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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
while i agree that SK is a very different band i could make a mixtape of Red Hot Chili Peppers songs that are far more "substantial" than just pop. of course they are an LA band with an LA sound so i might have bias. i wouldn't call myself a full fledged "fan" but the songs of theirs i like, i really really like
also i wasn't really trying to make a literal comparison btw, more so using NCTL as a benchmark of what a 20 year old band should be doing vs the plethora of bullshit nostalgia albums that so many bands have put out in past years
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For me that benchmark is Portishead's Third. I don't think a band has ever bounced back and sounded so fucking awesome and different, while maintaining the same fundamental identity. It's the best "comeback" album — for lack of a better word — that I've ever heard. Thought it would suck before it came out, but now I prefer it to Dummy AND self-titled... by, like, a lot.