Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Anyone see this? F-ck off coldplay with your mainstream nonsense, that is how to smash it. Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Yeah, the Arctic Monkeys aren't mainstream at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I wouldn't expect you to understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Yeah, the Arctic Monkeys aren't mainstream at all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 F-ck off coldplay with your mainstream nonsense, that is how to smash it. Awesome Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Anyone see this? F-ck off coldplay with your mainstream nonsense, that is how to smash it. Awesome The only thing they smashed was their image, overblown ****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Brilliant band, one of the best on the mainstream ciruit! Nothing wrong with being mainstream as long as you are good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I take it a lot on here aren't AM fans then, that comes as no surprise. When i say mainstream about Coldplay i meant bland, dull, middle class dinner party music. One to many vino biancos last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 When i say mainstream about Coldplay i meant bland, dull, middle class dinner party music. That could equally apply to Arctic Monkeys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I take it a lot on here aren't AM fans then, that comes as no surprise. When i say mainstream about Coldplay i meant bland, dull, middle class dinner party music. One to many vino biancos last night. They're alright. Tend to be over-rated by students and people in their late 30's trying to be hip and down with the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 That could equally apply to Arctic Monkeys Quite obviously not. Please listen to any of the four albums to see how wrong you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Quite obviously not. Please listen to any of the four albums to see how wrong you are. I've given them a fair crack of the whip but IMHO (the important bit) it's music for students who aspire to being in a Danny Dyer film, bit wet without an edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 They were excellent last night, and Coldplay were excellent at Glastonbury. It's not exactly Southampton v Portsmouth is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 They were excellent last night, and Coldplay were excellent at Glastonbury. It's not exactly Southampton v Portsmouth is it. You're forgetting that the Interweb is a serious business!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 That could equally apply to Arctic Monkeys Nutshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 They're alright. Tend to be over-rated by students and people in their late 30's trying to be hip and down with the kids. Double nutshell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Awesome Is this the new "in" word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 A band that started off half decent and have got progressively worse. He has a ****e voice and they are about as main stream as you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 A band that started off half decent and have got progressively worse. He has a ****e voice and they are about as main stream as you can get. you mean..they were not that well known so it was "cool" to like them...as they got more famous, it well less cool..or very uncool to like them...they are so yesterday..right.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 you mean..they were not that well known so it was "cool" to like them...as they got more famous, it well less cool..or very uncool to like them...they are so yesterday..right.? I think you're slowly getting the hang of this pop music thingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I've not listened/seen to the Artic Monkeys before & saw about 10 minutes of this. I have to say it reminded me of punk. I saw punk done properly the first time around. I just thought this was an immitation, so watched Chatty Man instead. (Propper hard-core punk me. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Their first album was a real breath of fresh air, but not a huge fan of anything they've done since tbh. Started to believe their own hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latter day saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Their first album was a real breath of fresh air, but not a huge fan of anything they've done since tbh. Started to believe their own hype. this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 you mean..they were not that well known so it was "cool" to like them...as they got more famous, it well less cool..or very uncool to like them...they are so yesterday..right.? Good point. I don't know of any band that have got progressively worse over their career. It must be down to coolness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Just saw a bit of House of Pain's set on BBC3. It just didn't seem right IMO - hip hop should never be performed live on stage by fat, middle-aged white blokes with grey beards. They still did Jump Around pretty well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Personally, being a bit of a cool guy myself, I'm really not one for tribute bands - but the original Monkees, now they really were the dogs dooh dahs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Their first album was a real breath of fresh air, but not a huge fan of anything they've done since tbh. Started to believe their own hype. I agree Mickey honey, but whilst their first album was great, the rest whilst not being as good had some great songs on them. Just a question on their first album was superb, however, you must have been about 12 or 13 when it came out, 2005 iirc, for you it was a breath of fresh air from what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 Don't judge everybody else's musical awakening by your standards, Turkish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I've been googling, Who are this Mainstream everyone keeps talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 9 July, 2011 Share Posted 9 July, 2011 I've been googling, Who are this Mainstream everyone keeps talking about? You'll find them under Popular, Successful, Sell-outs and Has beens in the dictionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 I take it a lot on here aren't AM fans then, that comes as no surprise. When i say mainstream about Coldplay i meant bland, dull, middle class dinner party music. One to many vino biancos last night. Sounds a bit middle class to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 I agree Mickey honey, but whilst their first album was great, the rest whilst not being as good had some great songs on them. Just a question on their first album was superb, however, you must have been about 12 or 13 when it came out, 2005 iirc, for you it was a breath of fresh air from what? I was 14 when the album came out (January 2006), but that doesn't mean that I wasn't into music before then and couldn't recognise that they were doing something different with that album. The albums that came after WPSIA... were very hit-and-miss, whereas almost every song on their first album was a corker. I think the fact that they headlined Glastonbury in 2007 after just one album speaks volumes about how much impact they had with that debut album. I don't know why I feel that I have to prove a point to you on this, but I guess you get off on it. I'm an altruistic kinda guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 you mean..they were not that well known so it was "cool" to like them...as they got more famous, it well less cool..or very uncool to like them...they are so yesterday..right.? At 38 years old I do not feel the need to be cool. Since I have been a big music fan for near on 30 years I know what I like and I know what I don't. The AM's first album was pretty good with a couple of corking anthems which will stand the test of time. The best thing Alex Turner has done since has been his Last Shadow Puppets project with Miles Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 July, 2011 I was 14 when the album came out (January 2006), but that doesn't mean that I wasn't into music before then and couldn't recognise that they were doing something different with that album. The albums that came after WPSIA... were very hit-and-miss, whereas almost every song on their first album was a corker. I think the fact that they headlined Glastonbury in 2007 after just one album speaks volumes about how much impact they had with that debut album. I don't know why I feel that I have to prove a point to you on this, but I guess you get off on it. I'm an altruistic kinda guy. Because i am interested to know how someone at the age of 14, can have such an indepth appreciation of music c2004/05 when they would have been 12 & 13 to describe a fine debut album in early 06 as a "breath of fresh air". What were you into around that time? Just out of interest like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Because i am interested to know how someone at the age of 14, can have such an indepth appreciation of music c2004/05 when they would have been 12 & 13 to describe a fine debut album in early 06 as a "breath of fresh air". What were you into around that time? Just out of interest like. this is supa dupa mikey we are talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Because i am interested to know how someone at the age of 14, can have such an indepth appreciation of music c2004/05 when they would have been 12 & 13 to describe a fine debut album in early 06 as a "breath of fresh air". What were you into around that time? Just out of interest like. Doesn't have to be an in-depth appreciation to notice that they were doing something different. Around that time I was listening to a lot of older stuff like Hendrix, Bowie, The Clash, The Who and more current stuff like Ash, Supergrass and Foo Fighters. Surely there must have been albums when you were 14 (think back now) that you heard and thought "this is different". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 I love the Arctic Monkeys. All their stuff is ****ing brilliant. All 4 albums are different and to be honest that is the only way to stay great, change your style as you move through albums. All the best bands have done it. Alex Turner is a genius, I like the Last Shadow Puppets as well and has anyone heard Alex Turners solo EP for Submarine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Shouldnt this be in the arts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 10 July, 2011 Author Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Doesn't have to be an in-depth appreciation to notice that they were doing something different. Around that time I was listening to a lot of older stuff like Hendrix, Bowie, The Clash, The Who and more current stuff like Ash, Supergrass and Foo Fighters. Surely there must have been albums when you were 14 (think back now) that you heard and thought "this is different". It's interesting Mikey because when i was about that age the Stone Roses debut album came out, which is widely regard as one of the best and most ground breaking debut albums of all time. I was into a right mix of stuff at the time, rave, dance, dare i say it a bit of Jungle. from memory music as a whole was pretty dire back then, there was an awful lot of crap about at that time with the whole manfuacturered boy band type thing just about to explode with NKOTB about and Take That about to emerge. However the release of that album directly lead to me and a lot of the lads in my school getting into the whole early indie thing with the Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets etc and also listening to other british bands from the past like The Smiths, the Jam, The Clash, Kinks, Sex Pistols etc who i had dismissed as old mans sh*t that my older brothers were into. It changed the way we dressed, the way we acted. I remember seeing the Stone Roses on the telly (think it might have been the Word) and thinking how cool Ian Brown was. It has also been hailed as a big influence behind the Brit Pop mid 90's and Noel Gallagher has said if it werent for the Stone Roses there would have been no Oasis. I would say that was a breath of fresh air but you dont realise it until years later when you realise just how much it influenced not just you but pretty much everyone you grew up with. Not like some, admittedly very good band, doing something a little bit different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewell Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 It's interesting Mikey because when i was about that age the Stone Roses debut album came out, which is widely regard as one of the best and most ground breaking debut albums of all time. I was into a right mix of stuff at the time, rave, dance, dare i say it a bit of Jungle. from memory music as a whole was pretty dire back then, there was an awful lot of crap about at that time with the whole manfuacturered boy band type thing just about to explode with NKOTB about and Take That about to emerge. However the release of that album directly lead to me and a lot of the lads in my school getting into the whole early indie thing with the Happy Mondays, Inspiral Carpets etc and also listening to other british bands from the past like The Smiths, the Jam, The Clash, Kinks, Sex Pistols etc who i had dismissed as old mans sh*t that my older brothers were into. It changed the way we dressed, the way we acted. I remember seeing the Stone Roses on the telly (think it might have been the Word) and thinking how cool Ian Brown was. It has also been hailed as a big influence behind the Brit Pop mid 90's and Noel Gallagher has said if it werent for the Stone Roses there would have been no Oasis. I would say that was a breath of fresh air but you dont realise it until years later when you realise just how much it influenced not just you but pretty much everyone you grew up with. Not like some, admittedly very good band, doing something a little bit different. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 happy mondays stone roses verve oasis and blur pulp radiohead were all brilliant and shaped a generation IMO..something the likes of supa mikey will never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 happy mondays stone roses verve oasis and blur pulp radiohead were all brilliant and shaped a generation IMO..something the likes of supa mikey will never know No, you're just older. When (if) you have kids, the best advice I can give you is steer far away from arguments like this. In their eyes, it'll just make you sound like your dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 happy mondays stone roses verve oasis and blur pulp radiohead were all brilliant and shaped a generation IMO..something the likes of supa mikey will never know Shame Nirvana completely blow all of them out of the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Shame Nirvana completely blow all of them out of the water True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 True. Nirvana = Poor man's Foo Fighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Nirvana = Poor man's Foo Fighters. Be very afraid if the drummer in the band tells you he's a brilliant guitarist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Jesus Christ, i'm not saying that The Arctic Monkeys were better than The Stone Roses! They're not a patch on them. It pains me slightly that past generations grew up with such brilliant music - the baby boomers had The Beatles, The Stones, Dylan, Hendrix etc and other generations saw the birth of punk, metal, hip-hop, grunge and countless others. My generation has very little to brag about music-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheaf Saint Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 Shame Nirvana completely blow all of them out of the water One of the most over-rated bands ever IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 One of the most over-rated bands ever IMO. YO is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 10 July, 2011 Share Posted 10 July, 2011 happy mondays stone roses verve oasis and blur pulp radiohead were all brilliant and shaped a generation IMO..something the likes of supa mikey will never know Verve? "Shaped a generation"? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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