I love Sigur Ros, and Explosions in The Sky, but I don't really compare them because they play different styles of post-rock. Sigur Ros is more dreamy, and hypnotic, while EitS are more upbeat and energetic. My all time favorite EitS song is Song For Our Fathers, and I cannot differentiate between tracks on () but the entire album blows me away. Like I said, I really cannot compare the two.

/agree

they're big but its all about the 2nd album now, they've gotta prove it wasn't a fluke

In my opinion, having listened to their whole album, only two songs are good on it. It seemed a shame to be honest, and I left my Stereo with disappointment. I think they could of done so much better, but really they're mostly just cover songs. Perhaps they should of stuck with the elements of music that they put in `I bet you look good on the dance floor`, because, for me, that's the best song on their album.

Cover songs? What? And I bet you look good on the dancefloor, in my opinion, is a bad song. It pales in comparison to what the rest of this album has to offer.

I think what he means by cover songs is that they're just ripping off other bands, and there's not much original about them.

She* I didn't mean cover songs, I meant tracks which fill in the album. I meant fillers :-)) It's just my opinion.

The guy sings flat. It's the same songs over and over and they're spotty.
So what's the big deal?

There isn't one, there are too many bands like that these days, maintream wise, to get upsett about it. ^^

Are you joking?...None of their songs sound alike.

And most singers for indie/alternative bands arent exactly what you would call very good singers.