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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
"Sea Hunt" is my favorite.
Then again, it's the only Beat Happening song I like.
Actually, it's the only Beat Happening song that doesn't send me into a fit of rage about how annoying Beat Happening are and how harmful their influence has been to "independent music" occurring in their wake.
But "Sea Hunt" is a pretty good song, yeah.
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I'm glad we have this point of divergence.
While I agree that the twee imitators are deserving of a special concentration camp with crayons and kool aid provided, Beat Happening were one of the most subversive punk bands of all time. The were a beautiful "fuck you" in the face of the hardcore machismo that surrounded the indie/punk world of their day, and the best part was that they did it by being polite.
They were also quite influential on quite a few bands that didn't suck and didn't try to cop their schtick, from Unwound to Godheadsilo. Anybody who actually "got" Beat Happening wouldn't try to sound like them, though there was something to be learned from the spirit and the refusal to blindly accept conventions be they rock, punk, indie, grunge, or whatever the fuck.