Howard the Duck

have you heard the first few albums?

they were more like the NY Dolls back then

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SGR

^Little bit poppier than the NY Dolls but yes, the first few albums were great, especially S/T and Alive!

Goofle

Who doesn't enjoy their own farts to some degree?

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Holerbot6000

No the Talking Heads thing is complicated. It was like a bad break-up - kind of embarrassing. Their first four albums meant a lot to me - they were so very different than anything else at the time and where I lived, people just couldn't tolerate that drastic a change. Of course, it was High School, when people tend to be at their most intolerant, and while everyone else was listening to Foreigner and Journey, I was digging songs like 'Pulled Up' and 'Artists Only'. I took a lot of flack for it, almost getting into fights, and it became a badge of honor.

The Heads showed explosive growth over the course of four albums, converging in the one-two punch of 'Remain in Light' and the 'Bush of Ghosts' album - it's hard to convey how impactful those records were. And then to follow that up with 'Speaking in Tongues' - I know that is the record where most fans came on board with the Heads, but for fans like myself, that was a big sign of retreat - like they suddenly decided to be just another pop band from then on. I didn't get it and I felt betrayed! Kind of silly to think about it now, but when you're young, you can get worked up about these things.

Holerbot6000

I still like 'Duty Now for the Future', the second album - I think it was Devo's most straight rockin' album and is most reminiscent of their earlier weirder stuff. They were always kind of jokey but in their early years they had an edge that they kind of lost along the way. Once 'Whip It' became a hit, they kind of went downhill.

It's funny - this is similar to what I mentioned about Talking Heads. That period from the mid 70's to the early 80's, when all these crazy bands were just exploding and changing the musical landscape was so exciting, but it's also amazing how quickly that scene was co-opted and diluted by the mainstream rock machine. As soon as lot of these bands had hits, they quickly lost steam creatively.

Howard the Duck

Speaking in Tongues is mostly a pop album, Little Creatures a jangly guitar band, the less said about True Stories the better, I thought Naked was blardi brilliant

take them for what they are, not compare them to Eno's years

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Rjinn

Their earlier stuff were a bit more tolerable than the rest. Hotter than Hell was ok. The rest is pretty much a no.

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Duraddict

I'm starting to seriously dislike Madonna. It's getting harder and harder to enjoy her music knowing what a d!ck she can be.

I've been a die-hard fan for over 15 years. Seniority is the only thing that allows me to overlook her selfishness, but it's getting exhausting.

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Howard the Duck

i'm only starting to get into Madonna

i mean i know her singles, but not full albums

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duga

I've come to terms with it. In middle school I felt like my music had to have a parental advisory on it and in my defense, Limp Bizkit was quite different from what I knew about at the time. Other stuff I listened to around that time: Dr. Dre, Eminem, The Offspring, Korn, Disturbed, etc. Stuff my parents listened to that I was exposed to and may have subconsciously liked but didn't realize till later: Talking Heads, Genesis, Elton John, Jean-Michel Jarre, the Big Chill soundtrack, etc. I just wanted something totally different. I actually thank the Red Hot Chili Peppers for getting me back on track and the Smashing Pumpkins for making it an obsession.

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