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I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:00 am
by NYC2014
More than once I've been asked and have been like...uh...Pink Floyd? (In reality, I can't stand PF - I've tried more than once but it just sounds horrible.)
What's an appropriate band to say is my favorite? I'm a 22 year old male 1L in NYC, by the way.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:00 am
by laxbrah420
Black Crowes
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:01 am
by NYC2014
Never heard of them.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:02 am
by Dany
Eiffel 65.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:02 am
by laxbrah420
Isn't that the point of this thread?
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:02 am
by kalvano
Nickelback.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:03 am
by Dany
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:04 am
by elterrible78
kalvano wrote:Nickelback.
+1. Definitely Nickelback. Intellectual lyrics, but still danceable.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:05 am
by charliep
creed. but make sure you specify you're into their early stuff, so people know you liked them before the rest of the world fell in love
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:05 am
by FeelTheHeat
srs response: the black keys
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:06 am
by laxbrah420
inbt huey lewis & the news american psycho reference
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:06 am
by kalvano
charliep wrote:creed. but make sure you specify you're into their early stuff, so people know you liked them before the rest of the world fell in love
I celebrate their entire catalogue.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:06 am
by TLS_noobie
elterrible78 wrote:kalvano wrote:Nickelback.
+1. Definitely Nickelback. Intellectual lyrics, but still danceable.
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Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:07 am
by laxbrah420
TLS_noobie wrote:elterrible78 wrote:kalvano wrote:Nickelback.
+1. Definitely Nickelback. Intellectual lyrics, but still danceable.
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not sure if srs if you can't tell he's not srs?
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:08 am
by Bildungsroman
Toby Keith
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:08 am
by gloriouscause
Led Zeppelin is a pretty safe answer
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:08 am
by TTTLS
Neutral. Milk. Hotel.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:09 am
by willwilliams1334
Do you like Phil Collins?
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:09 am
by TLS_noobie
charliep wrote:creed. but make sure you specify you're into their early stuff, so people know you liked them before the rest of the world fell in love
Fairly certain you need to say this about any band you say you like...that's in lecture 1 of Being Cool 101
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:09 am
by elterrible78
TLS_noobie wrote:elterrible78 wrote:kalvano wrote:Nickelback.
+1. Definitely Nickelback. Intellectual lyrics, but still danceable.
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If you can't pick up the subtle Oedipal undertones of "Burn It To The Ground", that's on you.
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:10 am
by laxbrah420
TLS_noobie wrote:charliep wrote:creed. but make sure you specify you're into their early stuff, so people know you liked them before the rest of the world fell in love
Fairly certain you need to say this about any band you say you like...that's in lecture 1 of Being Cool 101
Nah dude. Little hipster jimmy burnt his lips because he drank his coffee before it got cool
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:11 am
by thederangedwang
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:12 am
by NYC2014
willwilliams1334 wrote:Do you like Phil Collins?
I've got two ears and a heart, don't I?
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:12 am
by kaiser
NYC2014 wrote:Never heard of them.
Thats because you said you don't listen to music
Re: I don't listen to music. What's a non-embarrassing band?
Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 12:13 am
by kalvano
willwilliams1334 wrote:Do you like Phil Collins?
I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums. Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism. Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock. Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist. This is Sussudio, a great, great song, a personal favorite.