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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Sage 703 on June 30, 2006, 03:26:00 pm

Title: Bands that everyone compares other bands to
Post by: Sage 703 on June 30, 2006, 03:26:00 pm
One per post.
 
 Joy Division
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Post by: Random Citizen on June 30, 2006, 03:29:00 pm
Pearl Jam
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Post by: ggw on June 30, 2006, 03:31:00 pm
Gang of Four
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Post by: Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface on June 30, 2006, 04:00:00 pm
Radiohead
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Post by: Random Citizen on June 30, 2006, 04:05:00 pm
Velvet Underground
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Post by: ggw on June 30, 2006, 04:06:00 pm
Black Sabbath
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Post by: palahniukkubrick on June 30, 2006, 04:13:00 pm
The Replacements
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Post by: Sage 703 on June 30, 2006, 04:22:00 pm
More recently:
 
 Interpol
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 04:49:00 pm
My Bloody Valentine
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Post by: walkonby on June 30, 2006, 04:50:00 pm
gay cowboys in bondage
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Post by: Sir HC on June 30, 2006, 04:59:00 pm
Stevie Ray Vaughn
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 05:15:00 pm
The Beatles
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Post by: Sir HC on June 30, 2006, 05:16:00 pm
Rolling Stones
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Post by: SPARX on June 30, 2006, 05:32:00 pm
The Cure
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Post by: Sage 703 on June 30, 2006, 05:39:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by Jaguar:
  My Bloody Valentine
I'm guilty of this one...
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Post by: BookerT on June 30, 2006, 05:40:00 pm
the shins   ;)
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Post by: scottlemuelwilliams on June 30, 2006, 05:46:00 pm
the strokes
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Post by: snapmandonald on June 30, 2006, 06:04:00 pm
Belle and Sebastian.
 
 Every damn light pop band, or band that can be related in the twee field...
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:18:00 pm
You're right, Snapmandonald.
 
 
 
 The Sex Pistols
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:20:00 pm
The Ramones
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:21:00 pm
The Jesus And Mary Chain
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:24:00 pm
Slowdive
 
 
 (More often than not, you will find that any Shoegaze or Shoegaze friendly band will be compared to either Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus And Mary Chain; especially by those who have limited knowledge of the genre.)
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Post by: chokeychicken on June 30, 2006, 06:34:00 pm
fall out boy.
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:53:00 pm
The Smiths
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 06:54:00 pm
The Clash
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Post by: mattedling on June 30, 2006, 07:01:00 pm
pavement
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 07:06:00 pm
The Stone Roses
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Post by: Venerable Bede on June 30, 2006, 07:41:00 pm
the who
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Post by: kosmo vinyl on June 30, 2006, 07:46:00 pm
Big Star
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Post by: palahniukkubrick on June 30, 2006, 08:06:00 pm
The Band
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 08:09:00 pm
Wilco
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Post by: Jaguar on June 30, 2006, 08:10:00 pm
Nirvana
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Post by: Mobius on June 30, 2006, 09:14:00 pm
Television (even though the comparison tend to be off)
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Post by: Random Citizen on June 30, 2006, 09:23:00 pm
Kitchens of Distinction
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Post by: Darth Ed on June 30, 2006, 09:43:00 pm
Gee, Jaguar. Leave some for the rest of us. I was going to say The Beatles, which is kind of obvious, I suppose, but you beat me to it. Any pop/rock band with two-part male harmonies is inevitably "Beatlesque."
 
 Personally, I'm guilty of comparing way too many bands to Radiohead.
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Post by: chancegardener on July 01, 2006, 12:04:00 am
Coldplay
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Post by: lily1 on July 01, 2006, 12:20:00 am
coldplay, really? i thought coldplay was always compared to u2, rather than a band that was compared to other bands?
 
 speaking of which, i'll list u2 as my band that other bands are always compared to.
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Post by: chancegardener on July 01, 2006, 12:29:00 am
sad but true.  Reviewers mention the Coldplay comparisons all the time.  
 
 Best line from "40 Year Old Virgin": "You know how I know you're gay?  You like Coldplay"
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Post by: lily1 on July 01, 2006, 12:53:00 am
oh yes, that's right, how could i forgot the " you know how i know you're gay" sequence.
 
 though nothing beats the "man o lantern."  :D
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Post by: Relaxer on July 01, 2006, 10:28:00 am
Oasis
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Post by: scottlemuelwilliams on July 01, 2006, 10:48:00 am
Oasis is a good one.
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Post by: HoyaSaxa03 on July 01, 2006, 11:36:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Jaguar:
 (More often than not, you will find that any Shoegaze or Shoegaze friendly band will be compared to either Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus And Mary Chain; especially by those who have limited knowledge of the genre.)
but how else are you supposed to describe a shoegaze  band to someone who doesn't know a ton about music?  MBV is a starting point, and most people haven't even heard of them.
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Post by: Jaguar on July 01, 2006, 12:51:00 pm
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Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
   
Quote
Originally posted by Jaguar:
 (More often than not, you will find that any Shoegaze or Shoegaze friendly band will be compared to either Slowdive, My Bloody Valentine or The Jesus And Mary Chain; especially by those who have limited knowledge of the genre.)
but how else are you supposed to describe a shoegaze  band to someone who doesn't know a ton about music?  MBV is a starting point, and most people haven't even heard of them. [/b]
Yeah, I realized that just as I hit the post button but decided not to get any more long winded. Depends on your audience; however, if the one describing is communicating with one in the know, one of the 3 may be a starting point but then it can be broken down much, much farther than that. Same for any other genre with their respective example lords.
 
 
 Sigur Rós
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Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on July 01, 2006, 01:48:00 pm
Gram Parsons
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Post by: Sir HC on July 03, 2006, 11:51:00 am
Spacemen 3
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Post by: Sir HC on July 03, 2006, 11:52:00 am
Suicide
 
 I think that another qualifying factor here is mentions vs. album sales.  For that The Velvet Underground is more impressive than The Beatles.
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Post by: Bombay Chutney on July 03, 2006, 12:32:00 pm
Kraftwerk
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Post by: eltee on July 03, 2006, 12:39:00 pm
Leonard Cohen (or Bob Dylan)
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Post by: vansmack on July 03, 2006, 01:24:00 pm
Quote
Originally posted by chancegardener:
   
 
 Best line from "40 Year Old Virgin": "You know how I know you're gay?  You like Coldplay"
Actually, the best line in that sequence didn't make the final cut but can be seen on the extras:
 
 You know how I know you're gay?
 
 Cause your dick tastes like shit.
 
 http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2676654?htv=12 (http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2676654?htv=12)
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Post by: kosmo vinyl on July 03, 2006, 01:33:00 pm
The Byrds
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Post by: eltee on July 03, 2006, 02:14:00 pm
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  Big Star
(Usually then leads to Gin Blossoms...)
 
 REM
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Post by: palahniukkubrick on July 03, 2006, 02:27:00 pm
XTC
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Post by: clyde725 on July 03, 2006, 03:02:00 pm
Tom Waits
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Post by: eltee on July 03, 2006, 07:54:00 pm
The Kinks
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Post by: on July 05, 2006, 08:48:00 am
Quote
Originally posted by Julian, faux celeb-porn CONNOISSEUR:
  Radiohead
ditto
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Post by: kcjones119 on July 05, 2006, 08:54:00 am
Talking Heads/David Byrne
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Post by: eltee on July 05, 2006, 12:59:00 pm
Elvis Costello
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Post by: TheREALHunter on July 05, 2006, 01:37:00 pm
MC5