Driver8 Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 The band Titus Andronicus have been busy tweeting about Led Zeppelin, this is what they submitted 9 hours ago: "Maybe I understated it earlier - IMHO, Led Zepplin is the shittiest band of all time - certainly did more to ruin rock and roll than anyone." https://twitter.com/titus_ndronicus Had to google who these fellows are, since actually I hadn't heard of them, turns out they're a band from New Jersey formed in 2005. Obnoxious comments.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Somehow they can't seem to spell the word "Zeppelin" correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 opinions are invalid, stone them they are so much better than zeppelin though *sarcasm btw* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 opinions are invalid, stone them they are so much better than zeppelin though *sarcasm btw* ! Dam thats aweful, a duller more cliched set of indie hipsters I'v not seen in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Wow these guys are gay they are tweeting me telling me how jimmy page is a douchebag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudslider Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 In March, Rolling Stone named Titus Andronicus the one of the seven best new bands of 2010, but like Jack White said : I don't trust anyone who doesn't like Led Zeppelin." This kind of negative comment against one of the most time tested, adored, best selling and influential bands of all time may have been the cool thing to do back in the punk movement, but we saw how long that lasted, didn't we? I don't see the Ramones or Sex Pistols having world wide lottery for concert tickets nearly 30 yrs later, though they were fun while they lasted. I certainly know for a fact T & A will bring something else to my mind rather than these boys from New Jersey who tend to lean on William Shakespeare for their inspiration. Good for them, but lets remember William spent most his life Dazed and Confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver8 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 In March, Rolling Stone named Titus Andronicus the one of the seven best new bands of 2010, but like Jack White said : I don't trust anyone who doesn't like Led Zeppelin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 We should mail Tittus Androgynous some razorblades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I looked up their Twitter page: "Hey, nobody tweet at me unless you are a full devoted Titus fan and will take lots of shit from me. I can't handle that, you randoms." I don't tweet..........no worries here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I saw them during the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh this past September and while I wasn't crazy about their ballads, I loved their more rockin' tunes which were very reminiscent of the no holds barred approach of bands like the Replacements. As for what they think about other bands, Led Zeppelin included, that doesn't really bother me. I have friends, relatives and siblings that don't particularly care for them either. That's just the way the world goes 'round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driver8 Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 I saw them during the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh this past September and while I wasn't crazy about their ballads, I loved their more rockin' tunes which were very reminiscent of the no holds barred approach of bands like the Replacements. As for what they think about other bands, Led Zeppelin included, that doesn't really bother me. I have friends, relatives and siblings that don't particularly care for them either. That's just the way the world goes 'round. I understand what you say Jahfin, but there´s a difference between friends and relatives and Titus Andronicus. This is a public figure, and the least they can do is respect their elders. A couple of ideas: These people are, maybe, just staging a publicity coup. I´m remotely interested in a band called ¨Titus Andronicus¨ nor I find their music appealing, but here I am discussing them because of the Zeppelin comment. If this what they´re aiming for, they´re succeeding. They are, albeit implicity, putting them on a par with Led Zeppelin. By saying ¨they are the worst¨ they are implying that they are better, they are leveling the playing field when in fact Titus and Zeppelin are not in the same arena, not in terms of the length of their careers, their commercial succes nor the influence they´ve had on countless other bands. But by tweeting this to the world and gaining coverage they are sending that implicit message. Like countless other artists who have made derogatory comments, years down the road Titus Andronicus will be interviewed by the press, saying that in this incident he was misinterpreted and taken out of context. We’ll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Not sure if has to do with the Titus Andronicus thing or not but this recently showed up in Jason Isbell's Twitter feed: "My cousin just said he didn't like Led Zeppelin so I put a Monster Energy Drink bumper sticker on the screen of his iPad." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alinds Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Titus Andronicus had the best album of 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeppelin Led Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Titus Andronicus had the best album of 2010. Led Zeppelins THE best album ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led Zep Girl Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Led Zeppelins THE best album ever Led Zeppelin is the BEST ever. Period. I don't even know who the hell those people are & honestly, IDGAF. Sorry for my internet curse words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Led Zep Girl Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I looked up their Twitter page: "Hey, nobody tweet at me unless you are a full devoted Titus fan and will take lots of shit from me. I can't handle that, you randoms." I don't tweet..........no worries here. I don't tweet either. My life isn't that exciting for the world to know my business. At every second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Titus Andronicus had the best album of 2010. I don't know what the best album of 2010 was but my favorite was Libraries by the Love Language. I still need to pick up some stuff by Titus Andronicus as I was definitely floored by their live show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alinds Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sorry jahfin, I know you're a stickler but to clarify that was my subjective opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Sorry jahfin, I know you're a stickler but to clarify that was my subjective opinion. I just prefer saying favorite to "best". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I don't tweet either. My life isn't that exciting for the world to know my business. At every second. That's good to hear. Refreshing actually. I'm not anti-technology at all but Twitter and Face Book both are my personal seventh levels of hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 but like Jack White said : I don't trust anyone who doesn't like Led Zeppelin." I've always felt that same exact way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudslider Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Best album for 2010? I can show you twenty five polls who names 25 bands as having the best album .....bottom line is these guys disrepescted Led Zeppelin. I'm not taking that and have summoned the spirit of Peter Grant to handle it. There. The Karma is set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Historian Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 The group takes its name from the Shakespeare play Titus Andronicus. Sounds like you'd be better off calling that load of shit scrotumus nutsackus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 So that's the hip new music, huh? That sucked on every level. They look like a bunch of redneck Quakers. And is that bear-singer-dude growing that beard for a bet? How the fuck did they get a record deal. They pretended they were ZZ top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 I agree with what Driver8 said on the previous page. A public figure like this, someone in a working band with a reputation shouldn't be slamming fellow musicians, regardless of the era. It could be Zeppelin or anybody else really. Show respect and if you can't do that then lose the Twitter account, shut the hell up and just play your own music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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