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Blink's not that bad. They're boring these days, but who have they really betrayed? Everyone old enough to care should have grown out of that sound by now.
Katrina and The Waves
Fred Gwynne must be rolling over in his grave.
I still like them, but I mostly only go back to their Nitro Records albums these days.
Not sure how serious you are..? Five songs from the latest album out of 21 and five from that self-titled which was huge (and great) plus a solid smattering from the rest? Also, aren't we the first to say kudos to bands who play new stuff over old stuff?
I loved that album. Songs like Stockholm Syndrome, Violence, Feeling This, ruled. The whole thing had a palpable sense of atmosphere. I never listen to it, but I liked it a lot at the time.
Oh yeah. Lots of great songs there. I'd be reasonably happy with that setlist though.
I actually prefer the Van Hagar era
I loved when Sammy joined Van Halen. I hated when people referred to them as Van Hagar, though.
I loved when DLR went solo and got Steve Vai, Billy Sheehan, and Gregg Bissonette for his band. Once those guys were gone, David Lee Roth sucked.
Da fuck? Singing wise yes, but once Dave left the magic was gone
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I've got one that probably nobody but the Australians will recognise, and those three or four will probably not agree with the premise.
Augie March.
Their debut was sprawling, indulgent, magical. It was some kind of time capsule, I dunno, plugging back into all sort of points in the national culture. "Owen's Lament" is probably the greatest song by an Australian band this century.
Their second album was pretty good.
Their third album was alright, and spawned the massive hit single 'One Crowded Hour'. Then they went to shit. They turned into, well, pretty much Augie March became the template for the modern Triple Jay Indie Band; a bit twee, a bit cute, a bit poppy, albeit with a more literary bent than you'll get from the high school kids they play nowadays.
It killed them as a band, I am quite convinced. They broke up for six or seven years, and their return was greeted with a giant yawn.