Alternative Who Do You Prefer?
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Okay, so these 42 bands/ artists are among my very favourites- and since we have a pop one and a classics one, thought its only fair to those of us who are like a music performed by the same person/ people who wrote it, to present a Who Do You Prefer: Alternative/ Indie list.
If this takes off, I may go a little more obscure- thought I'd keep a lot of these acts relatively well known so more people can take part.
Results will close when I feel like it (I'll let you know when I'm free)
Here we are-
Arctic Monkeys v The Enemy
Radiohead v Muse
Blur v Oasis
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives
Conor Oberst v The Villagers
Klaxons v Gossip
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas v Arcade Fire
If this takes off, I may go a little more obscure- thought I'd keep a lot of these acts relatively well known so more people can take part.
Results will close when I feel like it (I'll let you know when I'm free)
Here we are-
Arctic Monkeys v The Enemy
Radiohead v Muse
Blur v Oasis
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives
Conor Oberst v The Villagers
Klaxons v Gossip
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas v Arcade Fire
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Muse
Oasis
Laura Marling
Dirty Pretty Things (extremely close decided based on the fact I seen them live and it was one of the best nights of my life)
Goldfrapp
Magic Numbers
Bloc Party
PJ Harvey
Ladyhawke
The Strokes
Conor Oberst
Klaxons
Neither
Neither
Camera Obscura
The Drums
Vampire Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies
Jesus And Mary Chain
GLASVEGAS (by a million miles)
The Arctic Monkeys v The Enemy
Radiohead v Muse
Blur v Oasis
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives
Conor Oberst v The Villagers
Klaxons v Gossip (Almost a tie as I love both)
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas v Arcade Fire
List is harder than I thought- and as I love Klaxons and Gossip equally, that was liking picking between kids. As was the Wainwright siblings!
Radiohead v Muse (It's like choosing between Cadbury's and Galaxy. Both are so unbelievably, incredibly f**k awesome).
Blur v Oasis (I like Blur, but, Oasis is a given, every time).
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles (What a painful decision to make. I feel like when Mundungus Fletcher betrayed the Order of the Phoenix).
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives (Tough. I like The Hives. Bring back good memories).
Conor Oberst v The Villagers
Klaxons v Gossip
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright (Tough. i like them both).
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp (I'd have pitted EOTS against MGMT. Funny though, I love MGMT, but find EOTS to be ripping them off a bit).
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas V Arcade Fire (Think I'm seeing them in December, a friend said they would take me. Kind friend. Though, I've not heard all of their stuff, but I really don't like Glasvegas).
Good list there, OP. Finally, I can make some painful decisions. Rather than just go "right, whose the lesser of two evils/who is better looking/who has the first name of a friend.
Muse
Oasis
Laura Marling
Babyshambles
Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes
Friendly Fires
PJ Harvey
Ladyhawke
The Strokes
Conor Oberst
Gossip
Martha Wainwright
Royksopp
Camera Obscura
The Drums
Vampire Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - absolutely ADORE the XX aswell though
Simian Mobile Disco
Jesus And Mary Chain
Arcade Fire
So hard because I love nearly all on that list!
Thanks!
Can't believe I missed out MGMT- but realised I had missed out Razorlight, Band Of Horses, Foals and The Gaslight Anthem to late to include them. Don't worry, if this is succesfull there shall be a second list and MGMT will appear!
Royskopp, I expect, will be doomed!
I've seen Razorlight & Gaslight Anthem live, and seeing MGMT. Whatever you do, don't pit them against each other, I will cry, as they are all brilliant.
Don't! That will be near imbloodypossible! Though, Housewife will take Cribs in the lead for me. Even though Acrylic and Cavorting are absolute anthems.
Jesus, can't believe I forgot one of my favourite bands (The Cribs)
Round Two is gonna be even tougher for me.
If anyone has any more suggestions for bands/ artists please let me know.
And The Cribs will win out all of the time from me- The Cribs v Modest Mouse I am thinking as both have worked with Johnny Marr.
And for retro effect, it has to be The Smiths v The Cure?
My Bloody Valentine, The Clash (maybe) Velvet Underground, The Coral, Echo And The Bunnymen, The Horrors, Joy Division, Hope that helps !
Definitely. And, as much I like Modest Mouse, I'm a Crib forever on that one.
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Definatly!
Love the Clash- maybe The Clash v The Specials for the post-punk thing.
The Good The Bad & The Queen v The Gorrilaz
The Horrors willl take some beating for me too!
The Raveonettes would be a good shout too, although I dont think too many people will have heard of them
Bit of Snow Patrol, The Verve, Two Door Cinema Club, Kooks, Phoenix, Florence, Starsailor, Regina Spektor, Phantom Planet, Newton Faulkner, Maccabees, Pulp, Last Shadow Puppets, Robots In Disguise Kasabian, Kaiser Chiefs, Stone Roses, We Are Scientists, Franz Ferdinand.
I'll stop now.
I've heard of them- I really like Lust!
The Raveonettes v The Sounds?
The Rascals v The Cribs?
Peaches v Bjork?
Passion Pit v Crystal Castles?
Ooh theres room for a lot more- Kasabian v Franz Ferdinand.
And I very nearly did We Are Scientists v Pulled Apart By Horses but swapped them for Cat Power/ PJ Harvey.
Love Regina Spektor so may do a battle of the sexes on Regina Spektor v Sondre Lerche.
Oh My, that would be too difficult to me- both have done amazing stuff as solo artists but based purely on one song, I have to go with Albert.
I want to work in Gallows, Jamie T, The Pigeon Detectives too! So many wonderful acts to chose from.
I don't for an instant expect this to be as popular as the Alexandra Burke v Leona Lewis battle of wills on the other thread but I'm enjoying this!
Radiohead v Muse
Blur v Oasis
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives
Conor Oberst v The Villagers - Not heard either.
Klaxons v Gossip
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas v Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys v The Enemy The Cov lads edge it!
Radiohead v Muse
Blur v Oasis
Laura Marling v Emmy The Great
Dirty Pretty Things v Babyshambles
Roisin Murphy v Goldfrapp
Fleet Foxes v Magic Numbers
Friendly Fires v Bloc Party
Cat Power v PJ Harvey
Lykke Li v Ladyhawke
The Strokes v The Hives
Conor Oberst v The Villagers
Klaxons v Gossip
Rufus Wainwright v Martha Wainwright
Empire Of The Sun v Royksopp
Nouvelle Vague v Camera Obscura
The Drums v Best Coast
Vampire Weekend v Young Knives
The XX v Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies v Simian Mobile Disco
Sonic Youth v Jesus And Mary Chain
Glasvegas v Arcade Fire
Phew. Quick press submit cos if I think about it any more I'm likely to change my mind on some of those.
Oh, and if I can add a suggestion for another one to try - maybe Interpol v Editors.
Muse
Oasis
Neither
Neither
Neither
Neither
Friendly Fires
Cat Power
Ladyhawke
The Hives
Neither
Klaxons
Neither
Royksopp
Neither
Young Knives
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Neither
Neither
Glasvegas
Radiohead
Blur
Laura Marling
Babyshambles
Goldfrapp
Magic Numbers
Bloc Party
PJ Harvey
Ladyhawke
The Strokes
Conor Oberst
Klaxons
Rufus Wainwright
Royksopp
Camera Obscura
The Drums
Vampire Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
White Lies
Sonic Youth
Arcade Fire
Radiohead
Blur
Laura Marling
Dirty Pretty Things
Roisin Murphy
Fleet Foxes
Bloc Party
PJ Harvey
Ladyhawke
The Strokes
Conor Oberst
Klaxons
Martha Wainwright
Royksopp
Camera Obscura
The Drums
Vampire Weekend
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Simian Mobile Disco
Jesus And Mary Chain
Arcade Fire