the single trendiest album you like

[Reign in Acai]

Mastodon- Leviathan

I'd call this band pretty fucking trendy by Nad's def. I'd also call them damn good.

 

[Demonspell]

Any band that can sell out big venues in Utah is trendy. Tool is trendy. And since Meshuggah opened for them, they qualify as well

Damn, now I'll have to add Isis and King Crimson (injustice in the highest degree, even if it had Fripp's blessing) to my list...

 

[jimbobhickville]

neither of those bands can sell out a big venue in Utah, sorry.

 

[NAD]

neither of those bands can sell out a big venue in Utah, sorry.

Yeah but ummm, King Crimson opened for Tool 5 years ago (how I was finally introduced to them), and Isis is tagging along for this current tour. So yeah, enjoy your trendy bullshit (read: two of my favorite) bands.

 

[lizard]

King Crimson should never have to open for anyone. I don't even like them so much, but they're fucking legends, for fuck's sake.

 

[jimbobhickville]

Um... did I piss you off? Didn't mean to, was just being a dork. Anyhoo, I guess by my definition, then yes, King Crimson and Isis are trendy

 

[NAD]

Um... did I piss you off? Didn't mean to, was just being a dork. Anyhoo, I guess by my definition, then yes, King Crimson and Isis are trendy

= not pissed off. See?

lizard yeah, at the King Crimson / Tool show Maynard said "umm, I hope everyone realizes that we wouldn't exist without King Crimson, so this show is a little backwards." From what I've gathered the utmost respect comes from the other direction as well, I've heard Robert Fripp say the only band he'll tour with is Tool. The other times I've seen KC there was no opening act, so take that how you like (up yer butt).

 

[lizard]

I read something years ago about Miles Davis opening for the Grateful Dead at one of Bill Graham's legendarily eclectic shows...Jerry Garcia was like, "I understand the economics of it, but fuck, how should a guy like Miles have to open for us?"

cool that Maynard acknowledges it, and that Fripp gives them a hat tip. I really do need to listen to 1000000000 Days again.

 

[spaffe]

Just listened to this undoubtedly quite trendy one:

which, in other news, rock.

 

[dorian gray]

i think NADs definition is a good one. That said, I honestly don't listen to anything remotely trendy. No one I know personally has ever heard of any band I listen to (except maybe Rush).

edit: after 12 seconds of consideration I realize that doesn't mean anything. The other day, some nerd at work kept asking me if I've ever heard of such and such band. While I could tell just by their dumb names that they were Christian bands, I had never heard of any of them, which MOST DEFINITELY does not make them good nor does it make him some kind of uderground-music guru.

 

[dorian gray]

uNderground

 

[Sadguru]

Mastodon- Leviathan

I'd call this band pretty fucking trendy by Nad's def. I'd also call them damn good.

Agreed! Fucking excellent band. Their new song is amazing.

 

[KILL TULLY]

Pretty much not joking either.

 

[Will Bozarth]

Godsmack's acoustic CD

 

[Sanctums]

Anything by Placebo.

 

[Necro Joe]

Maybe Queens of the Stone Age or The Mars Volta, going not only by what's popular but what's seen as a 'cool' band to be into by a large number of people.

 

[Jim LotFP]

Maybe Queens of the Stone Age or The Mars Volta, going not only by what's popular but what's seen as a 'cool' band to be into by a large number of people.

What's the difference between "popular" and "what's seen as a cool band to be into by a large number of people"?

 

[Dev]

Stuff from Beloved (emofags sup)

 

[Necro Joe]

What's the difference between "popular" and "what's seen as a cool band to be into by a large number of people"?

Well its tough to pin down but certain bands are just seen as cool for one reason or another (mostly by non-underground types) and it doesn't always have to do with them being widely liked (and thus popular). An example could be someone like Miles Davis or a band like Big Black who are widely name-dropped and known but don't have big, obvious fan-bases. It has to do I think with who are accepted to be a good, important band by the music media and respected publications that can lend a weight of support to people's opinions and let them flaunt them with more confidence. It happens in the underground as well but the source of the 'coolness' can often be harder to locate.

 

[dorian gray]

How does one know what is trendy and what is not?
I don't have any idea what's trendy because I don't have cable (MTV,VH1,etc), I don't hang out with teenagers, I'm not in high school, and I don't read Tiger Beat. I guess I could be listening to trendy music and not even know it.
Anyway, despite my agreement with NAD, seems to me that Tool is a trendy band. Am I wrong?