Musical Tastes - Official Thread
Totally lifted of a United forum, but all this talk about legal action over the league is just too depressing for a Friday....
AGE:
Favourite All-time group/artist:
Best album...EVER:
Best Album post-2000:
Best song pre-2000:
Best song post-2000:
Most-hated group/artist:
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:
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AGE: 35 and a bit
Favourite All-time group/artist: echo and the bunnymen
Best album...EVER: ocean rain by the above
Best Album post-2000: cold play/ rush of blood
Best song pre-2000: faithless/insomnia
Best song post-2000: coldplay/clocks
Most-hated group/artist: daniel o donnell
Most over-rated group/artist /the corrs (why? in 30 words or less): because they are obnoxious.the girls are good looking but musically they do absolutely zilch for me
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: [/B][/QUOTE] michael jackson/thriller
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AGE: 29
Favourite All-time group/artist: Weezer / Curtis Mayfield
Best album...EVER: Heartworm (Whipping Boy) Irish bias!
Best Album post-2000: A rush of blood.... (Coldplay)
Best song pre-2000: Ode to Billy Joe (Gentry) / Use Me (Mayfield)
Best song post-2000: Apple of my eye (Ed Harcourt)
Most-hated group/artist: Aslan
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): Shania Twain, because she can't write songs.
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Justified by Mr.Timberlake
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AGE: 32
Favourite All-time group/artist: joy division
Best album...EVER: still/joy division
Best Album post-2000:dr dre/ 2001
Best song pre-2000: everythings gone green/new order//simple minds someone up there likes me(i know its instrumental)
Best song post-2000: chemical brothers/star guitar
Most-hated group/artist: roman fcucking keating
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): marilyn manson/because he is a talentless,tuneless,ugly,boring trying to be outrageous tosspot. i would say he would sh1t his pants if you said right lets go you faggot fcucker.i would be more afraid of spongebob square pants
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: [/B][/QUOTE]
the best of marilyn manson.no seriously i have to admit to owning something by snap/i got the power
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Originally posted by Conor74
'Up on the Catwalk', 'Somebody Up There...', 'This Earth that You Walk Upon', 'Love Song', 'In Trance as Mission', '70 Cities...', 'Ghostdancing', 'Kick it in', 'Let There be Love', 'New Gold Dream'.
Just genius.
throw in "big sleep","the american","someone somewhere" while your at at.
saw them in the sfx in dublin 2 nights running many moons ago.
when he was introducing the band to the audience the first night he said,
mel gaynor and he is from cork,on the second night he said mel gaynor and he is from galway.the crowd didnt mind and just keptr going mental.
actually now that i think of it they had to stop the gig on the first night for about 5 mins because of a fight at the front of the stage.:mad:
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AGE: 32
Favourite All-time group/artist: The Clash
Best album...EVER: The Undertones- Hypnotised
Best Album post-2000:The Strokes- Is This It
Best song pre-2000:The Clash- London Calling or the Ramones- Rockaway Beach
Best song post-2000:Sugababes- Freak Like Me or Doves-There Goes the Fear
Most-hated group/artist: Westlife
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): U2, I like some of their stuff but they're not as great as some people think they are.
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: ABBA- Greatest Hits. They were Perfect Pop like the Undertones and the Beatles. Nothing like a good tune.
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Originally posted by Paddy Ramone
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): U2, I like some of their stuff but they're not as great as some people think they are.
I know this thread is all about personal choice, but i cant for the life of me understand how people can say stuff like that about one of the greatest bands of all time. Fair enough they might not be the most talented indviduals but as a group they are absolutey outstanding. Every ablum they have had has at least 5 or 6 top tunes, every album they have had has sounded different. Not many bands can change there musical style to keep with the times - for me, the sign of a truely great band.
How can a band that have such tunes as:
With or without you
One
Boy
Sunday bloody Sunday
New Year's Day
Angel Of Harlem
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
Beautiful Day
Desire
Elevation
Staring At The Sun
All I Want Is You
Walk On
etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.......
be over-rated ? Only great bands from this side of the pond can crack the states, name me one that has done it a successful as Us in the past 15/20 years ?
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Originally posted by Roo69
be over-rated ? Only great bands from this side of the pond can crack the states, name me one that has done it a successful as Us in the past 15/20 years ?
I didn't say they weren't a good band but they're not a great band as Eamonn Dunphy would say. They're too much of a stadium rock band for my liking and Bono's messiah complex is a bit of a turn-off. While I do like New Years Day which is on of my favourites, I thought One was a like a bad Bridge Over Trouble Water.
A lot of the time U2 sound like a second rate SLF. I prefer no-nonsense bands like early Who, the Clash, the Undertones, SLF, Green Day and Blur. There's nothing like a good three minute power pop song played with balls. A lot of people in Ireland have a blind spot regarding U2, that's all.
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Originally posted by Paddy Ramone
A lot of people in Ireland have a blind spot regarding U2, that's all.
And judging from dollarsandcents above, some people have an even bigger blind spot for Radiohead. In my opinion (it's all about opinions you see!) they peaked with the admitedly brilliant 'The Bends' and their last two (or three I forget which) have been poop.
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Originally posted by the scout
throw in "big sleep","the american","someone somewhere" while your at at.
saw them in the sfx in dublin 2 nights running many moons ago.
when he was introducing the band to the audience the first night he said,
mel gaynor and he is from cork,on the second night he said mel gaynor and he is from galway.the crowd didnt mind and just keptr going mental.
actually now that i think of it they had to stop the gig on the first night for about 5 mins because of a fight at the front of the stage.:mad:
the american class, boys from Brazil is fantastic, 30 frames a second, empires and dance great songs Chelsea girl is up there as well I could go on...
still going to see them went to see them in Luxembourg and germany Trier last year 2.5 - 3hr concert, played everything mainly there old stuff, mel was there and all.
Went for a pint with Charlie and mel after the Lux concert poor auld Jim couldn't make it getting to old apperently.
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Originally posted by sadloserkid
And judging from dollarsandcents above, some people have an even bigger blind spot for Radiohead. In my opinion (it's all about opinions you see!) they peaked with the admitedly brilliant 'The Bends' and their last two (or three I forget which) have been poop.
though the Bends is my favourite Radiohead album too, OK computer is still very good, I don't think you could call it a loss of form, definitely better than pablo honey was anyway
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Originally posted by Conor74
But some dance group have remixed it with Whitney Houston's 'How Will I Know' and it is one of the best songs in the past few years...
You're ****ting me, right?
it was tripe first time round, and tripe now.
this whole lumping two songs together is getting a bit tiresome now.
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Originally posted by tiktok
OK computer is still very good, I don't think you could call it a loss of form, definitely better than pablo honey was anyway
Agreed but I think it's over-rated. It's not as good as 'The Bends', nor is anything that they've managed since => they peaked with 'The Bends'. I've never actually bought 'Ok Computer' and everything since is... not my cup of tea...
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Originally posted by noby
You're ****ting me, right?
it was tripe first time round, and tripe now.
this whole lumping two songs together is getting a bit tiresome now.
'tis true, they'll be dancin' rpound the handbags to it soon.
here comes the dinausorophile!
AGE: 27
Favourite All-time group/artist: Pink Floyd
Best album...EVER: Meddle (Pink Floyd)
Best Album post-2000: a silver mt. zion, "he has left us alone but shafts of light sometimes grace the corner of our bedrooms"
Best song pre-2000: Echoes (Pink Floyd)
Best song post-2000: bbf3 (godspeed you black emperor)
Most-hated group/artist: Westlife!!
Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): errr... dunno
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:
Yanqui U.X.O by godspeed you black emperor
(honest to god I'm not being pretentious that's just my favs!! :) where's doctor manhatan...? )