re: Is Phish The Most Important Indie Band Of All Time?

Col Forbin = lolCaptPanic

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Col Forbin = lolCaptPanic

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I've been suspicious of this myself

I think he tossed out some Disco Biscuits sbds to throw off the scent.

Congrats on helping to turn this place into phantasy tour. Who gives a frick who thinks who is the most important indie band of all time. Guess what to that person they are. It's not the end of the world I promise.

Brave Indian who never changes his mood

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who is the most important indie band of all time

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I would say the Talking Heads

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Maybe if you're talking American bands, but The Smiths crush everything REM ever did.

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a few things:

If Morrissey is the answer, you've asked the wrong question. (Though Johnny Marr is awesome)

REM's IRS output takes a gigantic dump on the Smiths. Again, essentially invented a genre

Also, yes, indie means a lot more in America than England. So yes, the best indie band is almost certainly American. You didn't hear american bands acting like the Sex pistols and bitching about how EMI wouldn't distribute their single. DIY is a far more intrinsic part of the American music scene than England's (not that it doesn't exist in England, just not on the same levels)

To the extent England did have an indie scene, particularly the Mad City scene, it is in REM's wake. The Smiths and the like are traversing a path forged by Black Flag and REM.

Finally, I just get irritated the way Americans get overawed by British pop music. Have some pride. Union Jack ain't all that.

Talking Heads>REM

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I would say the Talking Heads

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When Byrne is dead, Stipe will still be pushing his shite.

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When Byrne is dead, Stipe will still be pushing his shite.

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Well this is just a silly thing to say