Rage Against the Machine

How is he a cunt? I can see how someone wouldn't like his music, but he seems like a pretty well-rounded guy.

Whatsitoosit

wow, a c0ck blocker followed by a c0ck tease... can't wait for the next torturous entry

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Urban Hat€monger ?

Oh it's a good one

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Urban Hat€monger ?

I'd like to dedicate the next two entries to Boo Boo.
I was thinking of you when I wrote these man


No matter where I go i'm always surrounded by these fuckers.

For years I dare not listen to the Smiths for fear of turning into one of these bores. I think liking the Smiths still has a stigma attached to it even now. Whenever someone announces to me they love The Smiths my first thought is 'uhoh....Morrissey fanboy.'
Quite honestly i'm bored of having him shoved in my face and being forced to accept him as the new Oscar Wilde. These people seem to think if his royal Morrisseyness says something witty then that automatically makes it 100 time more witty than it actually is. Then there's the really annoying 'ooh cheeky......' sexual ambiguousness with seeming straight men suddenly acting more camp than a row of tents at the mere mention of his name.
This always seems to affect people between the ages of say 16 to about 22 , I've met quite a few older than that but tend to try and move on to something else , but it'll still be there lurking underneath , but mostly this phenomenon goes hand in hand with irritating students.
As for his material I can take it or leave it. I don't mind The Smiths but I think there were a lot better and interesting bands around at the time. I think a lot of credit should go to the band for still managing to appeal to me in spite of the massive number of pricks they seem to attract.
As for his solo stuff. I don't think it's anywhere near as good as the fanboys make out. I think the reason he's got so many plaudits for his recent stuff is because he's a familiar name from the past and he's actually making an effort. I think he's getting good reviews for not sucking rather than actually being good.

Aaaaaand let the deluge of abuse commence ...

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Meph1986

I still think Muse is one of the better mainstream acts today (at least in the UK).

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Urban Hat€monger ?

You know somewhere at Pitchfork I think there are a couple of journos pissing themselves laughing.

We all know the indie hipster thing to do is to pretend you don't read it even though you blatantly do. And I think this was in their minds when they did this.

Basically they took some average unspectacular run of the mill mid 90s indie album , hyped it to fuck and sat back and watch as every indie kid on every music forum suddenly announced it's classic status.
You think i'm making this up? nobody gave a shit about this album before 2005. I saw a few people who were into this stuff saying good things about it but at least they were praising it in context , saying it was good for what it was. Not saying stuff like it being the 4th best album of the 90s (s******).

So if there are any Indie kids reading this thinking i'm talking out of my arse , first of all I don't care your not going to convince me this was ever thought of as a classic pre-2005 no matter how hard you try. Secondly if there are any other average unspectacular run of the mill mid 90s indie albums you have in mind for the 5th best album of the 90s let us know them now before Pitchfork gets there seeing as you have all this pre-knowledge of what's going to be hyped to fuck. As opposed to telling us after that you always thought it was good and Pitchfork hyping the crap out of it just moments before you saying that just happened to be one big coincidence.

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Meph1986

I was wondering if this album was ever going to pop up in your list.

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Brad Stengel

I actually heard about it through recommendations on allmusic. And it really is a matter of opinion...I will get loads of shit for saying this, but the way people find this album overhyped and boring is EXACTLY how I feel about OK Computer. Its good-but best album of 90's? That sucks if you havent found anything better.

Ah! A Radiohead entry! That should be coming up soon-I hope?

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WaspStar

Apart from The Queen Is Dead, I don't really understand the hype. Their other stuff is decent (ok, maybe even good), but their reputation of the best 80's band is pretty iffy.

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DJ Phoenix

He is my favorite artist, and I've been fortunate enough to meet him twice(helluva nice guy), but my "fandom" ends there. I dont give a **** if he wears Prada/gucci or anything else, I like his music. I do think he's underrated as a songwriter, and a few of his discs are very underrated as well(Bona Drag/Vauxhall and I come to mind), and I think anything past VH&I has been a sorta step down for him musically, but i still like him.

I'm completely straight, and have no desire to sleep with him, I do think he's cool, and is a very good/underrated singer.

But, I do know, and see what you mean. Some folks go a little too overboard about him, thats their gig though.


My opinion is...I feel the same way in a sense about Radiohead, Coldplay and Tool, as you do about Morrissey. I've had to sit through many nights listening to their *ahem* music, and to this day: I dont "get it". I'm sure they're fabulous musicians, and im sure they're the best band on the planet...blah blah ****ing blah, but i just dont like any of them.

As for The Smiths: very underrated band in my opinion. Best of the '80s? I wouldnt go that far(and im a huge Morrissey/Smiths fan).

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