Not necessarily a good thing.

Did you guys have that thing where people used to acrylic paint album covers on the back panel of their jean jackets? The Wall was like number one for that.

That is a fascinating take, no joke.

I was just arguing about this with some friends. Mind you, I’m over 40 and this was a completely 16-year-old conversation. Anyway, one thing is that it isn’t always about first vs. second album, but rather that for a lot of bands, there’s an excellent streak, and then all of a sudden it all goes to hell.

I don’t want to fight, but if we follow your principles then you have to admit that pretty much everything other than Gish and Siamese Dream (and to a lesser extent, PI) is objectively a fluffy, stinky nothingbiscuit.

De gustibus and all that. :)

Steve Winwood is one deep fucking cut.

You know what Stuart? I like you.

I hear you, but when U2 first came out, it was like “Holy shit this is amazing.”

As Officer Barbrady once told Mecha Barbara Streisand, when she asked “Do you know who I am?”

But in the end, isn’t Alt-J just like, I don’t know, empty? I also liked listening to it and then I just was like this is like not very good Interpol and I stopped.

Dude, everything after Pisces Iscariot is fucking trash, for real. And that’s good mainly because of the cover of Landslide, which is a song that somehow manages to be heartwrenching and wonderful no matter who covers it.

I never saw Pearl Jam as a kid, but I did see them in concert two years ago (together with the Pixies!!!) and they were amazing live.

I am even older than dirt, so we can hang out.

Ellie, Smashing Pumpkins were great. Maybe you didn’t hear them when they were still(a) good and (b) relevant? But I don’t think I can accurately estimate the number of hours I spent taking drugs and having my mind blown to Siamese Dream.

Simpler times.

And then her little dog would keel over.

Everyone has his or her own preferences, but some are wronger than others.

So much truth in a single sentence.

Nope! It’s awesome.