Musical Tastes - Official Thread

**the scout** · 07/03/2004, 6:40 AM

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.

**Paddy Ramone** · 08/03/2004, 9:41 AM

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.

**S�C** · 08/03/2004, 10:15 AM

AGE: 20
Favourite All-time group/artist: Greenday/U2 ahh cant decide

Best album...EVER: Greenday-Dookie

Best Album post-2000: The Undertones Greatest Hits

Best song pre-2000: Mo Ghille Mear as preformed by C�r C�l Aodh

Best song post-2000: U2 Beautiful Day

Most-hated group/artist: The Wolfetones

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): J.Lo. Only so far looking good cant get you on the radio.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Se�n � Riarda- �ist

**Roo69** · 08/03/2004, 10:35 AM

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 ?

**dollarsandcents** · 08/03/2004, 12:40 PM

AGE: 19

Favourite All-time group/artist: radiohead

Best album...EVER: kid a (radiohead)

Best Album post-2000: kid a (radiohead)

Best song pre-2000: pink floyd - one of my turns/pigs (3 little ones) or zepplin - ramble on

Best song post-2000: pyramid song (radiohead)

Most-hated group/artist: busted/stereophonics.

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): the darkness - their music is nothing that hasnt been done before. by better bands. and his voice is very irritating.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:

none really springs to mind. although agaetis byrjun by sigur ros would probably raise a few eyebrows as its not that widely known.....

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**Paddy Ramone** · 08/03/2004, 1:01 PM

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.

**sadloserkid** · 08/03/2004, 1:55 PM

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.

**Ruairi** · 08/03/2004, 3:17 PM

AGE: 20

Favourite All-time group/artist: red hot chili peppers

Best album...EVER: Blood Sugar Sex Magik by the chilis

Best Album post-2000: Rage Against The Machine, Live at the Grand olympic Auditorium

Best song pre-2000: give it away, the chilis

Best song post-2000: Cochise by audioslave

Most-hated group/artist: Oooohhhh.... u2. Bono's an a$$hole

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):

I don;t honestly see the point of the nickelback's existence

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Madonna's I'm breathless (to defend myself... my mum bought it for me cause it's the Dick Tracey soundtrack and she thought i liked the film)

**Dricky** · 08/03/2004, 3:33 PM

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.

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.

**Dricky** · 08/03/2004, 3:38 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
[B]I'm hearing you loud and clear about Simple Minds, Dricky. Awesome before '84.

PP

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agree, where I don't mind everything after 84 I wouldn't call it ground breaking, but everything from 79-84 is mindblowing and all the samples that have been used by others would shock most.

**NigeSausagepump** · 08/03/2004, 10:00 PM

Age : 27

Favourite All-time group/artist : Suede

Best album...EVER: Dog Man Star - Suede

Best Album post-2000: Origin of Symmetry - Muse

Best song pre-2000: One Tree Hill - U2

Best song post-2000: Long Time Coming - The Delays

Most-hated group/artist: Any Rap and R&B

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): See above.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - MC Hammer. Can't explain it though

**tiktok** · 09/03/2004, 10:37 AM

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

**Pauro 76** · 09/03/2004, 11:14 AM

AGE: 27

Favourite All-time group/artist: cant decide!!!

Best album...EVER: Radiohead: The Bends

Best Album post-2000: Muse: Absolution

Best song pre-2000: Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Best song post-2000: Doves: There Goes The Fear

Most-hated group/artist: Busted/Blue/West****e/any dance tune that involves (a) sample of previous popular song (B) a stupid dance that goes with it..../rap/r'nb...

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):
The Thrills, finally got a lend of the album after all the hype, a few good songs, but pretty disappointing...

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Limp Bizkit "Significant Other", got it through a metal loving housemate, liked it at the time.. but then you realise what a pile of sh!te it is...

**noby** · 09/03/2004, 11:27 AM

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.

**sadloserkid** · 09/03/2004, 11:34 AM

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...

**Dricky** · 09/03/2004, 11:49 AM

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.

**eoinh** · 09/03/2004, 1:06 PM

AGE: 35

Favourite All-time group/artist: The Byrds followed by Moby Grape & XTC

Best album...EVER: Younger than Yesterday by the Byrds

Best Album post-2000: Yoshimi battles the Pink Robots by the Flaming Lips or The Corals debut album

Best song pre-2000: How can you choose that one! Grass by XTC or Loveshack by the B52's

Best song post-2000: A drop in Time by Mercury Rev

Most-hated group/artist: virtually every single group for the last 10 years. especially boybands . MTV has a lot to answer for.

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): well a lot of people seem to like The Stone Roses here. What a load of twaddle. How can you tell one Stone Roses track from another? im sure they couldnt - unless they were the Stoned Roses!

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:
The Gilded Palace of Sin by the Flying Burrito Brothers. The greatest country rock album ever. A film about their lead singer Gram Parsons (who died of a drug overdose) is due to be released soon. The Film focuses on the events surrounding the kidnapping of his dead body. Tracks Sin City and My Uncle - awesome

**persianpaddy** · 09/03/2004, 2:12 PM

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...? )

**tiktok** · 09/03/2004, 3:43 PM

Originally posted by eoinh
The Gilded Palace of Sin by the Flying Burrito Brothers.

Never thought I'd see the Flying burrito brothers discussed here (or anywhere else for that matter). brilliant, brilliant band.

don't know about the Parsons' film though, Johnny Knoxville is in it! Should be a good soundtrack if nothing else.

**eoinh** · 14/03/2004, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by tiktok

Never thought I'd see the Flying burrito brothers discussed here (or anywhere else for that matter). brilliant, brilliant band.

don't know about the Parsons' film though, Johnny Knoxville is in it! Should be a good soundtrack if nothing else.

I think Grand theft Parsons is out next Friday.