Topic: Artists that are never getting a positive criticial reappraisal

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Indian inspired prog-rock by a guy called, improbably, "Crispian"? No chance of a Kula Shaker revival is there.

You remember when Take That came back and critics were like "well, say what you like about Barlow's tax affairs but they had some decent songs didn't they". And it's true, they did. But Westlife? Unmitigated shite.

[buttgammon]

This is cheating, but Lostprophets. I recently made a nostalgic playlist of early 2000s pop punk etc to listen to while playing the new Tony Hawk remasters, and was amazed to see that their music is still on Apple Music.

[Fr.Bigley]

Anything by Bob Dylan

[The Mollusk]

Anything by Bob Dylan

Don't think twice, it's all shite.

[Fr.Bigley]

Don't think twice, it's all shite.

Amen sister

[the ouch cube]

Hair metal (it's been reappraised """"ironically """"" but that doesn't count)

Neo-prog (I.e., Marillion and Pendragon rather than Van Der Graaf Generator or even The Floyd)

Happy hardcore and all its regional variants (can never remember what the Geordie one is called)

[The Mollusk]

Happy hardcore, makina, donk and all that stuff has had a heavy resurgence in the last decade. I know that's not strictly critical reappraisal but I wouldn't want to be associated with any publications covering that sort of music so whether it's been documented or not I couldn't be sure. But obviously you know it will have been because music journalism is a cesspool.

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Hair metal (it's been reappraised """"ironically """"" but that doesn't count)

Neo-prog (I.e., Marillion and Pendragon rather than Van Der Graaf Generator or even The Floyd)

Happy hardcore and all its regional variants (can never remember what the Geordie one is called)

Oh good shouts. That said, prompted by this I just watched the 'bounce by the ounce' video and found myself thinking "looks pretty good actually doesn't it" but then any safe gathering of people looks pretty good in hindsight these days doesn't it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzP1XC51kro

[Pink Gregory]

Steel Panther are apparently still around and hopefully no cunt will ever look upon that glowingly; second wave ironic hair metal.  Grave.

[Brundle-Fly]

Fast Food Rockers

[Phil_A]

Anything by Bob Dylan

Dunno if you're joking but Dylan gets re-evaluated on a monthly basis by the classic rock press. There's no aspect of his career that hasn't been combed over by Uncut or Mojo in the last twenty-odd years.

[Magnum Valentino]

Limp Bizkit. Some great music permanently spoiled by arguably the worst front man ever.

[Pink Gregory]

Of all the landfill indie bands, let's agree to never feel nostalgic for the Kaiser Chiefs, eh?

Franz Ferdinand however, still quite good.

[NoSleep]

Howard Jones

[Fr.Bigley]

Vengaboys
Aqua
Scooter
Howard from the Halifax ad.

[Chollis]

Scooter

recently discovered that he's still going

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu3k2PJumfI&ab_channel=Kontor.TV

good morning!

[Fr.Bigley]

The lyrics, Profound in ways I've never experienced.

[buttgammon]

Razorlight - they were shit at the time and are now massively outdated to boot.

[Dr Rock]

Thompson Twins
Sham 69
Boomtown Rats
Bay City Rollers.

[pigamus]

Barely Manenough

[thecuriousorange]

Apart from the cancelled people, everyone will have a positive critical appraisal, eventually, to some degree. I know of someone who likes The Ordinary Boys.

[Captain Z]

Vengaboys
Scooter
Howard from the Halifax ad.

Vengaboys had at least one decent production amongst their commercial output, it was an instrumental called Paradise and was played by many of the more respected trance/prog DJs of the time. I still occasionally see it pop up in classic sets now. It steals a well-used breakbeat loop, but is still very pleasant.

I recently re-evaluated Scooter when someone pointed out that, musically, they are sort-of a 2000s European version of The KLF.

Howard put out a drum n bass record on Hospital Records, and... actually I'm making that one up.

[icehaven]

The New Grave genre. I know that sounds like a CaB injoke but it was real, lasted about a week in the late 90s and involved indie bands with a vaguely gothy look and at least one member with a heroin problem. Placebo were patient zero (and possibly the only band still widely remembered) but Mansun, Marion and These Animal Men were others. I very much liked all of them, particularly Mansun who I still love, but I can see history isn't going to be kind to them.

[Levi]

 
 FMB.
 And quite right too. They were dogshit.

 https://en.everybodywiki.com/FMB_(UK_band)

[The Mollusk]

Scooter's fucking excellent and if you doubt that at all you want your ears drilling

[lazyhour]

Placebo were patient zero (and possibly the only band still widely remembered) but Mansun, Marion and These Animal Men were others.

I thought These Animal Men were that other made-up genre (invented by Melody Maker, if I remember correctly) NWONW.

[evilcommiedictator]

Rolf Harris and Nickelback

[Lungpuddle]

Of all the landfill indie bands, let's agree to never feel nostalgic for the Kaiser Chiefs, eh?

It's a deal. Everyday I love them less and less.

I'll fuck off now.

[Clatty McCutcheon]

Mike and the Mechanics

[Jockice]

The New Grave genre. I know that sounds like a CaB injoke but it was real, lasted about a week in the late 90s and involved indie bands with a vaguely gothy look and at least one member with a heroin problem. Placebo were patient zero (and possibly the only band still widely remembered) but Mansun, Marion and These Animal Men were others. I very much liked all of them, particularly Mansun who I still love, but I can see history isn't going to be kind to them.

I was rather fond of Marion. Thanks for the reminder. I think I'll play some of their stuff today.

Jive Bunny. The suing bastards.