Stereophonics: Crap?

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 5:50 am

Every cover I've heard them do was killer. Every time I hear one of their originals I switch to a cover.

Am I not listening to the right album? I want to like them, but it's only because they really nail "Gimme Shelter." I feel musician's guilt.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aylb94HLMg0

See?

Guide me, my trannies.

Post by **Kaylee** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:22 am

Go play some Bill Withers and forget this whole sorry business, you'll feel much better.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 7:45 am

Pub rock. One album in, and the first single into their second, and it looked like they might turn out great, but it all turned very monotonous very quickly.

Dakota was alright I suppose.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:46 am

What Spidey said. Some really good tracks on the first album, second album added a few more slow-paced dreary radio friendly bilge tracks... and that quickly became their default state.

But the radio (and punters) lapped it up, because it's inoffensive (well, unless you like your music to be good) and easy to listen to. A bit like Adele.

Then Dakota came along, which was brilliant, and suddenly the press and radio were like "OH EM GEE, the Stereophonics are good again!" (er, hang on... you never admitted they were **** until now) and bombarded us with other songs off the album. But they weren't good again, it was just a one-off piece of class before they reverted to type.

Sigh.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat Jul 02, 2011 6:34 pm

I listened to the one that had "Have A Nice Day" on it and was thoroughly unimpressed. Good to know. I'm going to just pretend Stereophonics are a fairly good cover band.

Post by **snarl** » Sun Jul 03, 2011 7:55 pm

They are ******* *****.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:57 am

bumblemusprime wrote:
Guide me, my trannies.

My inner 14 year old is snickering

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Mon Jul 04, 2011 4:20 am

My outer 30 year old had a giggle, too.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:28 am

snarl wrote:They are ******* *****.

FACT

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:36 am

Stereophonics: Crap

I have been saying this for years.

Post by **snarl** » Tue Jul 05, 2011 3:43 pm

They are so ****.

Dakota is ****.

Post by **Best First** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:30 am

the only thing ****er than the Stereophonics is people who like the ****ing Stereophonics.

And Rebekah Brooks.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 10:15 am

The Stereophonics have acted in a reckless manner, but these posts are wrong at a time when their career is still going on. The band need to put aside the rhetoric and get around the writing table.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:04 pm

After a healthy dose of Sly and the Family Stone and the Staple Singers, I am cured.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Jul 21, 2011 8:40 pm

That's like trying to cure AIDS with paracetamol.

bumblemusprime · Post by **bumblemusprime** » Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:59 pm

It's more like trying to cure AIDS with funk. Which cures everything.

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:00 am

bumblemusprime wrote:It's more like trying to cure AIDS with funk. Which cures everything.

I saw Ben Goldacre talk at the weekend. I'm sure he'd vehemently disagree with that statement.

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