karmypolitics
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Here is my list of the most pretentious/overrated bands
1. Radiohead. I've been a huge fan since hearing "High and Dry" on MTV when I was 12, but Kid A and Amnesiac simply don't have the staying power.
2. The Vines. Ever since I saw them on the MTV awards show where they dressed up like AC-DC and strutted like Mick Jagger... hate them
3. The Strokes. Their music is simplistic and minimal with nice melodies. They are an average band. And they're tight with the Madison Avenue crowd. ugh
4. Dr. Dre. I've seen so many interviews where people praise him for being brilliant, and I'll agree that The Chronic is a very sonically innovative album, but his work on the SLim Shady Lp and the Marshall Mathers Lp albums is paltry and are probably the weakest productions. Of course he gets credit for them since he's the biggest name in their. Outside of that, his production is pretty predictable: put on a looping syth beat, throw in a few strings for a "menacing" effect, and you've got 90% of his productions.
5. Sleater Kinney. I own one of their higher rated albums. It sucks, it consists of 3 chord songs and scrieching female vocals. I think they receive high reviews by virtue of their gender...
6. Pearl Jam. they've been on a long downhill slide since ten, which I'm not too fond of to being with
7. A Tribe Called Quest. This should probably encompass the entire jazz/rap genre, which like alt-country, is good for a few singles here and there but otherwise is too limited for much creativity.
8. Pete Yorn. I swear, for the love of Mary, the only reason he's so popular is because he looks like Jim Morrison. I mean, cmon, the inside cover of musicforthemorningafter is a big cover shoot. Other than that his songs are fairly amateurish emo/folk songs.
9. Rage Against the Machine. Speaking of cover shoots, RATM has got a nice one inside Battle for LA. Technically they are impressive, with Morello turning his guitar into a scratchboard and their founding of the aggro-rap-rock genre. Songwriting wise they haven't put anything coherent since their eponymous record
10. Wilco. Only because I didn't like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot that much and despite the lavish praise from the critics I found it to be a boring as Being There.
1. Radiohead. I've been a huge fan since hearing "High and Dry" on MTV when I was 12, but Kid A and Amnesiac simply don't have the staying power.
2. The Vines. Ever since I saw them on the MTV awards show where they dressed up like AC-DC and strutted like Mick Jagger... hate them
3. The Strokes. Their music is simplistic and minimal with nice melodies. They are an average band. And they're tight with the Madison Avenue crowd. ugh
4. Dr. Dre. I've seen so many interviews where people praise him for being brilliant, and I'll agree that The Chronic is a very sonically innovative album, but his work on the SLim Shady Lp and the Marshall Mathers Lp albums is paltry and are probably the weakest productions. Of course he gets credit for them since he's the biggest name in their. Outside of that, his production is pretty predictable: put on a looping syth beat, throw in a few strings for a "menacing" effect, and you've got 90% of his productions.
5. Sleater Kinney. I own one of their higher rated albums. It sucks, it consists of 3 chord songs and scrieching female vocals. I think they receive high reviews by virtue of their gender...
6. Pearl Jam. they've been on a long downhill slide since ten, which I'm not too fond of to being with
7. A Tribe Called Quest. This should probably encompass the entire jazz/rap genre, which like alt-country, is good for a few singles here and there but otherwise is too limited for much creativity.
8. Pete Yorn. I swear, for the love of Mary, the only reason he's so popular is because he looks like Jim Morrison. I mean, cmon, the inside cover of musicforthemorningafter is a big cover shoot. Other than that his songs are fairly amateurish emo/folk songs.
9. Rage Against the Machine. Speaking of cover shoots, RATM has got a nice one inside Battle for LA. Technically they are impressive, with Morello turning his guitar into a scratchboard and their founding of the aggro-rap-rock genre. Songwriting wise they haven't put anything coherent since their eponymous record
10. Wilco. Only because I didn't like Yankee Hotel Foxtrot that much and despite the lavish praise from the critics I found it to be a boring as Being There.
