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Love them live, but only really go for about 2 or 3 songs per album. It's an Afghan Whigs hang-up. Just to hear his voice is kind of a reward for me.

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Love their 90`s stuff, but the albums after I find to be hit and miss. Alright in small doses, but it`d do my head in to listen to them on a regular basis.

and they rewarded by being brilliant again. That NEVER happens!

I'm extremely disloyal, musically. I will drop a band like a hot potato if I feel they've gone wack. Artists need to go hard to get my attention; it's not like I'm short of things to listen to.

Though the latest LSDMTB303 EP was an unexpected surprise, really liked it. The Songs About Fucking Steve Albini album should have been brilliant (loved the concept of a 'beatless' release from him but it was largely forgettable). Trouble is Kill Sound/Who Still Kill Sound were so so good that it's difficult to top. He also didn't do a record with his live band set-up which was disappointing as the live footage on youtube looked insane.

Pains me to say it for both though...

have all the early (slightly) onscure vinyl EPs and stuff from the beginning right up to Seachange. Same with Flaming Lips up to Soft Bulletin. But finally got over them both and don't care about EITHER of them any more. Phew.

Hasn't released anything decent since 2001 (2004 if you count bits of Abbatoir Blues/Lyre of Orpheus) but I stick with him based on previous greatness.

Depeche Mode - they've been piss-poor since Alan Wilder left but they were my first ever big fave band back in the 80s so I stick with 'em.

Their debut was one of the first albums I bought, and I loved it. It has a certain charm about it... a sort of English quality about it. Open Season just wasn't as good, despite the odd good song. Then the next two albums just sounded like self-parody. Horrible lyrics and vocals. Man of Aran was different because it was a soundtrack, but it still wasn't great. I think I've pretty much given up now.

although I did think Dark Days/Light Years was their best effort in a while.

Have got all Beck's albums (apart from early, rare stuff) and would still be interested to see what he comes up with next.

One day the "return to form" claims will be true. ONE DAY!

I have every album...but the last one and the live one before it I've only played twice.

Law of diminishing returns....

Think I've listened to Biophilia about three times.

And I fucking hate Kasabian. Looking back I have no idea why I brought them. Juts a sour of the moment thing I think. AnywayI've sold them now, so all is well.

and will listen to their new stuff, but not buy it. Just boring teenagery stuff really.

I don't much care for their early punk sound, but for the past 20 years or so I'll get 'em all, even if they seem iffy. Smitty's my man.

the last album of theirs/his that I loved was Blinking Lights. The subsequent three (?) albums just seem so average in comparison. But I'll keep on buying any future albums in the hope that I love one of them again. Electro-Shock Blues and Daisies Of The Galaxy were such lovely albums.

Absolutely love everything from the first album up to (and including) the Runners Four. Carried on buying everything since then, finding myself less enthusiastic with each new release. "Deerhoof Vs Evil" was the first album with songs that I massively disliked. A week ago I checked out the jukebox preview thing of the new LP. Don't think I'll be able to follow them on this latest adventure. It just doesn't sound interesting/exciting to me anymore.

They were the first band I ever got in to and the band that got me into music. For that I kind of feel like I 'owe them/him' so still buy all the albums even though it's been diminishing returns since Be Here Now/Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.

Mind you, the High Flying Birds album is actually alright in places. Get the feeling that Noel was saving a few tracks that he could have put on Oasis's later albums, but saved them for his solo album instead.

Just as i put the new Squarepusher album on. sounds like an hour-long soundtrack to rainbow road

and am surprised that it hasn't happened yet.

Unlike a lot of people I like their recent output (especially the last album), although even I will concede that they're unlikely to beat the first two or three records...

I know there's a lot of love for OOS and Absolution and the general feeling of being let down with each subsequent release, which suggests people are still listening. There's no way I'm paying money for their next album now though, no fucking way

even though I found Monsters of Folk and the Mystic Valley Band stuff to be pretty dull. Like, I just bought the new MVB album/DVD... and I'm not sure I even want to put it on.

In my early teens they were my favourite band, for some reason I can't let go. I've not really given anything a proper listen since Comfort in Sound

It's been going downhill since "Justice" with only a few tracks on Death Magnetic to raise hopes of an unlikely return to form.

But I always find myself picking up their latest album second-hand at some point.

Bought everything, despite my tastes having moved on some years ago...

Don't even know why any more.

Its just depressing now.

sad, but true.

Mogwai to a lesser extent. Although I really like the last one I just never listen to it...

Surprised no one's mentioned Biffy Clyro. Their first three records, particularly Vertigo of Bliss and Infinity Land, are fantastic. Couldn't get past some of the stuff on Puzzle (though there's still some good stuff) and haven't gone back, sadly. Boss band live, though.

Can't remember the last album that I enjoyed more than a couple of tracks from (certainly nothing this century) yet still I buy them. Not all the solo jazzwank and SYR stuff, as that would be mental, but all the real Sonic Youth albums.

Thing is, any time I've seen them play live in the last ten years the new stuff has seemed much more alive and interesting in concert. I suppose that's why I kept buying, knowing there's something there that's not being captured on the recordings and hoping it would.

Corgan's voice definitely changed for the worse and it's absolutely awful. Plus, I don't think his band really counts as the Smashing Pumpkins anymore

Nearly everything I else I really loved then I will stand by and defend on some level but I feel embarrassed thinking about pretty much any MSP album. A few great songs but the lyrics are so cringeworthy...