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Who are the best band in the world?

cliquester [Edit] [Delete] 88 replies 20:19 August 30th, 2009

Right now?

Just askin!

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doodthatkicksarse | 30 Aug '09, 20:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
- He means
  
  Who *is* the best band in the world.
  
  moker @doodthatkicksarse | 18 Apr '12, 14:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Only three years to come up with that one
    
    moker @moker | 18 Apr '12, 14:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
Konrad Kujau & the Hitler Diaries.

Absolutely fucking amazing live - as soon as they release their first single they're gonna be massive.

theguywithnousername | 30 Aug '09, 20:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
- any links to their stuff
  
  couldn't see a myspace or anything... The name is awful though.
  
  Ricky_B @theguywithnousername | 30 Aug '09, 21:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - They don't have any web presence.
    
    They're trying - probably foolishly - to disprove the theory you need a web presence to succeed as a band these days. But they are such a good band they might just get away with it.
    
    The name's not great - obviously it relates to the famous hoax (Konrad Kujau was the guy who perpetrated it) so there's the historical reference there but I'd agree in itself it's not a great sounding band name.
    
    theguywithnousername @Ricky_B | 30 Aug '09, 21:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - they sound like a bunch of
      
      pretentious nob cheeses.
      
      nickthescene @theguywithnousername | 1 Sep '09, 16:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - have to agree with Nick
      
      I've heard of other bands trying to negate the purpose of the internet for promotional purposed. Its really not big nor clever. The could earnt a few new fans here alone!
      
      Ricky_B @theguywithnousername | 2 Sep '09, 19:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Nailed that prediction
  
  Can't move for Konrad Kujau & the Hitler Diaries magazine covers
  
  Lucien @theguywithnousername | 6 Jul '12, 11:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
Maroon 5?

JGJug | 30 Aug '09, 20:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
Animal Collective.

Yeah, I said it.

Luis_Carruthers | 30 Aug '09, 20:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

harman_kardon, Antelope, CrispinAlexander, and dis-charge this'd this
Estradasphere

douchebag | 30 Aug '09, 21:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
For me, currently (though liable to change)

Vetiver

gowman | 30 Aug '09, 21:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
this many boyfriends

Nestor | 30 Aug '09, 21:30 | X | ^ This | Reply
Sunn O)))

obviously :-/

Furryboy | 30 Aug '09, 21:51 | X | ^ This | Reply
- came hjere to say this.
  
  true fact/
  
  gamecat @Furryboy | 18 Apr '12, 14:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
shit name though

tomatron @georgiabeth | 30 Aug '09, 23:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
Nope

But there Dad has a house in Ireland.

Lofisongsaregreat @grouchland | 31 Aug '09, 12:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- I'm only interested if he owns 8 cars and all of them are lexuses
  
  (lexii?)
  
  GutterSnipe @Lofisongsaregreat | 1 Sep '09, 13:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bill Hicks alert!!!

broonski_beat @grouchland | 1 Sep '09, 21:42 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Mclusky*
  
  menindrag @broonski_beat | 18 Apr '12, 14:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
Animal Collective

they just are.

harman_kardon | 30 Aug '09, 23:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
- pile of wank live though
  
  so no..
  
  Vian @harman_kardon | 3 Sep '09, 08:52 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  ClamingToBeOnTele this'd this
  - one of the best live acts of the last 10 years
    
    CrispinAlexander @Vian | 7 Jul '12, 01:32 | X | ^ This | Reply
Oceansize

VariationsOnSwing | 30 Aug '09, 23:53 | X | ^ This | Reply

petetheweed this'd this
- If they'd stopped at Effloresce, then they'd have a chance!
  
  One of the greatest debut albums of all time. Criminally under appreciated by the masses.
  
  TheGrudge @VariationsOnSwing | 9 Jul '12, 14:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
motherfuckin' deerhunter

tv_party | 31 Aug '09, 00:03 | X | ^ This | Reply

davis64, wecancreate, and Lililololaure this'd this
- wouldn't argue with deerhunter
  
  harman_kardon @tv_party | 31 Aug '09, 00:08 | X | ^ This | Reply
- YEEEESSSS Deerhunter
  
  jack_on_fire @tv_party | 31 Aug '09, 02:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
Radiohead

No change for the last 14 or so years then...

Radio-Division | 31 Aug '09, 00:19 | X | ^ This | Reply

champo, ZiggyStardust, Jook, goldenstreams, DangerousSnails, and Antelope this'd this
- Its almost boring to say it,
  
  but watching that Reading set on the box just confirmed it all over again.
  
  Effortless class - five men happy and comfortable with the fact that they are the best band in the world by some distance.
  
  ashstreath85 @Radio-Division | 31 Aug '09, 00:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  Nidmunch, champo, Jook, DangerousSnails, justanothersheeldz, th3james, smkng, joshhall, Ricky_Ronco, goldenstreams, teamcooperuk, black_rooster, unfamiliar, dis-integration, Antelope, and Glasvegian this'd this
  - ^This, and ^This again.
    
    Nidmunch @ashstreath85 | 31 Aug '09, 00:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - the downside to radiohead fans is they are stuck in their ways...
      
      just like thrash metal fans of the late 80's early 90's are today. its not a personal thing ive seen radiohead myself at glastonbury '03, ive heard all but 2 of their albums, the bends & ok computer are their best albums but everything else does have that spark the the bends & ok computer had, which leads me to the opinion that there is no creative evidence that they're the best band in the world (sales, yes i accept that).
      
      Like with the 'Big 4' (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth or Anthrax) they were the biggest bands in the world at the time selling absurd amounts of albums, and Metallica fans will stand by them no matter what (RE: see Lulu!!!!), however Slayer were by far and still are the best LIVE band of the Big 4, Megadeth had the better albums, and Anthrax were lucky enough to hang onto the band wagon.
      
      ClamingToBeOnTele @Nidmunch | 18 Apr '12, 14:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
      - ***does not have that spark
        
        ClamingToBeOnTele @ClamingToBeOnTele | 18 Apr '12, 14:36 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - ^ this is the most sense i've seen spoken on here in a good while.
    
    Saw them at Leeds last night, no one comes remotely close right now.
    
    DangerousSnails @ashstreath85 | 31 Aug '09, 02:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- there are couple more "new" bands that i enjoy listening to, but...
  
  ...Radiohead are above all other bands that have ever existed so far. If there is one reason I am happy to live in the last two decades, it's thanks to them.
  
  ZiggyStardust @Radio-Division | 31 Aug '09, 01:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - :D
    
    DangerousSnails @ZiggyStardust | 31 Aug '09, 02:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
mmm

Mudhoney & No Age

Subcomandante | 31 Aug '09, 01:07 | X | ^ This | Reply
Pissed Jeans

ehwhat | 31 Aug '09, 01:47 | X | ^ This | Reply

fuck_this_band this'd this
Cobras Cobras Cobras

I had a weird dream about Cobras Cobras Cobras: it was that their name was actually Cobras! Cobras! Cobras!.

Zapsta | 31 Aug '09, 01:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Super Furries
  
  believe it sister!
  
  ricrawlins @Zapsta | 31 Aug '09, 02:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
Rammstein

shucks | 31 Aug '09, 12:48 | X | ^ This | Reply

Balonz this'd this
- Incredible live show
  
  One of the best live experiences anyone could witness
  
  TheGrudge @shucks | 9 Jul '12, 14:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
I really dunno..

I'm looking at my last.fm and out of my top ten, only Mogwai, Tokyo Police Club, Johnny Foreigner and Bloc Party still exist. Any band's that I'd be a fanboy of (the Smiths, iForward, Russia!, This Et Al, ATDI) aren't about.

I guess I'll have to go with Grammatics, Johnny Foreigner or Brand New, when none of them has released more then 3 records (2 having only one record to their names). Sad, I know.

Ekels | 31 Aug '09, 12:56 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Fucking wait...
  
  I'm gonna go out on a limb and the Twilight Sad. I haven't heard the new one yet, but the single is just totally awesome. So them.
  
  Ekels @Ekels | 31 Aug '09, 12:59 | X | ^ This | Reply
if MIA was a band i'd say MIA

or MIA and her band.

cliquester | 1 Sep '09, 13:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
let's be honest

radiohead.....even when being weird and awkward still piss all over everyone else.

De_La_Tonk | 1 Sep '09, 13:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
i'm thinking

this 'algernon cadwallader' band or however you spell it, can't get enough of them at the moment, apart from that everyone good seems to have split up

james-penny | 1 Sep '09, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Gonna go with

Briansocialscene | 1 Sep '09, 14:37 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Deerhunter!
  
  Briansocialscene @Briansocialscene | 1 Sep '09, 14:38 | X | ^ This | Reply
its probably Xiu Xiu

the radiohead love is baffling

ThingsThatFly | 1 Sep '09, 17:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- reasons for it being xiu xiu
  
  strong song writing combined with innovative sounds, devastatingly good live, and their new album title
  
  ThingsThatFly @ThingsThatFly | 1 Sep '09, 17:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
Pet Shop Boys

bamos | 1 Sep '09, 17:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

Lo-Pan this'd this
- If it was 1987 I'd agree with you.
  
  I'm going for Swing Out Sister.
  
  brokenchairs @bamos | 1 Sep '09, 17:19 | X | ^ This | Reply
- mm in my top 5 of all time too
  
  .
  
  cliquester @bamos | 1 Sep '09, 20:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
I really like Fever Ray.

Although it's nota band per se. But I really like her at the moment.

I'm glad no-one name dropped the horrible Horrors!!!

madsquirrel | 1 Sep '09, 17:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
Teenage Fanclub...

...no contest.

Gingernuts | 1 Sep '09, 19:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cardiacs

GoffBoy | 1 Sep '09, 21:14 | X | ^ This | Reply

moshymoshy and dirdyboy this'd this
- It's still this.
  
  moshymoshy @GoffBoy | 6 Jul '12, 11:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - It would hurt too much for me to disagree
    
    ...the words 'currently active' loom dreadfully over the discussion
    
    HOWEVER, as a point of ACADEMIC INTRIGUE, I wonder who the 'best of the succession' is. Knifeworld? William D Drake's band? Stars In Battledress? Thumpermonkey?
    
    Loui_Tacceh @moshymoshy | 6 Jul '12, 15:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
    - Cardiacs Are Unbeatable and Irreplaceable
      
      All the bands I've encountered that have sprung from the Cardiacs family have been uniformly brilliant. Bill Drake's stuff is astonishing, Knifeworld are indescribably good and I suggest checking out Mark Cawthra's Redbus Noface if you get a chance. They all go a little way towards filling the massive void left by Tim's departure from our lives.
      
      thermofish @Loui_Tacceh | 6 Jul '12, 15:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
no idea really...

... meaningless and arbitrary but I'd be tempted to say the best band in the world need to be at least White Denim (picked at random, not some tiny band) big... need to have released at least a couple of albums... sell records and be good live...

Sonic Youth spring to mind.

WildEye | 1 Sep '09, 21:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
I'm sure I've said this before but ...Trail of Dead

Clair_de_Lune | 1 Sep '09, 21:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Simple answer: Radiohead

cmann90 | 1 Sep '09, 21:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Trail of Dead > Radiohead.
  
  Thom's mob have to be the most nauseatingly overrated pile of monkey vomit since The Beatles.
  
  archie2 @cmann90 | 3 Sep '09, 08:28 | X | ^ This | Reply
Can't believe nobody has said The Bronx yet

Easily the best live band in the world, and I don't think they have released anything less than excellent (before the hate for II comes in)

Mr_Mills | 1 Sep '09, 23:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Bands aside

I would say Actress is pretty much at the top of the electronic scene right now.

menindrag | 18 Apr '12, 14:47 | X | ^ This | Reply
walkmen

IDST

no_flashlight | 18 Apr '12, 14:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
RealEstateHousing

u r so funiii!!!!

keep it up

revgreen | 18 Apr '12, 14:57 | X | ^ This | Reply
not sure if they are the best but

Thee Oh Sees consistently tickle my pickle with every release. no mean feat

shy_retirer | 18 Apr '12, 14:58 | X | ^ This | Reply
Joy Division

No question about it for me.

Glasvegian | 18 Apr '12, 19:27 | X | ^ This | Reply
- :-P
  
  ehwhat @Glasvegian | 6 Jul '12, 10:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
Excellent Indie!

thedamnedear | 6 Jul '12, 12:12 | X | ^ This | Reply
Barroness seem the most consistently great in the past few years

so I will go with them

Yesiamaduck | 6 Jul '12, 13:50 | X | ^ This | Reply

Lililololaure this'd this
Fugazi

for as long as the 4 of them continue to draw breath, it's Fugazi

watsona7 | 6 Jul '12, 14:49 | X | ^ This | Reply
Peppermint Apes

no contest

bornin69 | 6 Jul '12, 15:00 | X | ^ This | Reply

Cementimental and Christophales this'd this
Threads You Have No Recollection Of Starting...

o_0

cliquester | 7 Jul '12, 02:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
Tool

TheGrudge | 9 Jul '12, 12:21 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Melvins

Drummerdave | 9 Jul '12, 12:55 | X | ^ This | Reply
Wilco

Their back catagloue is now just ridiculous. An unbelievably brilliant live band too.

Und_Gorgeous_Cars | 9 Jul '12, 13:03 | X | ^ This | Reply
- brilliant live, no question
  
  but I couldn't call them the best band in the wold because for me they haven't released a great album since A Ghost Is Born. The newest one is better than the previous two, but still not up there with their work from 1999-2004.
  
  OceanStorm @Und_Gorgeous_Cars | 9 Jul '12, 15:01 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Who are not that well regarded here

so don't expect much support for your thread.

chadders | 9 Jul '12, 13:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
;-D

People saying it's Radiohead!

forzaborza | 9 Jul '12, 13:16 | X | ^ This | Reply
on current form

I'd have to say The National. No other band has been as consistently brilliant over the last 10 years, and they're not showing any signs of slowing down.

OceanStorm | 9 Jul '12, 14:59 | X | ^ This | Reply

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