Linkin Park
...is just about the worst band ever (IMO). Twentysomethings doing the throaty thing over your average 11-year-old's angst. It just doesn't work for me. And that is even ignoring the fact that each one of their songs is a very subtle variation on a previous song, so subtle, in fact, that I often find myself wondering if the Linkin Park tune I am, at one time or another, forced to listen to, is the 2 year old classic "Broken trailer park home" or rather their newer "The neighbour's kid stole my skateboard", or their latest "I've got diarrhoea, whine, whine, whine!"
Despite these tiny reservations on my part, I do wonder why ever they've become the superstars they are today. Seeing Appleinsider members score an average 130 on emode's IQ test, I reckon there are not that many Linkin Park fans around, except maybe for groverat.
So fess up, who likes 'em? What do you think?
Despite these tiny reservations on my part, I do wonder why ever they've become the superstars they are today. Seeing Appleinsider members score an average 130 on emode's IQ test, I reckon there are not that many Linkin Park fans around, except maybe for groverat.
So fess up, who likes 'em? What do you think?
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I do sorta kinda like Session, though...probably because it doesn't have lyrics.
In so many ways I'm happy I'm NOT a teenager anymore.
Of course when I was 14-15 all I listened to was...
Of course Iggy and the Stooges/Ramones/Clash change my direction in musical tastes very quickly...
We didn't have MTV either...warping our brains into listening to the crap they promote today. We had drugs for that then.
Goth Christian rock? A cross between Linkin Park and Bjork... and it SUCKS. Uhg.
I love Linkin Park. I have never been to their concerts and most likely never will. You can listen to a whole album in one sitting. I am not a fan of bands that have one or two hit singles and the rest of the album is mediocre. With trance of techno music often mixes are an hour or so long. Go persecute them.
Linkin Park does their own mixing, writing, editing and art work. They were not constructed like a boy band. They all met in schools.
IMO
Originally posted by chu_bakka
Does anyone get Evanescence?
Goth Christian rock? A cross between Linkin Park and Bjork... and it SUCKS. Uhg.
Leave Björk out of it, please!
If you'd need just one truly creative artist, she'd be where to look first. Björk in the same sentence as Evanescence and Linkin Park... I guess I'll have little sleep tonight.
Originally posted by GreggWSmith
Bjork is a no talent babling nutbar.
Seriously have you ever heard any of her music outside of the 3 videos they have ever played of hers on MTV?
Bjork is truely talented (with or witout the sugarcubes )
Sure she's a little freaky occassionally but that doesn't mean she's any less creative.
Other current talented artists receiving some airplay:
Ben Kweller
Ben Folds
Coldplay (no seriously!)
Jurassic 5
The Juliana Theory
Saves The Day (its not angst, I swear )
Rainer Maria
Originally posted by Willoughby
Seriously have you ever heard any of her music outside of the 3 videos they have ever played of hers on MTV?
Bjork is truely talented (with or witout the sugarcubes )
I'd appreciate it if she would re-release her last two albums as instrumentals only. That way I can enjoy them as albums by Mark Bell and Matmos without having to endure the vocals.
Originally posted by kneelbeforezod
Jason Mraz guy with the stupid hat and the punchable face.
ever see or hear Jason Mraz live?
COMPLETELY different.
I didn't like his album...... I downloaded a bootleg show of his from january though....I love it..... and I've seen him perform on TV....... much better live.
Just my opinion thought
.... oh my I actually agree with der kopf!!!
Originally posted by der Kopf
Leave Björk out of it, please!
For real.
Why is there a whole thread on these losers?
Originally posted by giant
For real.
Why is there a whole thread on these losers?
Because every topic in AO is about something that sucks
Originally posted by chu_bakka
AND... they're a boy band! They are a completely constructed entitity. So tired of rich boys whining.
and so are the Beatles
Your logic fails here.
Originally posted by Placebo
Even though it is targeted at my demographic (the 12-14 year olds), I hate the stuff anyway. It's so premanufactured and plastic-sounding. Nothing worth listening to.
I do sorta kinda like Session, though...probably because it doesn't have lyrics.
Same here(except for the Session stuff). Yet somehow every 13 year old at my school is crazy about them.
I can't go a day without hearing "Do you have that Linkin Park album?"