sleepkid wrote:

rzs wrote:It's 5 Crap votes now that I've weighed in.

I don't get what the big deal is.

I have Yank Crime. I don't like it very much.

Trade it in then.

primate fly heavyweight wrote:
people who listen to this band a lot don't write very good songs.

this band only wrote a couple very good songs.

this is not an amazing album. it's an ok album.

Even if you think only a couple of their songs are "very good" then that's a decent return over only two albums, considering that some bands never even write one good song over the course of an entire career.

Personally, I think people who come along and say "Yeah, I don't like Drive Like Jehu" are kids who are trying to prove how against the grain they are, because really, we all know that Jehu were pretty phenomenal. Great band on album, great band live.

If you disagree, well, you are entitled to your opinion, even if it's wrong.

I already traded it.
The version I have now is a copy. I thought it sucked, but thought I should copy it anyway, since it is such a well respected album. Maybe one day, I would turn it on and I might see something good about it. Hasn't happened yet. In fact, I'd trade the copy if I could.
I'm not trying to go against the grain. I didn't trash the band in my previous post or anything, just stated that I didn't like it. If I was trying to grandstand about my hatred of a popular band, it would have been obvious. Read my posts about the Minutemen and Double Nickels for example. That crap really sucks.
Jehu, I just don't like very much. I don't see why an emo band with no edge who paved the way for the likes of Blink 182 and featured members of the dreadful Rocket From The Crypt (along with their wretched horn section) get so much credit here.
Better than Slint. That's crazy talk. I'd rather listen to the worst Slint song on a continuous loop for the rest of my life rather than listen to any of that poop off Yank Crime.
Also, I hate the production on that record. Sounds thin and ringy. Maybe the vinyl sounds better, but I doubt it.
They can take their empty attempts at passionate vocals, their silly over the top structures and prog-emo sensibilities and make videos on MTV looking like Elvis impersonators (I'm going off on a RFTC tangent again) that I'll have no interest in watching for the rest of my life or produce Blink 182 records for all I care.
Great record? Whatever.

As you can see I've exhibited no over the top antipathy toward the group. I hope you'll respect the discretion I've shown.
Thanks.

rzs wrote:If I was trying to grandstand about my hatred of a popular band, it would have been obvious. Read my posts about the Minutemen and Double Nickels for example.

you're my only friend.

What, you don't like the Minutemen or Drive Like Jehu either?

How do you feel about Minor Threat?

primate fly heavyweight wrote:
you're my only friend.

rzs wrote:What, you don't like the Minutemen or Drive Like Jehu either?

How do you feel about Minor Threat?

I think I'm beginning to see the problem here.


As for the Slint and Jehu comparisons. Two totally different bands. Apples and Oranges.

A better comparison or head to head for Slint would be Bitch Magnet. The Bitch Magnet album Ben-Hur foreshadows a lot of Spiderland actually, and I personally like it a bit better. Though Slint is a fine band as well (incredibly dull live though).

rzs wrote:What, you don't like the Minutemen or Drive Like Jehu either?

How do you feel about Minor Threat?

negatively. i'm finding fugazi isn't aging so well either.

Thanks for reminding me about this group

rzs wrote:Jehu, I just don't like very much. I don't see why an emo band with no edge who paved the way for the likes of Blink 182 and featured members of the dreadful Rocket From The Crypt (along with their wretched horn section) get so much credit here.

RFTC and Jehu shared one member. The horn section was never part of Drive Like Jehu.

Wood Goblin wrote:

rzs wrote:Jehu, I just don't like very much. I don't see why an emo band with no edge who paved the way for the likes of Blink 182 and featured members of the dreadful Rocket From The Crypt (along with their wretched horn section) get so much credit here.

RFTC and Jehu shared one member. The horn section was never part of Drive Like Jehu.

Jehu were just a rock band, you're judging them by their effects on the music scene and what happened after them and not by their music. Those guitars are insane!

As much as I love Yank Crime, it was misguided of me to put it on during a pleasant afternoon BBQ on Saturday. Still, Not Crap.

sphincter wrote:

Wood Goblin wrote:

rzs wrote:Jehu, I just don't like very much. I don't see why an emo band with no edge who paved the way for the likes of Blink 182 and featured members of the dreadful Rocket From The Crypt (along with their wretched horn section) get so much credit here.

RFTC and Jehu shared one member. The horn section was never part of Drive Like Jehu.

Jehu were just a rock band, you're judging them by their effects on the music scene and what happened after them and not by their music. Those guitars are insane!

Both points well noted. I'm obviously just making fun of them to further irritate the person who was irritated when I simply said I didn't like them.

I do think they're Crap, though their album shouldn't be blamed for what came after it. Just as we can't blame the Minutemen for the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Minor Threat for racist skinhead straight edgers. But I still don't like any of those bands.