Arab On Radar?
 

Do you like Arab on radar & Chinese stars?
i've been trying to force myself to love them, but i only really like Soak the Saddle and the Chinese Stars stuff. The Stolen singles is also quite good, but i really came to the conclusion that all the rest is pretty weak.

You like.
You don't like.
You argue.
You shake hands.
Havin' a good time.

I saw AOR once. Mr. Potty Mouth scared the hell out of me. They played IN THE CROWD, and he was violent (and I'm a small dude.)

Not really.

Decent weird guitar lines and some nice-sounding distorted bass lines. Annoying vocals. Extremely boring band. Can't write a song for shit. Why waste your time. Chinese Stars are terrible.


We've had threads on 'em before.

http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...highlight=arab
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...highlight=arab
http://www.sonicyouth.com/gossip/sho...highlight=arab


Don't waste your time, get some U.S. Maple or Bride of No No.

i don't like arab on radar either.
don't feel obligated to like stuff, life is too short

US Maple IS good

US MAple bore the hell out my brains. so sketchy and desertic.
bride of no no, what i listened to, i i lked but i don't see the link between AOR and BONN.

You don't see the link between fucked up riffs, distorted bass lines, annoying vocals, prog sensibilities in otherwise noise/no wave-influenced rock music?

huh i don't see AOR as no wave but anyways; yeah

hehe
of course, but in my book AOR is too structured to be labeled no wave .
i always regret they've never updated their production to something bassier.
too much high medium in there.
Do you like Chinese Stars, i'm really into them.

No.

It has a member of Six Finger Satellite in it and it still sucks.

mmmm
anyway off to listen to lots of Six Organs of Admittance.

haha well I love Six Organs.

Chinese Stars are just one of those bands.. I listen to 'em and think, "oh, that's a cool riff there. Oh, that's a nice little section." But none of it ever sticks with me. You know a band who does something similiar but way better? This band called Make Believe. It's one of the thousand Joan of Arc, Cap'N Jazz, etc. offshoots. But it doesn't sound like any of them. It's got all those weird riffs and slinking bass lines that Chinese Stars have.

I really don't mind "Turbo Mattress" or whatever it was called, the 5 song ep, and they were good live, I saw 'em uhhh... fuck, 5 years ago I think? Back when they first started. But I heard another album after that ep and it just didn't do a damn thing for me.

yes the last Chinese Stars album is awfully dull.
For me it's only their first LP + first EP.

I've listened to them before but never remember them, so probably I don't like them.

I love them.