Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
I'm not being condescending, Shaun Ryder and The Happy Mondays are lame. You disagree and that's fine.You're also basing this on the fact that you were "around" and interested when it happened. So you've been compromised. Like people who think Cliff Richard writes good christmas songs.
-AC
Not really ccompromised as I believe all songwriting is a product of its time to a point, and means more to those that lived through that time.
Originally posted by Sir Whirlysplat
Not really ccompromised as I believe all songwriting is a product of its time to a point, and means more to those that lived through that time.
I meant compromised in the sense of how a lady is biased toward a guy she likes or how someone is biased toward someone they're friends with.
You were there so your view isn't objective.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
You were there so your view isn't objective.-AC
But everyone has some time they were "there" so everyones view is biased to some extend. And there are many people who don't even like the music made in their time. But since "Better Band" is only an opinion anyways it doesn't really matter.
Originally posted by Bardock42
But everyone has some time they were "there" so everyones view is biased to some extend. And there are many people who don't even like the music made in their time. But since "Better Band" is only an opinion anyways it doesn't really matter.
exactly my point Bardock. However if you are looking for long term influence in music the UK, I think has done more.
Better band isn't always opinion, first of all. In this case it is.
Secondly Bardock, the type of music that Whirly refers to is only novelty. It was only good BECAUSE he was there for it. Grunge has passed, but it's still excellent today. The Happy Mondays existed because of a time, not the reverse.
-AC
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Better band isn't always opinion, first of all. In this case it is.Secondly Bardock, the type of music that Whirly refers to is only novelty. It was only good BECAUSE he was there for it. Grunge has passed, but it's still excellent today. The Happy Mondays existed because of a time, not the reverse.
-AC
Well yes, if you compare technique and such there is of course better and such....
I think i understand what you mean, the reason for liking that band is not because they are overly great but because they are the spirit of that time?
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Better band isn't always opinion, first of all. In this case it is.Secondly Bardock, the type of music that Whirly refers to is only novelty. It was only good BECAUSE he was there for it. Grunge has passed, but it's still excellent today. The Happy Mondays existed because of a time, not the reverse.
-AC
Shaun Ryder is a great influence on Damon and sings on Dare - he is very much still here. Ian Brown has continued success, the spin of bands from the Manchester sound are still huge.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Influence on Damon as he's an influence on you. That means nothing. He was some faded nobody living in Manchester until they got him on DARE. Off the back of that he's trying to do a reunion which is failing miserably.Ian Brown is shit now. He was good though.
-AC
Uh No - I saw the Reunion on Good Friday supported by the Farm, at Brixton Academy, it was a sellout and tickets were going outside for 3 times the price. It was called 24 hour party people and sold out everywhere it played putting on a number of extra nights. 🙂