They only come out at night, and in this case, the morning! HGATRH&O!
Libertines go under 2
Leaderboard
Artist
Rating
Aretha Franklin
4.64
Nina Simone
4.57
Neil Young
4.48
Miles Davis
4.42
Talking Heads
4.39
R.E.M.
4.38
Beastie Boys
4.36
Otis Redding
4.34
The Velvet Underground
4.33
David Bowie
4.31
The Beatles
4.31
Pixies
4.30
Leonard Cohen
4.30
The Cure
4.28
Boards Of Canada
4.28
Björk
4.27
Mogwai
4.24
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4.22
Marvin Gaye
4.21
Tom Waits
4.20
Aphex Twin
4.18
PJ Harvey
4.17
Stevie Wonder
4.17
Nirvana
4.15
Joy Division
4.15
Radiohead
4.13
The Supremes
4.13
Pavement
4.12
Prince
4.11
Wu-Tang Clan
4.11
Nick Drake
4.10
Elliott Smith
4.09
Pulp
4.08
Public Enemy
4.08
Sonic Youth
4.08
Sleater-Kinney
4.08
Kate Bush
4.07
OutKast
4.07
Portishead
4.03
Super Furry Animals
4.03
Black Sabbath
4.03
Simon & Garfunkel
4.02
MF DOOM
4.01
Bob Dylan
3.97
Kendrick Lamar
3.97
Low
3.96
Robyn
3.96
The Beach Boys
3.93
Jimi Hendrix
3.93
LCD Soundsystem
3.92
Joni Mitchell
3.89
Massive Attack
3.89
Frank Ocean
3.86
Bruce Springsteen
3.84
Deftones
3.84
Underworld
3.82
The Kinks
3.82
The Clash
3.77
Dolly Parton
3.77
Pet Shop Boys
3.76
Modest Mouse
3.76
Blondie
3.73
Bright Eyes
3.71
Rage Against The Machine
3.71
The National
3.68
Paul Simon
3.68
The Ramones
3.67
ABBA
3.66
Kanye West
3.65
Arcade Fire
3.64
Blur
3.61
Beck
3.59
Elvis Costello
3.59
The Smiths
3.57
Beyoncé
3.54
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3.54
Eels
3.52
Carly Rae Jepsen
3.51
The Chemical Brothers
3.49
Bob Marley & The Wailers
3.48
Jeff Buckley
3.47
Hot Chip
3.44
Idlewild
3.42
George Michael
3.41
Madonna
3.40
Manic Street Preachers
3.39
Fleetwood Mac
3.39
The Notorious B.I.G.
3.37
Toots & The Maytals
3.35
The White Stripes
3.34
Supergrass
3.32
Hole
3.31
The Smashing Pumpkins
3.30
Suede
3.30
Steely Dan
3.29
Elton John
3.28
The Pogues
3.28
Kylie Minogue
3.27
The Specials
3.26
Sugababes
3.22
Thin Lizzy
3.22
Rihanna
3.19
The Prodigy
3.18
Led Zeppelin
3.16
Ash
3.16
Pink Floyd
3.15
Taylor Swift
3.14
Jay-Z
3.14
Arctic Monkeys
3.14
Interpol
3.12
TLC
3.12
Los Campesinos!
3.10
The Rolling Stones
3.09
Iron Maiden
3.06
Destiny’s Child
3.05
Primal Scream
3.04
Shower Cans
3.04
The Strokes
3.03
Elvis Presley
3.02
The Bee Gees
2.99
Weezer
2.97
Amy Winehouse
2.95
Girls Aloud
2.93
Frank Sinatra
2.92
2Pac
2.91
The Doors
2.89
Franz Ferdinand
2.89
Ariana Grande
2.88
Lizzo
2.86
Belle And Sebastian
2.85
Britney Spears
2.85
Metallica
2.81
Green Day
2.81
Madness
2.80
The Jam
2.75
Basement Jaxx
2.75
Oasis
2.71
Whitney Houston
2.69
The Verve
2.67
Slayer
2.65
The Sex Pistols
2.63
Lady Gaga
2.61
Queen
2.60
Billy Joel
2.57
Foo Fighters
2.57
U2
2.55
Justin Timberlake
2.52
Biffy Clyro
2.48
Dire Straits
2.43
The Beautiful South
2.43
Bloc Party
2.41
Cher
2.40
Michael Jackson
2.39
Eminem
2.38
Mariah Carey
2.32
Coldplay
2.31
Rancid
2.26
Guns N’ Roses
2.26
The Killers
2.22
The Who
2.22
Blink-182
2.21
Muse
2.20
Adele
2.05
Kings Of Leon
2.01
The Libertines 1.99
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1.90
The Spice Girls
1.81
Stereophonics
1.74
So lets move on!
Just going to do a ‘from the Best Of’ with these lads
Maneater
I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)
She’s Gone
Family Man
Out Of Touch
Method Of Modern Love
Private Eyes
Sara Smile
Wait For Me
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling
Kiss On My List
You Make My Dreams
One On One
Say It Isn’t So
Adult Education
Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
Everything Your Heart Desires
Rich Girl
None of this ‘oh I’m gonna abstain I’ve never heard all of their studio albums etc’ nonsense with this one either. Everybody knows at least 5 songs on that list, live a little.
What are the 5 I should know?
I’m sure I’ll have heard some but not a clue TBH. Just a name I associate with 80s naffness
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Think I only know maneater
Just any 5, they’re really quite famous.
When did the Hall and Oates revival start? I feel like, as a teenager growing up in the mid-late 90s they were almost entirely absent. So yeah, partridgeshrug.gif/5 (abstain)
See also: the popularity of ‘Africa’ by Toto.
And finally: Nelly Furtado’s ‘Maneater’ >>> Hall & Oates’ ‘Maneater’
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Not really, dont hate it though
I think when Yacht Rock was a thing maybe? So sort of late 00s? Dunno, like you they weren’t a thing when I was growing up.
I wonder this as well. I’m old enough to remember Maneater and the other one being hits (sorry Funky, no way I know five off that list). After that, on the off chance anyone thought of them at all, they were generally viewed as corny cheese and over-slick and too smooth rubbish but in the last few years people seem to have decided they were actually good. Not having it.
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They might be great. I’ll have a listen but the label they have is very much mild strength Tesco cheddar, yeah.
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1101010:
Yacht Rock
Not even sure what this is. Mystery Jets?
weeber
13 November 2020 07:52
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Mrs W likes them. A couple of years ago I got her tickets to see them live - expecting her to take a friend.
I ended up getting dragged along and (as a self-confessed music snob) expected the worst.
It was unexpectedly joyous.
5
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80’s music for coked up wankers?
Thanks.
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Hey, don’t push Oates over!
It was a YouTube parody thing
Yacht Rock is an online video series following the fictionalized lives and careers of American soft rock stars of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The series debuted on Channel 101 at the June 26, 2005 screening. It placed in the top five at subsequent screenings until the June 25, 2006 screening, where it placed seventh and was canceled. The show remained a popular download on Channel 101, convincing the creators to make two additional episodes independently. The 11th episode, featuring Jason ...
But it’s an actual thing
DiSer soup100 was a big fan IIRC
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In the 80s they felt like one of those bands whose success in the U.S. was massive but barely made an impact in the UK or rest of Europe.
There was definitely a point at which a lot of previously considered naff 70s and 80s soft rock/mor seemed to suddenly become acclaimed or rediscovered. Not sure what drove that really; slightly baffling.
Anyway I dunno, 2 for Hall & Oats I guess. Pointless but harmless enough if that’s your thing.
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Had no idea that was where it started. Thought it was just a random term people started using to mean 70s/80s soft rock or stuff influenced by that.
Edit - so was it this 2005 Online thing that actually caused the critical revival/rediscovery of these acts? Seems about right timeline wise.
Weekly reminder that ‘genre’ is a silly concept.
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