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jackhammer · 03-25-2008, 04:37 PM

Pink Floyd

Strengths: Created one of the finest and influential debut albums ever recorded. Did'nt write hit singles after the first album. Created some of the earliest and influential stage shows. Have a guitarist with one of the most mournful sounds ever put to vinyl. Never craves publicity. Had awesome album covers.

Weaknesses: Wrote some average banal songs that somehow have come become classic (Money). Became decidely less progressive with each album which is short change for one of the first progressive bands. Roger Waters became an arse. Are Middle class bores.

Tangerine Dream

Strengths: Have achieved longevity through a series of fads and musical change. Can say more in a few piano notes than bands can on whole albums. Marry the moving image with music succinctly.

Weaknesses: Some of their music can also be banal and not sound out of place and on a TV movie of the week. Have far too many albums to achieve a consistent discography.

Porcupine Tree

Strengths: Are excellent musicians and in Steven Wilson have one of Britains finest ever songwriters/producers. Can strike that delicate balance between heavy riffing and genuine ambience.

Weaknesses: Play music that (heavy riffs withstanding) is decidely stuck in the 70's. Have one of the most unadventurous live acts ever( they are tight as hell but look bored out of their skulls). Constantly issuing new material which retail shops sell at extortionate prices.

Fugazi

Strengths: Definite F.U to major labels and continued their support of Dischord records by self financing all their releases. 4 instruments, rarely used overdubs. Their music did exactly what it said on the tin.

Weaknesses:One album too many. Mackaye had too much of a strangehold on the band

03-25-2008, 04:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Pink Floyd Strengths: Created one of the finest and influential debut albums ever recorded. Did'nt write hit singles after the first album. Created some of the earliest and influential stage shows. Have a guitarist with one of the most mournful sounds ever put to vinyl. Never craves publicity. Had awesome album covers. Weaknesses: Wrote some average banal songs that somehow have come become classic (Money). Became decidely less progressive with each album which is short change for one of the first progressive bands. Roger Waters became an arse. Are Middle class bores. Tangerine Dream Strengths: Have achieved longevity through a series of fads and musical change. Can say more in a few piano notes than bands can on whole albums. Marry the moving image with music succinctly. Weaknesses: Some of their music can also be banal and not sound out of place and on a TV movie of the week. Have far too many albums to achieve a consistent discography. Porcupine Tree Strengths: Are excellent musicians and in Steven Wilson have one of Britains finest ever songwriters/producers. Can strike that delicate balance between heavy riffing and genuine ambience. Weaknesses: Play music that (heavy riffs withstanding) is decidely stuck in the 70's. Have one of the most unadventurous live acts ever( they are tight as hell but look bored out of their skulls). Constantly issuing new material which retail shops sell at extortionate prices. Fugazi Strengths: Definite F.U to major labels and continued their support of Dischord records by self financing all their releases. 4 instruments, rarely used overdubs. Their music did exactly what it said on the tin. Weaknesses:One album too many. Mackaye had too much of a strangehold on the band __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”