Battle of the Bands VI - Page 87

ORLYLOL · #**861** 08-27-2011, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Linus

Hum - Aphids
Really Jonas? Sonic Youth??? Sounded more like bad Stone Temple Pilots. Yes, that's redundant. 0 points

I think this is one of the worst comparisons I've ever read...

Triweasel · #**862** 08-27-2011, 02:19 AM

Originally Posted by Linus
Hum - Aphids
Really Jonas? Sonic Youth??? Sounded more like bad Stone Temple Pilots. Yes, that's redundant. 0 points

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Originally Posted by ORLYLOL

I think this is one of the worst comparisons I've ever read...

I wasn't really thinking Sonic Youth either, but i agree - Stone Temple Pilots is so far from this sound it's just silly. It's like if I said Kamelot sounded like Poison or something.

Jonas Grumby · #**863** 08-27-2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Triweasel

Originally Posted by Linus
Hum - Aphids
Really Jonas? Sonic Youth??? Sounded more like bad Stone Temple Pilots. Yes, that's redundant. 0 points

I wasn't really thinking Sonic Youth either, but i agree - Stone Temple Pilots is so far from this sound it's just silly. It's like if I said Kamelot sounded like Poison or something.

Yeah, I wondered if he was thinking of a different BotB song from this round.

As for Sonic Youth, let me preface this by saying that according to iTunes I have more SY than any other artist, so I do have a broad base for comparison. And one song that came to mind was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOMN...eature=related

It's got everything - the somewhat deadpan Thurston Moore delivery, the slow guitar intro, the eventual transition from simple guitar to skronking. Man I love me some Sonic Youth.

Linus · #**864** 08-27-2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Triweasel

It's like if I said Kamelot sounded like Poison or something.

Except that's a perfect comparison if you wanna piss off vividox

Triweasel · #**865** 08-27-2011, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jonas Grumby

Yeah, I wondered if he was thinking of a different BotB song from this round.

As for Sonic Youth, let me preface this by saying that according to iTunes I have more SY than any other artist, so I do have a broad base for comparison. And one song that came to mind was this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zOMN...eature=related

It's got everything - the somewhat deadpan Thurston Moore delivery, the slow guitar intro, the eventual transition from simple guitar to skronking. Man I love me some Sonic Youth.

i might be in the same boat as you re: amount of sonic youth. that song is pretty awesome.

Triweasel · #**866** 08-27-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Linus

Except that's a perfect comparison if you wanna piss off vividox

vividox · #**867** 08-27-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Triweasel

maybe you are misinterpreting what people's votes mean. when i give a song 4 points in this contest it is not because that song is necessarily intricately crafted and musically interesting from a music theory standpoint, although that can certainly give it a boost. nor am i always looking for the most technically proficient musicianship (although that is also a plus). i can appreciate those qualities, but for me it boils down to "do i want to listen to this song again?" a 4-point song is one that is going on my ipod and i expect to listen to many times in the future. so in that sense it really is subjective imo.

That's a fair point. FWIW, I don't think that 890 notes a minute or intricate music theory is a necessary requirement for something to be good, although I can definitely understand that I come across that way.