Bands You Can't Imagine Anyone Being A Fan Of

[ajsmith2]

Some of their songs are allegedly quite good, but I've never been able to fathom them.

Almost every Britpop band. Who bought that shite?

I love Britpop, and we're surely way past the stage where it can just be blanket dismissed as 'shite'. It's practically classic rock these days.

[alan nagsworth]

one of these threads is it lads, fucking hell

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

one of these threads is it lads, fucking hell

I bet a band called The Her Who Plays Villanelles would have loads of fans  ;-)

[a duncandisorderly]

That whole song and video( maybe even the band) are overtly satirical, aren't they? I mean, look at the posters on the wall in that video. They've * got* to be taking the piss.

yep. it's like otway singing for blur.

[chveik]

Yes

[Pearly-Dewdrops Drops]

Judging them entirely on their name. Vampire Weekend is the name of a scene band. Doesn't matter what their content is.

You should see what the average My Bloody Valentine fan looks like!

[Shit Good Nose]

Grateful Dead/Phish/Widespread Panic/The Dave Mathews Band

I'm a fan of the Dead, but I'm not a "Deadhead", in that I don't do the whole cultural thing that goes with it (to be fair I think that's a VERY American thing, and Dead fans outside of America generally don't bother with any of that - except maybe the getting high [which I don't] - and just listen to the music).  I can take or leave Phish, leave DM Band and haven't heard anywhere near enough of Widespread Panic to comment either way.  But, for me, the Dead is very much about the music.  Oh sure, there is some absolute bollocks in there, sometimes they were downright unlistenable and, as someone (I can't remember if it was Bill Graham or one of their own managers) once said about them "you sure can play, but you can't sing for shit".  But, when they were in jam mode, sometimes - actually oftentimes - absolute magic happened (the version of Dark Star on Live/Dead is, frankly, genius and is one of those pieces of music that makes you wonder how the fuck anyone can just make that stuff up instantaneously on the spot), and when they moved more towards the structured songs there's a lot of good stuff in there too.

[Johnny Yesno]

The Beatles.

Thanks. Bye.

[kalowski]

Elbow

God, yes.

[NJ Uncut]

Rednex

Before you think I'm doing a "lolrandom" answer, namechecking some obscure one hit wonder, I'd like you to consider the possible audience who sustains this band's continuing lineage, which leaves me utterly scoobied

From the 'Pedia:

1 Band history

    1.1 1994–1995: Formation and Sex & Violins
    1.2 1996–1997: Departure of Ljungberg and Riding Alone
    1.3 1998–2000: Farm Out and controversial lineup changes
    1.4 2001–2004: The Best of the West and more lineup changes
    1.5 2005–2006: Return of Ljungberg and Comeback
    1.6 2009–2011: Second departure of Ljungberg and Singles
    1.7 2012–2014: Second departure of Tulley and Singles
    1.8 2015–2017: Return of Löfgren
    1.9 2018–present: Manly Man, live stream and performer turbulence

9 stages of their career. 9.

[JesusAndYourBush]

Rednex

Them that did 'Cotton Eye Joe'?  Wow.  I assumed them to be a one hit wonder.

[a duncandisorderly]

Them that did 'Cotton Eye Joe'?  Wow.  I assumed them to be a one hit wonder.

at least two, so they couldn't even do that right.

[Pauline Walnuts]

Too late to point out that this reached Number 12 in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YuJZzuHDf8

So, I'll draw your attention to Todd in the Shadows take on this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUPH_Aj-GGE

[Nice Relaxing Poo]

Anal Cunt

[A Hat Like That]

( Inspired by another thread elsewhere on 'ere.)
Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Both of them.

Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong - sigh

Does It Offend, You Yeah? - like a Nathan Barley deep cut

[A Hat Like That]

at least two, so they couldn't even do that right.

Too late to point out that this reached Number 12 in the UK.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YuJZzuHDf8

Old Pop in an Oak remains one of my favourite follow up singles. The sheer balls of it.

This is wonderful.

[Elderly Sumo Prophecy]

Foo Fighters
Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Shit Good Nose]

9 stages of their career. 9.

And one of them "controversial".


I know they're fucking massive in parts of Europe.

[DrGreggles]

That's been sabotaged like the old So Solid Crew one, right?

[Dusty Substance]

A few years ago I would have suggested Sigue Sigue Sputnik but in the last couple of years I've met two people (have since become friends with both) who rate SSS as their all time favourite band. I DJ'd for one of said friend's 50th and the sole song he requested all night was Love Missille F1-11.

I can't imagine anyone in 2019 admitting to being a fan of the "second division" Britpop bands - Your Northern Uproars, Joyriders, Heavy Stereos etc.

[lankyguy95]

Foo Fighters
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Totally justifiable to be a fan of those bands in about 1998. Not really now.

[Twed]

at least two, so they couldn't even do that right.

It was two but they were both the same song.

[Lisa Jesusandmarychain]

Totally justifiable to be a fan of those bands in about 1998. Not really now.

Even 1998 would be pushing it for the Chilis. 1985, maybe.

[sponk]

Cardiacs

[Ferris]

Yes

Yes are great you lunatic. I'll even admit to liking Blur. Come at me. Obviously blando radio 2 indie bands like Toploader etc, but my shout goes on Queen. They're just shit. Annoying, noisy, over the top pretentious pseudo-prog shit. This also goes for ABBA. How could anyone choose to listen to this pish?

"Ooh no they were pioneers in the use of vocal overdubs and recording techniques in the studio, you see-"

No, they're both shit, should have put more effort into not being shit instead of fluting about in studios/Sweden (for either band, respectively).

[SavageHedgehog]

That's been sabotaged like the old So Solid Crew one, right?

I remember there was also a really good sabotage of the Blazing Squad one a few years back.

[Bently Sheds]

Train.
American Authors.

I must admit that I sometimes watch the BBC coverage of some festival like Glastonbury or T in the Park and gaze in amazement at the rapt audience singing along passionately to beige landfill guitar bands I've never even heard of like Don Broco. Does my nut in.

[Neville Chamberlain]

Cardiacs

I know! Ooooh look at all this clever stuff we can do, but we're not prog no siree we're punk oh yes widdle de widdle de deee urr urr urr grrrr widdle i'm a naughty english boy sir pond fishy pondy kiss sharky fish look jim done a wee wee widdle widdle wi-ddl-eeee urg urg urg la la la la la la laaaa, la-la-la la aaaaaaaaaaa eeehhh screeeeeeeeeeeeeee dum dum dum ooof.

Truly the nadir of British music. I can vouch for the fact that every single one of their fans are complete knobheads

[A Hat Like That]

Even 1998 would be pushing it for the Chilis. 1985, maybe.

early 00s they were big as the rock band people who didn't like rock music liked

[Wayman C. McCreery]

Elbow

I was a big fan. Those first two albums are masterpieces - beautiful, intense and unsettling. The live performances were something else too. Then Guy Garvey fell in love and everything from their third album onwards has been music made for people who hire string quartets to play One Day Like This at their wedding.

Their recent setlists and best of album have seen them completely disown those early albums.