What if every band ripped off television personalities instead of devo

  • Jjm

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    ripping off and being inspired are two different things. Thats why in the 1960s, most bands inspired by The Beatles were and still are fantastic.

    there are some great young bands now who are inspired by the tvps or martin newell, but they make it their own and that comes out in the songwriting especially. this so-called egg punk or whatever people wanna call it, all sounds the same and is completely lifeless - theyre not singing about anything and its all sped up garbage to hide the insecurities and make a buck.

      I think it’s weird that the Dumpers are considered the forefathers of egg punk. Seems that Coneheads hold that distinction. I’d rather not hear the term egg punk again but arguing about it seems rather silly. Just read the bandcamp description and it still seems odd to me that with the exception of Snooper anyone got upset about this.

        Randall I also see most movement heading in different directions at this point so the entire thing seems rather unnecessary.

          sixbigboys yeah I don’t think there are many bucks to be made anywhere near egg punk or chain punk or punk punk.
          I couldn’t find my book this morning while getting ready for work so I grabbed Psychotic Reaction and Carburetor Dung to keep me off my phone at break time (clearly not working). Anyways been checking this thread between sessions of cutting wood with a dull blade. Sat down for my break and Lester is ranting and raving about copycats and boring music. Everything changes, everything stays the same. Someone comes along with a sharp blade cuts a new path then people keep going till eventually the blades too dull to cut anything, which reminds me it’s time to get back to work.

              Well, one of the more popular Egg Punk bands is playing Coachella this year and they're not the one on Third Man. So maybe it feels like it needed to be called out. I do think this whole things reeks of someone being embarrassed about their past and trying distance themselves from it. Personally I think that that's the part that sucks. Like someone covering up tattoos. Live with it bub. And if you have to keep on saying "Who cares" while you're following up writing about it then you kinda do care a bit. It would have been better if he just came out and said "Snooper, you're doing shit we did better for people slightly cooler than Mac Demarco fans and it sucks."

              Side note just in case - I have no horse in this race with Snooper. I think I've heard two songs and they were fine.

                I guess I’m in wrong place. I saw the word “egg” and thought I was back on the breakfast thread.

                Randall

                They were fine when they came out. I bought the 7"s and enjoyed them but I think they're long gone. So much of this stuff is like hard candy. It does the trick when you want it but a it's all just kinda sweet, no substance stuff and I'm quickly moving onto the next glittery thing or more likely, the next old thing I've not heard yet that I like a billion times more.

                    going back to the original meme, I read this all as chain won the war

                      FoolDiddly the chain was always meant to scramble the egg

                        whos this martin guy. sorry he didnt spend time writing his songs each of mine i spend i dunno lets say 10 to 15 years.....

                          Neon Taste Records They were fine when they came out. I bought the 7"s and enjoyed them but I think they're long gone

                          Yeah they never made an impression on me. I saw them live and I will give it to them for being really tight. It’s pretty nuts that with just like 3 or 4 7”s they are playing Coachella so clearly they know more than I