Looking back, what's the biggest bullshit, musically speaking, that you fell for in the 00s

He seems like a nice enough fella.

ted leo is boring but doesn't really fall into the "biggest bullshit" category

man, this whole cutie-poo "indie rock" thing is gonna be like looking back on hair metal in 20 years no fuckin lie

She & Him is our generation's Poison, don't get it twisted

Anyone going to mention Liars? I have to say, despite a big noise-rock obsession circa 04-06, I never quite understood this band properly. They always seemed very tacky compared to Boredoms, Black Dice et al.

man, this whole cutie-poo "indie rock" thing is gonna be like looking back on hair metal in 20 years no fuckin lie

― dipster purpies (Whiney G. Weingarten),

you mean contrary ilxors who hated it at the time will love it?

not sure if this stuff is exactly the biggest bullshit either but no interest in these anymore:

the streets
hold steady
midlake
drive by truckers
dirtbombs
reggaeton

Whiney, what other bands besides She & Him are you throwing in the "cutie-poo "indie rock"" category?

decemberists

Must not forget Lily Allen - fell imo from ultra-cool sampledelic singalong Streets-style genius to just another 3AM slapper in a matter of months.

aerosmith

I was into the Soft Bulletin, Fridmann-era Delgados & other big technicolor, orchestral whatever (SB has aged OK for me, but a lot of it hasn't), but I was able to sensibly draw the line at The Polyphonic Spree.

I actually went from meh on Midlake to in love with the new album. (Did the same thing with Interpol re: loving Antics after being very bored by Bright Lights.)

Must not forget Lily Allen - fell imo from ultra-cool sampledelic singalong Streets-style genius to just another 3AM slapper in a matter of months.

lily allen actually got BETTER over the decade o_0

"streets-style genius"

lol count how many times THE STREETS have been mentioned on this thread

The Hives, Vines, Strokes, Mooney Suzuki return of garage rock is mine for sure. Though I still like the first Strokes album.

"Ultraglide in Black" is still smokin

i listened to that for the first time in like eight years yesterday! it really is, isn't it

they're not really a plain return-of-garage-rock setup though: two drummers and two bassists iirc -- was any of the other stuff good?

i spent 6 months or so thinking i really liked that first Franz Ferdinand album

I think I originally listened to the Fall because of the Franz Ferdy comparisons.

"Ultraglide in Black" is still smokin

^^^seconded. I still love the Dirtbombs. Their singles/covers 2CD comp is also a treasure trove of riches

I still like the Dirtbombs albums I got then as well as the white stripes and the first strokes album.

i think their originals are generally not up to the standard on their covers but that's just imo

standard OF their covers

I still love the Dirtbombs - yeah u can't really hold the lol "keepin it real w/ tru garage rock" thing against the OG Detroit scene.

also sad but true answer, despite the fact that i know and am friends with a bunch of the dudes - Rhymesayers/Doomtree/TC indie hip hop in general

xp - unless you happen to be talking about the Von Bondies - in which case, fire away.

I still like the album I have of theirs too!

I really liked Test Icicles when it was just the demo songs on their myspace, then they put out the album and I just felt embarrassed.

hahaha i am realizing that my last post looks kind of like "ooooh check me out i had drinks at the bar with DJ Abilities" but thats not what im getting at, i kind of do feel bad because they are nice dudes and really believe in what they're doing and whatever and they certainly dont think its bullshit, but i kind of do.

Fleet Foxes iirc

although i will still stan for "White Winter Hymnal"

meh, this isn't that bad actually i guess . . . "He Doesn't Know Why" is ace too O_O

that Fleet Foxes record is really really good, I will stan for it.

von bondies aren't that great...but the dirtbombs are AWESOME! One of the few times I actually have seen live music, in Ann Arbor at the Blind Pig late 2008

all my friends must be punished....

yeah, not as bad as i remember it, actually . . . altho Peck

nold still sounds like a lesser Jim James in places

i thought Beck mightve got a mention or too.

two

If u weren't down w/ Beck's schtick, then you prob would have realized that by 00

Tho Sea Change was way overhyped (even tho it is still p good)

Beck is a 90s phenomenon, not an 00s one

For me, the Microphones.

Sufjan Stevens. And possibly the Hold Steady.

i can see where people might have been progressively less in love with the hold steady as their sound changed through the decade but are people really falling back on their love of the early stuff?

like i could never see myself liking and then not liking "separation sunday"

Separation Sunday has soured big-time for me. I can't play it and not think of the direction they've gone in now, and how Separation Sunday was a pretty effective forecast of that sound.

separation sunday and the first one are still great

when does the LCD Soundsystem backlash start?

the upcoming album i think