Bands You Thought Were S**t
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Triggered by hearing The Smiths on the radio this morning. What bands did you think were s**t at the time but actually quite like now? I hated The Smiths when they were popular but quite enjoyed hearing them this morning. I loathed Duran Duran as they were my sister's favourite band but now regularly listen to some of their stuff (I know, I should probably hide my face in shame!).
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I agree with you over the smiths but draw the line at Duran Duran!
I very disliked the Beatles because they were uncool amongst the arty crowd. The stones and pink Floyd were in and Beatles were very much mainstream and boring. My opinion has changed since0 -
coldplay. oh no, wait, they still are s***t.Fitter....healthier....more productive.....0
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4kicks wrote:coldplay. oh no, wait, they still are s***t.
+1 to that. Dreadful, wailing repetitive rubbish.Battaglin C11
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Depeche Mode, Human League et al
Seeing where mainstream music has gone during the dumbing down of the xfactor years (for want of a better term) has made me realise that many of the electronic bands I loathed in the '80's were very talented.
At the time I thought those guys had killed off guitar driven music for good and the future was synthesized, then, out of the blue, the Pixies saved the world
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Queen.
I had one of their first EPs which would be rare today but broke it in a pique of punkness.
Much to my chagrin today.None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
Salt n Peppa.
Absolutely hated them at the time but 'Push it' is a song that transports me back in time like no other. More nostalgia than the song itself but whatever.
In all fairness though the 80's had stock Aitken and waterman doing exactly the same to pop music as xfactor does today.0 -
Eels. Love him/the band now.0
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thegreatdivide wrote:Eels. Love him/the band now.
Well done, you got there.0 -
Placebo, Slipknot and Rammstein I hated them to start with but love all their stuff now.0
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Should the title not be bands you THINK are sh1t or is it a case of bands I THOUGHT were sh1t but I now realize aren't.
If you get my drift.Tail end Charlie
The above post may contain traces of sarcasm or/and bullsh*t.0 -
None.
Every band I thought were sh!t in the 70s/80s/90s/00s......are still sh!t.
I can't grow to like a band/genre.If it doesn't grab me in the first few seconds it never will.0 -
Bowie.
I remember seeing the Ashes to Ashes video on TOTP and really not liking it (aged 7).
Then in 1991 a friend gave me a copy of Low and I saw the light.Trying Is The First Step Towards Failure
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Sex Pistols. Too young for punk the first time around but every time I see/hear the Pistols they just reek of manufactured tosh - the One Direction of their day IMHO.
BTW, overjoyed this week when my 7 yr old daughter exclaimed loudly "PIXIES" when "Indy Cindy" was played on BBC Radio 6 Music. She monkey dances to The Stone Roses as well - very proud Dad.0 -
Thought Bon Iver were extremely boring until I had a proper listen at their self titled album from 2011. Amazing stuff.0
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Why do people keep mentioning Pixies?
What sort of Numpty wouldn't like them?
Unfortunately, when they played Reading in around 90/91 ish, I was absolutely trolleyed. Spent the entire set flat on my back on a beautiful summers evening staring at the stars wishing I could get up and dance. What a pillock.0 -
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I'm old enough to remember Punk"the first time around" :?: :?: There was only ever "one time around" :roll: There was of course "Thrash Punk" in the early 80's(my personal preference) but Punk only ever had one "time around" everything else is just "a tribute"Loretta Damage wrote:Sex Pistols. Too young for punk the first time around but every time I see/hear the Pistols they just reek of manufactured tosh - the One Direction of their day IMHO.
BTW, overjoyed this week when my 7 yr old daughter exclaimed loudly "PIXIES" when "Indy Cindy" was played on BBC Radio 6 Music. She monkey dances to The Stone Roses as well - very proud Dad.
So...the Sex Pistols are the 1D of their day but the Pixies/Stone Roses aren't
There wouldn't be a Pixies/Stone Roses if it weren't for the Pistols etc.
As for manufactured sounds..the whole "Madchester" sound was manufactured :roll: So as Oasis use the Stone roses as a major influence then they too are "manufactured tosh"? (yes IMO
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Thought Oasis were Beatles influenced. :?:None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0
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vs wrote:Depeche Mode, Human League et al
Seeing where mainstream music has gone during the dumbing down of the xfactor years (for want of a better term) has made me realise that many of the electronic bands I loathed in the '80's were very talented.
At the time I thought those guys had killed off guitar driven music for good and the future was synthesized, then, out of the blue, the Pixies saved the world
Shows how bad it is today, if you are looking back at these acts with nostalgia.0 -
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Abba - despised them at school, realised too late how good they were at what they did. Also Take That - smirked at then g/f + her mother being distraught at their demise in the 90s, then found that they were quite good after all a few years later. There's a line to be drawn before The Bay City Rollers loom into view though.
Didn't get Pink Floyd till I heard Wish You Were Here properly., and didn't grasp the fuss about Led Zeppelin, till I bought Vol I, then did from the first bit onwards.0 -
Wham - and then it got worse when George Michael went solo. Worst performing codpiece I have ever seen.
National embarassment to see him at the Olympics - can't sing, can't dance and wouldn't have passed the drugs tests.
Personally, I would let Greece off a significant proportionate of any debt they owe to us if they would just take him back.0 -
Thought OP's title was "brands" .............. :oops:Life is like a roll of toilet paper; long and useful, but always ends at the wrong moment. Anon.
Think how stupid the average person is.......
half of them are even more stupid than you first thought.0 -
For years and years I never got the appeal of Smokey Robinson (And I'm a huge Motown fan) but a couple of years ago I heard 'You Really Got A Hold On Me' on Radio 2 and it all suddenly clicked with me.0
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Depech Mode as well. Until I started listening to the likes of NIN, KMFDM, etc. Still don't like Human League though...0
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Yeah.carrock wrote:daviesee wrote:Queen.
I had one of their first EPs which would be rare today but broke it in a pique of punkness.
Much to my chagrin today.
It would be worth a few quid.
Never fashionable but a truly great band, brian may in particular is a uniquely talented guitarist
But not in bit's. :oops:None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0
