Bands that are popular because they are different or some tosh
Now, let me be straight on this - different sounds Im all for, but not if its shoite.

My grief is mostly with the bands like Arctic Monkeys and Franz Ferdinand. When they first came out EVERYONE was sayign how awesome they were. When in fact they werent.



Both bands just had there own sound. Which is fair enough apart from the fact it sounded like someone had made a guitar out of a tennis racket and someone banged a cereal box. Which isnt music.

You cant Dance to it, you cant tap your feet to it, its uneven, unbalanced, poor quality Pap.

Fair enough - Arctic Monkeys have some clever lyrics, but so too does Robbie williams and - well, the less said eh?

Trouble is, I find these bands out when i go to a bar or club Ive been going to for years, I enjoy their music, but all of a sudden I turn up one day - and theyre playing what in effect is 'Trend music'. Nothing more than a mucical version of those Sunglasses kids wear that actually are like venetion blinds. Which is nothing more than Dressed up Tat.

The bar from that day on seems foreign, whilst the Kids turn up singing the lyrics.

Im getting old :(
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 17:39, 3 replies)

Eh?
The bands you cite wouldn't know original if it bit them on the arse. Someone like Akorn [or whatever his name is] has more musical originality than the "indie" dross you mention.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 17:44, closed)

there's a bar i love called the swan
it serves black dragon cider and plays rock and metal.
if they ever give in and start playing "yoof" music, i'll quietly weep into my pint, before leaving, never to return.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 20:44, closed)

agree on the arctic monkeys, can't understand the fuss
but franz ferdinand aren't raved about all that much as far as I know, and their last album was actually pretty good. Mainly a lot better than the popular singles off the first album.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 5 Jan 2011, 21:39, closed)