Bad opinions • Page 871

pixies are just okay

 

Yeah I've never fallen in love with them

 

Definitely one of those bands I do not get. Maybe one day.

 

What is there to get lol

 

Yeah their best songs are wildly accessible

 

The enjoyment.

 

Their songs are catchy and they were doing the loud-quiet-loud thing before most indie/alternative bands. I don’t think it’s that hard to get. Like I think plenty of bands this site collectively loves are total dogshit, but I can at least see their appeal.

 

I'm not even talking about seeing why other people like them, although I would say I don't understand why they're often regarded as one of the best bands ever, I'm just saying I don't personally get them. I don't get the same level of enjoyment and appreciation for them that most people do. Nothing really stands out at all.

 

because they basically invented the thing that all of your favorite bands today are doing lol, and managed to do it being simultaneously weirder and more catchy than all those they influenced

it’s not like it’s captain beefheart or something. it’s pretty easy to understand.

 

Seeing the Pixies open for Weezer made me realize how much early Weezer ripped them off haha. The Pixies does it better though.

 

Junk is one of Paul’s best solo songs and better than 90% of Wings songs

 

Well no one is stopping you or anyone else from talking about James Brown if you want. Start up the discussion, I’m sure there are people here interested in discussing his music.

 

Excuse me, this is the thread to start shit is it not

 

Very true

Carry on

 

I love pixies but Frank Black is an acquired taste

 

fwiw i wasn't trying to start a beatles convo by bringing up a paul solo song lol but I should have know better

 

for sure

 

beatles are better than james brown

 

That's a debate that can't hope to end well.

 

not a bad opinion, just a comment - i'm gonna jam some James Brown tonight. he's one of those artists where i've probably only heard like 5 songs i know are him and maybe have heard another 10-15 but didn't know it was him. a major blind spot for me that has now piqued my interest to correct.

 

I was listening to Night Train just the other day. That shit's joyous.

 

James Brown’s greatest talent was assembling great bands

 

Not being one of the greatest front people of all time?

 

William Shatner's version of "Common People" is so fucking great. I wouldn't put it ahead of the original (an all-time classic), but I've always gotten the feeling people only enjoyed Shatner's version in an ironic or kitschy way, but I genuinely love it.