Foster the People....

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  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    Pumped Up Kicks is a fun song, but I think it overwhelmed their other efforts. The rest of the music on Torches is just so-so. They could be in danger of one-hit-wonderdom. They better have some new music soon...and it better kick ass... Otherwise they're doomed. Too bad...
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    djklambake wrote:
    They could be in danger of one-hit-wonderdom. They better have some new music soon...and it better kick ass... Otherwise they're doomed. Too bad...


    Thank You! :clap:
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,291
    Helena Beat was played on the radio a lot around here. It wasn't officially released as a single though, only as a promo single but did pretty well chart-wise from what i recall. Not as well as Pumped Up Kicks though.

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  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    This band and their one big song just suck and are annoying! :evil:
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    I like them and I think their entire album is good, but it seems like it has no substance to it. Its just super poppy, super catchy alternative that your just gonna get sick of eventually.
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  • JaneNY
    JaneNY Posts: 4,438
    When I first discovered them in about March or so, I heard Helena Beat. I like it better than Pumped up Kicks, and there's other songs on their album that are better. They're not deep or anything but its decent to listen to in the car when you want something a little lighter.
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This band and their one big song just suck and are annoying! :evil:


    All the other kids with there pumped up kicks better run better run faster than my bullet
  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    :lol: I kinda like that song, haven't heard anything else by them. But others are right when they said that it's a song that can get overplayed and tired very quickly.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    BinauralJam wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This band and their one big song just suck and are annoying! :evil:


    All the other kids with there pumped up kicks better run better run faster than my bullet


    i used to sing faster than my pocket and id wonder how that was possible. then i stopped caring.
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  • EmBleve
    EmBleve Posts: 3,019
    catefrances wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This band and their one big song just suck and are annoying! :evil:


    All the other kids with there pumped up kicks better run better run faster than my bullet


    i used to sing faster than my pocket and id wonder how that was possible. then i stopped caring.
    :lol:
  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    catefrances wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    thefixer9 wrote:
    This band and their one big song just suck and are annoying! :evil:


    All the other kids with there pumped up kicks better run better run faster than my bullet


    i used to sing faster than my pocket and id wonder how that was possible. then i stopped caring.
    :lol::lol:
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    They simply don't rock.
    None of these contemporary bands rock hard like the bands of the 90's.
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  • djklambake
    djklambake PHX, AZ Posts: 2,524
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    They simply don't rock.
    None of these contemporary bands rock hard like the bands of the 90's.

    I'll take you to task here: I wasn't too big of a fan of Cage the Elephant... until I saw them live. Holy SHIT! Those cats are rock reborn! I've seen them open for The Black Keys and Foo Fighters - both times they blew me away. Any time they go on tour, I'm buying a ticket. Outstanding!
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  • dustinpardue
    dustinpardue Las Vegas, NV Posts: 1,829
    i think they are pretty terrible. but i also hate vampire weekend and arcade fire. must be this genre of rock that I don't get or have gotten too old and cynical to appreciate. :lol:

    To each his own!
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    dustinpardue wrote:
    i think they are pretty terrible. but i also hate vampire weekend and arcade fire. must be this genre of rock that I don't get or have gotten too old and cynical to appreciate. :lol:

    To each his own!

    This genre of POP.

    Hehehe
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    They simply don't rock.
    None of these contemporary bands rock hard like the bands of the 90's.


    you need to expand your listening world. your own country has some brilliant bands. and jesus man you live in melbourne... thats like the epicentre for oz rock.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    catefrances wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    They simply don't rock.
    None of these contemporary bands rock hard like the bands of the 90's.


    you need to expand your listening world. your own country has some brilliant bands. and jesus man you live in melbourne... thats like the epicentre for oz rock.

    I'm stuck in my 90's bubble lol
    I wish Aussie rock would be as big as U.S / U.K.
    No Aussie band has ever changed a generation or ushered in a new movement/sound :(
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    catefrances wrote:
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    They simply don't rock.
    None of these contemporary bands rock hard like the bands of the 90's.


    you need to expand your listening world. your own country has some brilliant bands. and jesus man you live in melbourne... thats like the epicentre for oz rock.

    I'm stuck in my 90's bubble lol


    That's not a bad thing but it's a lot of fun searching around for some other music. It doesn't need to "rock hard".
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I like many accoustic slow songs.
    Not saying I hate anything that 'does not rock'.
    But overall these contemporary bands are American Idol with a band.
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  • peacefrompaul
    peacefrompaul Posts: 25,293
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I like many accoustic slow songs.
    Not saying I hate anything that 'does not rock'.
    But overall these contemporary bands are American Idol with a band.


    True, I have to do some searching. I've discovered some pretty cool music thanks to a local radio station here called The Current.

    Give it a listen sometime, maybe something will spark your interest.

    You can stream worldwide...

    http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/ ... e_current/

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