Most Underrated/Overrated Artists

Goblin Tears · 09-26-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

I can actually back this up with a yes...my sister is a Britney fanatic. So. I stand by my opinion. She did nothing anyone hadn't done before her.

The production on some of her albums is actually more experimental that people give it credit for. Anyway, I still doubt you've listened to ALL her material straight through. Don't lie now.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Most lifelong Floyd fans dislike The Wall and quite rightly so- it's not very good...

I actually like The Wall...I find the non-singles to be very ambient, probably even influential on the post-rock genre.

clutnuckle · 09-26-2010, 06:14 PM

The Wall has ambiance to it, but it's fairly condensed and meandering. The long, drawn-out, sometimes droning ambiance of krautrock were probably a lot more important for Post-Rock, which follows the same suit.

Personally I'm very indifferent to The Wall now. It's usually what people assume 'overrates' Pink Floyd. A pretty decent album has been given far too much praise if you ask me.

Violent & Funky · 09-26-2010, 08:26 PM

I saw the Morning Benders open for the Arctic Monkeys and it bored me to death...

RVCA · 09-27-2010, 12:37 AM

The vocal style and the emphasis on the bass guitar really cause them to stick out for me.

Violent & Funky · 09-28-2010, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RVCA

The vocal style and the emphasis on the bass guitar really cause them to stick out for me.

If I wanna hear emphasis on the bass guitar I'm probably not listening to Pinback.

They sound like generic indie pop to me...

sidewinder · 09-28-2010, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Violent & Funky

If I wanna hear emphasis on the bass guitar I'm probably not listening to Pinback.

They sound like generic indie pop to me...

To each their own...but compared to a lot of other indie bands, there is a lot of emphasis on bass in Pinback's music, and I also think they have a pretty distinct sound. I can see someone thinking it sounds generic and boring, but I don't personally think so.

You might take interest in Three Mile Pilot, particularly their early stuff before they brought in electric guitars. Armistead Burwell Smith IV (aka Zach Smith) of Pinback on bass and Pall Jenkins (who later formed The Black Heart Procession) on vocals (admittedly an acquired taste) and later also guitar. They just released their first album in 13 years today, but they've lost the aggression/darkness they previously had and it sounds more like Pinback. I still like it, and RVCA might too, but for you Violent & Funky I recommend Three Mile Pilot's Nà Vuccà Dò Lupù (1992) or The Chief Assassin to the Sinister (1994). Dark, murky, foggy stuff. It's not bass virtuoso stuff, but it's very heavily bass-driven and unique. You may like it, you may hate it, you may not care one way or another. Maybe RVCA will like it.

Spoiler for some videos:

RVCA · 09-28-2010, 01:20 PM

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Violent & Funky · 09-28-2010, 01:24 PM

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Violent & Funky · 09-28-2010, 03:52 PM

I'm gonna check this stuff out after work, thanks, sidewinder...

Violent & Funky · 09-28-2010, 10:21 PM

Some good stuff there, sidewinder. I'll add it to my download queue...

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	The Wall has ambiance to it, but it's fairly condensed and meandering. The long, drawn-out, sometimes droning ambiance of krautrock were probably a lot more important for Post-Rock, which follows the same suit. Personally I'm very indifferent to The Wall now. It's usually what people assume 'overrates' Pink Floyd. A pretty decent album has been given far too much praise if you ask me.

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	The vocal style and the emphasis on the bass guitar really cause them to stick out for me.

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