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by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:49 am

With all the recent discussion about NW artists who've "lost it", I was wondering which NW artists that you all think have/ had been most CONSISTENT in their output ? I guess it can be non-NW artists, too.
In other words: who DIDN'T lose it ? Whose albums did you buy KNOWING they were gonna be great albums, b/c they were so dependably GOOD ?
Perhaps artists who put out only an album or 2 or so and then disbanded at the top of their game ?

by **hexicon** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:53 am

I don't like much by post-War U-2 . . . but I guess you could say they're consistent! [:D]

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:56 am

The Fall
Sonic Youth
The Melvins

They've all had extremely long careers and haven't put out a single thing I dislike.

by **waukena** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 4:59 am

Bad Religion has hung in there pretty well over all I think...

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:25 am

Drum roll please and try to contain your shock...

<marquee bgcolor="#0000FF" width="100%">NEW ORDER NEW ORDER NEW ORDER NEW ORDER</marquee>

by **i_like_lectric_motors** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:28 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by Blir[/i]
 Drum roll please and try to contain your shock...

<marquee bgcolor="#0000FF" width="100%">NEW ORDER NEW ORDER NEW ORDER NEW ORDER</marquee>
[/quote]

Do you even like "Rock The Shack"? I'm one of those weirdos who actually liked Get Ready but that song annoys me like few others.

by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:28 am

Yes, I also think New Order qualifies. Always high-quality.

by **SwampThing** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:37 am

Radiohead.

by **Frau_Blucher** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:47 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
 Do you even like "Rock The Shack"? I'm one of those weirdos who actually liked Get Ready but that song annoys me like few others.
[/quote]
Actually no, and in fact there's gobs of New Order album tracks that just plain suck. I'll say again that never been a super strong album band IMHO. But I've been able to get 4-5 simply amazing tracks off each album for the past 30 years!

...um, make that 25 years. I was thinking of Styx and Foreigner.

by **Panorama** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:58 am

The latest New Order cd is really good. My wife is a huge New Order fan and she has been listening to it non-stop. I like it too.

by **DonGately** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:05 am

Pet Shop Boys have consistently released good-to-great albums. They haven't had a dud yet.

by **FreeWave** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 6:55 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by DonGately[/i]
 Pet Shop Boys have consistently released good-to-great albums. They haven't had a dud yet.
[/quote]

Hell Yeah!!

by **ghosty** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 3:28 pm

[quote][i]Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors[/i]
 The Fall
Sonic Youth
The Melvins

They've all had extremely long careers and haven't put out a single thing I dislike.

[/quote]

I actually witnessed Mark E. Smith "losing it". The Fall were playing a benefit show for our radio station a few years ago and after the first song, Smith got into a fight with the band and walked off, thus putting an end to the show (and the band once again...but temporarily). I liked the "Real New Fall LP" a great deal but absolutely HATED "Sonic Nurse".

by **Bitter Almonds** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 5:04 pm

Japan made some great albums. Every one of them conveyed the evolution and perfection of their sound. Roxy Music and Steely Dan made fantastic albums from beginning to end.

by **Crimsor** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 10:46 pm

Even though his later career has been a bit shaky, I still get enjoyment out of listening to every David Bowie album. The later ones arent as perfect as the first 15 years of his career but there are always a few songs I would call great, as well as a bunch of good ones on every album. Plus the albums have gotten better again in the last few years (Reality A++++).

Keith

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