Gin Blossoms sticks out like an unsucky thumb here.
― President Keyes, Friday, July 15, 2011 1:13 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
I agree that The Gin Blossoms are in a completely separate league from the rest of these
― Spotify, Spotify me (DJP), Friday, July 15, 2011 1:21 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark
^^^^^
Their presence sort of nullifies this whole poll. They were a great band.
― If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport, Saturday, 16 July 2011 12:05 (twelve years ago) link
I learned the phrase "unsucky thumb", so at least some good has come of it
― bernard snowy, Saturday, 16 July 2011 13:45 (twelve years ago) link
When they tried to sound like The Byrds, yeah G.Bloss was great.
― billstevejim, Saturday, 16 July 2011 20:45 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 20 July 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
can the dishwalla voter please fess up
― iatee, Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:12 (twelve years ago) link
my 6th grade teacher knew the band (they were local) and had a picture w/ them in our classroom and would always play that one song
i say anyone who voted for the bottom 5 should fess up. come on now, take your SBs like men.
― Gukbe, Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:22 (twelve years ago) link
i like the idea of polling markers' fave bands, but surely wilco should be on here?
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
lol guilty as charged
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:49 (twelve years ago) link
nb to the best of my knowledge I've never heard a note of Dishwalla's music but I hate all these bands so fuckin much I figured I'd vote for the one who'd done me the least harm by staying off my radar
kinda disappointing I was hoping there was an actual dishwapologist out there who was gonna be like 'no man their first ep is pretty decent'
― iatee, Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:52 (twelve years ago) link
i am totally cool with the one Dishwalla song that i and everyone but aerosmith knows, but they were only my 3rd choice after Semisonic and Nickelback
― drowning cool (some dude), Thursday, 21 July 2011 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
Ha, never noticed the "WMMR: Music should hurt" t-shirt in the "Chemistry" video. That's some insider Minneapolis culture there--punk-dominated precursor to Radio K.
― Pete Scholtes, Friday, 22 July 2011 00:26 (twelve years ago) link
anything that got us to "dishwapologist" is ok by me
― pathos of the unwarranted encore (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Friday, 22 July 2011 01:28 (twelve years ago) link
Finally getting around to Semisonic's debut The Great Divide thanks to this thread and Spotify. This is the one with "If I Run" and "Down In Flames" and it's pretty good! Certainly doesn't deserve getting lumped in with Seven Mary Three. Most of the songs could lose a minute or so of running time and there's a few dud tracks but a nice sound with good range - - - much more "college rock" and/or 60s throwbackness than alt-rock as such.
― Doctor Casino, Monday, 25 July 2011 21:38 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but Closing time is awfu
― NAGL meats (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 25 July 2011 21:40 (twelve years ago) link
Gin Blossoms = only listenable group on this list (and even then it's really just New Miserable Experience).
― Neanderthal, Monday, 25 July 2011 22:40 (twelve years ago) link
alright Collective Soul weren't too too lame
― Neanderthal, Monday, 25 July 2011 22:42 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.southlandpark.com/images/2011_Steak_Logo_feat_Gin_Blossoms%281%29.jpg
The Gin Blossoms are playing at a dog track in West Memphis. Ordinarily, I'd forget it, but man. Steak Contest.
― Pleasant Plains, Friday, 16 September 2011 20:58 (twelve years ago) link
Puppet Show and Gin Blossoms
― occam's hellraiser (latebloomer), Friday, 16 September 2011 21:00 (twelve years ago) link
Semisonic of them all - but I would never listen to any of these bands by choice.
― Turrican, Friday, 16 September 2011 21:21 (twelve years ago) link
given that i still get a Gin Blossoms song stuck in my head now and then, unlike any of these other groups, i would definitely agree with many others and say they are the least shitty on this list.
― Sophomore subs are the new Smith lesbians. (the table is the table), Friday, 16 September 2011 22:53 (twelve years ago) link
At one point in my life, I owned a Gin Blossoms single (Hey Jealousy, obv) which is more than I can say for the rest of these...
― The Eyeball Of Hull (Colonel Poo), Friday, 16 September 2011 23:23 (twelve years ago) link
'Tis a poor reflection on the 90s that all they have to provide for a meat-cooking competition is jangle pop, and not something as meaty as Ram Jam or Zebra.
― bendy, Saturday, 17 September 2011 15:08 (twelve years ago) link
Smashing pumpkins should've been included
― John Lennon, Saturday, 17 September 2011 15:23 (twelve years ago) link
nobody told me
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Saturday, 17 September 2011 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
Dishwalla were the headliners at the Fells Point Fun Fest in 1996. Because the show was running late, Too Much Joy only got to play 4 songs before having their set prematurely cut off to make way for Dishwalla.
― rustic italian flatbread, Saturday, 17 September 2011 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
Sponge should have been on here and I totally would have voted them. Why? Because I genuinely sort of love a couple of their songs.
― your mom the burrito (ENBB), Saturday, 17 September 2011 17:35 (twelve years ago) link
I agree with you ENBB (except I wouldve still voted for GB)
― starring EDWARD WOODWARD (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 18 September 2011 07:38 (twelve years ago) link
i never heard sponge beyond their two big singles but those are absolutely indispensible.
― rustic italian flatbread, Sunday, 18 September 2011 12:16 (twelve years ago) link
Which reminds me: I need to get Empire Records on DVD
― starring EDWARD WOODWARD (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, 18 September 2011 13:46 (twelve years ago) link
I still like the song "Wax Ecstatic" a lot.
― billstevejim, Sunday, 18 September 2011 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
^yeah me too
― "You're such a species-ist." (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
Sponge's third(!) album, New Pop Sunday was a guilty pleasure for me for a couple months back when it came out.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:46 (twelve years ago) link
― starring EDWARD WOODWARD (Drugs A. Money), Sunday, September 18, 2011 9:46 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark
Was Sponge on the ER soundtrack? I don't remember it if so.
Third album? Damn - I just meant a couple songs off Rotting Pinata namely "Plowed" and "Molly" iirc.
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
"Plowed" is featured in the movie, but not on the actual soundtrack.
Sponge is actually releasing their eighth album this year, the mind boggles. I gave up after the third.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I just did some investigating and found that out myself. I am surprised I didn't remember that though. I watched the shit out of that movie in the years after it came out. So bad it's good etc. A couple years later I met the dude who sings Sugarhigh on top of the building at the end when he was DJing at some bar I was at in LA. I was drunk so I totally did that thing where I was like hey weren't you in Empire Records. He gave me three CDs of his all but one of which didn't totally suck.
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:55 (twelve years ago) link
Wait, all but one did totally suck. The one that didn't was actually pretty OK.
You know who are on the sndtrk though (apparently)? The Gin Blossoms. It all comes full circle.
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 15:58 (twelve years ago) link
yes!
― "You're such a species-ist." (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
little known fact about the movie Empire Records: it really fucking sucks
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
that not so little-known bsj
― "You're such a species-ist." (Drugs A. Money), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:39 (twelve years ago) link
Oh yeah its a horrible, horrible movie but that doesn't mean I won't watch it every time I come across it on cable.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
I don't think there's any one who doesn't know yr little fun fact there bsj. You can still love things that really fucking suck.
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
Especially if you're young and have a big crush on Ethan Embry (sub Tyler, RZ etc.) at the time said movie comes out.
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
i know i know.. wasnt tryin to kill anyones buzz, sorry
― billstevejim, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
ENBB OTM re: crushes. But Tyler's mismatched underwear on the day she knew (and put tons of prep into) she was gonna seduce Rex Manning always bugged me.
― jon /via/ chi 2.0, Tuesday, 20 September 2011 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
OH REXY YOU'RE SO SEXY
― will eat pudding (ENBB), Tuesday, 20 September 2011 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
omg