They're rubbish!! or maybe you just don't like them

[Reggaebass]

Not knowing much about him I just listened to Everyday Is Like Sunday, it’s not  bad really , maybe a bit like Oasis where just a few songs is enough for me 

[KingBollock]

There are bands that I find incredibly frustrating. They seem like really cool people that I’d happily have a pint with, and they are obviously incredibly talented.

 

The only two that have sprung into my currently addled mind, are Behemoth and the Foo Fighters. I really enjoy Foo Fighters music videos, but the music… other than Monkey Wrench. Blah! Another band is Radiohead. I like the song creep but I can’t stand anything else they’ve done. Again, they had quite cool videos, so I would watch them, but on mute.

[tegs07]

10 minutes ago, KingBollock said:

There are bands that I find incredibly frustrating. They seem like really cool people that I’d happily have a pint with, and they are obviously incredibly talented.

 

The only two that have sprung into my currently addled mind, are Behemoth and the Foo Fighters. I really enjoy Foo Fighters music videos, but the music… other than Monkey Wrench. Blah! Another band is Radiohead. I like the song creep but I can’t stand anything else they’ve done. Again, they had quite cool videos, so I would watch them, but on mute.

Agree on both counts. Both bands clearly have something but whatever it is it’s lost on me

[tubbybloke68]

2 hours ago, Mickyk said:

So following on from the Morrisey hate expressed on here a by quite a lot of members who clearly dislike the guy.May i ask why that is ?What has he actually done or said to curry this hate. I genuinely don't know so i thought id ask.

Well to be honest from my perspective anyway it was a joke ! Of course I don’t ‘hate’ him! I’ve never met the bloke! Just have always found his voice irritating. But! As others have said musically speaking the smiths had some great moments. 

[Steve Browning]

I'm not a fan of Rush, but I watch that video of them having dinner and want to be in the band. 

[Stub Mandrel]

7 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said:

People who call Basses 'Guitars' are clearly wrong (or chronically uneducated), as our hallowed instrument was designed as a more portable alternative to the Double Bass. Therefore it's an Electric Bass.

 

 

 

[Stub Mandrel]

4 hours ago, Frank Blank said:

The Arched Window on Playschool was the best window, fact.

 

You destroyed all my childhood memories by demonstrating they were actually made of MDF.  Pah. Thanks Frank. 😞 

[Frank Blank]

Just now, Stub Mandrel said:

You destroyed all my childhood memories by demonstrating they were actually made of MDF.  Pah. Thanks Frank. 😞 

? were they? I didn’t know they were made of MDF either?

[Stub Mandrel]

2 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

? were they? I didn’t know they were made of MDF either?

 

 

Sorry, thought you posted that ^

[Frank Blank]

4 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said:

 

 

Sorry, thought you posted that ^

No, blame @tauzero for your MDF nightmare.

[Shaggy]

It does seem to me to be a core part of the British psyche to diss anything popular and / or successful.   Having been on here since it was BassWorld, I soon noticed that any new thread posted about the Beatles, Stones, Ric basses, Wal basses etc will pretty much instantly attract a post(s) about how utter crap they are, as if it were a self-evident truth.   

 

There are some bands who if they're played on the radio I have to turn it straight off - UB40 come to mind - but I can appreciate why they'd appeal to a lot of people.   Morrisey may well indeed be a complete dick, but to me he's a fantastic singer and talented songwriter.   I'm generally not a huge fan of Wetherspoons, but whenever Mrs S and I go to Brecon we always have lunch at The George, an attractive and convivial 18th Century coaching Inn - and part of Wetherspoons.  Haven't found anywhere better.....yet.

 

I guess it would be a dull old world if absolutely everything -as that Paul Whitehouse character in the "Fast Show" was always saying - was Fantastic and Brilliant......

 

 

 

On 27/11/2025 at 11:20, fretmeister said:

Extract from an interview with Nile Rodgers:

 

 

 

 

"Sugar sugar" famously offered to The Monkees of course, who refused it as saccharine commercial bollocks, then given to fictional cartoon band The Archies (session musicians I assume) who made it a massive global hit

[Count Bassy]

12 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

Yes!

And Michael McIntyre.

Well that I can agree with.

[Stub Mandrel]

I must admit, Morrisey the Consumer Monkey is quite entertaining.