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y'know. like the rest of the world moved on, but you're still screaming at everybody about them...
I'd say, for me:
http://www2.arnes.si/~ljtele24/rrj_r1.jpg

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:13 (twenty-two years ago)

that's a pretty great album

― James Blount (James Blount), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:16 (twenty-two years ago)

So's this:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre900/e944/e94485vj5cn.jpg

― Kenan Hebert (kenan), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Silkworm, I guess. To the extent that anyone ever cared about them, I guess their commercial peak was about 8 years ago. But I bought their most recent album and loved it.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha ha, just like in this thread's evil twin, I can say Fishbone. Most people I talk to don't even know they've released anything since Give a Monkey a Brain... (they've released 3 full-lengths and 2 EPs since then, btw).

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Spiritualized, Primal Scream, Digital Underground, P-Funk, Kool Keith...

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 11 April 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f063/f06383jrk9v.jpg http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre200/e250/e250820pqhn.jpg

― christoff (christoff), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Danzig

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Drop Nineteens. I was the only person on the planet who thought 'National Coma' was better than 'Delaware'.

― Bryan (Bryan), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:34 (twenty-two years ago)

b-b-b-but, Shakey, we do still care about those people!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean, shit, I've listened to Dr. Dooom, Spankmaster, and Motor Booty Affair in the past 6 hours!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Do you really need to ask?

http://www.an-irrational-domain.net/images/kjbanner1.GIF

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

I hate to say it Nickalicious, but we are (sadly) a small majority. I get tired of repeatedly defending all of those bands (and Fishbone too!)

― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 11 April 2003 18:49 (twenty-two years ago)

GUV'NER!!!!

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and also....

and http://punkcast.com/172/1FIRE/1721fire00.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:58 (twenty-two years ago)

http://thepolywog.com/copshootcop/posters/images/pyr_may-01.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 11 April 2003 18:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I still care about Menswear's first album but the band is long gone.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Tons of faceless emo/hardcore bands from the early/mid nineties--Heroin, Indian Summer, Hoover, Policy of 3, Palatka, Ordination of Aaron, Assfactor 4, etc.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom Tom Club

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Ian - I still like all of those bands too - very much

― roger adultery (roger adultery), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:44 (twenty-two years ago)

i still really love TheThe

― chaki (chaki), Friday, 11 April 2003 19:53 (twenty-two years ago)

when it's over...is it really over?

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/dre700/e795/e795413h3dn.jpg

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 11 April 2003 20:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Rush
Thin Lizzy
Jane's Addiction
Ramones
fIREHOSE
Agent Orange

― Davlo (Davlo), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:18 (twenty-two years ago)

http://muzyka.onet.pl/_i/osoby/m/manic_street_preachers/d1.jpg

Did someone say Manics? What? No? Oh. Well, can we have some pie?

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

Maybe if they did more of this:

http://www.kolumbus.fi/eija.alhomaa/Kotisivu/msp2.jpg

And less of this:

http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/graphics/pdf/election/pie.gif

people would still care about them, but I've never accused Nicky Wire of paying attention to my opinion.

― Ally (mlescaut), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Others must still like opal
http://www.sa-wa-ro.com/Opal-Pages/images-Opal/o-er-band.jpg

― brg30 (brg30), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Some days I think I'm the only person in the world who still actively loves Jawbox. (More so than Burning Airlines.) Also, I have an inexplicable soft spot for the first couple of Seaweed albums.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:45 (twenty-two years ago)

my continued purchase of Bis records means I own this thread.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

i own a bis record too!

also...

gay dad - leisurenoise
suede - head music

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Friday, 11 April 2003 23:56 (twenty-two years ago)

you'd only get points for the *second* Gay Dad album. i don't have it. but i do have all the singles from it. cough.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Saturday, 12 April 2003 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I keep hoping that The Grifters will put out another record, but it looks like they are history, which to me is a sad thing.

I've never stopped listening to the Jesus Lizard, don't know how much people really think of them these days.

The Melvins and Mudhoney have become obsessions once again, both of their latest records are good.

― earlnash, Saturday, 12 April 2003 00:31 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drd100/d114/d11429yumpn.jpg

― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 12 April 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

oh god, now I remember Jimmy Ray.

― slutsky (slutsky), Saturday, 12 April 2003 01:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Who wants to know?

― Nicole (Nicole), Saturday, 12 April 2003 01:36 (twenty-two years ago)

All images are clickable.

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004TKMJ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00004WC6J.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000002BAS.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

I have all of the above in my collection. :)

― Dee the Lurker (Dee the Lurker), Saturday, 12 April 2003 01:43 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000035X45.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

Amazing record.

― Christine "Green Leafy Dragon" Indigo (cindigo), Saturday, 12 April 2003 01:58 (twenty-two years ago)

That Jimmy Ray single is the best thing that ever happened to me.

― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 12 April 2003 02:09 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.byrneweb.com/Fixx/Images/alfonso2.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 12 April 2003 02:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Mudhoney is a good pick. I never stopped listening to those guys.

Also, do these guys count:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf400/f485/f48558ron0b.jpg

I love the four new songs on this thing.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Saturday, 12 April 2003 02:15 (twenty-two years ago)

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/spiceshack/pics/album-girls.jpg

― di smith (lucylurex), Saturday, 12 April 2003 03:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Pizzicato Five! I think I win!

― Neudonym, Saturday, 12 April 2003 04:13 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm listening to Pizzicato 5 as I read that post, and I've been listening to it all month.

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 12 April 2003 04:23 (twenty-two years ago)

For me: Ace of Base,
or maybe Merzbow, (that's if others are sick of it)
Also OMD (90s stuff)

― A Nairn (moretap), Saturday, 12 April 2003 04:26 (twenty-two years ago)

The Geraldine Fibbers
Smart Went Crazy
The Posies

― Al (sitcom), Saturday, 12 April 2003 04:33 (twenty-two years ago)

not too long ago, i had a reunion with my undergrad college roomate/apartment mate -- among other things, he was the one who introduced me to the works of Gary Numan, Soft Cell, and Depeche Mode (back when I was dismissing Numan as a Bowie rip-off, and making fun of Marc Almond and David Gahan). as i've said elsewhere, i've been getting back into Numan/Soft Cell/DM-style synth-pop lately -- and i told him as much. his reaction was "jesus, tad, you still listen to that old stuff?!?" fwiw, he's been listening to lots of Sigur Ros and emo lately ('nuff said -- though we're still friendly!)

oh yeah, i've got all y'all beat with my Zappa obsession. 'cept Alex in NYC -- no-one can top his Killing Joke obsession!

― Tad (llamasfur), Saturday, 12 April 2003 04:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I just bought Field Day by Dag Nasty on CD tonight. This is to replace my store-bought tape copy that I got in 5th Grade or something.

― hstencil, Saturday, 12 April 2003 05:06 (twenty-two years ago)

One of the most inexplicably bashed bands ever. "Thankfully, the Milkmen called it a career with this one."??? WTF???

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd300/d363/d363108492v.jpg

Also:

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drf000/f037/f03751asjj2.jpg

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd600/d601/d60124p90cc.jpg

― Evan (Evan), Saturday, 12 April 2003 05:44 (twenty-two years ago)

First one is kinda obvious

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200_web/drp000/p035/p03590j93i6.jpg

and they're older and grayer these days, but still one of the better shows/albums of 2002

http://www.thirstyear.com/thirsty_content/church/images/church_press.gif

― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Saturday, 12 April 2003 07:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I keep hoping that The Grifters will put out another record, but it looks like they are history, which to me is a sad thing.

I've never stopped listening to the Jesus Lizard, don't know how much people really think of them these days.

earlnash, you are me.

I still listen to:

Stina Nordenstam
Any new Rolling Stones album
Mogwai
Guns N Roses

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 12 April 2003 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh oh another great one--

Urge Overkill.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Saturday, 12 April 2003 16:19 (twenty-two years ago)

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Although I'm not convinced that anyone else actually cared about Geneva in the first place.

I was a *huge* Geneva fan. I never got around to getting their second album (which is probably deleted now anyway) but the two singles from it were just as good (if not better) than anything from the first album. I think it's a crying shame they split up.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 13 April 2003 23:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I never got around to getting [Geneva's] second album

To tell the truth, neither did I: probably the combination of having no money and by that time hanging around with people who listened solely to mainstream US punk and were trying to win me over to The Cause. And then, about a year later, I rediscovered my stash of the first album's singles - which have the most wonderfully-designed sleeves - and couldn't understand why I'd ever almost-forgotten about them. The second album's on my list of things to look for in charity shops, on the grounds that *someone* must have kept it until now.

― cis (cis), Sunday, 13 April 2003 23:31 (twenty-two years ago)

"Superchunk. I love Superchunk. "

oh word. in my opinion, they peaked with Here's Where The Strings Come In, and Come Pick Me Up was great.

― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 April 2003 00:10 (twenty-two years ago)

*whimper* But I'll spare you.

I do have that second Geneva album, so if you need a burn of it...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 April 2003 00:59 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Ryan Adams.

― teeny (teeny), Monday, 14 April 2003 01:13 (twenty-two years ago)

i still like bryan adams.

― di smith (lucylurex), Monday, 14 April 2003 01:52 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Bryan Ferry.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 14 April 2003 01:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i still like Brian Molko (well his tunes anyway)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 14 April 2003 02:00 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Moloko, but not really, because I just wanted to extend the thread.

― Nick Mirov (nick), Monday, 14 April 2003 05:26 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Mono, even though I've only heard one song.
(quick, someone think of somebody starting with the letter 'N'!)

― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Monday, 14 April 2003 12:06 (twenty-two years ago)

Reviewers who refer to bands that are still actively recording/touring in the past tense = DUD. (note: This post is a knee-jerk reaction to Rolling Stone's recent review of Fishbone's Sony-years compilation CD; a decent review, BUT, like I said, REFERRING TO ACTIVE BANDS IN THE PAST TENSE = TOTAL DUD.)

IMHO, of course.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 14 April 2003 13:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Cis, I too was a Geneva fan. Hell, I have all of the cd singles and 7" singles from the first album. Funny thing is that I didn't get the second album, either. The singer once sang a Radiohead song to me, which I just found awkward. heh.
As for bands I still care about, I would say Jack and Animals That Swim.

― Jonathan, Monday, 14 April 2003 13:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Jack are a good one, although the only Jack album i own is the one from last year, curiously. Also ROC, although they didn't really set the world on fire to begin with. And i cared about Kylie during the period 1996-1999.

― alexfack (alexfack), Monday, 14 April 2003 14:16 (twenty-two years ago)

The Loud Family. I loved them up 'til their last album, and am in fact listening to _Plants & Birds..._ now. Also Tender Trap - even the indiepoppers have moved on from Amelia Fletcher, but I thought _Film Molecules_ was a fine CD.

― mike a (mike a), Monday, 14 April 2003 15:23 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm 100% feeling the Jawbox (Does music get better than "Savory" or "Chinese Fork Tie") and Grifters mentions above...

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 14 April 2003 15:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I was put off the Tender Trap album by terrible reviews and a badly pressed copy of the Fortuna Pop single. I might get it anyway because I am a sucker for Amelia.

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Monday, 14 April 2003 22:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the album, but it didn't make a particularly great impression. More synthy as I recall, and less driven but still y'know, melody and stuff (geir do you like Heavenly?)

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 03:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I still like Quicksand.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 06:20 (twenty-two years ago)

Haha, good point Sterling. Howcum Geir doesn't post about all the indie/twee/pop bands? They're right up his alley.

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 15 April 2003 06:22 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

nick - you are so not alone on jawbox there. i still listen to them/talk about them all the time to the point where my friends wish i would just move on.

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 30 April 2004 15:43 (twenty-one years ago)

all of a sudden i fucking love franz ferdinand and damn it, i gotta tell someone!

― ken taylrr (ken taylrr), Friday, 30 April 2004 16:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, nobody cares about Franz Ferdinand anymore. Shame.

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Friday, 30 April 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/Sources/AMGCOVERS/music/cover200/drc600/c625/c6252899kc7
http://www.epinions.com/images/opti/76/d9/141486-resized200.JPG
http://www.musicmatic.de/L/Levitat1a.jpg

― mzui, Friday, 30 April 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

Shocking amnount of Stones love on this thread, with which I have to concur. Also the Stranglers. And I'll be high-fivin' with Anthony M. at the next Local H show -- they're a big draw hereabouts.

― briania, Friday, 30 April 2004 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

still love the Levitation records, mzui. good call.

my "votes" go to (post-XYZ) Moose and Sharkboy, two sadly disparaged and oft-neglected bands. "Honey Bee" forever holds a special place in my heart and "Matinee" - from start to finish - is flawless

― rentboy (rentboy), Friday, 30 April 2004 18:39 (twenty-one years ago)

Chavez.

― NA (Nick A.), Friday, 30 April 2004 18:45 (twenty-one years ago)

I am right there with you on Jawbox, Grifters, Superchunk.

Am I old?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 30 April 2004 18:48 (twenty-one years ago)

no - the world's too young¡

― dyson (dyson), Friday, 30 April 2004 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

the rolling stones' nineties studio albums

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.musicfanclubs.org/spiceshack/pics/album-girls.jpg

So happy to see someone else with my answer. Put it on. Put it on.

― Ian Christe (Ian Christe), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

And again...

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00015HV74.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

(in my top 10 of 2004 so far)

― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Friday, 30 April 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Atari Teenage Riot/subsequent solo works, VNV Nation, Coil. also, i have a feeling it will end up this way for LCD soundsystem, lightning bolt, and explosions in the sky.

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Two words: Riot... Act.

― dieblucasdie (dieblucasdie), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

THE SUMMER HITS!!!

― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 30 April 2004 20:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Atari Teenage Riot.
Nine Inch Nails (though maybe that's not quite fair because they still have a lot of die-hard fans).

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Saturday, 1 May 2004 06:02 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

Revive...

Loop, Mudhoney, Painteens

― recovering optimist (Royal Bed Bouncer), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:17 (nineteen years ago)

Superchunk, Tsunami

― maria tessa sciarrino (theoreticalgirl), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:20 (nineteen years ago)

dizzee rascal
dj screw
mannie fresh
timbaland
aaliyah
elephant man

― grimey simey, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:26 (nineteen years ago)

Nada Surf

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:33 (nineteen years ago)

Marissa. Marchant.

― Confounded (Confounded), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:39 (nineteen years ago)

This thread has me itching to revisit Madder Rose’s first two albums, Belly, and Jesus Lizard’s Liar (as much as I loved that record, I never totally got into their other stuff -- Goat was boring, Shot too produced, and the rest just didn’t make my radar).

― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 19:40 (nineteen years ago)

further!

― gygax! (gygax!), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:05 (nineteen years ago)

R.E.M.

― John Hunter, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 21:08 (nineteen years ago)

60FT DOLLS!!!

― Louie_Strychnine, Thursday, 22 September 2005 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

Live Skull Appreciation Thread (pre-Thalia admirer)

― Edward III (edward iii), Thursday, 22 September 2005 13:02 (nineteen years ago)

Not sure I can "brag", but

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000001QK0.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg

It's a nostalga thing.

― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 22 September 2005 13:22 (nineteen years ago)

haha GOMEZ

― The Obligatory Sourpuss (Begs2Differ), Thursday, 22 September 2005 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

Love Child, The Great Plains

― TRG (TRG), Thursday, 22 September 2005 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

Angkor Wat/Skrew

― recovering optimist (Royal Bed Bouncer), Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!

― jonviachicago, Thursday, 22 September 2005 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

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