Popular Post dAVe80 Posted December 12, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2013 One man's mainstream is another man's obscure. If you put up a list of the Top 40 selling singles of the year, I'd doubt I'd have heard of many of the artists or songs. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Albums I have liked: Biffy Clyro - Opposites Orianthi - Heaven In This Hell Alice In Chains - The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here Airbourne - Black Dog Barking Clutch - Earth Rocker Megadeth - Super Collider Monster Magnet - Last Patrol Scott Stapp - Proof of Life Boston - Life Love & Hope Leslie West - Still Climbing Buckcherry - Confessions Fave from that lot - Monster Magnet Let down of the year: Jimmy eat World - Damage Most of the stuff I've bought this year has been old vinyl via Ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2013 Must admit 99% of bands mentioned on here int heard of myself. Stuck and very happy in the past Being stuck in the past has nothing to do with not recognising most of the bands in here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 AM has to be my favourite album from this year, absolutely love it, it's definitely Arctic Monkeys' best album imo. Modern Vampires of the City by Vampire Weekend was also very good, didn't like it at first as it wasn't what I was expecting, but after a few listens I realised how good it was, it's lyrically brilliant. Also, a bit of an obscure one, and probably the only band I know that isn't "mainstream", Area 11 - All the Lights in the Sky, a band that style themselves as "Gaijin-Rock", a great and really catchy debut album. Random Access Memories was a real disappointment for me, I thought I was going to love it but I just couldn't listen all the way through. I might give it another try sometime, but albums don't tend to grow on me with the exception of Humbug, but I'd put that down to the fact Arctic Monkeys are my favourite band, so I've go little hope for RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Albums I have liked: Try the Fuzz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 When i saw biffy above i was about to quote it saying it wasn't this year, thought it was released around oct 12 for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Albums I have liked: Try the Fuzz. What, the 70's female trio??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Ah a power trio - like Brain Donor. Sounds good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 /thread 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Random Access Memories was a real disappointment for me i agree, bought in to the hype and the fact that get lucky was a great song, the rest of the album is ok at best with some proper crap on there too IMO and now get lucky has been played to death also disappointed by chase and status, haim, and im still not sold on reflektor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Love Queens of the Stone Age. Surpirsed there's been no shouts for Bowie's The Next Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shillzz Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Was QOTSA's album that good? I have been a fan of theirs in the past, though i've yet to buy this latest offering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It is quite good but a bit too polished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Must admit 99% of bands mentioned on here int heard of myself. Stuck and very happy in the past Being stuck in the past has nothing to do with not recognising most of the bands in here are these bands not that well known then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2013 (edited) Must admit 99% of bands mentioned on here int heard of myself. Stuck and very happy in the past Being stuck in the past has nothing to do with not recognising most of the bands in here are these bands not that well known then? Not most of them, no. Lots of people on here seem to know them, but I imagine if you asked the average bloke on the street (and I include myself) they wouldn't have heard of 90% of the bands mentioned here. Edited December 12, 2013 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 95% if you ask me, then again I don`t listen to the same music people do on here anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I'm glad tastes are so varied. Much better than listening to the same homogenised shitpop that plays in Top Man and night clubs. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 For sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted December 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted December 12, 2013 The Foals then Nick Cave and then AM. On the subject of obscure. I have spent many hours going through some of the recommendations on here, many have been miles away from my taste but every now and then I find a gem that keeps me happy for months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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