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Would have thought that someone else would have resurrected this subject by now. 

Currently listening to Stationary Traveller by Camel.

Gonna have to.put my 90's list on now. Fancy a bit of St Etienne

"Debs sorry I missed your subtlety there then. Clearly I don't do subtle! It did get me thinking though. I think I'm just conditioned by people looking down on my musical leanings as if they're some kind of joke. As for the Arctics, my favourite album of theirs is Favourite Worst Nightmare. Absolute belter of an album, that. I didn't mind AM and agree Do I Wanna Know is brilliant but if I play their stuff it's usually from FWN. I have never ever managed to get into anything produced by Damon Albarn, however. Someone mentioning Britpop has now lead me on to... Mansun - Wide Open Space followed by Super Furry Animals - Hometown Unicorn"

SJS - The World Without

"I saw the Arctic Monkeys at Glastonbury 2007 and they were superb (I hadn't really listened to them before that). I still prefer 'Fluorescent Adolescent' although I agree about 'Do I wanna know' I've found myself listening to Brit Pop lately, mainly Blur, Pulp and Sleeper. Must be trying to relive my youth!"

White Pony I agree with what you say. Its best to be honest with yourself and others about what you like and dont like. At my school there was a lot of people who seemed strongly of the opinion that it was a bad thing to like artists from different genres. They called it 'posing' I thought that was a load of bollocks. Still do. People like what they like. Regardless of what different genres the artists they like may be consideref to be.

Marillion - Fugazi

Hanoi Rocks - Back to Mystery City

I like her but I've not found an Arctics cover I've liked and unfortunately I'm not in to that one either. Do I wanna know is immense. That whole album bar one or two that just aren't as good as the rest of the album should be remembered in 25 plus years.

Of the two.bands i'd probably prefer The Gorillaz but i didnt intend to spark a debate comparing the two as its a taste thiing

"'Do I wanna know?"" Is a masterpiece. Check out chvches cover of it of you're a fan"

"The Arctic Monkeys ""lost""ù a fair few fans with their latest album which I think is very good. I went to see them at the MEN last year and people walked out to get a drink etc when they played the new stuff. That said folk only stood up when they played tunes from AM. Maybe music has glory hunters too? Gorillaz were probably more complex long before the Arctics started going that way but as music shouldn't be maths maybe adjectives like complex shouldn't be used for music."

"White Pony 1:33 Sat Aug 17 Hey - as a fan for some nearly 50 years - don't knock RT - he's our best guitarist & a national treasure.Seriously though, I know what you mean - someone once said their are two types of music, good music & bad music, and within those parameters it's a broad church - if it works for you, enjoy it !"

White Pony i wasn't making a value judgement i was pissing about with the whole evolutionary scale thing based entirely on the names of.the bands. I like rock

The Arctic Monkeys drummer is fucking excellent. Music taste is weird thing and I like stuff from classical to extreme metal and all things in between as long as they are not bland and hackeyed. Music should stir emotion.

"Arctic Monkeys are us, aren't they? No other monkeys/apes have made it there. Gorillas haven't gone beyond their original continent."

*worry

"My point being ... Why sorry if it's a ""step forward""in someone's musical taste. No such thing, just let people.explore off in all different directions and see what they like. Case in point. I had my player on shuffle in the car earlier and some Serge Gainsbourg was very neatly followed Heaven 17. Fuck caring about what's cool or worthy."

"I'm not a fan of ""indie"" - although I think it's a strange and outdated label tbh - but the Arctic Monkeys have always seemed to me to be a cut above their peers. There's a lot of snobbery when it comes to musical tastes that I find laughable. Whenever I meet someone new who isn't of the same taste as me and I tell them I mainly listen to metal, I usually get *that* look. You know, the scrunched up nose and faux confused ""shouldn't you have grown out of that by now"" look. Maybe I should listen to some Richard Thompson? I know at that point that I am not their kind and make my excuses ."

70s disco and funk are on her radar too....but then its something she is likely to hear from me

Not sure that's a great deal of progression. My 16 year old loves 70s disco and funk but I did drag him to see see the Damned a few weeks ago and he loved it. They are bloody good live though.

My 15 year old has progressed from the Gorillaz to the Arctic Monkeys. In evolutionary terms I am not sure if its a step forward or back. Gonna think about it while i listen to.the Specials.

Best critique of Lars's drumming I have ever seen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Io97JL2EA

yngwies Cat 10:07 Fri Aug 16 Only got Prague Warsaw Munich and Mannheim to go.

Marika Hackman - Any Human Friend

Cough - Sabre Dance? I prefer the Love Sculpture (Dave Edmunds) version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bmJ2AYZK4 Only1billybonds - Hardly a week goes by that I don't play C & S