My Look At Billboard's Alternative
I will be looking at Billboard's Alternative charts and grading them from A-F. rWill do this prob every month |
| 1 |  | Fitz and the Tantrums
More Than Just a Dream
"Out of My League" - a sellout song from a decent indie-soul band. Take out sax,
add in synth and this is it. C+ |
| 2 |  | Lorde
Pure Heroine
"Royals" - The worst song on her addicting debut, #1 for 7 wks was a bit too much
for it. B- |
| 3 |  | Bastille
Bad Blood
"Pompeii" - Decent indie pop with a big hook. Gang chants do turn it off for me a bit
though. AY HEY OH AY HEY OH! B+ |
| 4 |  | Grouplove
Spreading Rumours
"Ways to Go" - One of the worst songs I've heard this year; shitty vocals, over-use
of synths and bad lyrics. F |
| 5 |  | Imagine Dragons
Night Visions
"Demons" - Coldplay rip off, pretty bland and lifeless too. C+ |
| 6 |  | Cage the Elephant
Melophobia
"Come a Little Closer" - Better than Thank You Happy Birthday, but far off from
classics like "In One Ear" or "Rest for the Wicked" B+ |
| 7 |  | Capital Cities
In a Tidal Wave of Mystery
"Safe and Sound" - Not alternative; this is shit synth pop. Fuck this song so hard
up its own ass. D+ |
| 8 |  | Tame Impala
Lonerism
"Elephant" - Yay, psychedelic on the alternative charts! Lovin' this so much! A+ |
| 9 |  | The Neighbourhood
I Love You
"Sweater Weather" - Bland as fuck, bad and lazy rhymes: "house" and "blouse";
hipster indie shit. C |
| 10 |  | Kings of Leon
Mechanical Bull
"Supersoaker" - Not worthy for their comeback single, rather boring and simple. B |
| 11 |  | Phoenix
Bankrupt!
"Trying to Be Cool" - They can try to be cool, but 1901 was their peak and this is
far off. C+ |
| 12 |  | 30 Seconds to Mars
Love Lust Faith + Dreams
"City of Angels" - Overly long, but manages to be one of the best tracks off of their
latest shitfest. B+ |
| 13 |  | New Politics
A Bad Girl in Harlem
"Harlem" - It's pretty bland and overplayed on radio. C+ |
| 14 |  | MS MR
Secondhand Rapture
"Hurricane" - goddamn it i hate this song. it's devoid of personality and meaning. C+ |
| 15 |  | Avicii
True
"Wake Me Up!" - This is not fuckin alternative. Shitty EDM and no more. F |
| 16 |  | Panic! at the Disco
Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!
"Miss Jackson" - Way too Fall Out Boy rip-off and repetitive. D+ |
| 17 |  | Linkin Park
Recharged
"A Light That Never Comes" - Nu-metal sellouts yet again. Steve Aoki dubstep is
what kills this Burn it Down Part 2. D+ |
| 18 | | Coldplay
Atlas
"Atlas" - Bland and lifeless, like everything else Coldplay do. D+ |
| 19 |  | Arcade Fire
Reflektor
"Reflektor" - YES! Love this shit. A+ |
| 20 |  | Muse
The 2nd Law
"Follow Me" - Muse can go to hell. Sellout song fuckdamn it. D+ |
| 21 | | The Neighbourhood
I Love You
"Afraid" - A good redeeming 2nd single after Sweater Weather sucked. B+ |
| 22 |  | Pearl Jam
Lightning Bolt
"Sirens" - Kind of bland for Vedder and co., but this is better than most of the other
shit here. B |
| 23 |  | Avenged Sevenfold
Hail to the King
"Hail to the King" - So booooooooooooooooooooooooring. C+ |
| 24 |  | Portugal. The Man
Evil Friends
"Purple Yellow Red & Blue" - It's ok. B |
| 25 |  | AFI
Burials
"17 Crimes" - Hell yeah fuckin' right. Lookin' forward to this album! A+ |
| 26 |  | Foals
Holy Fire
"My Number" - Inhaler was better, but I'll take this. B+ |
| 27 |  | alt-J
An Awesome Wave
"Tessellate" - goddamn those vocals suck Hard. don't understand their popularity. C+ |
| 28 | | NONONO
Pumpin' Blood
"Pumpin Blood" - Very bland. C+ |
| 29 |  | Arctic Monkeys
AM
"Do I Wanna Know?" - Do I smell some QOTSA influence? Whatever, love this shit. A- |
| 30 |  | Blue October
Sway
"Bleed Out" - Haven't been relevant since Hate Me. This is just ok though. B |
| 31 |  | Vampire Weekend
Modern Vampires of the City
"Unbelievers" - Goddamn this band blows hard. C- |
| 32 |  | The 1975
The 1975
"Chocolate" - Damn this shit is catchy even if you don't understand jack shit of the
lyrics. A- |
| 33 |  | Queens of the Stone Age
...Like Clockwork
"I Sat by the Ocean" - Homme and co. are pretty back on track after Era. B+ |
| 34 | | The Killers
Direct Hits
"Shot at the Night" - A reminder why The Killers have just gone downhill since Hot
Fuss. C- |
| 35 |  | Fall Out Boy
Save Rock and Roll
"The Phoenix" - The only thing they can save now is their irrelevancy. Too poppy. D+ |
| 36 |  | Pepper
Pepper
"Fuck Around (All Night)" - So fuckin catchy and this shit will get you in the panties
vagina pussy. A- |
| 37 | | Switchfoot
Who We Are
"Who We Are" - Boring mainstream rock. D+ |
| 38 |  | Nine Inch Nails
Hesitation Marks
"Came Back Haunted" - YES! This should have been #1 instead of all the other shit.
Very dance and appeals to kids in my school too. Nine Inch Dicks is lol A+ |
| 39 |  | CHVRCHES
The Bones of What You Believe
"The Mother We Share" - This will hit the top 10 soon. Too catchy to not. A- |
| 40 |  | The Naked and Famous
In Rolling Waves
"Hearts Like Ours" - This deserved a lot better. Top 5 at least. A+ |
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