Radiohead

[Animavore]

Did you see my comment on that one?

[devogue]

Misery and repitition. Listen to the bands of the seventies and eighties compared with this noise. The media are better at the big sell and the gullible buy based on the online 'reviews' rather than the evidence of their own ears. It wasn't always like that. There was a time in the seventies and eighties when the big sell didn't work efficiently and the quality of the music itself was the real arbiter of demand. In those days of word of mouth in the true sense a band like Radiohead would never have risen to prominence.

You're wrong.

Oh and, The Jam suck. Paul Weller is an arsehole.

He's right, and while I agree that Paul Weller is an arsehole, The Jam had an energy and drive that Radiohead can only dream of.

It's interesting to read Thom Yorke's words - all about hating being "big", never wanting to create "art" (implying that he has) and other crap denials.

Even REM came up with something as silly and fun as Shiny, Happy, People, if only to prove they can fucking do it.

[stripes4]

energy is nt just about SHOUTING!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9 ... re=channel

[devogue]

The "Big Sell" from the Seventies has always been The Clash, a band beloved of the NME and other musical press, but of fucking nobody I've ever met.

[Animavore]

Misery and repitition. Listen to the bands of the seventies and eighties compared with this noise. The media are better at the big sell and the gullible buy based on the online 'reviews' rather than the evidence of their own ears. It wasn't always like that. There was a time in the seventies and eighties when the big sell didn't work efficiently and the quality of the music itself was the real arbiter of demand. In those days of word of mouth in the true sense a band like Radiohead would never have risen to prominence.

You're wrong.

Oh and, The Jam suck. Paul Weller is an arsehole.

He's right, and while I agree that Paul Weller is an arsehole, The Jam had an energy and drive that Radiohead can only dream of.

It's interesting to read Thom Yorke's words - all about hating being "big", never wanting to create "art" (implying that he has) and other crap denials.

Even REM came up with something as silly and fun as Shiny, Happy, People, if only to prove they can fucking do it.

It's not like you to be wrong about something, Dev. Not like you at all.

[devogue]

energy is nt just about SHOUTING!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9 ... re=channel

I have a degree in music and once played bass for Ash, darlink.

I know what energy is and I never said it was about shouting.

[stripes4]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

[devogue]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

[Animavore]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

I'm obvious dis-proof of that.

[stripes4]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

I'm northern. I know what I bloody well like.

[devogue]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

I'm obvious dis-proof of that.

Mamma Mia is better, and more important, than all of Radiohead's work put together.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

I'm obvious dis-proof of that.

Mamma Mia is better, and more important, than all of Radiohead's work put together.

And 4' 33" is better and more important than all of Mozart's works put together. Your point being?

[Animavore]

I know. I was just being obnoxious. I love the Jam too.

Proper popular music.

Radiohead's for people who think popular music has immense depth and gravitas.

I'm obvious dis-proof of that.

Mamma Mia is better, and more important, than all of Radiohead's work put together.

Pierce Brosnan was surprisingly good in that film but I would never describe any type of music as "important". It's not vaccines.

[devogue]

And 4' 33" is better and more important than all of Mozart's works put together.

Now you're just being silly.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

And 4' 33" is better and more important than all of Mozart's works put together.

Now you're just being silly.

No. Merely pointing out that musical taste is, by its very nature, subjective, in a lighthearted way.

So is any concept of musical 'importance' tbh. Any musician that thinks their music is important needs to get out more.