Musical Tastes - Official Thread

[Macy]

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:

[Macy]

AGE: 27

Favourite All-time group/artist: Stone Roses

Best album...EVER: Stone Roses

Best Album post-2000: Tenacious D - Tenacious D (Probably, although All That You Can't Leave Behind would be right up there)

Best song pre-2000: Fools Gold - Stone Roses

Best song post-2000: Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

Most-hated group/artist: Anything Manufactured/ Off a TV show

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): The Beatles. Over-rated, from over there... They could write an alright tune, but only alright. So much better stuff from the era.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: None spring to mind, although Suicide - Suicide with the live 20 minute riot in belgium...

[max power]

macy at last a usful post !!


AGE: 26 ( until sunday )

Favourite All-time group/artist: bryan adams

Best album...EVER: bryan adams reckless

Best Album post-2000: nora jones ( first one, can't remember hte name )

Best song pre-2000: blues brothers, sweet home chicago

Best song post-2000: train drops of jupiter

Most-hated group/artist: oasis/prodigy

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

50 cent/beyonce/any other r n b rubbish, uh uh who gives a sh*t if its your birthday, i hate this new wanna be r n b stuff, give me wilson pickett any day

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:

a good few really, but i'll go with take that...greatest hits or will young...


please forgive me for what i have written !!!

[the 12 th man]

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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

[Ozymandias]

AGE: 35

Favourite All-time group/artist: Bruce Springsteen

Best album...EVER: Born To run

Best Album post-2000: The Frames Set list or any other frames album

Best song pre-2000: Pagan Place / The Waterboys

Best song post-2000: John Spillane/ buachaill with the Boogaloo

Most-hated group/artist: Six

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): Beatles Deffo
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Some lionel richie thingy...don't know where it came from and how it got into my collection....

[Dodge]

AGE: 25

Favourite All-time group/artist: Oasis/Otis Redding

Best album...EVER: Screamadelica - Primal Scream

Best Album post-2000: A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

Best song pre-2000: A Change is Gonna Come - Otis Redding

Best song post-2000: Astounded - Bran Van 3000 (featuring Curtis Mayfield)

Most-hated group/artist: Busted, Westlife etc (Some great pop songs around but these ****s are ridiculous)

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): Darkness. A couple of decent songs but the novelty bit is getting really annoying.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Dunno. Have pop in there and girlie stuff like Jewel, Sarah McLachlan.

[tetsujin1979]

AGE: 24

Favourite All-time group/artist: U2

Best album...EVER: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

Best Album post-2000: Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers

Best song pre-2000: One - U2

Best song post-2000: My Sacrifice - Creed

Most-hated group/artist: Boy bands/Pop Idol/etc - take your pick, I probably can't stand them

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): I'd like to say the Frames to make some ateries pop, but I'll go with the Darkness - did the world really need another Queen tribute band?

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Have Avril Lavigne on my mp3 player, in my defence I bought the album on a recommendation from a mate in the states before she released any singles over here.

[gustavo]

AGE: 22

Favourite All-time group/artist: oasis

Best album...EVER: whats the story morning glory

Best Album post-2000: "is this it" the strokes

Best song pre-2000: probably smells like teen spirit

Best song post-2000: hate to say i told you so the hives

Most-hated group/artist: radiohead

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

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: i have a few robbie williams albums but i stand by them cos they are great pop albums and he was brilliant at slane

[sadloserkid]

AGE: 22 (Until Thursday)

Favourite All-time group/artist: Tough one... The Goo Goo Dolls/Counting Crows/Guns N'Roses, realise I'm gonna annoy people by not picking one but tough...

Best album...EVER: 'Appetite for Destruction' - Guns N' Roses

Best Album post-2000: 'Leaving Through The Window' - Something Corporate

Best song pre-2000: 'So Far Away' - Goo Goo Dolls

Best song post-2000: 'An Olive Grove Facing The Sea' - Snow Patrol

Most-hated group/artist: Justin Timberlake. Talentless jerk who's actually becoming credible, wtf???

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): The Beatles. Not a bad band but never in a million years the omnipotent group they're made out to be.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: There's a few, EMF, a few dodgy glam metal bands (Poison, LA Guns, Whitesnake, Europe, lots of Def Leppard). Joshua Kadison would tip the scales though.

[Dricky]

Totally lifted of a United forum, but all this talk about legal action over the league is just too depressing for a Friday....

AGE:
31
Favourite All-time group/artist:
Simple Minds pre 1984

Best album...tubular bells/ transeuropean express both up there but the is always Sons of Fascination

Best Album post-2000: Elephant

Best song pre-2000: Boys from Brazil

Best song post-2000: Beyond skin

Most-hated group/artist: Busted (even more that they have done teenage kicks) fat idol,

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):
to many over rated arses out there but I would agree the Beatles, Oasis are another and all this modren R'n'B. If you take a sample of ****e and put your lyrics to it it's still ****e!!!!
Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:
George Miceal Listen without.

[Plastic Paddy]

I'm hearing you loud and clear about Simple Minds, Dricky. Awesome before '84.

PP

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AGE: 32

Favourite All-time group/artist: U2

Best album...EVER: Sons and Fascination, Simple Minds

Best album post-2000: I'm still waiting to hear a non-dance album worthy of the sobriquet...

Best song pre-2000: Theme for Great Cities, Simple Minds

Best song post-2000: Love Story (Tim Deluxe Remix), Layo and Bushwacka!

Most-hated group/artist: Robbie Williams. Tosser.

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):
Eminem. Some spoilt little middle-class white ho giving it the fat one about the boyz from da hood, his bitch momma and himself. Oh puh-lease.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Elton John's Greatest Hits

[tiktok]

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

[Roo69]

Age: 25

Favourite All-time group/artist: U2 / The Rolling Stones / Doves

Best album...EVER: Exile on Maine Street (The Stones)

Best Album post-2000: Doves - The Last Broadcast, U2 - All that you cant leave behind, Coldplay - Rush of Blood to the Head

Best song pre-2000: Guns 'n' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Best song post-2000: Time is running out - Muse

Most-hated group/artist: Hard Call ! Anything manufactured - Ronan Keating or something like that

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): The Beatles. Over-rated, from over there... They could write an alright tune, but only alright. So much better stuff from the era. Would have to agree totally with what Macy says there ! but in saying that they still have some cracking tunes.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Have only ever bought 2 (maybe) dodgy albums in my time ! but they have turned out to be pretty good ! Timberlakes album and one of the Eurphoia (chilled) albums. Also have a lot of classical stuff and stacks loads of Blues and Jazz

[brendy_éire]

AGE: 18

Favourite All-time group/artist: The Undertones

Best album...EVER: The Best of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Best Album post-2000: The Best of the Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Best song pre-2000: The Undertones - Teenage Kicks

Best song post-2000: DJ Tomcraft - Loneliness

Most-hated group/artist: Rap/RnB artists in general. 2 Pac I find particularly offensive.

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): The Darkness. The lead singer can sing, but refuses to do so. He instead, for some reason, uses a high pitched screech when getting the words out.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: TATU - 200 Po Vstreichnoy (It's in Russian, and much better than the English version.)

[yur man]

AGE: 29

Favourite All-time group/artist: Metallica

Best album...EVER: Rust In Peace - Megadeth

Best Album post-2000: dont know, havent heard enuf new music

Best song pre-2000: The Four Horsemen - Metallica

Best song post-2000: Wait n Bleed - Slipknot

Most-hated group/artist: most RnB/Rap music

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): Robbie Williams. Dont hate him, just tink he's not talented and his songs get borin very quickly

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: The Very Best of The Gipsy Kings

[Gary]

AGE: 25

Favourite All-time group/artist:

Best album...EVER: Massive Attack - Blue Lines/ Gilted generation - Prodigy,

Best Album post-2000: Madonna - Music

Best song pre-2000: Cliche, but Bohemian Rhapsody

Best song post-2000: Beautiful Day - U2

Most-hated group/artist: Robbie Williams

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less): Robbie Willaims - He is famous for a coke & Booze addiction end of story

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Miles Davis - Kind of Blue. Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly

[the scout]

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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

[Beavis]

AGE: 19

Favourite All-time group/artist: ASLAN

Best album...EVER: Made in Dublin- Aslan/The Second Coming-Roses......sorry couldn't decide

Best Album post-2000: Skylarkin-Mic Christopher

Best song pre-2000:The Lonesome Boatman-The Fureys and Dave Arthur

Best song post-2000: She is Love-Oasis

Most-hated group/artist: Blazin' Squad (are they for serious?)

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):RnB in general.The world's most popular music

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows:The Wolfetones from the 14-year old republican days

[4tothefloor]

Favourite All-time group/artist: Thin Lizzy \ Paul Van Dyk

Best album...EVER: Oasis - (Whats the story) Morning Glory? \ Paul Van Dyk - Out There & Back

Best Album post-2000: Dr. Dre - The Chronic 2001

Best song pre-2000: The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun, \ Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak

Best song post-2000: Modjo - Lady (hear me tonight)

Most-hated group/artist: Will Young \ Gates \ any pop idol

Most over-rated group/artist (why? in 30 words or less):RnB artists, cos its a load of horse manure and the scene is so fake anyway. I also hate Blink 182 and all that s*h*i*t american style teenage rock.

Album in your collection that might raise a few eyebrows: Foster & Allen Vs Declan Nerney magamix..... ...no seriously, probably most of the stuff from when I was younger that I cringe at now, e.g. "Now" compilations.

[gustavo]

Originally posted by Beavis
AGE: 19

Best song post-2000: She is Love-Oasis
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how can you say that ! its the worst song on the album never mind the best song of the last three and a half years !