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    • GraemeEG
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      @seawolf said in Unpopular opinions:

      And Radiohead hasn't made a good album since OK Computer.

      I'm deleting my forum account but not before i delete all my posts that don't have upvotes

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      • GardenStateG
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        @GraemeE I see what you did there.

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        • seawolfS
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          @mclaincausey Unpopular opinion addendum: Admittedly, Rainbows has some good tracks. However, a good album does that not make.

          “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

          @zeebeeleather

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          • iamjustdannyI
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            @pechelman said in Unpopular opinions:

            Feel like i should have stopped watching that show around the john lithgow days.

            Same. If it ended there, it would have went down as the best show ever.

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            • MattM
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              Kid A is the greatest album of all time. Accept that fact. That said, it’s not fair to base your opinion of subsequent albums on what they’re really capable of in Kid A. I like all their albums for what each brings to the table.

              Now whatever this Coldplay nonsense I’ll let you guys figure out. I don’t know where to begin debating that.

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              • GraemeEG
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                I'm not sure what "wave" of britpop you would classify the early oughts but there was some objectively great pop music being made ie Travis, Doves etc.

                I'm an exponentially bigger Radiohead fan than any of those bands but in their case the last remnants of "pop" was over by the bends imho

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                • MattM
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                  That first Doves record was a banger. I saw them with Elbow. There was some good music during that time.

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                  • MattM
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                    I’d call it post britpop. So stuff like Bloc Party and Kasabian could be neo britpop.

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                    • seawolfS
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                      @Matt I’ve tried listening to Kid A so many times and I can’t understand the appeal. I’ll try again, just for you. I really want to like it. I’ve been a lifelong fan of their first three albums, but the later work (with the exception of a few
                      songs from Rainbows) has never made sense to me. What do you love about it?

                      “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                      @zeebeeleather

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                      • louisboscoL
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                        @Matt I would just classify them as indie..

                        a lot of brit bands from that generation I've listened to growing up was sort of classified in that genre

                        the arctic monkeys, mystery jets, last shadow puppets, the kooks, two door cinema club..etc

                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                        • GraemeEG
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                          Again might be unpopular .....but I would say kid a , sonically and lyrically, is the album that defines the changing of the times and subsequent dystopia for the genx/elder millennials in the same way that dark side of the moon did in its time

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                          • seawolfS
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                            @GraemeE Wow. That’s a bold statement. You’ve caught my attention. I’ll give it another listen.

                            “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                            @zeebeeleather

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                            • Tago MagoT
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                              Game of Thrones went downhill quite badly as soon as they ran out of source material. The last season was an entirely new level of bad. Off the top of my head I can’t think of another show with such a drastic drop in quality.

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                              • GilesG
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                                I tried to watch Breaking Bad twice, because everyone kept on saying how amazing it was, gave up both times through a combination of boredom and not actually finding it remotely entertaining.

                                Like @T4920 , I'm not prepared to put up with shit on the half chance it may get good.

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • T4920T
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                                  On the subject of TV, I refuse to start any new 'Netflix Original' TV shows until it's all wrapped up and has reached a satisfying conclusion because of their track record of bailing on shit after a couple of seasons.

                                  Nothing worse than really getting into something, then finding out they've scrapped it because it only achieved 85% of it's projected viewership numbers...

                                  😑

                                  “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

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                                  • NocturamaN
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                                    @seawolf - I listened to Kid A again this morning, and I’d still take pretty much every other album of theirs (except Amnesiac) over it. I know it’s supposed to genre defining, but I just cannot get into it despite trying for a number of years.

                                    #JustStopCrocs

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                                    • flannel slutF
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                                      @Tago-Mago said in Unpopular opinions:

                                      Game of Thrones went downhill quite badly as soon as they ran out of source material. The last season was an entirely new level of bad. Off the top of my head I can’t think of another show with such a drastic drop in quality.

                                      Truer words have not been spoken. Hold the door was the last time we experienced the brilliance of George Martin and it was on its last leg leading up to this.

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                                      • flannel slutF
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                                        @Nocturama it really is a piece of art. And much like most pieces of art, will not register w everyone… and nothing wrong with having bad musical taste 😉

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                                        • flannel slutF
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                                          Also, maybe try giving it a listen as you’re winding down your day. Used to listen to Kid A before going to sleep… so good

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                                          • Tago MagoT
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                                            @flannel-slut that begs the question: how long did it take you to fall asleep? 😉

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