Music Banter Hall of Fame: Induction Thread 4

[The Monkey]

Originally Posted by nimmysnv

Hi,

I am Newbie here and Nirvana for me is a soul band, specially when I listen to Smells like teen spirit, Nick Cave- into my arms whenever I listen to this track I simply flows through it, I heard of other artists but I have not listen them yet, but I will as Neil young is good.


Thanks!!

Nirvana is a soul band?

[sweet_nothing]

Originally Posted by loose_lips_sink_ships

Blur
Indifferent

And I used to think you were cool. =\

[someonecompletelyrandom]

Originally Posted by The Monkey

Nirvana is a soul band?

He means they fill the soul with great music.

[Farfisa]

Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

And I used to think you were cool. =\

I didn't say no. I just haven't really gotten into them so I can't effectively give judgement.

[Minstrel]

Capt. Beefheart - Yes, because they managed to experiment and truly push pop boundaries while still making enjoyable music.

Nick Cave - No. I'm a fan of his, but he's not so exceptional as to be in a Hall of Fame. Great lyrics and a cool voice, though.

Nirvana - Yes, because they made great music and introduced a lot of people, of a certain generation, to alternative music.

Blur - No. They followed a pretty standard formula and made uninspired and boring music.

Neil Young - Yes, as he really introduced crunchy guitars to the pop canon and influenced countless artists.

My Bloody Valentine - Yes. They weren't the first to make noise pop, as they were following on from Jesus & Mary Chain, but they still pushed the boundaries by submerging their hooks in layers and layers of feedback and effects. While that sounds pretty bad on paper, in execution it made incredibly compelling music and spawned countless imitators....to the betterment of pop music.

John Zorn - Abstain, I know nothing about him.

[Grotesque Head]

Originally Posted by Minstrel

Blur - No. They followed a pretty standard formula and made uninspired and boring music.

I beg to differ my friend.

YouTube - Blur - Ambulance

YouTube - Blur - Caramel

Quite a long way from Parklife.

[Minstrel]

Originally Posted by Grotesque Head

I beg to differ my friend.

YouTube - Blur - Ambulance

Quite a long way from Parklife.

Quite so, but that was also from their worst album by a distance. It does no good to change your sound if the music doesn't end up sounding good (to the listener...me, in this case).

Their first four or five albums all pretty much bleed together for me (with a few exceptions: "Pop Scene," "Yuko & Hiro," and "Song 2" all stand out to me as interesting and excellent songs). Their final couple of albums began to depart from that sound but also had worse songs, IMO.

[Urban Hat€monger ?]

Originally Posted by Minstrel

Their first four or five albums all pretty much bleed together for me (with a few exceptions: "Pop Scene," "Yuko & Hiro," and "Song 2" all stand out to me as interesting and excellent songs). Their final couple of albums began to depart from that sound but also had worse songs, IMO.

Their self titled & 13 albums weren't that much different. I don't really see how someone can say one was crap & one wasn't.

[Minstrel]

Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Their self titled & 13 albums weren't that much different. I don't really see how someone can say one was crap & one wasn't.

I was talking about Think Tank when I said "worst album by a distance." 13 was more similar to Blur, but starting to change a bit in sound and the song quality began to decline. I don't think 13 was "crap." Just a bit worse than their previous albums, which I consider listenable but boring.

Think Tank was very different and much worse.

[Grotesque Head]

To be honest, I can't be arsed with arguing in favour of Blur. I've gotten used to people ignoring them and calling them rubbish over the years, there's no point trying to defend them.

Let's agree to disagree on this one.