Biggest letdowns of 2008 (indie, debut album, albums, cover, quote)

adidasss · 12-09-2008, 05:47 PM

Speaking of Cardinology, what are some of your other favorite underperformers?

Here are some of mine:

Bloc Party - Intimacy - A weekend...was a step down from Silent alarm, but I didn't expect to be totally turned off them so soon...:\

Sigur ros - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust - Takk is one of the best albums ever so it was a given this one wasn't gonna come close, and it did even worse. I literally liked only one song on it and listened to it, forcefully, maybe 3-4 times. Maybe I'll discover its brilliance in a few years, right now it's just seriously bland.

Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer - Pretty much the same story as with Sigur ros, Apologies is one of my favorite indie albums. I know I've liked a few songs off of this one and I listened to it a few times, but I suspect it was more out of respect for Apoligies than real liking.

Antony and the Johnsons/Final fantasy EPs - kinda went under everyone else's radar didn't they? The former was rather unremarkable given the fact that I jizz at the sound of his voice, the latter was just truly awful.

simplephysics · 12-09-2008, 05:52 PM

In Rainbows, off the top of my head.

dac · 12-09-2008, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Sigur ros - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust - Takk is one of the best albums ever so it was a given this one wasn't gonna come close, and it did even worse. I literally liked only one song on it and listened to it, forcefully, maybe 3-4 times. Maybe I'll discover its brilliance in a few years, right now it's just seriously bland.

I agree. While I don't think it's as bad as you do, it's certainly their worst output. They took a complete step away from their signature sound.

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

In Rainbows, off the top of my head.

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Blue · 12-09-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dac

I agree. While I don't think it's as bad as you do, it's certainly their worst output. They took a complete step away from their signature sound.

I actually loved it quite a lot. There are parts on it that I can put up there with more or less anything I've heard by them.

adidasss · 12-09-2008, 05:53 PM

Oh fuck off.

Btw, that's a 2007 album, you're a bit behind on the hating...

sweet_nothing · 12-09-2008, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Oh fuck off.

Btw, that's a 2007 album, you're a bit behind on the hating...

Yeh mine would be Intimacy by Bloc Party and the new Killers album, I dont get how bands with such great debut albums can just get worse.....its sad really =\

kthedrummer · 12-09-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

Yeh mine would be Intimacy by Bloc Party and the new Killers album, I dont get how bands with such great debut albums can just get worse.....its sad really =\

I think it is because they have their whole lives to make a debut album...for some that is the best they got.

adidasss · 12-10-2008, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by sweet_nothing

and the new Killers album, I dont get how bands with such great debut albums can just get worse.....its sad really =\

I didn't put Day and age because frankly, after Sam's town I didn't expect much from them...and I guess they lived up to that expectation.

OH, I knew I forgot something:

Travis - Ode to J.Smith - Contrary to most people, I liked all of their albums up to now. I'm not sure what they were trying to do with this one, maybe disprove anyone who thinks they've gone into a safe period of their career and keep churning out the same, safe, mellow rock. As with most other let downs, I listened to it maybe once or twice and promptly forgot it got released. But because I love them so much, I'm gonna try to give it another shot...

I'm from Barcelona - Who Killed Harry Houdini? - Ok well, I guess it was clear from the start this was a one hit type of thing, but I did listen to Let me introduce my friends quite a bit a few years back, even if it was mostly based on the lead single, which still ranks as the happiest song ever recorded. I deleted Houdini without having finished listening to it...it felt repetitive and kinda annoying. Did anybody hear it?

Mates of State - Re-Arrange Us - they lost pretty much all of their appeal by getting rid of the organs and glossing up their production. I don't think anyone liked this...I only remembered it by going through a list of albums published this year, that's how much of an impact it made.

DeVotchKa - A Mad & Faithful Telling - How it ends is a beautiful little album, mostly remembered as the music that made Little miss sunshine the monster hit it was. Unfortunately it seemed to me that the music and vocals are so specific that they can't retain the appeal for more than one album. Another album I remembered by going through a list of 2008 albums.

jackhammer · 12-09-2008, 05:54 PM

This post. As if I was'nt down enough Marijan

spark10036 · 12-09-2008, 05:55 PM

Day & Age

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Biggest letdowns of 2008 Speaking of Cardinology, what are some of your other favorite underperformers? Here are some of mine: Bloc Party - Intimacy - A weekend...was a step down from Silent alarm, but I didn't expect to be totally turned off them so soon...:\ Sigur ros - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust - Takk is one of the best albums ever so it was a given this one wasn't gonna come close, and it did even worse. I literally liked only one song on it and listened to it, forcefully, maybe 3-4 times. Maybe I'll discover its brilliance in a few years, right now it's just seriously bland. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer - Pretty much the same story as with Sigur ros, Apologies is one of my favorite indie albums. I know I've liked a few songs off of this one and I listened to it a few times, but I suspect it was more out of respect for Apoligies than real liking. Antony and the Johnsons/Final fantasy EPs - kinda went under everyone else's radar didn't they? The former was rather unremarkable given the fact that I jizz at the sound of his voice, the latter was just truly awful. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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