llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Radiohead ok, Rufus Wainwright, I can at least see where that’s coming from but the Springsteen analogy doesn’t work. All those 2000s (Canadian?) bands who were actually doing that are old now.

I suspect that Kerb was referring more to the gent's visual presentation (wifebeater ahoy!) and "passion" (or lack thereof) than to anything musical or sonically literal about the performance?

Lu Zwei wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:19 pm There are SIX of them in that Kimmel video, thus once again proving my theory: the more band members, the shittier the music.

I know exactly what you mean about all those baroque indie-rock bands a la Arcade Fire and all that. Hell, I recently caught LCD Soundsystem (don't ask why; comped) and there were like 13 people onstage but it sounded like a quartet.

Still, Swans would like to have a word w/you...

OrthodoxEaster wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:30 pm

Lu Zwei wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 12:19 pm There are SIX of them in that Kimmel video, thus once again proving my theory: the more band members, the shittier the music.

I know exactly what you mean about all those baroque indie-rock bands a la Arcade Fire and all that. Hell, I recently caught LCD Soundsystem (don't ask why; comped) and there were like 13 people onstage but it sounded like a quartet.

Still, Swans would like to have a word w/you...

I mean, yeah. Swans and et all, there are SOME exceptions.

OrthodoxEaster wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:30 pm
I know exactly what you mean about all those baroque indie-rock bands a la Arcade Fire and all that. Hell, I recently caught LCD Soundsystem (don't ask why; comped) and there were like 13 people onstage but it sounded like a quartet.

I remember hearing hype about AF and seeing press photos with like 8 fierce looking people holding zithers, and xylophones, and trumpets, thinking, "Dang. Someone's finally breaking off from the standard rock instruments but not playing ska." And then I listened and it just sounded like U2, and I was like, where are all the instruments?

Meanwhile Black Country, New Road tour as like a five (six?) piece and they sound way more orchestral than all that shit.

losthighway wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 8:40 pm I remember hearing hype about AF

Based on the name, I imagined them being skinny white belted hipsters from Brooklyn playing dancy punk tunes. First time I actually heard them was SNL and it's this bug-eyed dude over emoting and singing to the back row like he's Springsteen at Madison Square Garden and eeeeeessssshhh I liked my imaginary version a lot better.

Canada produced some good metal, punk, etc., but their standard "rock" is mostly ass.

Krev wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:11 am Canada produced some good metal, punk, etc., but their standard "rock" is mostly ass.

"The Canadian government has apologized multiple times for Bryan Adams." - The South Park movie

zircona1 wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:27 am

Krev wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:11 am Canada produced some good metal, punk, etc., but their standard "rock" is mostly ass.

"The Canadian government has apologized multiple times for Bryan Adams." - The South Park movie

He's the O.G., but I was specifically thinking about how The New Pornographers sounded like a mobility scooter commercial.

OrthodoxEaster wrote: Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:20 pm

llllllllllllllllllll wrote: Radiohead ok, Rufus Wainwright, I can at least see where that’s coming from but the Springsteen analogy doesn’t work. All those 2000s (Canadian?) bands who were actually doing that are old now.

I suspect that Kerb was referring more to the gent's visual presentation (wifebeater ahoy!) and "passion" (or lack thereof) than to anything musical or sonically literal about the performance?

dude didn't even put on a shirt or wash his hair to go on TV.

Krev wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 12:01 pm

zircona1 wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:27 am

Krev wrote: Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:11 am Canada produced some good metal, punk, etc., but their standard "rock" is mostly ass.

"The Canadian government has apologized multiple times for Bryan Adams." - The South Park movie

He's the O.G., but I was specifically thinking about how The New Pornographers sounded like a mobility scooter commercial.

lol, lmao even