I bought their greatest hits convinced that I loved Ash. I very quickly realised they were gash. Although 'Candy' is still brilliant.
( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:09, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

they did a good version of the Star Wars Cantina music

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:10, Reply)

Must google this.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:11, Reply)

B side on the girl from mars single if I remember right

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:16, Reply)

'Candy'
elevated Ash from a status of "band I can't be arsed with" to "band who really get right up my fucking nose"

And sullied a perfectly good Scott Walker recording.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:12, Reply)

I've never heard of them. Should I be grateful?

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:17, Reply)

Ash?
they're mediocre. A bit like Feeder.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:18, Reply)

I know OF Feeder, but I don't know anything by them.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:22, Reply)

they started off ok and got steadily worse after they got big.
best stuff they did was instrumental tracks for one of the Gran Turismo games
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:24, Reply)

Not worth a look then?

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:24, Reply)

nope

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:27, Reply)

Cheers.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:29, Reply)

yeah massively average band late 90's early millenium.

( SteveFrench Cardio is for homo's. do you even lift bro?, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:19, Reply)

"Average" really is the right word.
Also "feeble", "weak" or "wet." Like a bunch of kids desperately trying to "rock*" and just sounding a bit pathetic.

*_{Whatever the fuck that means, the way MTV go on about it you'd think there was a dictionary definition...}
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:21, Reply)

I just looked them up.
The lead singer looks like a guy I had a fling with a while ago.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:24, Reply)

the singer from my band used to know him
as my mate's cousins lived down the road from him.

exciting stuff eh?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:26, Reply)

Thrilling!
They sound utterly shit though, I only got about 30seconds into Candy before I gave up.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:27, Reply)

they're just bland
but had some wild reputation for a bit for some reason.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:29, Reply)

Their Wiki page classes them as Grunge.
That made me do an ANGRYFACE, after hearing Candy.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:30, Reply)

they are not grunge
pop-rock at most
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:31, Reply)

Bland, mediocre, radio-friendly pop with electric guitars
No edge, no real flavour to their music, and yet they seem to be hugely popular.

The Carling of popular music, if you will.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:34, Reply)

good summary

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:36, Reply)

As a general rule
I don't like stuff that is classed as popular. But not BECAUSE it's classed as popular, just because I have far better taste than the general public.
So that makes sense.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:36, Reply)

Quite
Being popular doesn't mean it's bad by default, it's just the public have a phenomenal tendency to be WRONG.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:38, Reply)

Especially when the general public my age
Made up of half chav and common and half emo/indie/look at me I'm so kooky and unique.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:43, Reply)

This is precisely why they can't be trusted
Unreliable twatbags to a man.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 14:47, Reply)