No Hope for the united States? Band to split... probably

Probably not an interesting story, but I went to see Metric, Tapes 'n' Tapes, Forward Russia and Dresden Dolls in a row at Reading, and left before HOTS came on because I needed a lie-down before SLAAAAAYERRRR were on. Makes me think I maybe should've stayed to watch HOTS.

...or maybe not. I dunno. The new record ain't good at all.

well, I think so anyway...

Hope Of The States were tremendous I thought. Lovely version of Black Dollar Bills.
If they are lost - I will be soooooo upset.

They are one of the least influenced or scene bands around, it will be a crying shame if they are lost.

Metric? They badly need to lose their "rawk" influence I reckon.
Tapes N Tapes took a little while to get intio their strde which was a shame cos they ended really well.

Maccabees were brilliant and Sareena Maneesh devastating. TV on the Radio were sublime - not as good as ATP though I thought....The guitars there moved mountains, only medium sized peaks at Reading!!!

I had heard the rumours - because I was poshing it at Reading, I could look at Teletext every morning and I saw it there, so I made doubly sure I caught their set - which was very heavy on the first record and didn't feature Sing It Out or Left (the single) at all.

It was a brilliant show. I hope they don't give up.

and at the last 3 shows i saw them at (Astoria, kings college, Koko.).

A damn shame.

The Reading show seems to have polarised opinion.

Can't see how anyone could possibly have thought it was rubbish though...

I've seen them on about six or seven occasions I think a Barfly gig was the most awesome event. They were also handy the first time I saw them with Youth Movie SS in support (ICA)(what a show that was...)

good at Reading. Maybe even very good.

But the set they played was more or less crammed with the same material they played when I saw them at Glasto '04.

2 years older with only 1 more record to their name (which they are clearly embarassed about).

I think they should call it time myself. The memories wont be all bad in thta case.

not knowing it was thier last (at Leeds).

I loved 'The Lost Riots', mind.

of them on the radio or record.

But live they were absolutely amazing!!! really fantastic and they were an essential part to break up the day.

Pity more people watched the Ravingly shite klaxons because it was cool to.

Metric were excellent too, some of the strongest songs of the festival.

was The awesome Black amnesias, unfortunately the rest of their ser couldnt live up to it although i did enjoy the absense of their new LP.
shame they are breaking up though why they dint mention it at Leeds or Reading is a mystery. Well to me anyway.

they were pretty poor...i sang along to red white blue black and blood meridian, but my friend, who hadnt heard them before, claimed only to have heard distortion...

they have a few anthems, but their album tracks are sloppy shite...don't mind if they are over...

does grow on you, but i don't think they've ever reached the potential they have or had. Will be a shame if it's true.

cos broken social scene who came on afterwards kept saying that it was their last gig and saying they now split and were dedicating tracks to them and saying they'll be missed.

tis a pity
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Go there and you will find official statements from band members re. demise of band.

Rather sad, but they probably shouldn't have tried to make a second album entirely in the style of "The Red, the White...". It worked two or three times on 'Lost Riots' but it was never likely to sustain a full album without the longer tracks.

Record company pushing for 'poppier, more radio-friendly' maybe?