I've not seen a single live performance of them when they are not stood completely still looking mopey.
Interpol were first and kicked off the whole post-punk revival thing. By looking at the timeline, you can't deny that Editors took their chops from Interpol and White Lies took their chops from Editors. When Interpol came on the scene, they may not have been playing completely new sounds, but they were playing music that hadn't been heard much in about 10 years. By the time White Lies came around we had been swimming in 80s sounds for nearly as long as the 80s had been.
Interpol are far the more acclaimed band, Metacritic rates their first 2 albums as 81 and 80, whereas White Lies are languishing down at 58 to 60.
Turn on the Bright Lights also got onto the best albums of the 00s lists by Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, NME and Stylus.
Live performance is not all about movement... The lead singer's voice carries over incredibly well into a live performance, and they're actually really very good at getting a crowd going.
I won't deny that Interpol came first out of the three. This does not make them the best though, and I find very little of interest in the way of stand-out hooks or songs from them.
As to taking their chops from other bands, having listened to radio interviews with them, they often claim the Talking Heads as a big influence. Here's a quote from their lead singer about their musical influences: "We weren't alive during that period of music...we've never really been that into Joy Division, especially not the Editors...or even Interpol really."
"I don't think our music sounds a whole lot like those comparisons, I think we're a lot more euphoric and uplifting"
Ignore Metacritic here - those Interpol scores are based on just 4 critic reviews. We can hardly call this a general opinion.
That last point would be valid except for the fact that it is totally wrong. First 2 albums have 21 and 35 critics respectively.
Live performance may not be all about moving around, but it is about "performance". You could attend the gig in a blindfold and feel like you've not missed out on anything. The fact that the crowd gets going isn't indicative of that much of anything. I've see crowds go wild at crappy heavy metal bands playing upstairs at pubs, because, hey, there were metal heads there.
I'm surprised they cite the Talking Heads as an influence, because the Talking Heads made interesting music that combined post-punk with disparate genres like funk and world music. I always assumed the White Lies chief influence was blandness.
That last point would be valid except for the fact that it is totally wrong. First 2 albums have 21 and 35 critics respectively.
Apologies, you are correct. I was merely looking at the main page of the band and understanding wrong.
Live performance may not be all about moving around, but it is about "performance". You could attend the gig in a blindfold and feel like you've not missed out on anything. The fact that the crowd gets going isn't indicative of that much of anything. I've see crowds go wild at crappy heavy metal bands playing upstairs at pubs, because, hey, there were metal heads there.
I think that a visual spectacle is merely a bonus when seeing a band live. Their performance of their songs is excellent, and their dynamics in terms of building up to huge choruses are particularly slick for a band that's been performing their songs for only 4 years...
I'm surprised they cite the Talking Heads as an influence, because the Talking Heads made interesting music that combined post-punk with disparate genres like funk and world music. I always assumed the White Lies chief influence was blandness.
Okay we've moved into straight-out insulting the band, which is where I leave this conversation. Opinions differ, but I'd ask you not to shout up when I mention this band in future, and I'll leave you to your Interpol.
Foo Fighters is great because they consistently release good material and are accessible to even the most casual music listener.
HOWEVER, if you want to get in on the pop-punk/metal thing that I've been getting into, I would suggest Four Year Strong's entire Enemy of the World album. Ahem...
Because in the end, music is for expression and enjoyment; and even though I usually kick out to Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, and other "true metal" acts, sometimes you just have to have something just for FUN in there.
Radiohead. Best band to ever grace the earth in my opinion, also I think I'll just leave this webpage showing correlations between people favorite music and their SAT score. http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/music.php
Radiohead. Best band to ever grace the earth in my opinion, also I think I'll just leave this webpage showing correlations between people favorite music and their SAT score. http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/music.php
Radiohead. Best band to ever grace the earth in my opinion, also I think I'll just leave this webpage showing correlations between people favorite music and their SAT score. http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/music.php
Right now it's Oasis, cos they rock like nobody else, but my favorite of all time will, and probably always will be Weezer. It's hard to say why, it may be the outcast themes I can relate to or just the music itself but whenever I listen to them it just speaks to me like no other band ever has but something about Rivers Cumos songwriting just gets me.
Radiohead. Best band to ever grace the earth in my opinion, also I think I'll just leave this webpage showing correlations between people favorite music and their SAT score. http://musicthatmakesyoudumb.virgil.gr/music.php
Having a favourite band/artist seems a bit of a waste, really, as there's so many to pick from offering so many different things.
Some artists would be: Squarepusher, Radiohead, Lali Puna, The National, Arcade Fire, Jo Newsom, Bat For Lashes, Aphex, Autechre, Dylan, Feist, Britney (mid to current era), Chemical Brothers earlier stuff, Nick Drake, Neil Young, Kanye West for two monumental albums, DJ Shadow (before the horrid Private Press)--- ...and that's enough for now.
There is no 'proper' music. Music is music. Bashing metal pans together in a rhythmic fashion could be considered music. I don't like Dubstep either, but it's still music.
But for the sake of discussion, I really don't know what I'd consider my favourite band at the moment, but I've been listening to Blood Stain Child almost too much recently. I know, it's a cheesy name. But they're really good. Well, their newest album. And a couple of songs on their second-newest. I'm not really big on their older stuff.
But yeah, don't let the name put you off, it doesn't fit their newer stuff at all. Lookie. If it's your sort of thing. Or even if it's not!
If you scroll past without listening, you make me cry.
Edit: I couldn't help but shove a load more in, so I'll put these in a spoiler.
I think the Idea is consistancy, I mean I like all kinds and couldnt justbe stuck with one genre/artist forever, but a bad would qualify as a favorite if I can like nearly ALL their songs and take interesting in their sound progression over the years
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