Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
That's why labels are shit. People like you going around labelling bands because you "might as well". They're not indie, so I'm not calling them indie.-AC
Sorry AC, but why the personal tone? It wasnt needed. I'm not going to give myself the sufference of having to argue with you so I'll give you a straight answer...
People like to label things, sometimes you need them yourself to explain
to others about any given subject...so please, for the sake of point, just acknowledge that labels can be something helpful for all people.
And btw I wasn't replying to any specific post after reading so god damn many.
No tone eh?
People like you going around labelling bands because you "might as well".
Less of the tone, more of explicity implied pragmatics then.
I don't want another argument but I simply cannot reason with your opinion that bands are only labelled by idiots. i'm sorry but I don't see the point in wasting several hours of my day explaining to someone about a band, describing every musical feature when i can just say 'sounds like your typical indie, with the kind of voice and live performance of <insert band name here>'.
Anyways, what bands are going stong at the moment...I havnt been able to get to London over the Christmas break so no gigging what so ever and I havnt listened to any radio stations either.
Franz Ferdinand do my fooking head in.
I like The Strokes, but I can't help but get bored of their material after a while.
The likes of Hard-Fi, Subways, Coldplay, Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, Razorshite and all these other mediocre "next big thing" bands are really, really dire. Really boring "trendy rock" music that just doesn't do anything new.
It's the same old shit over and over again.
Compare these to the likes of The White Stripes, Arcade Fire, Mars Volta, System Of A Down and it's clear which bands are pushing things forward, and which bands are purely formulaic shit.
Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
There's no excuse for laziness in music. Labelling included.-AC
Well I have to say your sounding a bit like Big Brother there, but I would rather make matters easier when explaining to someone about a band by labelling them to simplify others. of course i would likke to explain what they actually sound like musically, but in generic conversation, people really arent too interested.
And I agree with you a bit there Red Superfly, thouse bands arent doing anything new, but i disagree that they are dire. Sure, they are regurtitating alot of what has been done before but that doesnt mean their terrible, they can stilll pull out a tune once in a while.
Originally posted by exanda kane
Well I have to say your sounding a bit like Big Brother there, but I would rather make matters easier when explaining to someone about a band by labelling them to simplify others. of course i would likke to explain what they actually sound like musically, but in generic conversation, people really arent too interested.
If they're not interested then they deserve an explanation, why? You're labelling bands, often wrongly, for idiots who couldn't care less.
-AC
geez...there always seems to be soo much arguing going on in the music forum...its ridiculous 😐
as for the question....i like the strokes new album..and their old....i like the way they have gone...franz ferdinand...i love...been to see them...they're not as bad live as people are making them out to be...then the subways...i like and im gona borrow my friends cd...i've only heard their singles...but the album cant be that bad....
so yeah...
indie is kind of an hugely encompassing label...many people would class keane, embrace and coldplay as indie at the same time as labelling the futureheads, bloc party and the artic monkeys as indie...there is a pretty large variation in sound...so i think "indie" is about as useful a label as "rock" or "metal" in that you can only use it for a very vague description
i class myself as an indie fan although am a bit bemused by the apparent lack of anything decent bands appearing