Shit bands that are / were popular, seemingly inexplicably.

Not as up to date as I used to be, but is there a modern day equivalent quite as repulsive musically as Toploader? Or Travis? Or Dodgy?

Fuck the 90s had some s**t, mum.

Posted By: APB on January 23rd 2019 at 19:27:01

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Shit bands that are / were popular, seemingly inexplicably. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:27:01
- The Courteeners (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Jan 23, 21:06:06
  - Not nineteen forever (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 21:36:08
- Mumford and sons - I just don't get it (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jan 23, 20:39:28
- They're all crap, but by god, I can't stand Travis (n/m) (General Chat) - Azteca, Jan 23, 20:38:22
  - Yes! (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 20:40:03
- that other one that are like the Killers but i can't remember the name of (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:22:12
  - Razorlight? (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 21:02:28
    - yes! that's the fuckers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 22:20:20
  - what bands/music do you like ralf? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 23, 20:23:35
    - luds of them, listening to Dorothy at the mo (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:30:42
      - good (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 23, 20:34:37
  - James (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:23:03
    - Seeing them in Cambridge in March (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 20:51:28
      - commiserations (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 22:21:27
    - 👀 (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 20:27:55
- Killers (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:21:34
  - Time to drag out my boring fact (General Chat) - CauldRon, Jan 23, 20:36:39
    - Great fact (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 20:39:54
      - I abused the Killers at Morrison's garage in Wetherby.... (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:50:19
        
        😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 21:39:59
  - Somebody told me (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 20:22:22
- The Cure (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:21:15
  - TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW. (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Jan 23, 20:58:34
    - playing Carrow Road again? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 22:22:37
      - Back For Good (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Jan 23, 22:59:34
  - I hated them back then. Love them now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 20:37:26
    - Me too (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 21:03:14
    - Yes (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:43:17
- Suede (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:21:03
- Muse (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:20:52
- Pete Doherty and his bands (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:20:01
  - Yes. Absolutely yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 20:37:42
  - Can’t stand me now (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 20:27:17
- Have a word with yourself, The Man Who is a fine record. (General Chat) - tim berry, Jan 23, 20:13:43
  - Why does it always rain on me? (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 20:39:22
    - Ah, Parapluie Broken? (n/m) (General Chat) - tim berry, Jan 23, 20:58:03
    - I think it's more likely to be because he lives in Scotland (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 23, 20:42:16
- Maybe due to age but I used to love the dance music scene in the 90s (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 20:07:11
  - #itallsoundsthesametome (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 20:09:17
    - Ha ha, my Dad used to listen to reggae when I was a kid (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 20:12:22
      - I love the Prodg and I'm old (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 23, 20:43:06
      - I'm still a Prodigy fan (General Chat) - CauldRon, Jan 23, 20:38:56
        
        They were amazing when I saw them support Oasis at Knebworth (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 21:48:44
        
        Seen them about 8 times (General Chat) - CauldRon, Jan 23, 21:55:03
- Bowie... (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:04:24
- Prince (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:58:03
  - No... cant allow that one... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:03:36
    - gullible (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:05:52
  - I was fuckern halfway to the airport! (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 23, 20:01:12
    - Ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 20:16:40
    - That was quick, like (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 20:04:10
  - Ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:58:53
- the thing is (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 23, 19:53:54
  - Maybe, (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 20:02:42
  - Don’t be ridiculous (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:58:36
  - Really? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:56:41
  - Well yes, I am aware of that. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:56:02
    - Oh also, it’s not “the thing”. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:57:13
- M People? Oh dear (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 19:52:33
  - Search for the hero inside yourself (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:56:52
    - I shat it out after the vine last week! (n/m) (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 20:07:09
    - There’s an image... (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 20:04:30
- Stone Roses (General Chat) - Dracula, Jan 23, 19:52:24
  - IDEOT ^ (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:59:17
  - Ian Brown has a new album coming out soon (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 19:56:34
  - yebbut if people like it let them crack on, not hurting anyone #musicsnobbery (General Chat) - Tombs, Jan 23, 19:55:06
  - Must admit to agreeing with you there (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:53:19
- I loved the music of the 90’s I suppose that’s because I was (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 19:50:44
  - Wow, u iz well old grandad innit (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:51:34
  - Me too. But there was some right old tut as well. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:51:33
    - London Boys? (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 19:58:57
      - Late 80’s* (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 20:02:04
- B*Witched. They're rubbish they are. (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Jan 23, 19:49:03
  - They deserved a gold star for observation (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:59:54
- Judas Priest (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:48:50
- Bastille and Kaiser Chiefs (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Jan 23, 19:47:47
  - Rhythm is a “Darnncerr” (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:49:07
  - I predict a riot (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:48:12
- The smiths (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:46:15
  - ^^^ spot on (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 23, 20:17:50
  - Wash your mouth out (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:49:26
    - Is that one of their greatest hits? Sounds a bit upbeat. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:54:33
      - One of their best (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 20:02:39
  - Well that's just stupid (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 23, 19:47:29
    - Can’t stand them. Never could. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:47:57
      - Racist old dick. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:53:04
        
        My lack of appreciation of the smiths might well be influenced by my (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:56:06
        
        Sometimes you have to separate the artist from the art (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 23, 19:58:46
      - I didn't like his disrespect of Daffodils... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:49:15
- That song about wearing jeans for five days was the peak of landfill indie (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Jan 23, 19:42:34
  - Good call PAL (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:50:34
  - The View. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:44:35
  - The View? Yes disappeared without trace (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:43:49
    - Dundas (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:44:33
- Duran Duran (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:41:43
  - Did some OK choons (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:45:15
    - Save a prayer was ok.... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:47:32
      - The one I quite liked was ordinary world from their comeback. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:52:09
        
        Come on not coke on obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:52:21
        
        They did get their coke on, I’m sure. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 20:06:14
        
        No doubt about that. Wild boys (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 20:19:56
        
        I read a funny groupie story about their drummer (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 23, 20:59:27
        
        I thought they were hyped to death at the time.... (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 20:02:54
  - Vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 23, 19:44:22
- Lighthouse Family (n/m) (General Chat) - Dracula, Jan 23, 19:41:25
- This is just a thread in which people who don't like something in particular (General Chat) - norway, Jan 23, 19:40:12
  - No, those are Brexit threads (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 23, 19:53:27
  - Or just expressing preferences (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:45:17
    - I'm an expert on understanding the question, if that helps? (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 23, 19:46:47
      - Nobody has answered it to be honest. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:50:24
        
        Everyone on here is as old and out of touch as you which is why you haven't had one. (General Chat) - Adster, Jan 23, 19:56:26
        
        Thats cos we're all too old for 'modern' music (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jan 23, 19:54:54
      - Not really (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:48:15
        
        FFS! (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Jan 23, 19:49:37
  - I gues. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:42:48
    - And guess. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:43:02
- Jesus Jones. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 23, 19:39:20
- Menswear. (General Chat) - Garry Brooke, Jan 23, 19:34:30
  - Indeed. Menswe@r. Oh God. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:37:18
  - Were they the manufactured indie band? (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:35:07
    - Britpop. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:37:42
- Oasis spring immediatwly to mind. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 23, 19:34:25
  - They were/are rated well above their output (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:36:59
  - They had a few good tunes (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:35:11
    - More than a few. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:38:07
- Springsteen (obvs) (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:33:31
  - I hear you bruv (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:46:37
- Kraftwerk, Daft Punk (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Jan 23, 19:32:23
  - OUT (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Jan 23, 19:45:54
  - Get out. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:38:45
  - Da da da (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:33:54
    - That was Trio. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:38:34
      - Ich leib dich nicht... (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:40:47
        
        Duran Duran (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Jan 23, 19:41:27
- Would disagree with Travis, The Man Who (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:31:06
  - Preferred Good feeling to the man who (General Chat) - archroy, Jan 23, 19:51:37
  - Ed Sheeran. (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:35:54
    - bland is easy to sell, which explains much of his success. (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 23, 20:49:28
  - Kanye West (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:31:51
    - I liked Golddigga, despite its casual sexism. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jan 23, 19:36:36
      - Golddigga was fucking shit and that was one of the best (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:39:14
    - Nobody going to disagree with you on that!! (n/m) (General Chat) - JoeyDeacon, Jan 23, 19:33:54
- Paul McCartney & Wings (n/m) (General Chat) - Highlander, Jan 23, 19:30:47
  - "someone's knocking at the door" (General Chat) - Dracula, Jan 23, 19:41:02
- Coldplay (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jan 23, 19:29:44

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