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 Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:41 |
 harmonium.ro wrote:
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Some of the newer stuff is OK, the alt-rock that calls itself "progressive" is good. |
PA calls it progressive.
New alternative rock is by far the thing I'm the most interested in, stuff like The Flaming Lips (they're not actually new but they lead this wave), Arcade Fire, Wild Beasts, Dirty Projectors, Phoenix, The Antlers, The XX, Mew, Kumm, The National, Modest Mouse, etc.
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I do like what I've heard of Dirty Projectors and Mew.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:44 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
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Some of the newer stuff is OK, the alt-rock that calls itself "progressive" is good. |
PA calls it progressive.
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Yeah, but I can agree with PA calling Radiohead progressive to some extent. Muse, on the other hand, not quite. Gladly it is on prog related.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:44 |
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silly shredders, the best alt-rock is Primus
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:44 |
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Older alt. rock is actually good, though it depends on the artist. 200x better than all of this modern crappy alternative coming out. |
What alt. rock do you like? You never mentioned any, I think.
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Grungy stuff, Alice in Chains and the Stone Temple Pilots are far and away my favorites, but also stuff like the Foo Fighters, Filter, Helmet, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and select bits from Smashing Pumpkins' and Green Day's discography. |
Now that you list them I think I remember you mentioning Alice In Chains and Foo Fighters. The discussions around here don't go in that direction often so that must be the explanation.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:45 |
Triceratopsoil wrote:
silly shredders, the best alt-rock is Primus
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Well Primus > all, but they're only a little bit alt. rock. Primus are their own f*cking genre of awesome
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harmonium.ro
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:46 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Triceratopsoil wrote:
silly shredders, the best alt-rock is Primus
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Well Primus > all, but they're only a little bit alt. rock. Primus are their own f*cking genre of awesome |
I only heard from them that EP they recently gave away. Is that representative? I didn't like it, and it didn't sound like alt.rock at all.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:47 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
NecronCommander wrote:
Triceratopsoil wrote:
silly shredders, the best alt-rock is Primus
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Well Primus > all, but they're only a little bit alt. rock. Primus are their own f*cking genre of awesome |
I only heard from them that EP they recently gave away. Is that representative? I didn't like it, and it didn't sound like alt.rock at all.
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Not really. It was missing all of their must-hear material.
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Triceratopsoil
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:47 |
NecronCommander wrote:
Triceratopsoil wrote:
silly shredders, the best alt-rock is Primus
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Well Primus > all, but they're only a little bit alt. rock. Primus are their own f*cking genre of awesome |
That's true, and Alex, Primus is one of the greatest bands ever
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CCVP
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:48 |
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The Truth
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:48 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
The Truth wrote:
harmonium.ro wrote:
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I was hoping to listen to something I own. 
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Hey Truthy, I was hoping you'd show up, I want to ask you something. How come you're a fan of classic alternative rock? That stuff was popular a decade ago, and most of the fans are people who were around back then. |
Which stuff would that be? Like what artists in particular? |
Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkings, Neutral Milk Hotel, Doves if I'm not wrong (basically late 90s early 00s music that you keep mentioning).
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I'm not sure why I like them, Radiohead I found on this site. With Neutral Milk Hotel I saw an album cover that I thought looked neat so I bought the album. And with Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was for sale for like $5 at a CD store.
I actually listen to them more than I realize. |
I see, it was more of a series of coincidences. If you want some recommendations in this area, let me know.
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Well actually if you could give me a band that's a great blend over SP's emotional playing and NMH's folky-indie rock, I would love you Alex.
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A Person
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:49 |
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NMH FANS UNITE
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The Truth
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:49 |
And Caio, you just don't get Neutral Milk Hotel.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:50 |
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NMH FANS UNITE |
YESSSSSSSS 
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:50 |
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I was going to argue with you Caio, but DT's only Platinum releases are the live DVDs, lol. And Mellon Colie and the Infinite Sadness is 9x platinum! I'm fine with the idea of them as a "genre", but I dislike how alt-rock and indie are still seen as "alternative" when they are so incredibly popular.
It does not bother me that people like NHM. It bothers me that people think they're "weird". They're not.
Edited by Henry Plainview - January 25 2011 at 19:51
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:50 |
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When I see NMH, I think of No More Heroes, not goddamn Neutral Milk Hotel
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:51 |
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Anthony H.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:51 |
I just ate, like, 20 mini egg rolls. 
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CCVP
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:51 |
A Person wrote:
NMH FANS UNITE
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They already killed themselves. Also I LOVE YOU JESUS CHRIST.
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Posted: January 25 2011 at 19:53 |
Anthony H. wrote:
I just ate, like, 20 mini egg rolls.
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I has jelly.
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