Album of the Decade? Someone having a laff?

[Bandini]

"Unless it's U2!" Please God, no!

Flying Monkey: If you like garage rock, check out Awesome Color. They may well have listened to a Stooges album or two! Free Man is a good track- it ison You Tube.

 

[2Loose]

I'd rate the White Stripes over any of the stuff on that list.

They're in there twice, so not sure how you'd do that.

Quite surprised that I own 5 albums out of that list, as I really don't think I seek out music anymore...just listen to stuff I like the sound of.

 

[raindog]

sorry
only looked at the top 10, not the whole list

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Flying Monkey: If you like garage rock, check out Awesome Color. They may well have listened to a Stooges album or two! Free Man is a good track- it ison You Tube.

I will have a look, thanks. You might want to check out http://www.nevver.com - he is also a garage fan - although there is much, much more here - and the one image and one track a day concept is great. Always my first port of call in the morning...

 

[User482]

Confession time: I own about half the albums on the list. And I haven't read NME since I was a student (over 10 years ago).

I had a similar reaction to FM when I first heard the Strokes, but ultimately they were lacking in substance, and I can't have played that album in five years or more.

Still, I'd say that the list has succeeded in getting plenty of publicity for a struggling publication.

 

[User482]

.... Oh disappointment.

Listening to the Strokes on Spotify...

More bland brit-pop shite, aka, Keane, The Killers, and the loody awful Razorlight et al.

Erm, they're American...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

.... Oh disappointment.

Listening to the Strokes on Spotify...

More bland brit-pop shite, aka, Keane, The Killers, and the loody awful Razorlight et al.

The Strokes don't sound anything like that - it's very much New York art-rock in its genealogy. But they have been very influential on subsequent British bands.

The Killers are also American (and Mormons to boot), though very much influenced by British bands.

And Keane sound nothing like them (you can put them in a sack with Coldplay and Travis).

Apart from that, your argument is spot-on!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

And Keane sound nothing like them (you can put them in a sack with Coldplay and Travis).

Then chuck it in the canal.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Then chuck it in the canal.

Excellent, someone got the next line!

 

[Norm]

Can it not be both?

 

[User482]

... then its either the band themselves or their listeners who are pretentious - cant quite make my mind up

You rang?

But seriously, you can't lump them with Coldplay or Keane.

 

[Bandini]

You rang?
...Coldplay or Keane.

Hollyoaks Indie. Shite. The Strokes album is good - not something I play now, but got some play from me at the time.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Hollyoaks Indie.

Happy Shopper Radiohead, I call it.

 

[User482]

Happy Shopper Radiohead, I call it.

If it comes on the radio, I usually end up doing a Father Jack impression.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

The Prodigy last night were the best gig I've been to in ages. And as an added bonus I am now profoundly deaf and have a loud whistling sound in my left eardrum!

I 'eard that, pardon...