. Whenever i tell people that i dont like those bands i always get this look like im a crazy person.

anyways, am i really the only one? anyone agree with me?

discuss.

i don't like either one of them either...radiohead is worse however.

lalalalaaaaaaaa

I think we gotta kick this "good taste in music" idea. Everyone's taste is just different. There's a certain point where you can clearly see a difference between good and bad, but after that it's kinda meaningless. I like Smashing Pumpkins. I don't like Radiohead, but I can see why people do.