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masterofsparks

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #45 on: September 07, 2008, 10:19:20 AM »
A few more big ones (a few have been mentioned by other folks):

Husker Du
The Minutemen
Flaming Lips
R.E.M.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #46 on: September 07, 2008, 02:01:23 PM »
I don't know, guys, as a life-long Malkmus apologist, it seems to me that Pavement is one of those bands that everyone thinks everyone else likes a lot, but nobody will admit to liking themselves.  Except for me!  Favorite band of all time.

Back to the topic, I've borrowed a lot from other people's lists, thanks for the reminders:
definitely The Decemberists
Lavender Diamond is awful.
Arab Strap
Moldy Peaches
Will Oldham and his many guises
The Ramones
The Clash
Holy Moly do I hate Interpol
The Flaming Lips
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Arcade Fire
Royal Trux (I'll absolutely love every fifth song I hear by this band, and the rest of the stuff just hurts)

I haven't even bothered with getting to know Clap Your Hands Say Yeah or The Hold Steady based on name alone, so I can't say whether or not I like them.

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #47 on: September 07, 2008, 02:12:37 PM »
the Melvins
Neutral Milk Hotel
most of that Sublime Frequencies stuff

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #48 on: September 07, 2008, 02:21:03 PM »
most of that Sublime Frequencies stuff

I have a whole bunch of it, and it seems totally designed to appeal to the collector scum in people (myself included).  I can be like, hey, I have a whole album of pop songs from North Korea!  That will make my wife want to murder me if I play it, and I'm not so crazy about it either!

I am otherwise into the whole world-nuggets trend generally, though, like that Hungarian comp Well Hung, or that series of 60s pysch from different countries around the world, or the stuff Beth posts.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #49 on: September 07, 2008, 04:54:08 PM »
Agreed on the Flaming Lips.

I've tried to like them a couple of times...


I don't know, guys, as a life-long Malkmus apologist, it seems to me that Pavement is one of those bands that everyone thinks everyone else likes a lot, but nobody will admit to liking themselves.  Except for me!  Favorite band of all time.

Back to the topic, I've borrowed a lot from other people's lists, thanks for the reminders:
definitely The Decemberists
Lavender Diamond is awful.
Arab Strap
Moldy Peaches
Will Oldham and his many guises
The Ramones
The Clash
Holy Moly do I hate Interpol
The Flaming Lips
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Arcade Fire
Royal Trux (I'll absolutely love every fifth song I hear by this band, and the rest of the stuff just hurts)

I haven't even bothered with getting to know Clap Your Hands Say Yeah or The Hold Steady based on name alone, so I can't say whether or not I like them.

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #50 on: September 07, 2008, 05:05:51 PM »
Agreed on the Flaming Lips.

I've tried to like them a couple of times...


I think they were really great until they stopped being a rock band.  Check out their 1990-1995 output.  "the Soft Bulletin" is okay but for some reason the unlistenable garbage that is Yoshimi made them huge.

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #51 on: September 07, 2008, 07:24:24 PM »
I want to like The Black Keys, but I don't.

I want to like X (and John Doe solo stuff), but I don't.

I don't want to like Olivia Tremor Control, Apples In Stereo, and other Elephant 6 stuff, and I don't. (I DO like Neutral Milk Hotel though)

I like some Neko Case, but I think I dislike more tracks than I like.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #52 on: September 07, 2008, 08:06:54 PM »
I don't much like Grizzly Bear.  Music is nice.  Lyrics...ew buoy.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #53 on: September 07, 2008, 08:15:26 PM »
I think they were really great until they stopped being a rock band.  Check out their 1990-1995 output.  "the Soft Bulletin" is okay but for some reason the unlistenable garbage that is Yoshimi made them huge.

I agree with this, with the caveat that I haven't heard Zaireeka yet.

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #54 on: September 07, 2008, 09:02:26 PM »
Velvet Underground
Joni Mitchell
Led Zeppelin
Animal Collective
HEALTH
No Age
The Go! Team
The Sex Pistols
The Pop Group
Santogold
MIA

since when is Joni Mitchell cool?

Since 1966?

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #55 on: September 07, 2008, 10:22:28 PM »

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #56 on: September 07, 2008, 11:08:47 PM »
I want to like X (and John Doe solo stuff), but I don't.

Ooh, good one! Never got the X love.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #57 on: September 08, 2008, 02:02:06 AM »
Also Bright Eyes and Tilly & The Wall.

And Yoko Ono, although I'm not sure if she's considered "cool".

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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #58 on: September 08, 2008, 05:29:51 AM »
To clarify; I don't think Joni Mitchell is 'cool' as say, Eric B, but by cool in this instance I mean 'canonical'.
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Re: "Cool" music that you don't like
« Reply #59 on: September 08, 2008, 09:13:01 AM »
Kimya Dawson/The Moldy Peaches