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The 90s were incredibly strong for mainstream British rock, two of the Britpop big four won at least.
If you want a real travesty, Roni Size's album of tssking and beeping noises beat sodding OK Computer in 1997!!
You did say unpopular opinions…
(Actually slight exaggeration, His ‘n’ Hers is OK, although not their best album.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Just because I don't care, doesn't mean I don't understand." - Homer Simpson
I meant April. ~ Simon Weir
Bit of trading feedback here.
Oasis are a travesty
The Beatles bore me but I actually understand their influence and popularity ( likewise the Stones)
I’m indifferent to Hendrix, SRV, John Mayer and Rory Gallagher ( not saying they couldn’t play but it doesn’t excite me)*
I’ve like all Black Sabbath output except Born Again
if Clapton is god then thank fuck I’m an Atheist
being controversial is one thing being a knob is another ( Clapton, Morrisey, Van Morrison, Roger Waters)
* I’d happily be able to play like any of em though
Those of us who were musically lucky enough to have been young in either the 50s, 60s or 70s experienced a blossoming of rock/pop music which young people of today do not and likely never will enjoy. .
Thing is, there are millions of young people loving their new music as we speak. It’s all fine.
Sure, no doubt there are young people enjoying their music today. However, if they are listening to modern incarnations of the pop-rock genre, I think they are listening to weak reformulations of stuff that was once fresh, cutting edge and inspired from decades ago. Nothing wrong with that - artistic genres continue to give pleasure long after their creative bloom has passed.
I meant April. ~ Simon Weir
Bit of trading feedback here.
But plenty get better with age - Jason Isbell's new one is his 9th and one of his best. Sticky Fingers was the Stones' 9th. The White Album is #9. Achtung Baby and In Rainbows are both #7. Out of Time & Automatic for the People are 7 & 8.
I think the best suggestion is "bands and artists should know when to stop"
Honourable mentions on the overrated list:
The Clash
Pink Floyd
Fleetwood Mac
Queen
David Bowie
None come close to LZ in that regard though
I cannot stand Gary Moore's playing or material.
His 'blues' stuff in particular leaves me reaching for the off-button. Blues guitar should be akin to wielding a scalpel; Moore goes in with a sledgehammer. It's just awful. And for my sins, I bought Still Got The Blues when it came out 33 years ago. It didn't take me long to realise I couldn't listen to it.
Unfortunately I can't stand his rock stuff either; his tone and style grate immensely and it all sounds tediously similar. The final nail is that I can't abide his voice either.
Is he a great guitarist? Indubitably.
Many bands have carried on producing great material long after their second or fourth albums, Rush being one of them. But anyway, I think it's becoming less common for bands to have huge catalogues of albums, partly because the old model of signing to a record label which will allow a band to develop, even without instant success, has pretty much gone. And artists take much longer between albums nowadays - in the 1970s it was an album a year, sometimes even two in a year, which is almost unheard of now (unless you're the Red Hot Chili Peppers).
Since Rush were mentioned, I do have one gripe - they released far too many live albums! It was almost one live for every studio in the latter years. Iron Maiden are guilty of the same thing.
I agree with some they just end up sounding flat, but I enjoy ones like Ozzy Tribute where's a bit of improv on the parts.