Favorite band who have NO classic albums

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Clinic

nrugaghaughgghahgahghggggggWHA?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:42 (twenty years ago) link

The Strokes

(hee hee)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:43 (twenty years ago) link

not only do I disagree with the choice of Clinic and the Strokes (debuts are ace), I'm kinda disappointed people are sticking with bands that have only put out a smattering of material. Let's sock it to some veteran icons (that we consider faves, remember)!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:45 (twenty years ago) link

Arab Strap
Ryan Adams (between Whiskeytown, solo and demos/unreleased stuff, you could have one great album)

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:46 (twenty years ago) link

(I was just trying to wind Nate up by saying the Strokes - i think both albums are classics, personally)

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 01:56 (twenty years ago) link

yeah, I kinda figured.

A case of almosts: take away '69, and I would definitely put Led Zeppelin as my pick.

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:08 (twenty years ago) link

BECK!!

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:15 (twenty years ago) link

i want to say Ash but i have a lot of time for their singles collection... but is it classic?

― the surface noise (electricsound), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:16 (twenty years ago) link

take away '69, and I would definitely put Led Zeppelin as my pick.

what in tarnation? I'm not going to defend CLINIC AND THE STROKES with some guy who can't appreciate Zoso and Houses Of The Holy

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:17 (twenty years ago) link

and I just remembered yer fave track off Houses is frikkin' "No Quarter" of all things! BEGONE, YE MENACE!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:19 (twenty years ago) link

physical graffiti is not only classic, it's darn-near perfect.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ('cepting the comp.)

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:21 (twenty years ago) link

Everclear (So Much For The Afterglow is only half grate)

ah! memories of junior high...

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:23 (twenty years ago) link

Ah, cram your tadpole in a jar. And take that guitar intro ripoff of Spirit's "Taurus" witcha.

Tad has obviously never heard Stereopathetic Soulmanure (that, or he's trying to enact some bizarre anti-Nate vengeance for sullying the name of his apparently beloved Led Zep; face it -- "In My Time of Dying" is BORING BORING BORING and "Down By the Seaside" = murder by schmaltz).

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:23 (twenty years ago) link

down by the seaside is calgon-take-me-away beautiful!!!!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:24 (twenty years ago) link

i wuz just trying to get yer dander up, nate.

for the record, i like led zep well enough, but they're not one of my personal touchstones. all of THOSE have classic albums, natch.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:24 (twenty years ago) link

"In My Time of Dying" is BORING BORING BORING

WRONG WRONG WRONG! I'll grant you "Down By the Seaside" though.

― jody (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:25 (twenty years ago) link

I'll be thinking about all this while humming "When The Levee Breaks" and PISSING ON YOUR GRAVE.

Tad has obviously never heard Stereopathetic Soulmanure
God, its so ironic somebody's hating Zep while clearly high off his gourd.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:25 (twenty years ago) link

plus a "No Quarter" fan throwing around the word boring is serious glass house territory (it's the only duff track on Houses IMO)

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:26 (twenty years ago) link

To clarify, songs which prevent the various Zeppelin albums post-II from classicosity:

III: second half of side 2
Zoso: "Battle of Evermore"; "Stairway to Not As Good As the O'Jays"; that godawful title; that stupid cover
Houses of the Holy: "Dancing Days"; "D'Yer Maker"
Physical Graffitti: aforementioned
Presence; In Through the Out Door: Oh man where do I start?

That said, remember, this is favorite band and it's not like I'm going about yelling "BOO TO MUDSHARK-WIELDING HOBBIT-METAL"

Miccio, your sarcasmometor needs new spark plugs

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link

mummies
does joe walsh count as a band?

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:28 (twenty years ago) link

Dancing Days? Seriously? What don't you like about that song?

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link

I thought you might have been sarcastic about Soulmanure but this post reaffirmed why I wouldn't put that statement past you.

"Dancing Days"; "D'Yer Maker"

FUN HATER! FUUUUUUN HATER! FUN HATER FUN HATER FUN HATER FUN HATER!
FUUUUUUUN HAAAAAAAAAATTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link

in through the out door is my second favorite led zeppelin album.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago) link

Hmmmm...I'd also pick Royal Trux and the JSBX.

― Francis Watlington (Francis Watlington), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago) link

Pft. "No Quarter" includes a Fender Rhodes; plus it's doom metal as proto-screw!

More like SHITTY CORNBALL LYRIC HATER! and HEAVY METAL BANDS ATTEMPTING REGGAE HATER!

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:31 (twenty years ago) link

i see a lion who's ready to roar hear

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link

besides, there's a shitload of "who cares about lyrics?" types around here. including yers truly. so led zep's dumb hippie-tolkien lyrics aren't the dealbreaker.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:33 (twenty years ago) link

Camper Van Beethoven

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:33 (twenty years ago) link

I'm not trying to convince you, I'm trying to explain myself.

(and make Miccio lose his shit)

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link

Does Merzbow have a comp?

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link

Pluxus

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

Pft. "No Quarter" includes a Fender Rhodes; plus it's doom metal as proto-screw!

ok if this is valid justification for why something is better than "Dancing Days" I'll just leave you in the comfy lil' bed you've made. I said it's alright.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

nerd.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

Miccio, is your behavior on this thread some sort of immersion therapy intended for me to realize the horror of my virulent bitch-froth defensiveness?

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

(cue Wendy Carlos rendition of "Ode to Joy")

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link

ahhh, got it!
Jack Nitsche

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link

or maybe La Dusseldorf...

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link

well, no. cuz I'm not defensive. Just shocked. shocked and appalled. They give you the gift, dare I say the LIGHT that is Zoso and you bring up a Spirit rip. Ye gods!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link

if my brother turneth his head away from the light should I not beckon him back to that which is right and good?

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:39 (twenty years ago) link

now every time nate hears no quarter he will be violently ill

― omg, Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:40 (twenty years ago) link

thine shalt without sin cast the first plank in their eye or some Jesus shit like that

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:40 (twenty years ago) link

its back to joe walsh for me ...i dont think he has a proper comp

― thomas de'aguirre (biteylove), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

xp omg: "WOW JUST LIKE THE REST OF US"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

and lo is that bonzo who crieth in the wilderness

― omg, Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:42 (twenty years ago) link

I probably exaggerated the badawfulness of aforementioned Zeppelin records mostly because when they do shit I like they knock me on my ass and when they do shit I don't like that much they make me want to run around screaming and tearing out my hair. Also remember: there is such a thing as Classic Rock Radio Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome.

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:43 (twenty years ago) link

As I've said before, classic rock radio phases are good to have and better to leave, usually after no more than a year at most.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:44 (twenty years ago) link

I mean "D'yer M'akrar'kagah" isn't that bad if you only have to hear it when you're listening to HOTH all the way through, but subjected to it daily via a co-worker's radio means BRAINROT HERE WE GO

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:44 (twenty years ago) link

Does Merzbow have a comp?
-- thomas de'aguirre

well, spend a few years with the merzbox and then come back to us.

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:45 (twenty years ago) link

Ministry.

Although...With Sympathy kicks my ass...I doubt that'd be considered classic.

― ddb, Wednesday, 28 January 2004 02:45 (twenty years ago) link

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Electric Warrior is the canon T.Rex album.

― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Monday, 21 August 2017 02:49 (six years ago) link

"Daft Punk is Playing in My House" is still the worst song in their catalog, so thin and groove-less compared to the artists Murphy is namechecking and I wish it would forever disappear from their live sets.

agreed that the studio version is pretty lame - from the very first time I heard it I couldn't stop hearing the "Back in Black" riff - but it does sound pretty great live. IMO its their most improved in a live setting, its like 10x more fun and energetic

― frogbs, Monday, 21 August 2017 02:52 (six years ago) link

luda is a good answer

― I Love You, Fancybear (symsymsym), Thursday, 24 August 2017 05:21 (six years ago) link

Mazzy Star. There's no reason to classify one album as classic as over - this band has a formula that is effective on any release.

― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 24 August 2017 05:30 (six years ago) link

Yeah obviously T-rex have at least Electric Warrior (and I would count The Slider and Tanx too).

― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 24 August 2017 05:44 (six years ago) link

the slider is classic

― Week of Wonders (Ross), Thursday, 24 August 2017 05:45 (six years ago) link

T. Rex self-titled is short, every song is awesome, combines his electric boogie with full-flower fantasy lyrics, and has some of my favorite guitar sounds of all time

― harbinger of failure (Jon not Jon), Thursday, 24 August 2017 11:38 (six years ago) link

TRex sound/production is so incredible in its simplicity and austere perfection.
There's almost nothing but somehow it works and you can enjoy albums of the same thing !

― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 24 August 2017 14:30 (six years ago) link

t rex has at least 3 classic albums!!!!

― marcos, Thursday, 24 August 2017 14:38 (six years ago) link

electric warrior and the slider are all time

s/t and tanx are excellent

― marcos, Thursday, 24 August 2017 14:39 (six years ago) link

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