The 1975 Retire The Pink Aesthetic • Page 2

"Bob Iver" only has three albums.

 

As does LCD Soundsystem to date.

 

Bon Iver also having released a little over 2 hours of music officially, where as this band probably has twice that amount.

 

Radiohead is on a planet where they have sucky albums like Pablo Honey and Moon Shaped Pool as well as good ones and really really good ones, while the 1975 has only put up awesome music with only 2 or 3 being not as awesome.

 

Well winter is here, so...
(had to make the GoT joke, sorry)

 

Can't we just enjoy this band ?

 

I was wondering why an article about The 1975 retiring the pink aesthetic got over 30 posts. Now I know why. It's music. No band is "officially" better than any other band. If someone thinks so, it's their opinion. I never got into The 1975 and I never got into Radiohead. I respect both bands for what they've accomplished. Fighting over bands is the equivalent of fighting over sports teams. No one should care that much.

 

I COME INTO A THREAD TO TALK ABOUT THE GROUNDBREAKING COLOR MILLENNIAL PINK AND I HAVE TO ENDURE THESE RADIOHEAD COMPARISONS.

Not on Sunday, no thanx satan!!

 

watching the lights go out got me real emotional and i think thats special that a band can tweet out this seemingly random video and it carry such an impact on people

 

Which album got destroyed by the press?

 

An album getting destroyed by the press is absolutely irrelevant re: the quality of the album, does that really need to be said?

 

Cool idea to end an era. Unfortunately, I never could get into this band like others have.

 

Also wondering the same thing

 

Weird arguments in this 'ol thread.

 

The latest album, aggregate wise, did better than the first by the "press":



(Even if I think most of us, here on a relatively obscure music site, can agree that the "press" is a weird metric to judge bands we like by.)

 

Those scores are each about 30 points too low so you know it's a bad metric.

 

Band absolutely knows what it's doing when it comes to marketing. You know they had this shot and finished before they even released the album.

Great band, although I did think the last album was less consistent than their debut. Loved seeing them several times over the last few album runs, and their performance at Reading last year headlining the second stage was fantastic. Hopefully they still play the odd show or festival over here whilst they write and record as it wouldn't take much energy to play the odd festival or something.

 

I loved how mcr did this with their album cycles

 

That's just an inaccurate definition

 

They won't, would go against everything they're trying to achieve with the marketing and "eras". Also I wouldn't want them to - once an album cycle begins it literally barely stops at all for about two years straight. I think they do it right, not overstaying a welcome and becoming the band that's "always fucking there" - instead touring a bunch then stopping to refocus. Also for their own good and health, I'm glad they do that.

That Reading show was a belter though for sure. Loved being in that tent.

 

I agree with you there. Even if we did want to say the "press" was THE way we judge bands, a 67 is still pretty good.

I would say most new "scene" bands would love to have those scores.

 

This band rules

 

1975 are one of the ONLY interesting rock bands right now, when it comes to portraying what "traditional" rock aesthetics are all about. I don't see any other bands actually creating mystique about their albums. There was always a sense of pretension with Bowie/Queen and even bands like Oasis/Muse that starts off cheesy but ends up resonating with fans. I fully appreciate (and applaud) all that they do to keep that alive, especially in a world where A&R hype financing doesn't really exist and it's up to bands to keep things interesting.

 

I was lucky enough to see these guys twice back in May. Their live show is something else and I can't wait to see them again when the new album comes out