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AC/DC and CCR come to mind. Doesn’t bother me though. It’s the audio equivalent to eating a bag of Doritos. The flavor doesn’t change, but every now and then there’s one with a little more powder on it.
and just like Doritos, every once in a while you gorge on a bunch of doritos until you get totally sick of them and swear you don't like them any more. A month goes by and you start snacking on them again because you hopelessly like them.
I am both amazed and disappointed it’s taken this long for me to learn how to sing AC/DC. It was Marge all along.
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every band that i don’t like
This is the answer.
AC/DC for sure. Every song has the same vibe. It's a good vibe, but once you've heard one song, you've heard them all.
...is it going to be controversial if I also say The Beatles? Maybe not ALL of their music, but most.
I appreciate Angus Young's self-awareness.
"I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we’ve put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same."
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It is very controversial to say that of the Beatles. Once they stopped doing live shows they reinvented themselves.
Pre 1964 Beatles I will give you. After, say, Revolver? I don’t see how you could compare Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds to Tomorrow Never Knows to Martha My Dear to Back in the USSR to Sun King, etc etc etc
Often you can tell it’s the same band, but these are meaningfully different sonic experiences.
Say what you will about AC/DC, nobody else can convey the idea of sweaty testicles in musical form as effectively as they do.
AC/DC music is nothing more than 4 chords and a beat.
And you know, sometimes that's all you need.
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The Beatles did evolve over time. Their early stuff all sounds the same and their late stuff all sounds the same, but there's a big difference between their boy band phase and their stoner phase.
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Imagine Dragons. I don't know a lot of their songs but when I hear them I can guess it's them with pretty good accuracy.
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The Ramones.
If it’s been a while, I’ll listen to 5 tracks and be like “Yes, The Ramones!!!”
Then after a couple of tracks more I suddenly really need to put on something else.
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Tool
Oof. That's a tough one. Every song on an album sounds pretty similar, but I feel like each album has a very distinct style from the others.
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The Doors
"The same" always means "these aspects I'm noticing" and not these other aspects I'm not noticing. And when there are aspects I'm not used to they tend to stand out and eclipse the aspects i'm used to and take for granted. Whole genres that i never listen to "sound the same."
"look at this photograph"
Can't even be bothered to name them, they suck so fucking hard
You fuck. Now I have this fucking shit song stuck in my head!
Sorry about my rage ...
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Creed
Most EDM in 2010’s. That’s the obvious answer.
100% Breaking Benjamin. Every album sounds just like the last one.
Having said that, I was a big fan of them and still enjoy their music.
Jack Johnson. If you hear one of his songs in public just say “oh, Banana Pancakes” and move on with your life. Not a soul on earth will be able to correct you
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Linkin Park.
Look, I like them, so I'm not exactly knocking them, but a long time ago I was working an overnight inventory shift, and my manager at the time put on a Linkin Park album, and I predict how every song was going to go because they all seemed like the same song.
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Really surprised no one's mentioned Everclear, but that might just be because no one thinks about Everclear that much
That’s most bands, isn’t it? That’s why we have favorites, because we like how they sound. I mean, I suppose there’s people who like a particular band because of their technical skill in general, but for most people isn’t it the particular sound they have that draws us in?
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I love them but Boston.
Aerosmith.
Metallica
Oh yes. They have certainly lost their touch.
Also Rammstein or Til Lindemann's solo work (which is just Rammstein with less effort).
Another one is Limp Bizkit. The music has not evolved, even with the new singer.
Bring in the downvotes.
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I think that is true for the vast majority of bands. What some band manage to do is reinvent their sound with different albums and often that is not well received by the fans.
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Volbeat Disturbed
After Bad Guy, i couldn't tell the difference between Billie Eillish songs.
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