better than any other pretenders out there, at least over the past decade, or so.
By "better" I not only mean for any one cd but for consistent quality in many cds over that time.
To those that would argue for Porcupine or some such other virtual unknown: how many truly excellent bands have toiled in relative obscurity?
If they truly possessed the goods, some version of a venture capitalist, which are as common as flies in this new musical world, would pick them up and.... bingo!
With very few exceptions, bands reach the limits of their talents measured by their relative success. Kind of like individuals...
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Topic - Oasis and Radiohead: yeah, hopelessly "mainstream" but - tinear 16:33:57 03/08/06 (24)
- Oasis had a couple of good tunes about 15 years ago. - PdL 11:13:52 03/11/06 (1)
- The last thing I would call Radiohead is repetitive. Oasis, maybe (N.T.) - Spiritualized 11:19:47 03/11/06 (0)
- Re: Oasis and Radiohead: yeah, hopelessly "mainstream" but - Todd Krieger 01:33:27 03/11/06 (2)
- Re: Oasis and Radiohead: yeah, hopelessly "mainstream" but - greginsydneyau 03:14:27 03/15/06 (0)
- Re: - J 13:52:33 03/11/06 (0)
- An example of a band that never reached their full potential - Just Passing Through 14:26:04 03/10/06 (0)
- To answer your question.. - Stone 11:57:40 03/10/06 (0)
- What about Drive By Truckers, Rocket From the Crypt and the Black Crowes - Don T 21:51:18 03/09/06 (3)
- You have shamed the memory of Townes by including him with the others, as - tinear 17:08:05 03/10/06 (2)
- Maybe a little - but your original post kicks him in the teeth! nt - Don T 08:24:45 03/11/06 (1)
- My post mentions "bands." nt - tinear 16:55:25 03/11/06 (0)
- Your second point neglects the commercial importance of capturing the zeitgeist of the moment - DAT 13:37:57 03/09/06 (10)
- My "logic" indeed wouldn't apply to Crow, Brittney, Madonna, or - tinear 17:25:59 03/09/06 (9)
- I think you countered your own argument here - John_the_Scot 02:59:31 03/10/06 (1)
- Phish is Dead wannabes. There's influence, derivation... and - tinear 17:00:15 03/10/06 (0)
- Madonna is generally critically heralded - DAT 19:40:31 03/09/06 (0)
- Re: Dread Zeppelin not great? - J 17:47:29 03/09/06 (5)
- White Stripes: they've made the same cd what, six times now? I lost - tinear 17:06:23 03/10/06 (0)
- Big Star had too much competition at the time and there were tens of - tinear 17:04:47 03/10/06 (3)
- Re: Come on - J 20:16:10 03/10/06 (2)
- Moon Martin crafted and performed great pop songs. If you - tinear 18:30:45 03/11/06 (1)
- You're the one saying acts who do those things break through. Bingo!, you said. Remember? - J 15:27:13 03/12/06 (0)
- Re: - J 08:47:19 03/09/06 (1)
- Beck - Don T 22:01:32 03/09/06 (0)