Unpopular Music Opinions (lyrics, indie, pop, hendrix, Kurt Cobain)

lucifer_sam · 01-16-2009, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I like you and you have bold opinions. However this is quite the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard on a music forum. Especially as I would be very surprised if you have heard more than half a dozen complete broadcasts by him. Many many bands have had a helping hand from Peel and he is the original 'Fuck you mainstream' guy.

John Peel was little more than a fanboy who managed to enforce his opinion throughout Britain. I mean, it's awesome that he brought kosmische musik into Britain but he appropriated his own generalizations which compromised German individuality (though that may have equally been the fault of Krautrocksampler). Never mind the fact that he's constantly touted mediocre acts like The Misunderstood for accomplishments like "the best popular record that's ever been recorded."

In essence, fuck him and his helping hand.

jackhammer · 01-16-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

John Peel was little more than a fanboy who managed to enforce his opinion throughout Britain. I mean, it's awesome that he brought kosmische musik into Britain but he appropriated his own generalizations which compromised German individuality (though that may have equally been the fault of Krautrocksampler). Never mind the fact that he's constantly touted mediocre acts like The Misunderstood for accomplishments like "the best popular record that's ever been recorded."

In essence, fuck him and his helping hand.

Did you get out of the wrong side of bed today? OK you don't like him but this: In essence, fuck him and his helping hand. sounds like you are just trying to get a reaction for the sake of it. Quite a vociferous tirade even if it's a little tongue in cheek. You are a Pink Floyd fan? Case closed

swim · 01-16-2009, 01:11 PM

He did a session with Bob Tilton so he's alright with me.

jackhammer · 01-16-2009, 01:14 PM

He may have championed bands that some of us did'nt like but to give these bands their break or a damn big helping hand is not to be sniffed at:
(this is only the top 125):
11/02/1996 60ft Dolls
16/08/2000 ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
04/03/1997 Arab Strap
03/04/1994 Ash
19/03/1999 Atari Teenage Riot
30/08/1995 Autechre
16/02/2003 Ballboy
06/07/1986 Bhundu Boys
27/07/1983 Billy Bragg
17/09/1995 bis
20/04/2003 Black Keys
07/03/1995 Black Star Liner
22/04/1997 Blur
01/05/1973 Bob Marley & The Wailers
21/02/2002 Bong Ra
02/02/1999 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
29/04/1968 Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
15/09/1996 Broadcast
19/10/1997 Calexico
06/08/2001 Camera Obscura
20/02/1973 Can
24/01/1968 Captain Beefheart
18/06/2000 Cat Power
20/09/1998 Cay
14/06/1998 Cinerama
17/02/1999 Coldcut
17/01/1993 Cornershop
06/12/1998 Cuban Boys
30/11/1976 The Damned
01/05/2002 Datsuns
26/05/1996 Dave Angel
04/02/2004 Dave Clarke
16/05/1972 David Bowie
12/08/1997 Dawn Of The Replicants
01/07/1997 Delgados
30/03/1995 **** Dale
08/11/1988 Dinosaur Jr
12/08/1993 Elastica
28/09/1971 Faces
03/05/1978 The Fall
13/10/1992 Flaming Lips
11/08/1998 F**k
29/05/1979 Gary Numan
14/12/1995 Gene
25/09/1972 Genesis
22/11/1998 Godspeed You Black Emperor!
19/12/1993 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
18/06/1996 Guided By Voices
10/11/1985 Half Man, Half Biscuit
01/04/1986 Happy Mondays
27/09/1998 Hefner
17/03/1998 High Fidelity
19/11/1991 Hole
30/06/1985 Ivor Cutler
14/04/2004 Jawbone
26/02/2003 Jeff Mills
26/11/1989 The Jesus And Mary Chain
15/12/1967 Jimi Hendrix
26/11/1979 Joy Division
04/06/2001 Laura Cantrell
24/06/1969 Led Zeppelin
15/04/2001 Lift To Experience
01/10/1999 Lonnie Donegan
08/10/1989 Loudon Wainwright III
26/11/2001 Low
12/12/1995 Magoo
11/06/1996 Man Or Astroman
03/10/2001 Melt Banana
08/04/1997 Melys
15/09/1980 Misty In Roots
20/01/1998 Mogwai
25/09/1988 My Bloody Valentine
13/09/1987 Napalm Death
24/03/1993 Nectarine No.9
22/02/2001 Neko Case
28/03/1984 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
05/12/2002 Nina Nastasia
21/10/1990 Nirvana
03/12/1989 The Orb
05/08/1993 Orbital
29/10/1991 P J Harvey
23/06/1992 Pavement
25/06/1968 Pink Floyd
16/04/1989 Pixies
09/12/1997 Plaid
26/04/1998 Plone
14/06/1987 Pop Will Eat Itself
20/10/1996 Propellerheads
07/11/1981 Pulp
08/12/1998 Quasi
05/02/1973 Queen
30/10/2001 Richie Hawtin
10/09/1974 Robert Wyatt
19/05/2002 Ronnie Ronalde
11/03/1974 Roy Harper
13/09/1998 Samurai Seven
15/04/1996 Scarfo
26/01/1999 Scratch Perverts
02/08/2002 Sender Berlin
27/04/1997 Servotron
25/10/1994 Sleeper
19/09/1977 Slits
18/05/1983 Smiths
20/11/1994 Smog
10/06/1969 Soft Machine
05/05/1998 Solex
06/07/1970 Son House
11/10/1988 Sonic Youth
23/05/1979 Specials
30/07/1991 Stereolab
01/07/2004 Steveless
24/03/1998 Super Furry Animals
17/11/1969 T.Rex
28/08/1990 Teenage Fanclub
30/09/1997 To Rococo Rot
28/01/1997 Topper
19/01/2000 Tystion
01/10/1978 Undertones
10/12/2003 Underworld
02/04/1996 Urusei Yatsura
16/10/1975 Viv Stanshall
05/05/1982 Wah! Heat
07/11/2001 White Stripes
15/07/1997 Yo La Tengo
18/06/1995 Yummy Fur

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-16-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

John Peel was little more than a fanboy who managed to enforce his opinion throughout Britain. I mean, it's awesome that he brought kosmische musik into Britain but he appropriated his own generalizations which compromised German individuality (though that may have equally been the fault of Krautrocksampler). Never mind the fact that he's constantly touted mediocre acts like The Misunderstood for accomplishments like "the best popular record that's ever been recorded."

In essence, fuck him and his helping hand.

Yeah how dare he take a graveyard radio slot and promote thousands of bands that would otherwise get no exposure.

twat.

FaSho · 01-16-2009, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Double X

I don't like a single song by Queen

Agreed.

boo boo · 01-16-2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Yeah how dare he take a graveyard radio slot and promote thousands of bands that would otherwise get no exposure.

twat.

Yeah Sam, your opinions are unpopular for a reason.

jackhammer · 01-16-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by FaSho

Agreed.

I'm not much of a Queen fan but I bet if you went through their back catalogue, you would definitely find some tracks to like.

Double X · 01-16-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

I'm not much of a Queen fan but I bet if you went through their back catalogue, you would definitely find some tracks to like.

Crazy Little Thing Called Love. That's it. The whole sound just irks me.

jackhammer · 01-16-2009, 03:55 PM

Son And Daughter is great. Hot Space has some great funk workouts.

01-16-2009, 01:11 PM	#1293 (permalink)
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01-16-2009, 01:14 PM	#1294 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	He may have championed bands that some of us did'nt like but to give these bands their break or a damn big helping hand is not to be sniffed at: (this is only the top 125): 11/02/1996 60ft Dolls 16/08/2000 ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead 04/03/1997 Arab Strap 03/04/1994 Ash 19/03/1999 Atari Teenage Riot 30/08/1995 Autechre 16/02/2003 Ballboy 06/07/1986 Bhundu Boys 27/07/1983 Billy Bragg 17/09/1995 bis 20/04/2003 Black Keys 07/03/1995 Black Star Liner 22/04/1997 Blur 01/05/1973 Bob Marley & The Wailers 21/02/2002 Bong Ra 02/02/1999 Bonnie 'Prince' Billy 29/04/1968 Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band 15/09/1996 Broadcast 19/10/1997 Calexico 06/08/2001 Camera Obscura 20/02/1973 Can 24/01/1968 Captain Beefheart 18/06/2000 Cat Power 20/09/1998 Cay 14/06/1998 Cinerama 17/02/1999 Coldcut 17/01/1993 Cornershop 06/12/1998 Cuban Boys 30/11/1976 The Damned 01/05/2002 Datsuns 26/05/1996 Dave Angel 04/02/2004 Dave Clarke 16/05/1972 David Bowie 12/08/1997 Dawn Of The Replicants 01/07/1997 Delgados 30/03/1995 ** Dale 08/11/1988 Dinosaur Jr 12/08/1993 Elastica 28/09/1971 Faces 03/05/1978 The Fall 13/10/1992 Flaming Lips 11/08/1998 Fk 29/05/1979 Gary Numan 14/12/1995 Gene 25/09/1972 Genesis 22/11/1998 Godspeed You Black Emperor! 19/12/1993 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci 18/06/1996 Guided By Voices 10/11/1985 Half Man, Half Biscuit 01/04/1986 Happy Mondays 27/09/1998 Hefner 17/03/1998 High Fidelity 19/11/1991 Hole 30/06/1985 Ivor Cutler 14/04/2004 Jawbone 26/02/2003 Jeff Mills 26/11/1989 The Jesus And Mary Chain 15/12/1967 Jimi Hendrix 26/11/1979 Joy Division 04/06/2001 Laura Cantrell 24/06/1969 Led Zeppelin 15/04/2001 Lift To Experience 01/10/1999 Lonnie Donegan 08/10/1989 Loudon Wainwright III 26/11/2001 Low 12/12/1995 Magoo 11/06/1996 Man Or Astroman 03/10/2001 Melt Banana 08/04/1997 Melys 15/09/1980 Misty In Roots 20/01/1998 Mogwai 25/09/1988 My Bloody Valentine 13/09/1987 Napalm Death 24/03/1993 Nectarine No.9 22/02/2001 Neko Case 28/03/1984 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 05/12/2002 Nina Nastasia 21/10/1990 Nirvana 03/12/1989 The Orb 05/08/1993 Orbital 29/10/1991 P J Harvey 23/06/1992 Pavement 25/06/1968 Pink Floyd 16/04/1989 Pixies 09/12/1997 Plaid 26/04/1998 Plone 14/06/1987 Pop Will Eat Itself 20/10/1996 Propellerheads 07/11/1981 Pulp 08/12/1998 Quasi 05/02/1973 Queen 30/10/2001 Richie Hawtin 10/09/1974 Robert Wyatt 19/05/2002 Ronnie Ronalde 11/03/1974 Roy Harper 13/09/1998 Samurai Seven 15/04/1996 Scarfo 26/01/1999 Scratch Perverts 02/08/2002 Sender Berlin 27/04/1997 Servotron 25/10/1994 Sleeper 19/09/1977 Slits 18/05/1983 Smiths 20/11/1994 Smog 10/06/1969 Soft Machine 05/05/1998 Solex 06/07/1970 Son House 11/10/1988 Sonic Youth 23/05/1979 Specials 30/07/1991 Stereolab 01/07/2004 Steveless 24/03/1998 Super Furry Animals 17/11/1969 T.Rex 28/08/1990 Teenage Fanclub 30/09/1997 To Rococo Rot 28/01/1997 Topper 19/01/2000 Tystion 01/10/1978 Undertones 10/12/2003 Underworld 02/04/1996 Urusei Yatsura 16/10/1975 Viv Stanshall 05/05/1982 Wah! Heat 07/11/2001 White Stripes 15/07/1997 Yo La Tengo 18/06/1995 Yummy Fur __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

01-16-2009, 03:55 PM	#1300 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Son And Daughter is great. Hot Space has some great funk workouts. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”