08-13-2004, 12:33 PM
Stephen Dame Wrote:Couldn't disagree with you more. Great songwriter, energetic live show. I find a lot of criticism (Especialy the "sell out" stuff) comes their way (As with many bands who've been sucessful at what they do, Hip included) due to their popularity, they've earned it IMO. "Unoriginal bastards?" That's a pretty strong statement to leave hanging, mind backing that up? Did Raine steal your lunch money?
As for the Kathleen Edwards suggestion above: That'd be fantastic.
I am in no way dissing OLP fans by dissing OLP but when they first come out, everybody I knew was raving about them. This was like 1995 or 1996 or something and we were all of maybe 14? (When we first heard of them) Anyway, we thought it was just some great shit but I've noticed this friggin decline in their style, like it's getting TOO generic cuz they're trying to get more people into their music or something. I've had the luxury of seeing their career since day 1 and, in my opinion, they have just sucked and sucked mroe and more as they progress. And the "unoriginal bastards" part was the whole "chinese symbol and rock star" bullshit I was talking about, not neccessarily their music (if that's what you thought i meant).