Band of the Decade

[IMAmoose24]

I disagree with alot of you on this thread. The Strokes' follow up "Room on Fire" was not a total disappointment. Of course it's no "Is This Is?", but it wasn't all bad. Now "First Impressions of Earth" is where I disagree alot. I thought First Impressions revamped the strokes and was almost as good (if not as good) as "Is This Is?". Try listening to the whole album. There are many great songs on that album. Also, I went to see them last year at DAR and it had to be one of the greatest shows I have ever been to.
 
 That being said, band of the decade? Don't think so. Good choice, but I think there's definately a better choice than The Srokes.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by IMAmoose24:
  I disagree with alot of you on this thread. The Strokes' follow up "Room on Fire" was not a total disappointment. Of course it's no "Is This Is?", but it wasn't all bad. Now "First Impressions of Earth" is where I disagree alot. I thought First Impressions revamped the strokes and was almost as good (if not as good) as "Is This Is?". Try listening to the whole album. There are many great songs on that album. Also, I went to see them last year at DAR and it had to be one of the greatest shows I have ever been to.
 
 That being said, band of the decade? Don't think so. Good choice, but I think there's definately a better choice than The Srokes.

I'll agree Room On Fire is not at all a disappointment and a more then ample successor to Is This It?, but anyone who likes LP3 has to be a complete biased fanboy/girl. It has a song or two, but it's the Strokes' Be Here Now.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
  I'll agree Room On Fire is not at all a disappointment and a more then ample successor to Is This It?, but anyone who likes LP3 has to be a complete biased fanboy/girl. It has a song or two, but it's the Strokes' Be Here Now.

I thought "First Impressions" was great but it's certainly different from the first two.  That concert at DAR WAS great.  But Casablancas, et al will have to do a LOT more coke to equal "Be Here Now."  I wish I could find that clip of Noel Gallagher talking about "Be Here Now" from "Live Forever."  Oh, here it is (from 0:52 to 1:24):
 
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUf6Ua9P0g
 
 And now matter how bad it is, it will always be the third best Oasis album.  The three the released afterwards were all more dire than "Be Here Now."
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I get the nose drip whenever I hear that AT&T commercial.
 
 P.P.S.  Plus, it's revisionist history to say "Oh, they were doing a lot of drugs and that's why "Be Here Now" is such a cocaine record."  They were doing tons of blow for "Morning Glory" (and to a lesser extent on "Definitely Maybe".)  Listen to the  song "Morning Glory" and tell me it doesn't sound exactly like something off of "Be Here Now."

[bearman🐻]

I like the idea of this question...for me, the band of the decade would probably have to be Queens of the Stone Age. I could list many reasons, but really just because of the quality and consistency of their music. Hell, buy the vinyl version of "Lullabies to Paralyze" and you get tracks like "Like a Drug", "Infinity" and "Precious and Grace" and there's no way you can tell me those songs suck.
 
 But from a public/cultural standpoint, I don't think there is a single band or artist that has defined this decade. We're in an era where the nurturing and development of artists is almost extinct. One need to look no further than the dissolving of record labels, the fact that few people sit through entire LPs, and most kids aren't "fans" of a band and instead they download songs. Flip through the iPods of any of the 20-something I work with and you will NOT find more than 4 or 5 songs from a group or artist. There is little value for something that you can get for free.
 
 So that being said, I dunno. Maybe it's Kanye West? Britney Spears? Hannah Montana? What really inspires people these days and sets a benchmark by what an artist or musician should aspire towards? I just don't think that there's anything obvious, certainly nothing that speaks for my own tastes. Even in the 1990's we could have said the decade was summed by anyone from Nirvana to Radiohead to Outkast.

[Frank Gallagher]

The fact that no band jumps out at you (Beatles, Sex Pistols etc.) tells you right there what a week decade it's been.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  The fact that no band jumps out at you (Beatles, Sex Pistols etc.) tells you right there what a week decade it's been.

Thanks for the perspective.  If it's a decade that doesn't contain the Sex Pistols or the Beatles then it's a FANTASTIC decade.
 
 Brian

[bearman🐻]

"Be Here Now" is total crap, except for "Don't Go Away".

[bearman🐻]

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
 
 Thanks for the perspective. If it's a decade that doesn't contain the Sex Pistols or the Beatles then it's a FANTASTIC decade.
 
 Brian

OK, smart guy. Who do you think influenced the Strokes? If you did your homework, you'd hear that they did absolutely NOTHING NEW. It's all been done before, and better. And mind you, I like the Strokes just fine. But really, you could name everyone from the Kinks to the Stooges to the Stones. Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's true.

[Brian_Wallace]

Originally posted by bearman:
  "Be Here Now" is total crap, except for "Don't Go Away".

I liked "Don't Go Away" the first time I heard it...when it was called "Don't Look Back in Anger."  I liked "Don't Look Back in Anger" the first time I heard it...when it was called "All The Young Dudes."
 
 Brian

[vansmack]

Originally posted by bearman:
   If you did your homework, you'd hear that they did absolutely NOTHING NEW.

Don't ask him to think.  It's not his strong suit.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  The fact that no band jumps out at you (Beatles, Sex Pistols etc.) tells you right there what a week decade it's been.

I think if you asked who was the band of the decade for the '70s or the '80s you would also get multiple answers - and that's 20-30 years after the fact.

[DeathFromAbove1979]

Musically Queens of the Stone Age, The White Stripes, Muse, or The Strokes.
 
 Can't really think of better albums than that library right there.

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:
  I liked "Don't Go Away" the first time I heard it...when it was called "Don't Look Back in Anger."  I liked "Don't Look Back in Anger" the first time I heard it...when it was called "All The Young Dudes."
 

The fact Brian likes David Bowie just blew my mind. Just blew it clean to pieces.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

They would only be correct if they said the Eagles and U2 for the 70's and 80's respectively.
 
 I blame the Eagles for singlehandedly ruining country music, and U2 for politicizing rock music in a way that previously only folk musicians had.
 
 
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
  The fact that no band jumps out at you (Beatles, Sex Pistols etc.) tells you right there what a week decade it's been.

I think if you asked who was the band of the decade for the '70s or the '80s you would also get multiple answers - and that's 20-30 years after the fact. [/b]

[nkotb]

Yeah, no joke. I actually spent a few minutes trying to think if any band in the last 2-3 years had covered it, and maybe he didnt' know it was a cover.
 
 Brian, don't you know how irrelevant Bowie is?  COME ON!
 
 

Originally posted by Julian, good manners AFICIONADO:
 The fact Brian likes David Bowie just blew my mind. Just blew it clean to pieces.