surprised that this shit is played at football matches coz it all seems kind of studenty to me? is this a symptom of 'football's hijack by the middle classes'?
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:45 (thirteen years ago) link
Ludicrous front man, obv.
^this might be the best one sentence summation of british indie rock 05-08 for various reasons
I dunno, one thing that's apparent when you look at this list is the interchangeability of most of the singers.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
In one word, yes. But in several words, also the upper working classification of this strain of landfill indie from Britpop on.
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:47 (thirteen years ago) link
First result for GIS of 'ludicrous front man':
http://www.burninglodge.com/images/BL-Buffalo.jpg
Chris Martin was third, Billy Corgan tenth.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:48 (thirteen years ago) link
wtf are the Futureheads doing here? Their first album was awesome from start to finish.― nate woolls, Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:46 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
― nate woolls, Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:46 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
^^ & second album was unjustly ignored. The Futureheads: secretly the best of the early-to-mid 00s post-punk revivalists.
― Myers and the Obese Olympics triceratops climbing event (Pillbox), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Chelsea Dagger's "Badarap - badarap - badabadabadarap" seems to cut drunkenly across all divisions of class and gender.
― portrait of velleity (woof), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Not race tho.
NO WAY do The Futureheads belong on here, the first album is brilliant. Much of the horsecrap on here is faux-indie careerist bollocks and there's plenty that still sounds great on there.
― the worst dong of the last ten years (Craigo Boingo), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:54 (thirteen years ago) link
Toploader really are in a class of their own, which is saying a lot, considering the competition. They failed at being the UK equivalent of Smash Mouth, which is just..
― Myers and the Obese Olympics triceratops climbing event (Pillbox), Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:55 (thirteen years ago) link
I really cant not vote for toploader
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Of this list, I only own the first few albums from Snow Patrol, and I really liked them until they found a flaccid formula and decided to go for the dosh. Bully for them. I still dig the first two albums particularly, got to see them in a small club in Boston and they were great.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Thursday, 17 February 2011 16:59 (thirteen years ago) link
Always associate Toploader with Jamie Oliver for some reason, which doesn't help their cause.
― seminal fuiud (NickB), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Much of the horsecrap on here is faux-indie careerist bollocks and there's plenty that still sounds great on there.
PRO TIP: this mayn't be the thread for you
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Another Futureheads fan here. First album is unfuckwithable. I saw them at the ICA in London the year that came out and it was incredible. Acutally saw them last year and while the newer stuff isn't nearly as good, they're still a fun live band.
Also The Rakes. Fuck the haters. I still listen to the first album on the reg and I absolutely love it.
― ENBB, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:01 (thirteen years ago) link
― Matt DC, Thursday, February 17, 2011 11:46 AM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark
that's def intertwined w/ the ludicrousness tho imo
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
shd send out the southall bat-signal to get a snow patrol defence
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
swag enbb out
I spent a couple years b/w the UK & Ireland at the very beginning of the decade. Of literally EVERY song I remember that was popular at the time, I consider the Toploader cover of 'Dancing in the Moonlight' to be the absolute worst. By a significant margin, even.
― Myers and the Obese Olympics triceratops climbing event (Pillbox), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Southy's the Embrace defence league. But they're not on this,.
― Mark G, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:05 (thirteen years ago) link
Futureheads still decent imo - Heartbeat Song prob my favourite bit of xfm-friendly indie-pop from last year.
― portrait of velleity (woof), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:06 (thirteen years ago) link
'dancing in the moonlight' has passed into 'harmless' territory, maybe that's a post-'four lions' thing. lotta these bands kind of oscillate between wet-blanketism and rapyeness. don't like either of those looks.
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:07 (thirteen years ago) link
I SMELL A TAKING SIDES THREAD
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Proof we associate stereophonics with the 90sWORST SONG Of These Mid To Late 90s UK Bands
I think if someone redid the poll now they would still win it.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:08 (thirteen years ago) link
No Elbow, no credibility-less-ness.
> Are we voting for redeeming features, heartfelt loathing or comedy value?> ― Pisle of dogs (seandalai), Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:33 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
Dunno, I haven't heard them (badum-tish).
Wow, I'd thought Scouting for Girls were indie landfill, not Buggles x Vengaboys. Also, what's indie landfill about Toploader? Van Morrison-lite American funk-soul-pop landfill cover version (Counting Crows et al).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMc8naeeSS8
― superflyguy, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
thought this would be mumford easily, even tho the fratellis song is the worst of any of this shit, like i don't think i've knowlingly heard 60% of them but that reprehensible thing hs got everywere [via memetic facility of DUH DUH DUH]
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i'm gonna vote for hundreds reasons cos i think one of my friends shagged one of them. coulda been some other kingston emo band tho..still
― i got a thing for swag cru and i can't let go (tpp), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:10 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost Ugh, Mr Writer and Place Your Hands. Saddened by the 3 people who voted for Dubstar in that poll though. Savages.
― DL, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
ver phonics were both late 90s and early 00s really. 'dakota' got to number one in 2005. but most of these bands are kinda post-new rock revolution so they don't really fit.
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:11 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm not sure I've heard Mumford & Sons knowingly btw. Post a youtube of their best known song please
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISqznIvtZOk
this is a good song
― Roberto Spiralli, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
taking your word for it
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Fire by Kasabian has just come on the office stereo. I am enjoying it, fu haterz
― portrait of velleity (woof), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
WOOO OOOO OOO OOOOOO OOO OOOO OOO OOO OOOOOOOOOOO
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
snow patrol are from northern ireland arent they? so they still fit in this poll.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:13 (thirteen years ago) link
con-tro-ver-sy
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
either way they are Scotland based iirc so that'll do
probably still lying on the M90 somewhere waiting for a cuggle
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:15 (thirteen years ago) link
impressive geographical distribution of mid00s lumpen crap compared to say the recent cajun-penate-florence-mumfordwave london private school shit
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Embrace were OG Radiohead-Lite & should not be here in the absence of Colplay & Travis.
Shouldn't Terris be on the roster tho?
― Myers and the Obese Olympics triceratops climbing event (Pillbox), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Southy's the Embrace defence league.
Better not try marching through his town with EDL banners
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
last hoorah of labels being able to afford to send A&Rs around the country rather than just contact their ex-schoolmates on Facebook
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:17 (thirteen years ago) link
guess u could do regional heats
w scotland - fratellise scotland - the viewne - futureheads?nw - the zutonsmidlands - the twanglondon - joe lean etchome counties - hard-fisw - ???
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
not exactly -- embrace were solidly post-oasis anthemic northern rock. coldplay and travis were designated post-radiohead... post-'high and dry' radiohead i guess.
― for all the fucked-up children of this world we give you 1p3 (history mayne), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
Hoosiers sw iirc
― portrait of velleity (woof), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:18 (thirteen years ago) link
shit that should be
east mids - kasabianwest mids - the twang
― nulty dread (nakhchivan), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Terris don't really belong here, they really sit alongside My Vitriol and JJ72 and the likes when it comes to failed 2000 attempts to guess the future of rock.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
couple of missing entries : tiny dancers, the maccabees
TD being one of the last bands that EMI spunked a wad of cash on (v. nice promos/pacakaging etc) prior to the labels fall from grace-n-favour, only for no-one to give a shit, as the album bombed out of sight (but at least it got released unlike joe jing jang wrong)
― mark e, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:27 (thirteen years ago) link
what about editors?
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Editors are too tasteful, not landfill enough. Ditto Elbow. Both are dull as hell obviously.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:30 (thirteen years ago) link
I used to see people I knew wearing Editors tshirts but I cant remember a single song by them.
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" was their big hit I think
― Elmer Fuiud (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 17 February 2011 17:32 (thirteen years ago) link