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Originally Posted by pitseleh
Nothing personal Needled, but uh... Yes, they DO have that crappy, "marketed" sound typical to mid-paced, radio-friendly, "post-grunge" rock. And I think it is their utter SAMENESS and reliance on dated, predictable and cliché-ridden means of expression that makes them popular. Their sound reminds me of dead musical hypes, stale pizza crust and earnest men with pained expressions singing banal, quasi-spiritual love songs with cringeworthy sixth-grade lyrics.
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How much of Audioslave's music have you actually heard? I agree that some of their songs (notably the MTV-friendly "Be Yourself") do sound quite commercial, but I maintain that they are different from the rest of the "post-grunge" bands in talent and creativity. Their lyrics are generally very good, with the exception of the same "power-ballad" song that I mentioned earlier. I liked them long before I moved back into the US, and therefore my judgement wasn't affected by their popularity. Their better songs are the ones that you *don't* see on MTV or hear on the radio-- if you haven't already, please listen to one of their actual albums.