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They are worse than all of those except Blunt, I think, just because of the way Kiedis sings, which is the sonic equivalent of a gurn.

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(Sorry the "!" is shock at you defending the "Chilis" in any way at all, obv.)

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"Country Girl"??? Dude.

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I'm not proud. It is "any good at all" rather than "properly good" - and also an honest to God real guilty pleasure.

I secretly still really like 'Rocks' and 'Jailbird' though. Junkies keep a junking! Whores a keep a whoring!

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(I retain a sneaking affection for "Rocks" too - but once they'd done it they didn't need to keep doing it surely!)

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It is very much a backward step. Having said that they'd also arguably run out of electro-industrial material... They really ought to pack it in, but how would Bobby get into parties for free then?

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At least they're not remaking "Velocity Girl"

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boyofbadgers.livejournal.com

It's only a matter of time.

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lockedintheatti.livejournal.com

Are there any other UK bands trading off former glories (without critics appearing to notice) as much as Primal Scream? (except perhaps the PSBs)?

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the-roofdog.livejournal.com

Do Oasis get a fraction of the criticism they deserve?

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lockedintheatti.livejournal.com

No, not at all, but I don't think they get quite the same respect & positive write-ups that Primal Scream inexpicably continue to do either

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braisedbywolves.livejournal.com

Yes, but in fairness there is just nothing more to say about Oasis, Primal Scream move around a fair lot, even if they're not good they're regularly new. NB not counting this single, where they may have finally descended into self-parody.

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jeff-worrell.livejournal.com

I ticked it for same reasons as Zenith. I think it's a more successful Exile On Main Street rip off than any of the singles from Give Out....

Bothered if I ever hear it again though. And no way I'm buying the new LP.

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And the way they PLAY is the rhythmic equivalent of a gurn too.

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I've been bored and annoyed with RHCP but never physically repulsed by the mere sound of them compared with the people I listed - I find it very easy to tune RHCP out, I don't think his voice is particularly noticeable in any way at all.

Actually this is all re the more laidback 'Scar Tissue' type stuff - I've just remembered how abominable they were early on in their career. Still not as vile as others though.

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Is this not a cultural thing though? Those three worse alternatives you mention are worse because they represent Bad (and often hard to avoid) Things about the culture we currently have to live in. I think if you had to live in the USA or were a bit older in the very early Nineties (same diff) you might hate them more.

You're right about the earlier stuff being worse though, 'Give It Away' = shudder!

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You may be right - I avoided any ubiquity they had in the early 90s by dint of being 10 years old and since then they don't seem to have quite the cultural presence necessary to rouse my ire.

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Yes, I imagine the words "Levellers" don't quite have the same effect on you for similar reasons.

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Levellers are just slightly comedy to me? Like, ha ha ha, look at the awful band which awful people liked way back before I was alive.

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carsmilesteve.livejournal.com

that's their fifth alBUM mate, the REAL EARLY STUFF wz GRATE*...

*ok, about two songs off of mothers milk are fun...

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boyofbadgers.livejournal.com

Smileycardude, he speak truth.

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Lex if you can hear the guy sing "dreeeum of califoooorniicayyy-shunn"* and not sink into a pit of misery and loss of faith then I suppose I admire you, in the way I might admire a sword-swallower or something.

*(& this is another way in which they are the worst - the 'wordplay' JAYSIS)

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