Spoon

From junodog4 01/25/2020 03:52 | #247148

Updated opinion - Spoon have grown on me. I've come to appreciate their sound.

Album rankings:

1. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2. Hot Thoughts
3. Gimme Fiction
4. Transference
5. They Want My Soul
6. Kill the Moonlight
7. Girls Can Tell

All are solid albums, but only the top really stand out.

I'm fairly certain these guys are the fathers of indie-rock. If you like the genre, you'll find it easily within the core of the band. What's interesting is that, no matter if they pepper indie with another genre (electronic, dance, folk, garage, etc.), they still know how to write a damn catchy hook. Sure, some songs are much better than others, but as a whole, their albums (with the exception of their first) are consistently interesting and fun, yet captivating and risky. And they're incredible live! They know their audience and know how to make a great set list while still promoting a new album! I really admire that in a band.

Ranking Albums:

1. They Want My Soul
2. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
3. Hot Thoughts
4. Gimme Fiction
5. Transference
6. Girls Can Tell
7. Kill The Moonlight
8. A Series of Sneaks
9. Telephono

Everybody seems to agree on the fact that Spoon can't make a bad album. Add me to that group, because so far, I love everything Spoon has done. What's even more impressive to me is that they seem to keep on getting better all the time. I think their best work has come recently because their last 4 albums (Hot Thoughts, They Want My Soul, Transference and Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga) are my 4 favorite from them. And it's not because their previous work wasn't great! A Series Of Sneaks, Kill The Moonlight and Girls Can Tell are also very impressive pieces of art.

But that's the thing with Spoon, they keep on getting better and never ever disappoint. I don't think they've made a 10/10 album yet (even though they came close on multiple occasions), but I think the best is yet to come for this amazing band. And that's impressive, considering how far they are in their carrer!

From Vatsal 02/15/2018 18:40 | #208310

So casual, yet so precise. I listened to 7 of their albums over 2017 and i am yet to find one i dislike.

From ledemoncleaner 06/22/2017 16:56 | #193023

As far as I'm concerned, it is against the laws of science to make a bad Spoon album

One of my favorite bands. For me their sound defines indie-rock, its not too hard or too soft.

From junodog4 11/10/2015 04:13 | #152732

Can't say they've wowed me much beyond their top ranked album.

From HoldenM 03/03/2013 19:01 | #66898

Spoon is one of two groups (the other being The Flaming Lips) whose music I listen to, and just love implicitly. Neither are even my favorite group, but in Spoon's case, their songwriting is so strong and so catchy that I can't help but get behind it. There's nothing all that flashy about what these guys do, but they make indie rock that's so fantastic that it's impossible to ignore.

From Applerill 01/08/2012 13:49 | #34799

Everyone's favorite unknown band, mine included.

"I think if somebody says 'ugh, I hate this [crap], change the song' when a Spoon track is playing you're legally allowed to revoke their status as a person. They're a hard group to argue with, because arguably no group has been more consistently excellent over the last ten years, and musically they've got the charisma of ten similar bands."-CJ