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2611804, wasn't speaking about you personally, we mostly agree
Posted by Bombastic, Fri Oct-07-11 12:05 AM
>
>>I was already talking about my overall band point by then,
>>though despite the lack of critical love they get here I'd
>say
>>that any of the Crowes first two minimum but probably three
>>can hang with any of Wilco's three best but I'm sure that's
>>considered blasphemous amongst this generation of 'rock
>fans'
>>who fellate Radiohead here daily & listen to Sufjan Stevens.
>
>I like Radiohead, but apart from that you have the wrong guy,
>sorry. I'm 37 years old. My favorite rock band is the
>Stones. I don't like Sufjan Stevens at all. In fact,
>nowadays I barely like indie rock - most of it seems really
>weak to me.
>
>I just have never cared for the Crowes - they seem like a
>retro band without the songwriting chops to back it up. (Not
>that they're BAD songwriters per se, but it's pretty
>straightforward changes and simple bluesy melodies, for the
>most part; they're not remotely fucking with their biggest
>influences, like the Stones or even Skynyrd, on a songwriting
>front.)