in this thread I will make grand proclaimations about music that are inarguable

math-rock is totally boring and stupid 95% of the time, especially when attempted by indie rockers with zero chops.

however, indie rockers attempting to play funk without chops is far, far worse.
 
Four:

I am excited that Will Oldham is re-recording a bunch of his old material with seasoned Nashville musicians because frankly, the original recordings suck and the playing was total garbage.
 
which brings me to FIVE:

almost all so-called alt-country sucks ass because the bands either a) can't play b) are not properly familiar with country music idioms (aka POSEURS) and/or c) simply can't write a decent song to save their lives.

however, it must be said that I do enjoy the term "y'allternative".
 
it totally lacks any sort of emotion or drama, that's what bothers me the most.

which might as well lead into...

number six:

all those hyped up duo bands coming out these days are pretty much universally awful. see: lightning bolt, hella, etc and to a lesser degree, the white stripes, raveonettes and their ilk.
 
Baliset said:
Gung Ho, Madhouse, Armed and Dangerous. All some of my favorite Anthrax songs.
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i thought this was about bad 80s movies at first.
 
avi said:
to a lesser degree, the white stripes, raveonettes and their ilk.
as it has becoming a pandering version of People magazine, I have become increasingly disgusted by Rolling Stone trying to dictate public taste by fawning over certain bands, the White Stripes among them. That's why I was so surprised today to see a review of the Stripes' live show in which the duo was grilled unmercifully.
 
this is MY thread bitch, back off.

NUMBER SEVEN:

chops alone do not make a band good. ever. nor are they required for a band to be good. songwriting/composition is a million times more important.