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[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 month ago (4 children)

AC/DC and CCR come to mind. Doesn’t bother me though. It’s the audio equivalent to eating a bag of Doritos. The flavor doesn’t change, but every now and then there’s one with a little more powder on it.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago

and just like Doritos, every once in a while you gorge on a bunch of doritos until you get totally sick of them and swear you don't like them any more. A month goes by and you start snacking on them again because you hopelessly like them.

[–] Phil_in_here@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

I am both amazed and disappointed it’s taken this long for me to learn how to sing AC/DC. It was Marge all along.

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[–] ozymandias@lemmy.dbzer0.com 50 points 1 month ago (1 children)

every band that i don’t like

[–] Pazintach@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 1 month ago

This is the answer.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world 36 points 1 month ago (15 children)

AC/DC for sure. Every song has the same vibe. It's a good vibe, but once you've heard one song, you've heard them all.

...is it going to be controversial if I also say The Beatles? Maybe not ALL of their music, but most.

[–] rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 43 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I appreciate Angus Young's self-awareness.

"I'm sick and tired of people saying that we put out 11 albums that sound exactly the same. In fact, we’ve put out 12 albums that sound exactly the same."

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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago

It is very controversial to say that of the Beatles. Once they stopped doing live shows they reinvented themselves.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Pre 1964 Beatles I will give you. After, say, Revolver? I don’t see how you could compare Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds to Tomorrow Never Knows to Martha My Dear to Back in the USSR to Sun King, etc etc etc

Often you can tell it’s the same band, but these are meaningfully different sonic experiences.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Say what you will about AC/DC, nobody else can convey the idea of sweaty testicles in musical form as effectively as they do.

[–] Canopyflyer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

AC/DC music is nothing more than 4 chords and a beat.

And you know, sometimes that's all you need.

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Beatles did evolve over time. Their early stuff all sounds the same and their late stuff all sounds the same, but there's a big difference between their boy band phase and their stoner phase.

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 35 points 1 month ago (3 children)
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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Imagine Dragons. I don't know a lot of their songs but when I hear them I can guess it's them with pretty good accuracy.

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[–] mybuttnolie@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

sabaton. I still love it though

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[–] HexagonSun@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 month ago (23 children)

The Ramones.

If it’s been a while, I’ll listen to 5 tracks and be like “Yes, The Ramones!!!”

Then after a couple of tracks more I suddenly really need to put on something else.

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 14 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Oof. That's a tough one. Every song on an album sounds pretty similar, but I feel like each album has a very distinct style from the others.

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[–] officermike@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago
[–] swab148@startrek.website 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Surprised no one's mentioned U2

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[–] toddestan@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 5 points 1 month ago

Don't change perfection

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[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

"The same" always means "these aspects I'm noticing" and not these other aspects I'm not noticing. And when there are aspects I'm not used to they tend to stand out and eclipse the aspects i'm used to and take for granted. Whole genres that i never listen to "sound the same."

[–] grasshopper_mouse@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago
[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"look at this photograph"

Can't even be bothered to name them, they suck so fucking hard

[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You fuck. Now I have this fucking shit song stuck in my head!

Sorry about my rage ...

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100% Breaking Benjamin. Every album sounds just like the last one.

Having said that, I was a big fan of them and still enjoy their music.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Offspring.

And that's why we like it.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Idk, I feel like their first few albums sounded pretty different to the ones that came later.

[–] venusaur@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Most EDM in 2010’s. That’s the obvious answer.

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Andrew WK had some good tunes, but they all sound the same.

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[–] mayorchid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Jack Johnson. If you hear one of his songs in public just say “oh, Banana Pancakes” and move on with your life. Not a soul on earth will be able to correct you

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[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Linkin Park.

Look, I like them, so I'm not exactly knocking them, but a long time ago I was working an overnight inventory shift, and my manager at the time put on a Linkin Park album, and I predict how every song was going to go because they all seemed like the same song.

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[–] NepGinger@lemy.nl 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] cuboc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Oh yes. They have certainly lost their touch.

Also Rammstein or Til Lindemann's solo work (which is just Rammstein with less effort).

Another one is Limp Bizkit. The music has not evolved, even with the new singer.

Bring in the downvotes.

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[–] EponymousBosh@awful.systems 6 points 1 month ago

Really surprised no one's mentioned Everclear, but that might just be because no one thinks about Everclear that much

[–] SchittDickerson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I love them but Boston.

[–] tungah@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[–] Zer0Rank@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

Volbeat Disturbed

[–] Codandchips@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think that is true for the vast majority of bands. What some band manage to do is reinvent their sound with different albums and often that is not well received by the fans.

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