See, the problem here is your school was too cool. All the cool kids 'round some of us were into Zepplin. Talking Heads was that new-wave arty crap that had no balllllzzzz!!!Sleek Month wrote:Oh, god no. You miss the point. Those are the bands the cool kids were into...arty New-York shit...you know, beloved of the editors of Rolling Stone...Anyway, geek rock. As GaryG said, Talking Heads is something that I would count as geek rock. Televison as well...
-S.
For some perspective... a story from my youth:Sleek Month wrote:Oh...my...god...See what you mean, but that was the music I was listening to at school (along with the velvets, Husker Du, Pixies, PJ Harvey
That's a list of the most cool-friendly bands ever!
Could anything be more self reverential, ironic and insider-hip?
That's like the official music of exclusivity!
A scenario, for your consideration:
"Ummm...hey, guys, wanna listen to some records?"
"Okay. What you got?"
"Styx...and some Journey..."
(Sneers and self-satisfied laughs from group)
"Oh my god! No, we can't hang out with you, I mean, haven't you heard of the Velvets? The Pixies? Come on, man, get with it. Rolling Stone says your records aren't cool! Why, in ten years time none of them will appear on the best 500 albums list, and all of them will eventually be excised from the history books in favor of the cool bands we like! (Maniacal laughter) Hahahahahaha!"
"oh...um...okay. I'm going to go listen to some Styx and eat a worm. Nice talking to you."
-S.
hell, with that list you would've been the coolest person i knew...Bunnyboy wrote: See what you mean, but that was the music I was listening to at school (along with the velvets, Husker Du, Pixies, PJ Harvey, etc.) and I was never cool
I can relate,just go back a few yearsherodotus wrote: For some perspective... a story from my youth:
"Ummm...hey, guys, wanna listen to some records?"
"Okay. What you got?"
"Husker Du...and some Replacements..."
"Punk rock sucks, you little shit!!!!" (these last words garbled by the simultaneous pounding about the head.)
The Moral: The definition of "Cool" is subject to revision.
just curious where that figure comes from, I'm not questioning it's truth, just curious.Guitarjeff wrote:They have the #1 selling record of all time (Greatest Hits Vol.1) I guess maybe there are a few people who don't see it that way?opiadream wrote:I would've mentioned the eagles
but they're so damn forgettable it just slipped my mind
nevermind google answered it 4 mehink wrote:just curious where that figure comes from, I'm not questioning it's truth, just curious.Guitarjeff wrote:They have the #1 selling record of all time (Greatest Hits Vol.1) I guess maybe there are a few people who don't see it that way?opiadream wrote:I would've mentioned the eagles
but they're so damn forgettable it just slipped my mind
you should see the scars on my arms and the prozac cosumption that I have had for the last 10 yearsGaryG wrote:hell, with that list you would've been the coolest person i knew...Bunnyboy wrote: See what you mean, but that was the music I was listening to at school (along with the velvets, Husker Du, Pixies, PJ Harvey, etc.) and I was never cool
.g
(and I dont mean that in a "woe is me" type of thing)
Very trueSleek Moth wrote: The Moral: The definition of "Cool" is subject to revision.
I now count those bands as a blast from my past (but still love them). I do kinda like trance and house nowadays, but Drum N Bass is my punk rock music now 
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