Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...securely grounded in electronica. They were one of the first bands to rely heavily on the synthesizer, and they're still enjoying success in that medium. In fact, Depeche Mode was one of the few electronic bands to weather the early nineties rush to Seattle-based grunge and acoustic rock. They get little credit for really sticking to their guns as far as their overall sound goes. Depeche Mode is progressive in its own right but that evolution stayed within the bounds of the original medium...
...Steve Albini has had a significant influence on rock music. He was in a band that influenced a lot of other bands. He produced lots of those bands. If you live in America, you've heard one of these bands. But Albini is a polarizing figure; not all agree that his influence is salutary. Most of this irritation stems from two things: his stringent demands for integrity in music and his own apparent violations of the edicts he lays down. Also, he's probably the most arrogant guy on the planet...
...Beef with Mr.Steve Albini: Steve called Surfer Rosa, thefirst album by the Pixies and an album notincidentally produced by Steve-o himself, "apatchwork pinch loaf from a band who at their topdollar best are blandly entertaining collegerock." This really angers up the blood. SurferRosa is one of the best rock albums ever. ThePixies are one of the best rock bands ever. On theother hand, Steve recorded a song called "nuttyabout lemurs." This counts for a lot, in my book...
...much from his established persona or strain too hard to maintain his position at the forefront of the electronica vanguard, Beck holds back like a worried date, making minimal headway in order to wreak minimal havoc. No hard core fans will be distressed by the modest, competent roots rock that dominates Mutations, but it won't be winning any Grammy's this year...
...grin at that line about him being a loser and he always had been something of a likable maverick. His first album, Mellow Gold, introduced his sound: blending rural rockabilly and urban jangle into a casual aesthetic of sloppy cool. Mixing old school rap styling with twangy roots rock sounds, and fusing it all to an lo-fi punk philosophy, Beck wandered into the limelight as the ultimate slacker geek, announcing his own cheerful uselessness. His clueless sound had a certain novelty appeal, but he seemed less like a suave rock star than like a rock star's whiny younger...