Unpopular Music Opinions

CanwllCorfe · 06-17-2011, 06:35 PM

I'm not crazy about Post Punk. I don't doubt that there's good stuff, I just haven't found it. I know that Amesoeurs have Post Punk influences, and they're grrrrrrreeat!

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Originally Posted by Il Duce

i would rather listen to pure noise than music (well, sometimes)

Do you mean ambient noises, like birds and such? Cause I'm the same way.

BastardofYoung · 06-17-2011, 06:37 PM

also:

Wire - Pink Flag
Mission of Burma - Vs.
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire
Killing Joke - Killing Joke

RVCA · 06-17-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by BastardofYoung

Children of God (album) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I'm not crazy about Swans either. They're more engaging than most post punk for sure, but if this album isn't any different than White Light From the Mouth of Infinity, The Great Annihilator, or Soundtracks for the Blind, I'm not interested.

Also, I don't really consider Swans very post punk. I feel like they're more noise rock than anything

edit: I've also listened to Pink Flag and Entertainment. Meh

Paedantic Basterd · 06-17-2011, 06:42 PM

Echo & The Bunnymen's Ocean Rain?

BastardofYoung · 06-17-2011, 06:45 PM

Post-Punk entails many styles.

The Noise Rock was most in their sound between 1982-1984, though also had elements of Industrial, No Wave and Post-Punk mixed in. The stuff after started to brach out more and more. The albums you listed were more on the rock side. Starting with "The Burning World".

RVCA · 06-17-2011, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pedestrian

Echo & The Bunnymen's Ocean Rain?

Well this is looking promising... at least the vocals aren't horrendous

Paedantic Basterd · 06-17-2011, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

Well this is looking promising... at least the vocals aren't horrendous

The Killing Moon is a classic track.

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-17-2011, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

I've listened to Closer, Disintegration (probably the best of the lot, but that's not saying much), Psychocandy, Deceit, This Nation's Saving Grace, Youth of America, Scripts of the Bridge (I wanted to kill myself on this one)

Paloma, if you had one chance to get me into post punk, which album would it be?

I don't consider Disintegration to be post-punk, but I hate the Cure. Deceit is an acquired taste in a way, not very accessible. For the most part I usually recommend people to these:

starrynight · 06-17-2011, 09:31 PM

I dislike The Cure as well, his whining voice and most of the songs sound the same. Lovecats and In Between Days are ok though. Never got to like music by The Clash either. Post-punk in general and 80s underground rock is very overrated by rock critics who are desperate to ignore the synth pop and other melodic new wave music of the 80s. Of course that doesn't mean all post-punk is bad, just that an awful lot of it is. I think you have to accept that the vocals will be less smooth in this style, it is a development from punk after all. Also someone put up a compilation of The Fall here, the first volume of that was quite catchy, the second though I didn't like at all. http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ant-wrong.html

Neapolitan · 06-17-2011, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by starrynight

The Cure as well,...new wave music...

New Wave is another genre that started in the 70's, The Cure as well formed in the 70's. Not a bad band at all, one of a few bands that features a Fender Bass VI in most of their music.

06-17-2011, 06:37 PM	#6142 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	also: Wire - Pink Flag Mission of Burma - Vs. Gang of Four - Entertainment! The Birthday Party - Prayers on Fire Killing Joke - Killing Joke __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

06-17-2011, 06:45 PM	#6145 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	Post-Punk entails many styles. The Noise Rock was most in their sound between 1982-1984, though also had elements of Industrial, No Wave and Post-Punk mixed in. The stuff after started to brach out more and more. The albums you listed were more on the rock side. Starting with "The Burning World". __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

06-17-2011, 09:31 PM	#6149 (permalink)
starrynight Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 937	I dislike The Cure as well, his whining voice and most of the songs sound the same. Lovecats and In Between Days are ok though. Never got to like music by The Clash either. Post-punk in general and 80s underground rock is very overrated by rock critics who are desperate to ignore the synth pop and other melodic new wave music of the 80s. Of course that doesn't mean all post-punk is bad, just that an awful lot of it is. I think you have to accept that the vocals will be less smooth in this style, it is a development from punk after all. Also someone put up a compilation of The Fall here, the first volume of that was quite catchy, the second though I didn't like at all. http://www.musicbanter.com/general-m...ant-wrong.html __________________ non-cliquey member of every music forum I participate on Last edited by starrynight; 06-17-2011 at 10:37 PM.

06-17-2011, 06:42 PM	#6144 (permalink)
Paedantic Basterd Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 5,184	Echo & The Bunnymen's Ocean Rain?