cungar

When did these guys become popular and are they good or do they suck?

E Unit

A couple years ago they started getting exposure, this being one of their most well known songs in this Cadillac commercial. I dunno, I like some of their stuff. And some I don't

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Sean O'Hara

I first became aware of them from the song Too Young on the Lost in Translation OST:

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Then soon after the alt-rock channel on my cable system put them into heavy rotation.

Decker

They opened for The Killers in last year's tour. I thought they were great live.

gmanca

That song was on a previous soundtrack, Shallow Hal from '01; it plays in the scene where Jack Black is dancing with the "hotties" on the dance floor.

If their music sounded more like that track, I'd have a higher opinion of them.

Supermallet

I like more than I dislike, but they're not as good as Air (whom they used to back live IIRC). I saw them and Metric opened and totally killed. I would have happily skipped Phoenix after that but my friends wanted to stay (crazy, I know!).

ScissorPuppy

This band is ok, better than most crap that is on the radio. They are becoming known as the "Repeat" band because they write enough lyrics for a 1 min song and stretch them by repeating the lyrics. I'm not talking about verses, I mean saying the same word 10 times in a row. The Chorus for "Falling" is "Falling,Falling,Falling,Falling,Falling", and that is formula for the rest of their songs as well.

sauce07

I love Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, prob listened to that album 75 times. Yes they repeat lyrics a lot but it fits with the groove they created so I let that fly by.

Quake1028

Phoenix is great, IMO.

rexinnih

Enjoyable band. Constantly played on one of the radio stations I listen to up in the Seattle area.

printerati

Surely there are less obvious ways to admit that you are getting old.

Groucho

Get off cungar's lawn!

cungar

Well I knew that. But I know a lot of young bands (I read Pitchfork damnit!). It trips me out when a band I've never heard plays MSG. In my day only great bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who played the Garden. Now where's my teeth? I need to go play some shuffleboard.

Sean O'Hara

They're my least favorite of the French-bands-that-write-English-lyrics bands (I prefer M83 over Air), but I'd still rate them above most American groups.

wendersfan

Ha ha, you're old.

(How does that feel coming from a 47-year-old?)

cungar

Got you beat by 2 years

RichC2

Local radio plays 1901 (song in the Cadillac ad) waaaaay too much.

Daytripper

Cungar, what radio stations do you listen to? Most alternative channels have been playing Phoenix for nearly two years. They were even on SNL two years ago. Great album IMO. I haven't seen them live yet, but they were on Jimmy Kimmel two weeks ago and he said they were one of the best concerts he had ever seen.

Daytripper

I would give your left ball to see Metric live. I played the shit out of their last album.

E Unit

I'm hearing Listomania way more now, but I like the song. So I don't mind.

cungar

Don't listen to radio. I live in LA and there are no good alt-rock stations. And don't say KROQ because it sucks these days. I do listen to a lot of bands that generate a buzz online: Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, My Morning Jacket etc. and I have no opinion on this band. Was just surprised to see them playing MSG.

sauce07

I like the 3 bands you mentioned, especially MMJ. Listen to Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, it seems like it's right up your alley.