disappointing bands - Page 5

atsonicpark · 05.20.2008, 02:18 AM

Ah fuck, might as well chime in with some more thoughts:
Also, I personally think Truman's Water are amazing... what albums did you hear, PORK? Because they have a few albums of just improv shit. I think they're a really strong band though their songs blend together a bit and they always suffered from kinda crappy production. But they're really good, almost in a Trout Mask Replica-meets-Polvo kind of way. Which is ridiculous to say -- until you hear their cover of HAIR PIE.

I'm confused by the Pavement hatred though I guess I don't really mind it. They're not a mind blowing band or anything, but they are the kings of great melodies.

Also, Animal Collective? ... they're decent.

05.20.2008, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Ah fuck, might as well chime in with some more thoughts:
Also, I personally think Truman's Water are amazing... what albums did you hear, PORK? Because they have a few albums of just improv shit. I think they're a really strong band though their songs blend together a bit and they always suffered from kinda crappy production. But they're really good, almost in a Trout Mask Replica-meets-Polvo kind of way. Which is ridiculous to say -- until you hear their cover of HAIR PIE.

I'm confused by the Pavement hatred though I guess I don't really mind it. They're not a mind blowing band or anything, but they are the kings of great melodies.

Also, Animal Collective? ... they're decent.

I bought ''Of Thick Tum'' when it came out at the time and I was really expecting a bomb of a record, and sadly it wasn't as devastating as what I had in mind from what I had read about it. Same with ''Spasm Smash XXXOXOX OX''. The experience with both these records didn't make me want to investigate them further, both live and on record.

Similar thing, and roughly around the same time, I've had with Polvo, hence I often think of these two bands as being similar, even though they are not.

ps: I thought that this thread was about giving personal accounts of whatever disappointing experience you've had with the music of a certain band, not the sort of thread that you get on football forums where you are called a wanker if you don't support someone else's team. Geeks.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 04:14 AM

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I bought ''Of Thick Tum'' when it came out at the time and I was really expecting a bomb of a record, and sadly it wasn't as devastating as what I had in mind from what I had read about it. Same with ''Spasm Smash XXXOXOX OX''. The experience with both these records didn't make me want to investigate them further, both live and on record.

i've got of thick tum, while it wasn't a mind blower it still had some nice tunes on it

05.20.2008, 04:15 AM

I'm sure.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 04:19 AM

still, it never inspired me to buy more of their records

05.20.2008, 04:28 AM

There's not many bands that I dismiss as a whole. There are many whose entire output may not always be up to the standards that I expect from them, still, if there's something by them that I like, I just like it and that's it. I never reject a band's record purely on aesthetical grounds 'cause that's boring, it's cheating and ultimately counterproductive.

I didn't write that Truman's Water are a band of no merit, I wrote that that I was disappointed with their music upon hearing it for the first time. That's a differnet thing from childish bickering.

HECKLER SPRAY · 05.20.2008, 04:38 AM

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Originally Posted by sarramkrop

I bought ''Of Thick Tum'' when it came out at the time and I was really expecting a bomb of a record, and sadly it wasn't as devastating as what I had in mind from what I had read about it. Same with ''Spasm Smash XXXOXOX OX''. The experience with both these records didn't make me want to investigate them further, both live and on record.

Similar thing, and roughly around the same time, I've had with Polvo, hence I often think of these two bands as being similar, even though they are not.

ps: I thought that this thread was about giving personal accounts of whatever disappointing experience you've had with the music of a certain band, not the sort of thread that you get on football forums where you are called a wanker if you don't support someone else's team. Geeks.

Do you mean you 've been disappointed by Polvo's records ?

Yeah, this thread is about your disappointing experiments with music. But you know, people always want to prove their opinion is the best way to think....

Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 04:38 AM

who said anything about bickering?

truman's water.... i wasn't disappointed by them, but i didn't like them as much as i thought i would either. never saw them live though.

05.20.2008, 04:40 AM

I wasn't referring to you.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 04:51 AM

now you're bickering!

MellySingsDoom · 05.20.2008, 04:52 AM

I saw Nebula (headlining with Electric Wizard as support) at the Garage around the time of the Wizard's "Dopethrone" album. I'd heard good things about Nebula, but after 10 minutes of their dull Deputy Dawg-style boogie-riffing bollocks, I made a sharp exit to the nearest pub. Disappointing in the max, they were - at least the Wizard ruled that night.

MellySingsDoom · 05.20.2008, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

now you're bickering!

"There's only one way to sort this out.....FIIIGGGHHTTTT!"

05.20.2008, 04:54 AM

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now you're bickering!

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Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 04:59 AM

ooooh.... the silent treatment!

05.20.2008, 05:05 AM

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ooooh.... the silent treatment!

............!!!!!

jon boy · 05.20.2008, 05:32 AM

trumans water - good live and on record

i'm being good - a pale emulation of trumans water

ZEROpumpkins · 05.20.2008, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

i love guided by voices but they were crap when i saw them, and they played for about 2 and a half hours to boot.

I think you've got to be a pretty big fan to see them live, I've heard they suck for average fans but real die hard fans get a kick out of it.

Rob Instigator · 05.20.2008, 07:43 AM

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Don't ask me why, but I always seem to mistake Guided By Voices with Archers of Loaf. Like I said, don't ask me why. The same thing happens with Mercury Rev and the Flaming Lips.

hahahah! archers of loaf is noise anthemic wall of searing sound rock!

guided by voices is soft baby shit!

ZEROpumpkins · 05.20.2008, 07:51 AM

easy there Rob.

Easy there.

Toilet & Bowels · 05.20.2008, 08:08 AM

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guided by voices is soft baby shit!

somebody should smack you good for saying that

05.20.2008, 02:18 AM	#81
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	Ah fuck, might as well chime in with some more thoughts: Also, I personally think Truman's Water are amazing... what albums did you hear, PORK? Because they have a few albums of just improv shit. I think they're a really strong band though their songs blend together a bit and they always suffered from kinda crappy production. But they're really good, almost in a Trout Mask Replica-meets-Polvo kind of way. Which is ridiculous to say -- until you hear their cover of HAIR PIE. I'm confused by the Pavement hatred though I guess I don't really mind it. They're not a mind blowing band or anything, but they are the kings of great melodies. Also, Animal Collective? ... they're decent. __________________
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05.20.2008, 04:15 AM	#84
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I'm sure.
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	still, it never inspired me to buy more of their records
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05.20.2008, 04:28 AM	#86
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	There's not many bands that I dismiss as a whole. There are many whose entire output may not always be up to the standards that I expect from them, still, if there's something by them that I like, I just like it and that's it. I never reject a band's record purely on aesthetical grounds 'cause that's boring, it's cheating and ultimately counterproductive. I didn't write that Truman's Water are a band of no merit, I wrote that that I was disappointed with their music upon hearing it for the first time. That's a differnet thing from childish bickering.
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05.20.2008, 04:38 AM	#88
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	who said anything about bickering? truman's water.... i wasn't disappointed by them, but i didn't like them as much as i thought i would either. never saw them live though.
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05.20.2008, 04:40 AM	#89
sarramkrop Posts: n/a	I wasn't referring to you.
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05.20.2008, 04:51 AM	#90
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	now you're bickering!
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05.20.2008, 04:52 AM	#91
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	I saw Nebula (headlining with Electric Wizard as support) at the Garage around the time of the Wizard's "Dopethrone" album. I'd heard good things about Nebula, but after 10 minutes of their dull Deputy Dawg-style boogie-riffing bollocks, I made a sharp exit to the nearest pub. Disappointing in the max, they were - at least the Wizard ruled that night. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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05.20.2008, 04:59 AM	#94
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	ooooh.... the silent treatment!
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05.20.2008, 05:32 AM	#96
jon boy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: psycho battery Posts: 12,161	trumans water - good live and on record i'm being good - a pale emulation of trumans water __________________ Sarcasm[A] is stating the opposite of an intended meaning especially in order to sneeringly, slyly, jest or mock a person, situation or thing \|@ <------- Euphoric brain cell just moments before expiration V _ \ / _ PING <-------- moments later / \ http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljhxq...isruo1_500.gif
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ZEROpumpkins invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sydney Posts: 6,157	easy there Rob. Easy there. __________________
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