what is the most overrated "indie" band of the

[BookerT]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Bitter old Men

I loved their last album. [/b]

meh, it was ok.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Bitter old Men

I loved their last album. [/b]

Their cover of Jethro Tull's "Too Old to Rock and Roll, Too Young to Die" was a brilliant stripped down version with their own signature to it.

[eltee]

Originally posted by bearman:
  I miss Elliott Smith. In the grand scheme of things, I just don't find that a lot of these bands have mastered playing their instruments well. Maybe too many rely on computers or Pro-Tools to write songs. When I heard Bright Eyes compared to Elliott Smith I bought one of his CDs and there wasn't even a comparison there. Elliott's mid-to-later work may rip off the Beatles (George Harrison esp.) but it's still genius.

Hell yes. Many pull from Elliott, but not too many realize it.
 
 I would have voted Clap Yer Paws too.

[chokeychicken]

no questions.
 
 arctic monkeys.

[ggw]

I bet if you polled the general population, less than 2% would have heard of either Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah or the Arctic Monkeys.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  I bet if you polled the general population, less than 2% would have heard of either Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah or the Arctic Monkeys.

0ne fifth of the general public speak Mandarin.

[Dr. Anton Phibes]

Gotta say "Death Cab for Seth Cohen".......or damn near any other band featured on the O.C. soundtrack......last I heard,Rooney was opening for........Kelly Clarkson??!

[vansmack]

Originally posted by Dr. Jonas Sulk:
  Gotta say "Death Cab for Seth Cohen".......or damn near any other band featured on the O.C. soundtrack......last I heard,Rooney was opening for........Kelly Clarkson??!

Ah, the backlash.  I wonder what would happen if I compared The Artists of the OC Soundtracks with the 9:30 Group on Last.Fm....
 
 
 South
 Joseph Arthur
 Spoon
 Jet
 The 88
 Doves
 Turin Brakes
 The Dandy Warhols
 Finley Quaye & William Orbit
 Alexi Murdoch
 Eels
 Super Furry Animals
 The Killers
 Death Cab for Cutie
 Interpol
 Patrick Park
 Dios Malos
 Nada Surf
 The Thrills
 The Walkmen
 The Perishers
 Jonathan Rice
 Beulah
 Keane
 Jem
 The Album Leaf
 The Raveonettes
 Jimmy Eat World
 Low
 Rooney
 Ben Kweller
 The Long Winters
 Eels
 Leona Naess
 Ron Sexsmith
 The Futureheads
 Pinback
 A.C. Newman
 Sufjan Stevens
 Flunk
 Beck
 Modest Mouse
 Aqueduct
 The Reindeer Section
 Bell X1
 Matt Pond PA
 Subways
 Kasabian
 Shout Out Louds  
 LCD Soundsystem
 Rogue Wave
 Youth Group
 Of Montreal
 Gorillaz
 Kaiser Chiefs
 Stars
 Phantom Planet
 Imogen Heap

[Barcelona]

Originally posted by yinzer:
  clap your hands and say yeah.

the album is good, very decent. Their live performance is another issue.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Ah, the backlash.  I wonder what would happen if I compared The Artists of the OC Soundtracks with the 9:30 Group on Last.Fm....
 

Wonder no more....
 
 2 Death Cab for Cutie
 8 The Futureheads
 8 Spoon
 8 Interpol
 16 Gorillaz
 22 Modest Mouse
 22 Beulah
 39 The Dandy Warhols
 39 Sufjan Stevens
 39 Nada Surf
 39 LCD Soundsystem
 57 The Killers
 57 Kaiser Chiefs
 57 Beck
 76 Stars
 76 of Montreal
 76 Keane
 76 Kasabian
 76 Doves
 76 A.C. Newman
 102 The Walkmen
 102 Shout Out Louds  
 102 Rogue Wave
 102 Low
 102 Imogen Heap
 102 Ben Kweller
 157 The Thrills
 157 Super Furry Animals
 157 Subways
 157 Eels
 214 The Album Leaf
 214 South
 214 Rooney
 214 Phantom Planet
 214 Jimmy Eat World
 351 Ron Sexsmith
 351 Pinback
 
 And that's just for last week.

[ggw]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Ah, the backlash.  I wonder what would happen if I compared The Artists of the OC Soundtracks with the 9:30 Group on Last.Fm....
 

Wonder no more....
 
 2 Death Cab for Cutie
 [/b]

That number is skewed by the teenage girls like Betty, Grace, and Brennser.

[kookiemnstr8]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by vansmack:
     

Originally posted by vansmack:
  Ah, the backlash.  I wonder what would happen if I compared The Artists of the OC Soundtracks with the 9:30 Group on Last.Fm....
 

Wonder no more....
 
 2 Death Cab for Cutie
 [/b]

That number is skewed by the teenage girls like Betty, Grace, and Brennser. [/b]

I would like to point out that Death Cab isn't even in my top fifteen.  And really, I hardly think they're extremely overrated, they have released some very solid albums.
 
 My vote is for the ARctic Monkeys.

[kookiemnstr8]

I'm also adding a vote for the Strokes.

[serickson98]

Originally posted by Barcelona:
   

Originally posted by yinzer:
  clap your hands and say yeah.

the album is good, very decent. Their live performance is another issue. [/b]

I can't even make it through one of their sound clips.

[bearman🐻]

First thought I had was that Talking Heads did it much better 25 years ago. I'd much rather listen to "Fear of Music" any day.