<p>@NulliSecundus
A band can do something for music if it is making music that isnt just a regurgitation of what has been already made.
@toxic93
That is not an opinion. Jimmy Eat World has made music that is catchy pop rock, nothing that hasn’t been done before. The general public’s opinion of their music will not change the music itself.</p>
<p>^^9/10 - very cool</p>
<p>Hush Hush - Natalie Portman’s Shaved Head</p>
<p>Cansei is exactly right. They have no personal style…I find that bands like Neutral Milk Hotel, Streetlight Manifesto, Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution, Bomb the Music Industry!, Andrew Jackson Jihad, etc… are bands who can’t be placed genres on because they are defining their own genre and style. Neutral Milk is “fuzz-folk”, Streetlight is “4th wave ska” (so to speak), BOTAR is “Acoustic-Mayhem”, BTMI! is a “perfect mix of indie, ska, and punk, and hardcore”, Andrew Jackson Jihad is something like folk-punk (which has been done before but if you listen to these guys, they definitely have a style not replicated by any other folk-punk bands).</p>
<p>What these bands do great, again, is they take elements of various genres to create their own style. Take Neutral Milk Hotel for example:</p>
<p>They have elements of folk, indie, and psych-folk and THEN combine it with an awesome lo-fi sound to produce their own music.</p>
<p>Jimmy Eat World on the other hands is same ol’, same ol’. Don’t get me wrong - there is nothing wrong with being influenced by older bands, but directly copying their style adds nothing.</p>
<p>^Oh shaddap that’s your opinion</p>
<p>^I agree 100%</p>
<p>(NPSH changed name to Brite Futures)
7/10</p>
<p>btw neutral milk hotel is SOOO amazing. I love them… And definitely unique. As in, I play it in the car and my little brother is like *** is this??? haha…</p>
<p>also rather “genre-less”:
Most Wanted - Cults
(please look up on youtube instead of just being like, oh i’ve never heard of it and moving on)…</p>
<p>Have any of yall heard of Enter Shikari?</p>
<p>omg, Most Wanted is gonna be stuck in my head for the rest of my life</p>
<p>^^ My brother is OBSESSED with Enter Shikari…so yeah, I’'ve deffffinitely heard of them!</p>
<p>Cinematic Orchestra, anyone?</p>
<p>^They’re OK…</p>
<p>“Vanished” by Crystal Castles?</p>
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<p>I concur; you can’t classify them…unless you count “indie” as a valid classification.</p>
<p>@ Most Wanted - Cults
7/10 - Pretty strange song. Seemed sort of Far Eastern in nature. Had a nice catchy factor to it.</p>
<p>Song Against Sex - Neutral Milk Hotel</p>
<p>Meh I didn’t like it much but the instruments weren’t too bad.
6/10</p>
<p>Little Lion Man- Mumford and Sons</p>
<p>8/10 - just listened on youtube, liked it alot</p>
<p>The Everglow - Mae</p>
<p>6/10 I used to love Mae, but I think I’ve lost interest a little bit. They’re good, but I’m not obsessed; they’re a little too generic for me.</p>
<p>let love in: a cursive memory</p>
<p>^my friend likes a cursive memory, but its not for me…4/10</p>
<p>trying to find a balance- atmosphere</p>
<p>Atmosphere is seriously underrated. The lyrics are kinda simple but the flow is incredible on that track. 7/10</p>
<p>Lupe Fiasco - Failure</p>
<p>8/10, Lupe is one of my favorite rappers</p>
<p>Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)</p>
<p>^8/10 Arcade Fire aren’t bad</p>
<p>“Generator ^ First Floor” – Freelance Whales</p>
<p>7/10, interesting collaboration :)</p>
<p>Diplomat’s Son–Vampire Weekend
[YouTube</a> - vampire weekend - contra - diplomat’s son](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>
<p>5/10</p>
<p>alphabet aerobics - blackalicious</p>
<p>7/10</p>
<p>Someone Like You - Boys Like Girls</p>