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the_dp · 07-01-2009, 06:42 PM

personally, I like their last album best. When I first saw them a few years back the concert was nearly sold out and saw them last year and it barely filled up half of the same hall. I just equate it to people not knowing what is good and not keeping up with a good band. Like them better with the new guitarist as well. Shame they are probably just going to drop off the face of the planet because most people like sucky music.

honestly, when I see posts about Radiohead on here nonstop and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs it is no surprise that most people aren't intelligent enough to grasp something off the beaten path. I say that not to beat home a point but just to affirm my thoughts that most people don't listen to music by forming their own taste but by adopting others. I generally try to listen to samples from an album before reading any review. I don't think most people on this forum do that, which is why I generally skip to further pages to find good bands that may have been mentioned once.

Secret Machines would be one of the biggest bands in the world if not for the internet and MTV because you have to actually make quality music in order for it to get disseminated in a world where radio holds weight. Like recently when I saw Cake in concert, the lead singer kept joking about just sending the audience ringtones rather than making an album.

Stu, you are just wrong. If the only good track you can mention is Nowhere Again, then clearly you are just mentioning their only mainstream song and ignoring the rest of their catalogue. You want to dismiss them yet can't weigh in on any of their other songs. That is just useless.

07-01-2009, 06:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
the_dp Self Reliant Independent Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 181	personally, I like their last album best. When I first saw them a few years back the concert was nearly sold out and saw them last year and it barely filled up half of the same hall. I just equate it to people not knowing what is good and not keeping up with a good band. Like them better with the new guitarist as well. Shame they are probably just going to drop off the face of the planet because most people like sucky music. honestly, when I see posts about Radiohead on here nonstop and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs it is no surprise that most people aren't intelligent enough to grasp something off the beaten path. I say that not to beat home a point but just to affirm my thoughts that most people don't listen to music by forming their own taste but by adopting others. I generally try to listen to samples from an album before reading any review. I don't think most people on this forum do that, which is why I generally skip to further pages to find good bands that may have been mentioned once. Secret Machines would be one of the biggest bands in the world if not for the internet and MTV because you have to actually make quality music in order for it to get disseminated in a world where radio holds weight. Like recently when I saw Cake in concert, the lead singer kept joking about just sending the audience ringtones rather than making an album. Stu, you are just wrong. If the only good track you can mention is Nowhere Again, then clearly you are just mentioning their only mainstream song and ignoring the rest of their catalogue. You want to dismiss them yet can't weigh in on any of their other songs. That is just useless. Last edited by the_dp; 07-01-2009 at 06:53 PM.