Talking to Aliah about our FBOAT (Favourite Band Of All Time) has reminded me of how much I love the Brakes. Aliah's FBOAT is Rialto, who sadly split up rather prematurely but left behind a really good album. Mine is the Brakes, whom I've unconditionally supported even when they sold out for a very minor period of time in their attempt to break the American market. Still, they came back and produced an album that reduced me to tears so all is well and forgiven.
I was scolded recently for abandoning the Manic Street Preachers, whom I adored so much in poly. Still, have you heard their latest effort? It's bloody pop! They're blatantly selling out without any remorse whatsoever! I was just speechless when I heard it. Blatant selling out + horrific songwriting = no forgiveness from me at all. Still, I was given a huge lecture by two of my friends, one an everlasting Man U fan and another a massive Garbage fan who both yelled at me for being a fairweather fan.
I guess our tastes change when we get older, but I really don't see it as deserting a sinking ship. I really do think the Manics stink now. No doubt that I still love their old stuff and listen to it on a regular basis, but their efforts now disappoint me hugely because they smack of commercialism. So I don't know.
Still, I will always and forever love the Brakes, because they've always been there for me for the high and low points of my life, and I will never be able to express in words what they manage to express for me through their music. And that's the way we all feel about our FBOAT, right?
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Suede! *yawns*
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