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LoneNut, Saturday, 18 March 2006 00:37 (eighteen years ago) link

Yr opinion doesn't count, though, Geir, so it doesn't really effect the outcome of this poll much.

gbx (skowly), Saturday, 18 March 2006 00:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Geir's mad that so many black people are making music today?

regular roundups (Dave M), Saturday, 18 March 2006 01:11 (eighteen years ago) link

no just plain mad

blunt (blunt), Saturday, 18 March 2006 01:21 (eighteen years ago) link

and funny.

regular roundups (Dave M), Saturday, 18 March 2006 04:48 (eighteen years ago) link

three months pass...
crazypeople and random googlers aside, it really boils down to Queen and Abba.

fez (fez), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Pablo Cruise

hank (hank s), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

it really boils down to Queen and Abba

The "1974: most important year in pop?" debate continues...

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:39 (seventeen years ago) link

i revived the thread because of Lay All Your Love on Me! i dont think that song is from 1974. wtf are you on about

fez (fez), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

i fucking loathe queen, and i find abba resolutely unlovable

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link

There is no ILx consensus on anyone!

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder exactly what Lex's aversion is apropos mixed-gender groups?

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:45 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm quite surprised by Lex's post. I mean, even I like a bit of Abba, aside from the campier bits (Dancing Queen etc) and "The Visitors" is one of my favourite records that I've ehard in recent times - and I'm as rockist as they come by ILX standards. Queen are good too. How can anyone hate on pop/rock gems like Killer Queen and Don't Stop Me Now?

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:48 (seventeen years ago) link

That'll be the "Why I Hate" column in the next Plan B sorted out, then.

Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Kraftwerk is still the best answer to the question.

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:50 (seventeen years ago) link

crazypeople and random googlers and contrarian hipsters

fez (fez), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

(wait, who does that leave?)

fez (fez), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:51 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder exactly what Lex's aversion is apropos mixed-gender groups?

mixed-gender pop groups - abba, s club, steps - usually come with this blue peter sheen to them which really distracts from any emotional import their lyrics would have in the hands of others; also the men, especially if they sing, tend to be completely superfluous to proceedings. i like songs here and there by all the above groups, but as entities i'm not particularly enthused.

queen vfo'prfuss\jkbnc AAAAAAARRRRGGHHHHHH

The Lex (The Lex), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 13:59 (seventeen years ago) link

that's a good summary of mixed-gender groups. I fidn I often have a similar problem with mixed-gender duets, particularly on the Gothier side of Metal.

dog latin (dog latin), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link

Complaining there's no emotional import to S Club lyrics is like complaining there are no nice melodies in grime.

I love this thread, especially when people are like "surely EVERYONE loves Yo La Tengo!"

Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 14:16 (seventeen years ago) link

The Divinyls

shookout (shookout), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 15:46 (seventeen years ago) link

so wait ... everybody doesn't love yo la tengo?

Someone should name an album that, actually. ;-)

O'Connor (OConnorScribe), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link

Slick Rick?

Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 17:11 (seventeen years ago) link

The Flaming Lips?

Steve Go1dberg (Steve Schneeberg), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 19:06 (seventeen years ago) link

I wonder how hopeful any of you people posting new suggestions really are.
-- Josh (kortbei...), September 19th, 2002.


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like 'oh I know here's one that they missed and surely everyone loves them!'
-- Josh (kortbei...), September 19th, 2002.

Sundar (sundar), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:09 (seventeen years ago) link

ennio morricone

gear (gear), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:16 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't like Queen (a gay man leading a bombastic fascist rally = CREEPY. Also the Sparks have better songs) or Abba either.

Shakey Mo Collier (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 20:16 (seventeen years ago) link

The 2 bands that I think fit the bill are The Ramones and Cheap Trick.

Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Wednesday, 5 July 2006 23:03 (seventeen years ago) link

I don't object too much to The Ramones although I do have a problem with how they were playing basically the same song through their first four albums.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 6 July 2006 00:15 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh and I forgot X, although I guess there could be some here that don't like them.

Jim Reckling (Jim Reckling), Thursday, 6 July 2006 00:41 (seventeen years ago) link

Nina Simone.

Owen Pallett (Owen Pallett), Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:29 (seventeen years ago) link

Nope, scott seward has been very vocal about his Nina hatred.

Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:32 (seventeen years ago) link

GNARLS BARKLEY!

Rockist_Scientist (RSLaRue), Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:42 (seventeen years ago) link

Seeing as how Geir's "opinion doesn't count" James Brown and The Ramones do seem like fairly sensible answers. I've never heard anyone seriously say "I fucking hate The Ramones".

Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:48 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok, Tico Tico upthread said he didn't like The Ramones. What about the Temptations?

Marmot 4-Tay: forth-coming, my child. forth-coming most righteous champion (mar, Thursday, 6 July 2006 02:59 (seventeen years ago) link

The Flaming Lips?

ffs

everyone hates them, or at least everyone SHOULD hate them! truly vile.

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 6 July 2006 07:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Flaming Lips is one of the silliest answers on this thread yet.

Someone has vetoed New Order = this feat is beyond us.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 July 2006 08:56 (seventeen years ago) link

madonna, surely! i mean maybe not madonna NOW but i can't imagine that anyone would loathe the whole of madonna's career.

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 6 July 2006 08:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Oh come on, don't be ridiculous. Of course there are Madonna haters here.

Jackson 5 (as opposed to solo Michael Jackson) is probably one of the closest calls, although I'm not sure what Shakey Mo or Alex in NYC have to say about them.

Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:00 (seventeen years ago) link

who's a madonna hater! TELL ME WHO THESE AWFUL PEOPLE ARE I DO NOT KNOW THEM. i've seen hate for her current direction and hate for individual songs but everyone loves one madonna period surely.

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:05 (seventeen years ago) link

aside from the fact she can't sing or play an instrument, keep the poster on the wall

nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:06 (seventeen years ago) link

I'm not that keen on Madonna. I can't think of a song I particularly like by her.

What about Outkast??!

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:07 (seventeen years ago) link

or Horace Andy? Lee Perry?

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:08 (seventeen years ago) link

A few good soldiers have mentioned Talking Heads, but the haters remain hidden in their foxholes. I'm flying the TH flag right now, haters. Shoot, dammit, shoot!

Also - no hate for Madonna here. She's like a virgin. And a whore. What more do you want in a musician?

cosmo vitelli (cosmo vitelli), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:10 (seventeen years ago) link

60's Stones
80's Prince

nicky lo-fi (nicky lo-fi), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:14 (seventeen years ago) link

aside from the fact she can't sing or play an instrument, keep the poster on the wall

what has this got to do with anything?

i used to like outkast but they annoy me for the most part now.

i've never heard a talking heads song.

rolling stones can fuck off!

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:18 (seventeen years ago) link

yeh, rolling stones can fuck off.

in a perfect world, the answer would be the beach boys but it's not is it?

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:32 (seventeen years ago) link

i hate the beach boys!

The Lex (The Lex), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:37 (seventeen years ago) link

you hate music

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:38 (seventeen years ago) link

maybe you could find out if you hate the talking heads and if not then the world is saved, yay!

lex, if you give a fuck about TH just try and watch the "Stop Making Sense" film-umentary cos really to appreciate them you have to see the effort David Byrne put into their live act.

dog latin (dog latin), Thursday, 6 July 2006 09:40 (seventeen years ago) link


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