Why do you like rubbish bands?
 

The Cast/ Kula Shaker thing got me wondering - name a rubbish band you like and why they are great. The more vague your response, the more points you get. First to a million or last one alive wins. Go!

Menswear - I was young, I had a slightly gay crush on Johnny and their tunes were a bit zingy.

I put away some Northern Uproar singles today, and I don't know what possesed me to buy the initial run of them.

The KLF - They make me want to jump about a bit.

What about Cowboy Junkies? There is not known psycholigical profile for their own fans.

Cowboy Junkies are not rubbish. Why don't you put your head back inside your indie tent and listen to The Farm under the bedclothes.

i LOVE the toadies.

actually,
i love all those old alternative bands.. i dunno.. i like bush - razorblade suitcase... yeah.

why do British people say things like rubbish?


seriously

part of the english dialect

It's the British version of the American version of crap. I know they wonder why we say crap instead of rubbish.

No. 'Crap' is pretty universal, not to mention it's slang. I would not put 'rubbish' in the slang category.

Rubbish is a great word, beats "crap" always.

As for my rubbish fave... This is one of those soft spot things. The Prodigy. (oh yes!)
They made their break during mid to late 90's which was also the time of my pre-teen - teen age. Back then (at the age of 11-13) we used to attend those laser tag games (megazone!), in which you run around in hardboard labyrinths with a gun in yr hand. The usually had voodoo people or something as background music. I suppose they epitomize the whole 90's multimedia / video games / techno buzz, in its neon color hell lameness...
I like how one of their early videos has graphics that look like virtua fighter 1 (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vxm_uYqzzHs).
It's not like I still listen to them, or be interested in them. I might dance to that stuff if I'm drunk enough thought, and I'm not even ashamed.

I don't know I hve always put crap as an American thing. But you are right it is universal.

Prodigy's first 2 albums are essential documents of the early-ish rave scene. Not rubbish at all.

Speedy! Boy Wonder! Remember that song? Fucking awesome. It had a bouncy chorus.

Oh, the Supernaturals - love has passed away. BIG choruses!

Ultrasound - Same Band. It's a bit like Dinasour Jr but they had one good single and fuck all flack.

Shaggy - It wasn't me. Blame the girlfriend of the time if you like, still think this is a great song.

Sisqo - Thong song. If you can't enjoy misogyny on some level then you've probably got a bad haircut.

And obviously Gene, because they frowned a lot and had a weird Motown thing going on.

Hmmm... rubbish bands...

The Offspring. I fucking love Smash. I listen to it in my car all the time.

I'm the world's only Rialto fan, and I agree about few early Prodigy songs.

noone knows what it's like.....to be a dustbin......in shaftsbury..... with hooligans

I used to like the 1st Placebo LP... sounded good at this time.

Pink ? Oh, man,...:(
The video is quite funny, nevertheless.