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That's 2 votes she's got now, at the very least.

than those people who pretend to be bohemians and poets.

i don't understand is how this isn't pretentious. Their whole 'look at us, were so crazy, young and in your face' thing is just as much a pretence th

"Think Nico, backed by the Flaming Lips. On acid"
Has he never seen Part Troll? Shameful use of the 'acid' equalling 'wacky', analogy.

as yet unconvinced by Glasvegas, they are quite good, and have a certain charm, but it feels like they're holding back at times, plus the lyrics to this song are terrible.

sounds like cerys matthews doing the prayer on karaoke. ie terrible

i'm only 17, so still have a long way to go. but i would include include in today's gateway acts- arcade fire, bloc party, the strokes, lcd soundsystem and i can see your reasoning behind gallows. Personal gateway acts also include the jimi hendrix experience and the clash

probably point out that after further reading the article i retract my comments about the quality of NME's journalism, as i understand this represents the views of one man who happens to work for the NME. I would also like to say i do usually enjoy McMahon's work, someone who champions hardcore, in a publication that doesn't usually offer much content on this genre. However i'm troubled by the statement "reeked of inherent fear and disgust of the working classes", could this not be a case of the carrot and the stick? OMM the stick, while the carrot being McMahon's own fear of the working class, causing him to revel in working class stereotypes exemplified by the social commentary of the Enemy and Courteeners.

tired of class being such an issue in music. That does not mean class can not be prevalent in music. Suffering and true emotion should be expressed in music, which itself acts as a catharsis, and if class oppression is the spark that gives light to creavity then this can lead to brilliant music. However to claim that a band is good simply because they are working class or intelligent is narrow minded and demeaning of music in general (a form of expression that is supposedly colour blind, so why can the same not apply to class?). Ultimately though, this debate is laughable as both publications promote- and insult- the two types of music discussed. OMM after pouring endless acclaim over countless "plumber" bands are simply looking for the next big thing, and as a result having to disown their past loves. While NME recently awarded Lightspeed Champion's album with a 9, and if anyone recalls the Twang received a 6.

may not be able to rely...

Firstly i can see the benefit of taking time to think about what i want from music, as i can definitely identify with the cynicism many feel towards contemporary music (I could easily repeat the sentiments expressed when declaring 90% of music is crap). On the other hand, i also can see a need for music to be open and even 90% of it crap. To me setting up rules for music would be possibly too close minded, as i cannot tell what song, at what time, i might feel a connection to (for instance i was recently awoken to the sounds of Leona Lewis, an act, had i set up rules as to what i wanted from music, i would dismiss immediately, but to my benefit i listened to and have grown to love as a guilty pleasure). However, i do agree that music often seems 'on tap', for example, i remember buying sonic youth-daydream nation, an album not available in the limited space of Doncaster, i had to travel out of town to but the album. For me, this search made it all worth while, as it broadened my horizons, made me realise there was a musical world outside of HMV and Music Zone.
Despite this, i cannot agree that all music today sounds like rehash of the past, mostly because at only 17 my music knowledge is limited, but also because i believe there are contemporary bands that are striving to create something innovative and bold. Plus, without myspace, would said bands really receive the exposure they have? or would i have heard of them? (its all very well to give away albums at any price if you're radiohead, but bands on the boundaries of the mainstream may be able to rely on loyal fans).

Towers of London. Seriously Gallows, what are you doing? I was so excited when Orchestra of Wolves first came out as well.

was just thinking they've sped it up, i prefer the album version. Mirrored = Sound of Silver imo (simply because they both are near perfect except for one throw away track each-rainbow and sound of silver- plus i really don't get !!!).

the national, battles, lcd soundsystem, the shins and arctic monkeys get my vote

its under T. i forgive you.

boxer would have been in my top 5

the donny dome gig is a charity event for the victims of the Toll Bar floods. I'm pretty ashamed at my home town that in the last two years the bands we've hosted have included the Feeling, Poalo Nutini, Kaiser Chiefs, the Eitors, McFly, Ronan Keating, Bryan Adams and now Elton John. Although we have had Maximo Park and i do confess to enjoying a bit of the Kooks and Piegon Detectives.

very predictable choice, I loved orchestra of wolves, (dont care for staring at the rudebois but thats neither here nor there), so when the inevitable NME backlash on Gallows comes (see Selfish Cunt, Fratellis, the Twang, Reverend and the Makers) and their dropped from Warner i'll rue the day this cool list was ever published.

My thoughts exactly, on both songs. Although young knivs were pretty unremarkable a Leeds Fest.

they're the band FOR all the people..

this band are never going to get anywhere are they? Simply for the reason they're shit. They're the band that all the people who were too late/didn't like Karen O, because she said too many dirty words/made too many screaming sounds and so prefer this inoffensive, contrived bollocks. The lead singer is completely anonymous, looks like she's just fallen out of a topshop calender, and the faux electro glitches they stick on to attract the "new rave" crowd add absolutely fuck all to the song. Now that was a tasteless rant...much more so than this review.

please let that be a ska-punk cover of boyzone

Its a good album, and out of the nominations there could have been a lot less deserving winners, but it does have faults, about a 7 i'd say. I dont even think its the most forward thinking album of the last year though.

never heard of these 2plain white t's". but from the sounds of it, im the lucky one.

driving? no. Questng? no. Bite? no. Pop? yes! Everything about this song is bland, to the generic electro intro, that will appear innovative to idiots, to the cliched football terrace "whooaahhs" and the production removes any "bite" this song might have had

indie chris rock

Much better than 'I still remember', but in the video gordon and matt look really bored, hopefully some funkier bass lines (eg positive tension) come the 3rd album

but this sounds like it could go either way. i mean, strings?! weren't the monkeys joking that they weren't going to get the strings out on fmn, i know this isn't an arctic monkeys record, but still, it sounds like a rock star vanity project.

i have thoughts as to why she was so melancholy, its because she looked so ill! She looks skinny to the point of sickness.

on saturday, supergrass were worthy of an 8 imo, but neither the coral and amy winehouse really did anything for me. I understand when people say that arctic monkeys are boring live, or there was no sense of occasion, but there was no denying on saturday, that when they were on stage, playing those songs, the crowd were going crazy, and so was I. An incredible gig, and Arctic monkeys have never been about showmanship. Some may say they are boring on stage, but i can't lie about the amazing excitement and joy i felt watching and dancing on saturday, thats why i thought it was incredible.

Only joking, but seriously, I think David Cameron is the least open minded, as no-one here has called him a nazi, and are willing to have artists express whatever feelings on life they have, regardless whether they enjoy the music, I think actually believing in free speech is slightly more open minded than believing the country's ills are caused by a lack of dutifulness from record label bosses of all people. Seriously, have you read what Cameron said?

music to some extent should be dangerous and provocative, and while artists like 50 cent may mention gun crime in their lyrics its also demeaning to the general public to suggest we are so easily affected by these lyrics (which i never saw as a glorification because if they were such artists would not be working for a way out) as to copy the acts described. These are simply quick fixes. Cameron is pointing his finger at a demographic of people that the middle class tory's will probably already dislike, its transparent and frankly ridiculous. I think it should be left to Bill Hicks to express my disgust at Cameron, "Woooooo...Government approved rock, we're having fun now!"

She looks like Pete Burns! Anyone heard her new single Dear Mr President or something, the worst single of the year.

but i agree that the Shirley Bassey attempt was embaressing, it just wasnt needed, otherwise i thought it would have been a really good set.

You have bands like protest the hero who are eratic on stage, and bands like arctic monkeys who prefer to pay more attention to the songs, and I think thats why Arctic Monkeys are so revered live, because they perform their catchy songs, that people have grown to love over the months, really well...so maybe the attraction is hearing these great pop songs live instead of on cd, and i think that was the general feeling of this review.

i love rage, but in that song he just sounds devoid of any sentiment at all. I would suggest getting a vocalist in, but we know how that turned out with audioslave...so really just stick to ratm mr.morello

I knew it was never a good idea to sign to Warner. To be fair, I can see why how he feels about the fans, recently they've been attracting the emo fans he was originally ranting against. But still, he does sound like a bit of a girl..

in no particular order
parts & labor
lcd soundsystem
arctic monkeys
cribs
and the besnard lakes

While it may not be a complete departure, i think the arrangements are more sophisticated, and there could be something special on the follow up to the warning.

clearly fame has its advantages

that inspired me to find some of their other stuff, i'd give them a 6 as a band, as they were better on Jools than on record, but this single is worthy of an 8 or 9. Who cares if Springsteen's already around, this is great pop music.

who likes Hard-fi, the zutons, and bullet for my valentine, oh the irony.

were not shit, but i seriously doubt they will reunite, Doherty is hardly known for sticking meticulously to his word. As for this album, i think its great, i would even have given it a 9, they're clearly doing what they can to evolve fromvthe strokes/libertines sound of 'Whatever...'. As for flourescent adolescent, i agree with domgourlay.

go round in circles. I thought originally this 'indie' scene in Britain was an alternative to the David Gray singer songwriter generation, it just so happens, they're both crap. Still, i think Dis is too quick to lump all these bands in the same category. Arctic Monkeys are far superior to the twang, and I beleive will last beyond the lad rock phenomenom. Plus bands like the Libertines were never about 'avin it' but instead about literature, and underground gigs. It's shite like the twang, and kaiser chiefs that are runing it, and besmirching a good band like Arctic Monkeys name

Desperado's fehu and broken hearts broke, and they're pretty damn good. If bands like that start getting more recognition, and twats like the twang are forgotten, that can only be a good thing.

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just like you, but my point was that their sudden rise to fame indicates that the British public may finally be after something heavier, and I know that Enter Shikar aren't the answer, but they could be a stepping stone for people to get into punk music. As for gallows relationship with anger, one of the main cornerstones, is channelled aggression, its not what punk is about completely, but its a ventilation for anger, and like Frank Carter says himself, anger seems to be the only thing people answer to these days. The Sex Pistols used anger to get their statement across, and so have many punk bands before.

with you there. The recent rise of, even if they are shite, Enter Shikari, and the amount of press coverage that Gallows have been receving recently, suggests to me that a punk renaissance is imminnent and I, for one, can't wait.