not counting metal/grindcore (both have had good decades) and archival releases (compilations encompassing music released outside the range I'm discussing), since 2004 I have been incredibly impressed with only the five following albums (not to say I've disliked every other rock album I've heard in that time range, but that I don't consider them on the same level as these)
(for reference, these are things RYM calls rock - if we include things I think are rock but it labels as under the umbrella of pop, this list expands a little bit)
I definitely get what's so grating to some in Yellow Submarine, even though I like the song. However, I genuinely can't tell what's wrong with both Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Octopus' Garden. Why are these tracks so hated? They're literally some of the funniest, light-hearted and well-written pop songs I know.
it's because these songs are really poor attempts at the idyllic, somewhat silly "British folk music (plus sea shanties, etc.)" (can't think of the exact term I want to use) that The Beatles very likely grew up with some exposure to, imo
I definitely get what's so grating to some in Yellow Submarine, even though I like the song. However, I genuinely can't tell what's wrong with both Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da and Octopus' Garden. Why are these tracks so hated? They're literally some of the funniest, light-hearted and well-written pop songs I know.
Oh. What are good attempts then? Not trying to make you prove your point or anything, but considering how much I like these songs, I'm more than interested in hearing better ones of the same style 😜
Oh. What are good attempts then? Not trying to make you prove your point or anything, but considering how much I like these songs, I'm more than interested in hearing better ones of the same style :P
Vashti Bunyan (even though she's very fanciful about it) and Shirley Collins are the two that I'm really talking about. They follow in a long line of incredible folk music that outside of their discographies I've only touched on personally but is near the top of my list to explore more.
I find Yellow Submarine just as experimental as almost anything off Revolver. How the sound effects were recorded in the studio toilets and the roadie Mal Evans leading a some sort of conga line shouting and thumping away.
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