Do you like the Vaselines?

[CountryBob]

My ears are hurting from listening to this group. Does anyone really like this music? Not my cup of tea but I cant understand why anyone would like this - it is like bad 70's kid show theme music.

[razorboy]

Yes.

[realmenhatelife]

Quite a bit. If you hear music and think "I dont know how anyone could like this" you have to consider that they are aspiring to a different aesthetic than the music you already like.

[epo]

Yes.

I concur.

[Crispy123]

I know a girl who thinks of ghosts
Shell make ya breakfast
Shell make ya toast
She dont use butter
She dont use cheese
She dont use jelly
Or any of these
She uses vaseline

[drjoek]

I don't see myself downloading any songs by them based on this. I did like the Nirvana covers. So I don't have a clear answer.

[badorties]

i liked them in 1993, and i have that cd on my ipod

molly's lips, sex sux, turnaround, and sunbeam still hold up

[TheMojoPin]

Fuck yes.

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Something about Scotland, man. They make some kickass alt.pop up there.

[Badinia]

Yes, I really like the Vaselines, but then, I'm smarter and cooler than you are- so don't go by me.

Also, I just love listening to Scots talk. They all sound like Belle and Sebastian to me. So twee!

[TheMojoPin]

Plus they have Teenage Fanclub. I think Bis was a trio of Scots, too. Idlewild, Mogwai, Mull Historical Society, Arab Strap, Reindeer Section, Trash Can Sinatras...

Scotland's got that going for them.

[weekapaugjz]

I had never listened to them before but I dug what I heard today. I may have to pick up an album.

[paulisded]

Been a fan for quite a few years.

[TheMojoPin]

I had never listened to them before but I dug what I heard today. I may have to pick up an album.

You're in luck, since they really only have one.

[realmenhatelife]

Plus they have Teenage Fanclub. I think Bis was a trio of Scots, too. Idlewild, Mogwai, Mull Historical Society, Arab Strap, Reindeer Section, Trash Can Sinatras...

Scotland's got that going for them.


Camera Obscura

[TheMojoPin]

Camera Obscura

Aztec Camera, Josef K, Orange Juice/Edwyn Collins, Primal Scream, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Franz Ferdinand...Scotland's got it going on.

[boosterp]

Not bad, but my tastes have changed. I wouldn't not listen to them.

[CountryBob]

I do have to say that being away from the big cities does have a negative impact on the type of music you listen to. Out here in the frontier you do tend to get caught up in mainstream top 40 music land without a lot of diversification and culture the big city scene offers. Until today I had never heard of Vaselines and even though I dont like em - I hope they continue to do well and keep playing.

[ADF]

Plus they have Teenage Fanclub. I think Bis was a trio of Scots, too. Idlewild, Mogwai, Mull Historical Society, Arab Strap, Reindeer Section, Trash Can Sinatras...

Scotland's got that going for them.

The Trashcan Sinatras just came out with a new album. You should be able to pre-order it from their website (http://trashcansinatras.com/), which gives you a link to download the album.

[TheMojoPin]

Nice.

[MisterSmith]

Yes, I really like the Vaselines, but then, I'm smarter and cooler than you are- so don't go by me.

Also, I just love listening to Scots talk. They all sound like Belle and Sebastian to me. So twee!

What are you talking about? Neither of them sound Scottish, nor are they even in the same movie. Belle is in "Beauty and the Beast" and Sebastian is in "The Little Mermaid."

Smarter and cooler? I don't think so. You need to learn more about movies little missy! :furious:





:laugh:

[realmenhatelife]

People actually like Ben Stiller? would be a good sister topic for this thread.

[Badinia]

What are you talking about? Neither of them sound Scottish, nor are they even in the same movie. Belle is in "Beauty and the Beast" and Sebastian is in "The Little Mermaid."

Smarter and cooler? I don't think so. You need to learn more about movies little missy! :furious:

:laugh:

Oh, I've been pwned!

[drjoek]

The Vaselines sounded like a band people would say they liked yet never listened to. Probably downloaded a bunch of their songs and never play them. "Oh Kurt thought they're the greatest" so they get all kinds of fans None of whom ever listen to the music more than once.
:thumbdown:

My opinion

[TheMojoPin]

Yeah, but you're a creepy dentist.

Amazing logic you have there with a really catchy band with only one album. Yeah, I bet NOBODY is able to force themselves to listen to them.

[keithy_19]

They're good. I mean, I'm not going to rush to get any of their music, but I'm enjoying the cuts offered here.

[paulisded]

The Vaselines sounded like a band people would say they liked yet never listened to. Probably downloaded a bunch of their songs and never play them. "Oh Kurt thought they're the greatest" so they get all kinds of fans None of whom ever listen to the music more than once.
:thumbdown:

My opinion

Funny thing, the latest reissue has been in constant rotation since it came out 3 weeks ago.

The original version has been routinely played ever since it came out.

Sorry, but I don't play that game you described.

[drjoek]

Yeah, but you're a creepy dentist.

Amazing logic you have there with a really catchy band with only one album. Yeah, I bet NOBODY is able to force themselves to listen to them.

I said nothing of the sort.
I said
That to me they sound like the type of band and music that people will say they like because of the pedegree of being Kurt Cobains favorite band or what ever he said. But upon listening dont really go back to much. I have plenty of this type music myself.

[drjoek]

Funny thing, the latest reissue has been in constant rotation since it came out 3 weeks ago.

The original version has been routinely played ever since it came out.

Sorry, but I don't play that game you described.

again at the end of my post I stated that it was MY OPINION.
Enjoy it, to me it sucked
4 lines repeated 25 times is not great music.

[KnoxHarrington]

By the way, Nirvana covered "Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam", not the other way around. It's a parody of a song that the members of the Vaselines remembered singing in church as kids called "I'll Be a Sunbeam", the first line of which is "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam."

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[Gvac]

They sound like the Sundays, except they're tone deaf.

[TheMojoPin]

Funny thing, the latest reissue has been in constant rotation since it came out 3 weeks ago.

The original version has been routinely played ever since it came out.

Sorry, but I don't play that game you described.

Is the reissue remastered? That would be about the only reason for me to pick it up.

[biozombie]

No, but they sound like nice people.

[Stankfoot]

Plus they have Teenage Fanclub. I think Bis was a trio of Scots, too. Idlewild, Mogwai, Mull Historical Society, Arab Strap, Reindeer Section, Trash Can Sinatras...

Scotland's got that going for them.

apb ......

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[MisterSmith]

Oh, I've been pwned!

:lol:

What can I say? My life is ruled by a 4 year old girl. :laugh:

[bradleyjerome]

Yes, I really like the Vaselines, but then, I'm smarter and cooler than you are- so don't go by me.

Also, I just love listening to Scots talk. They all sound like Belle and Sebastian to me. So twee!
well, most of the members of Belle & Sebastian were fans of the Vaselines before they formed Belle & Sebastian.

I saw the Vaselines in San Francisco last week and Stevie and Bobby from Belle & Sebastian were playing as their touring lead guitar and bassist.

Is the reissue remastered? That would be about the only reason for me to pick it up.
supposedly, but I couldn't really tell the difference between it and the older discography album. the new one comes with a 2nd disk of old live and demo tracks, so it's worth it, i guess.

[TheMojoPin]

Thanks for the info, sir.

[sailor]

decent music, vocals for shit.

[paulisded]

Is the reissue remastered? That would be about the only reason for me to pick it up.

Yeah, and expanded to two discs.

[Kris10]

I am disappointed we are seriously talking about music.

:thumbdown:

[Death Metal Moe]

They're not bad, just not anything I'd listen to.

[Coach]

I had never listened to them before but I dug what I heard today. I may have to pick up an album.
yup me too.

[#1FanofESD]

They suck. I fell asleep to this drone singing Scot.

He should try drinking a cup of coffee and climbing out of a coffin and then singing.

When they said no record companies were looking to sign them I was not surprised at all.

I love all the cool kids in here trying to say they loved them for years now, lol.

[CruelCircus]

Plus they have Teenage Fanclub. I think Bis was a trio of Scots, too. Idlewild, Mogwai, Mull Historical Society, Arab Strap, Reindeer Section, Trash Can Sinatras...

Aztec Camera, Josef K, Orange Juice/Edwyn Collins, Primal Scream, the Jesus & Mary Chain, Franz Ferdinand...Scotland's got it going on.

I have to believe you made most of these up.

And no, I wasn't impressed with the Vaselines.

[danner1515]

i liked them in 1993, and i have that cd on my ipod

molly's lips, sex sux, turnaround, and sunbeam still hold up

Are you referring to the "Turnaround" that Nirvana covered? That's a Devo song.

I love the Vaselines. I've listened to them more than once.

[TheMojoPin]

I love all the cool kids in here trying to say they loved them for years now, lol.

Why? They were at their "biggest" about 15 years ago. Most people who know of them would have heard them or heard of them back in the 90's.

Ah, but logic would trip up your bit.

[#1FanofESD]

Why? They were at their "biggest" about 15 years ago. Most people who know of them would have heard them or heard of them back in the 90's.

Ah, but logic would trip up your bit.

The logic was that anyone would love them.

LOL.

[TheMojoPin]

The logic was that anyone would love them.

LOL.

The thread asked is anyone likes them.

You do realize that many people can like many different bands, right?

[dirtydishes]

i do !

and agreed on belle & sebastian and camera obscura

you can't forget arab strap and the pastels