Noah and the Whale are "a bit different"
It doesn't make them good. SOAD seem to believe that an excess of infuriating zaniness can make up for a lack of decent tunes.

I will have to concede that the only time I've seen them live was back in '98 supporting Slayer and Sepultura, they were certainly not yet in their stride and the whole crowd badly wanted them to fuck off and make way for the headliners.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:43, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I like SOAD
more than I like Slayer
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:44, Reply)

I think Slayer are impressive although not my 'thing' at all.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:50, Reply)

Really?
I find them incredibly boring
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:51, Reply)

Conversely, they say you are 'a right barrel of laughs'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:55, Reply)

just the barrel bit actually

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:56, Reply)

They are very dull live

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:56, Reply)

I thought they were excellent last year
and that was next to some first class performances from Bigelf and Karnivool. and Europe.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:57, Reply)

Slayer?!
Are you sure it was Slayer you saw?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:59, Reply)

Absolutely
Yes, the music is good. But there is zero crowd interaction, and that gets dull very quickly.

Still sounds great hearing Tom Araya roaring "Raining blooooooood!" though
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:01, Reply)

The crowd were too busy trying to kill each other when I saw them

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:02, Reply)

some bands can get away without crowd interaction
and I believe Slayer to be one of them.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 10:03, Reply)

You can be 'different' and be 'different from good'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:44, Reply)

My bro made me go and see Noah and the Whale a couple of years back
It wasn't bad. Then I heard the album. Fucking dreary shite. Would never have even considered going if I'd heard them before I saw them.

Let me put this to you: Why on earth do people go crazy for The Strokes? They are bland and uninventive and far from original.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:46, Reply)

Oh god, I have no argument with that at all
I heard all the hype about the Strokes before hearing the band and was vaguely intrigued. Fuck me, that was an anticlimax. Stunningly dreary crap.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:50, Reply)

The opposite of the 'vinegar strokes' then?

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:53, Reply)

I quite like The Strokes
But I'd never try to defend their music.
(BelladonnaAnodyne Melissa's gonna wet herself, I swear..., Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:52, Reply)

Very wise.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 16 Mar 2011, 9:53, Reply)