Best Ever Albums

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

latenighttv — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 20:47:47 GMT

Author: latenighttv

Posted: 02/25/2014 01:47

Here are some of the better ones

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The Sea Of Love by The Adventures

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Born by China Black

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Drive by Bic Runga

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

SamuelPear — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:21:15 GMT

Author: SamuelPear

Posted: 02/24/2014 23:21

BrandonMeow wrote:

What's wrong with a "blend of sound alike tunes"? Not defending GNR, so much as defending blends of sound alike tunes. Albums I enjoy that are blends of sound alike tunes: Crazy for You by Best Coast, What I Want from You is Sweet by Orion Rigel Domisse, my favourite bloody album Cross Paths by The Motifs, etc.

Anywho, most of the ones already stated. Pretty much any radio pop that tries to reduce the fun factor. Like, that stuff they call adult contemporary. Yuck. I want my pop to be fun.

I don't think there is anything wrong about it actually... I should have been more precise. I think what I meant is, it's a boring blend of sound alike tunes when the artist/band tries to have his/their songs to sound different when it's not the case ... Although, records like What's Going On or Loveless (which I praise a lot) are like this too but I think Gaye/Shields didn't try to make pretentious hard rock bullshit music so it may not apply to him... Damn Brandon, you made me think about it ... I need to re-think this now ...

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

drakonium — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:19:43 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 02/24/2014 23:19

Ah, yes, the Metric album I've listened to is incredibly MotR. And agree about the fact that adult contemporary is terrible. Probably the worst kind of well-selling music indeed.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:14:11 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2014 23:14

SamuelPear wrote:

Exactly, a big meh, blend of sound alike tunes ...

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Necharsian — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:14:02 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 02/24/2014 23:14

ooh ooh how could i forget Muse, Metric and Wilco. Besides a few songs, those ones as well.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

SamuelPear — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:00:07 GMT

Author: SamuelPear

Posted: 02/24/2014 23:00

SuedeSwede wrote:

Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'n' Roses

Incredibly meh.

Exactly, a big meh, blend of sound alike tunes ...

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

camsh — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:49:30 GMT

Author: camsh

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:49

SuedeSwede wrote:

Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'n' Roses

Incredibly meh.

I think that albums far from MOR, but pickled onions.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

SuedeSwede — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:46:51 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:46

drakonium wrote:

Uh, I'm sorry but I don't think that album is "middle-of-the-road". You may not be a fan, but it has nothing to do with it. For example, I love Steve Earle, yet I would have no problem with someone giving him this label, whereas I find Mos Def boring, but I think he's nowhere near "middle-of-the-road". I think the Guns didn't "sellout", or whatever that means, the way other hair metal bands did. Their sound is genuinely raw at times. Do you see what I mean?

I've just always considered them to be the middle of the road, nothing challenging and nothing slacking. Right slap bang in the middle.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:44:58 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:44

Aerosmith, Journey, Green Day

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:34:10 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:34

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Holy Fire by Foals

This.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

drakonium — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:32:41 GMT

Author: drakonium

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:32

SuedeSwede wrote:

Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'n' Roses

Incredibly meh.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:27:44 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:27

Necharsian wrote:

anything vampire weekend has ever done. anything the foo fighters have ever done. most things metallica has done.

Agree with these... maybe a little less on VW than the others. Also, Pearl Jam, Mumford & Son, Muse, Fleet Foxes, Queen, and U2. Not that I dislike all these bands, but they're all so generically middle class white.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Jasonconfused — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:26:09 GMT

Author: Jasonconfused

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:26

"Any 'heavy' music that isn't blood-spilling black metal."

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

camsh — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:23:31 GMT

Author: camsh

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:23

Anything Bon Jovi/Whitesnake/Def Leppard/insert 80's hair metal band in here have ever done.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

Necharsian — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:21:50 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:21

anything vampire weekend has ever done. anything the foo fighters have ever done. most things metallica has done.

Re: 'Middle of The Road' music.

SuedeSwede — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:18:06 GMT

Author: SuedeSwede

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:18

Appetite for Destruction by Guns 'n' Roses

Incredibly meh.

'Middle of The Road' music.

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 17:02:49 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/24/2014 22:02

Usually a title reserved for 'boring' or 'unadventurous music' where the artist is treading water. Radio friendly music sometimes by an artist rarely heard on radio. A safe choice. If you were to go right down the middle of the road however you would be a hazard to yourself and the public. How can something so dangerous be regarded as safe in music? Is it really so bad to end up in the ditch?

Post 'Middle of The Road' albums.

I'll choose Elbow 'The Seldom Seen Kid' and whatever the one after was called. They seemed safe and vey friendly.