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Bedhead are definitely one of my top 2 bands of all time
Just amazing, and far superior to all the other bands that they get lumped in with in my opinion. Beatifully constructed songs that always develop in a really satisfying way.
As for the New Year. The new album has grown on me a lot, it's excellent, if rather more "conventional indie-rock" than older stuff. I don't really like the second album for some reason. I'd say their first is the best though, at least the most like Bedhead (it is Bedhead!).
It's quite a funny thread
why shouldn't people call them cunts and be generally disparaging if they feel like it? It's hardly productive, I agree, but it's also not unjustified.
really fun
dances around like a spacker
very much looking forward to this
he was ace at Supersonic.
I like the album title too.
one of the highlights of Supersonic
for me. I had to lie down and couldn't walk properly once I got up. I'm sure that's a good thing.
I'm going to guess the answer is a)
The past is a grotesque animal
Great band
Great album. I want to see them live
I barely recognised him at the Night Marchers
he has lost a lot of weight and looks healthy and tanned as opposed to just greasy.
come on
they have sold a reasonable number of records, they have a big catalogue that remains in print and still sells, they still play big festivals and tours. I would be very surprised if they aren't very wealthy.
As for the second point fair enough I suppose, I just don't like Starbucks.
surely there is a middle ground though
SY are hardly struggling financially and surely there is no need for them to stoop to this level. Ugh
yeah maybe they could spend some of their pots of Murdoch's money
on making it faster and more reliable, you know like other websites
relieved
that I don't know people who send embarrassing wanky texts like that.
I read the article yesterday though and it did annoy me but then it is the OMM and that is seemingly the aim of the magazine.
"New Eccentric movement"
"it'll open your mind this one"
same old shit then?
Awful, awful band.
Grails put out the best album this year I reckon
Menomena and Marnie Stern should be there too I reckon.
I own five of those albums so I suppose my vote would be LSF as it is the one I have listened to most.
They won't be missed
The one in the middle is clearly a poseur. Nobody stands naturally like that unless they are spasticated or a poser.
she's not though is she?
I assumed it was acting.
It must piss her off that bit where he just hangs up on her mid-call and starts singing to camera.
the Times article about ATP
referred to the attendees as "hip young gunslingers"
sorry
am Im not putting a value judgement on this but she IS overweight. I think you would notice her walking down the street.
It is called the Friars, in Bridgnorth, Shropshire
I think the chances of you going there are low so don't worry, you'll be safe.
Your tag name disturbs me
There was a man in my home town by the name of Johnny Rockstar who was garotted in a pub a few years ago.
that picture
is a beautiful thing
it's a shit bike
from the 70's popular amongst Japanese people in London and cunts like Bobby Gillespie
awful awful awful
I just hate them so much and even more since I remembered the picture I saw of Bobby Gillespie riding a Chopper.
no you are right
they are quite acutely embarrassing
Re: Feeder still hungry (i.e. they're NOT splitting)
fuck yeah that player player crap echo thing. That song is genuinely one of the worst things ever created.
Live 8 artists see sales soar
Good on Geldof for doing something but I would like to know how many points he has on the sales of the Live Aid DVD's and prospective Live 8 DVD's and merchandise. Im sure he has got absolutely minted off the back of all this and whilst he is still doing something and should be reasonably rewarded financially, and it is better than making your money through being a shit band (like much of Live 8), it still leaves a sour taste on the mouth.
Of course I may be wrong and Geldof only makes his money off the Boomtown Rats back-catalogue but I doubt it.
Also why does his ego have to be so large that he inflicts his god-awful music on us. Nobody actually wanted to see him perform did they?
The artists at G8 should have been paying vast amounts of money to charity to play the thing in the first place. Instead the British public are supposed to congratulate multi-millionaires on turning up at such an event and playing for a pittance. Jeez.
BTW thought the comment about Africa and the sunglasses was funny.
Of course I may be wrong and Geldof only makes his money off the Boomtown Rats back-catalogue but I doubt it.
Also why does his ego have to be so large that he inflicts his god-awful music on us. Nobody actually wanted to see him perform did they?
The artists at G8 should have been paying vast amounts of money to charity to play the thing in the first place. Instead the British public are supposed to congratulate multi-millionaires on turning up at such an event and playing for a pittance. Jeez.
BTW thought the comment about Africa and the sunglasses was funny.
Hot Snakes slither to Quitsville
Please do tour some Drive Like Jehu stuff!
Hot Snakes slither to Quitsville
Hot Snakes were about ten times better than RFTC. I like RFTC but come on!
Hot Snakes slither to Quitsville
Fucking hell. One of the best bands around and definitely the best "punk" band now Fugazi are on permanent hiatus. So depressing. Also the best live band Ive seen in years. Fuck!
Re: 'Stop. Collaborate and listen...'
Don't EVER dis Shropshire. I thank you.
NME editor wins an award?!
Terrorizer is the best music magazine.
Re: Maximo Park man loses note book - asks for you
you're obviously very fragile.
i thought metamorphosis was interesting.
to provoke such a reaction means that he was probably doing something right.
i thought metamorphosis was interesting.
to provoke such a reaction means that he was probably doing something right.
Re: Maximo Park man loses note book - asks for your help
I dont think anyone was saying he was particularly high-brow. I agree Kafka is a brilliant writer, as is Camus: having read a lot of both of them. I just thought it was funny that it was two such obvious examples of literature that people like to use to illustrate their apparent intelligence that were in his bag together, in the context of the little book of poetry etc.: just fits neatly into some kind of amusing stereotype.
If it had of been "the Grapes of Wrath" then that is totally different because that in my opinion is not a show-offy book.
Still it could have been a bit of Kierkegaard or Sartre.
Also reminded me of a highly amusing biography that at least used to be on the Razorlight website describing Johnny twatface always being attendant at gigs with a battered copy of a William Faulkner book on his person because he is so incredibly cool. Laughable. Just found the passage - too good:
"If there is an edge to Razorlight's music it owes a lot to Johnny's meandering, hole-in-my-shoe path, prior to setting up the group. Two years ago he was to be found hanging around at Libertines gigs, looking like a young Mick Jones, clutching a novel by William Faulkner and a large but tatty book of scrawled midnight-eyed lyrics and poems. For over a year Johnny played small gigs across London and living a life of contemporary skid row reality."
If it had of been "the Grapes of Wrath" then that is totally different because that in my opinion is not a show-offy book.
Still it could have been a bit of Kierkegaard or Sartre.
Also reminded me of a highly amusing biography that at least used to be on the Razorlight website describing Johnny twatface always being attendant at gigs with a battered copy of a William Faulkner book on his person because he is so incredibly cool. Laughable. Just found the passage - too good:
"If there is an edge to Razorlight's music it owes a lot to Johnny's meandering, hole-in-my-shoe path, prior to setting up the group. Two years ago he was to be found hanging around at Libertines gigs, looking like a young Mick Jones, clutching a novel by William Faulkner and a large but tatty book of scrawled midnight-eyed lyrics and poems. For over a year Johnny played small gigs across London and living a life of contemporary skid row reality."
Maximo Park man loses note book - asks for your help
Kafka AND Camus books... hmm. Wonder how deliberately those were chosen. Now that is embarrassing. Probably the kind of person who sits there going "look at me, Im reading Rimbaud" rather than just enjoying reading privately.
Pity about the wallet and keys though, that sucks.
Pity about the wallet and keys though, that sucks.
Re: No Surprises? Radiohead make the best album in the world... ever!
I think that is quite harsh on Radiohead to have their lyrics compared to Yes. Thom Yorke's lyrics are often pretty poor but they are no way near as terrible as Jon Anderson's.
As for "OK Computer' is an album that all pseudo middle class teachers/accountants/students/middle managers aspire to like because they feel it gives them an air of superiority.",
Are these people all "pseudo middle class" so they are not actually middle class but dangerously purporting to be middle class? or are you saying they are "pseudo teachers" so they are not actually teachers but are pretending to be teachers? Very confusing.
Is that also a strange way of having a go at people who are "middle class" even though chances are you fit into that bracket too?
As for "OK Computer' is an album that all pseudo middle class teachers/accountants/students/middle managers aspire to like because they feel it gives them an air of superiority.",
Are these people all "pseudo middle class" so they are not actually middle class but dangerously purporting to be middle class? or are you saying they are "pseudo teachers" so they are not actually teachers but are pretending to be teachers? Very confusing.
Is that also a strange way of having a go at people who are "middle class" even though chances are you fit into that bracket too?
Re: No Surprises? Radiohead make the best album in the world... ever!
If you have ever heard Yes then you will know they sound absolutely nothing like Radiohead. I am maybe odd and own several Yes albums. I think again you just made that up because you had heard that they are both occasionally labelled as "prog".
Also what is this obsession with OK computer being liked by those of the chemistry/maths/physics persuasion? I take it you dont like science or scientists.
Also what is this obsession with OK computer being liked by those of the chemistry/maths/physics persuasion? I take it you dont like science or scientists.
Re: No Surprises? Radiohead make the best album in the world... ever!
No it isn't. The Bends was noticed and did very well indeed commercially. OK computer is a better album than the Bends and it is quite a different album so can't be accused of retreading the same ground.
What is this album of choice status for chemistry students you talk of? I think you may have just made that up and it is clearly complete rubbish. Its like saying that people who like the Manics are developmentally stunted or have no taste.
Maybe the lyrics arent great (theyre a bit crap) and it isnt as innovative as those other albums BUT it has BETTER SONGS and it is extremely consistent. Loveless is great but I think Revlover is much more patchy than OK computer.
What is this album of choice status for chemistry students you talk of? I think you may have just made that up and it is clearly complete rubbish. Its like saying that people who like the Manics are developmentally stunted or have no taste.
Maybe the lyrics arent great (theyre a bit crap) and it isnt as innovative as those other albums BUT it has BETTER SONGS and it is extremely consistent. Loveless is great but I think Revlover is much more patchy than OK computer.
Re: Interpol do festival warm-ups
you're probably right about them as people but they have made two excellent albums.
I really don't care what musicians are like as people. I know that many of them are dull, tedious, arrogant, smug, deluded, thick etc. and really couldn't care less what they have to say.
I would agree the music industry and the bands that work inside it often have a horribly cynical and "fake" approach which I really don't like.
but ultimately all that matters is the music that they make and I think Interpol are really good. A commercial and pretty mainstream band that actually make good music should be a happy thing.
I really don't care what musicians are like as people. I know that many of them are dull, tedious, arrogant, smug, deluded, thick etc. and really couldn't care less what they have to say.
I would agree the music industry and the bands that work inside it often have a horribly cynical and "fake" approach which I really don't like.
but ultimately all that matters is the music that they make and I think Interpol are really good. A commercial and pretty mainstream band that actually make good music should be a happy thing.
Re: No Surprises? Radiohead make the best album in the world... ever!
It is better than all those albums. Do you seriously believe that the Holy Bible is a better album than OK Computer? haha. The Manics are rubbish.
No Surprises? Radiohead make the best album in the world... ever!
Bad is definitely not better than Thriller.
OK computer is a pretty good choice for number 1 Id say.
It's not my personal choice (that would be "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" which obviously only stupid people cannot see is by far the best thing ever recorded)
but it's an extremely consistent album with no bad tracks and some absolutely amazing tracks.
I do think it is their best album although Kid A is very good too.
Be thankful it wasn't Robbie Williams who I believe was voted as more influential than Mozart and Bach in that Millenium poll.
OK computer is a pretty good choice for number 1 Id say.
It's not my personal choice (that would be "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" which obviously only stupid people cannot see is by far the best thing ever recorded)
but it's an extremely consistent album with no bad tracks and some absolutely amazing tracks.
I do think it is their best album although Kid A is very good too.
Be thankful it wasn't Robbie Williams who I believe was voted as more influential than Mozart and Bach in that Millenium poll.
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
Theres a discussion of the Brixton gig on this site. I do agree that the wanking was too much though.
I do genuinely like Mars Volta but their existence cant help make me pity the demise of ATDI. I really wish they had stayed together for another couple of albums as so much potential was still unfulfilled.
That is why I prefer Deloused as it was a bit more focused and song-based. For the "prog" stuff Id rather listen to King Crimson or Henry Cow or someone who is better at it.
I do genuinely like Mars Volta but their existence cant help make me pity the demise of ATDI. I really wish they had stayed together for another couple of albums as so much potential was still unfulfilled.
That is why I prefer Deloused as it was a bit more focused and song-based. For the "prog" stuff Id rather listen to King Crimson or Henry Cow or someone who is better at it.
The Mars Volta
It was largely great. The drummer is absolutely amazing as is the frontman. Omar did some really crap stuff though which at times just sounded appalling, quite a lot like Nigel Tufnell doing his solo piece. I think he needs to stop thinking he is some kind of guitar god and stick to the more basic stuff which he does well. He was outshone by all the other musicians on the stage.
I think they could have cut about 15 minutes of wanking out though and put in another couple of structured songs and then the gig would have been even better.
The really good bits though, were really very good.
I think they could have cut about 15 minutes of wanking out though and put in another couple of structured songs and then the gig would have been even better.
The really good bits though, were really very good.
Re: iPod users: bowing to fashion or filling to capacity?
I think if you do a little research on the internet youll find Zen Touch coming out the best regarded so Id go with that. iRiver are supposed to be the best but they are also expensive. iPods are way overpriced although admittedly they probably "look" the nicest.
Zen Touch are the best priced, have much better sound than crappy iPod sound, and will take WMA's which iPods don't. They also take WAV's (non-compressed ie CD Quality), although maybe iPods do now?
I think they all put gaps in although theres not that many albums that that applies to is there?
Zen Touch are the best priced, have much better sound than crappy iPod sound, and will take WMA's which iPods don't. They also take WAV's (non-compressed ie CD Quality), although maybe iPods do now?
I think they all put gaps in although theres not that many albums that that applies to is there?
iPod users: bowing to fashion or filling to capacity?
Dont bother with an IPod. They are stupidly overpriced, dont offer flexibility in file formats and sound pretty crappy.
Ive got a Creative Zen Touch which dont look so nice as IPods but are much better. If you can afford it get an
I-River as they are even better.
I find it really useful. It is full up. Can't understand why people think these things are bad. It certainly beats carrying a walkman around with you.
Ive got a Creative Zen Touch which dont look so nice as IPods but are much better. If you can afford it get an
I-River as they are even better.
I find it really useful. It is full up. Can't understand why people think these things are bad. It certainly beats carrying a walkman around with you.
Re: The Bravery - An Honest Mistake
Are you a middle class white kid angry at other middle class white kids for being white and middle class cos youre embarrassed to be both those things? Just out of interest cos Id imagine most people on this site were, and so complaining about middle class kids (as people often do on here) is pretty funny. Yes Im white and middle class. I know thats really bad cos it is so much better to be working class.
Also I didnt get bullied at school. I like Slint and Mogwai (to a lesser extent). "post-rock" can be lazy and boring just like any other genre of music (e.g. fucking garage-rock or this "nu-wave" retro stuff). It is hardly pseudo-intelluctual or intellectual unless you have a very low threshold for what that means. I dont hear Mogwai attempting to justify or intellectualise their music AT ALL, EVER and that goes for most other "post-rock" artists so I am not sure you can justify that statement.
I think what you have done there is mistaken you thinking "oh i bet the people who make this music think they are so incredibly clever cos it can be a bit long and drawn out or vaguely experimental" with the people ACTUALLY THINKING THAT. aaah
Fist of fun was good wasnt it?
Also I didnt get bullied at school. I like Slint and Mogwai (to a lesser extent). "post-rock" can be lazy and boring just like any other genre of music (e.g. fucking garage-rock or this "nu-wave" retro stuff). It is hardly pseudo-intelluctual or intellectual unless you have a very low threshold for what that means. I dont hear Mogwai attempting to justify or intellectualise their music AT ALL, EVER and that goes for most other "post-rock" artists so I am not sure you can justify that statement.
I think what you have done there is mistaken you thinking "oh i bet the people who make this music think they are so incredibly clever cos it can be a bit long and drawn out or vaguely experimental" with the people ACTUALLY THINKING THAT. aaah
Fist of fun was good wasnt it?
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I'd get the other Bedhead albums before any New Year BTW
What Fun Life Was is my favourite but all 3 are essential to me. Their EPs are great too.