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I'd like it if the mercury music prize came alive and ate the Kaiser Chiefs.

Hunter S Thomson and co. learn the rules of writing and journalism before they broke them with Gonzo. Too many people try Gonzo journalism without knowing what rules they are breaking first.

I think you may have misunderstood that Oscar Wilde quote.

These guys are white-guy adventure hippies. No genius here.

Nice review.

I laid a 20 down for MIA at 10/1.

I think the panel chose a lot of the bands hyped by NME because a lot of people are buying into that right now and it'll raise the profile and generate a bit more attention. But after Franz Ferdinand winning last year I think this year it'll go to an 'Urban' act.

M.I.A is the perfect candidate. They love the whole "this award will help the sales of X" line. And M.I.A hasn't sold much at all. Her first week sales were dire. She hasn't hit the charts.

Add that to her profile as the converging of some of the most interesting styles in music around the world (dancehall, reggaeton, baile funk, e.t.c) and personal background and it's hard to see her not winning to be honest.

Well, here's hoping my rationale earns me 220 quid anyway.

SLEATER KINNEY THE WOODS

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS - THE SUNSET TREE

MISSY ELLIOT - THE COOKBOOK

amend, and go forth.

la la la

Not really that suprised, probably a good time to call it quits too.

And I too saw them on a boat.

The missing link between John Lydon's Nascant snarl and Anthony Kiedis fun-for-all-the-family stadium-sized drawl is 'Metal Box' and 'Entertainment'.

Good album though.

XENOMANIA

Let me just make this crystal fucking clear for you, because not only are you unable to read between the lines, but you're are incapable of reading the lines that are already there. So here you go, an early christmas present:

"Real rock music is supposed to rock"

Notice that word 'Real' there? Yeah, me too.

Anyway, I don't wanna drag this out, i've said what i wanted to.

You hit no nerve in so far as i don't feel anything for Foo Fighters. I had no plans to pick this album up anyway. But you hit a nerve with your review being utter guff.

I can see what you were trying to do with this review. And it wouldn't be so bad if you didn't fail so miserably at it. You're trying to say something new about rock music in the 21st century. Any interesting points you try to make are baseless re-hashings of what has been said a million times before. It was trite then and it's trite now, just don't do it.

"Two cans of Red Bull and a cigarette later I’m back in the land of the living"

I wasn't going to mention this, but whatever, calling me a Q reviewer entitles me to hit this shit. I see you're trying some kind of Gonzo thing here. You know, where the reviewer talks about himself? Heh, yeah. But who cares about you? Who are you? This schtick only worked for about half-a-dozen journalists in the 70s and ever since has been an embarassing staple of student writing. So congratulations, you're in that particular club at least. At least take some acid or crystal meth or something. Fuck yourself up if you wanna make it interesting.

And if you already thought that what Foo Fighters do is mediocre then why waste space reviewing the damn thing in the first place?

I just think you tried to take your review in too many directions without finding a cohesive element to tie it all together.

This is a pretty poor review. Making 'Sounds like...crossed with...meets' comparisons is about as lazy and trite as you can get. And you dropped about as many names as possible here. Yeah anyone whose heard Cheap Trick with know that Foo Fighters sound like them, you don't need to spell it out.

"Real rock music is supposed to rock"

Let me give you a clue, bub - because you won't find it scrabbling down there in the dark ages. ALL music is 'real' music. Stop imposing your set of values on your review. Take the album for what it is. You seem to manage to name the influences and set out what Foo Fighters are trying to do. So why not review how successfully they do that? Why not talk about the Double Album format? What is that conversation at the start of the review? Is there any point to the conversation? What point are you illuminating with that insipid half-baked shit?

Go read some more music reviews, learn your fucking trade, or go back to bed and wet it some more.

Do you guys ever wanna review another Mountain Goats album? Because the new one is one of the best things this year. Stop sleeping on it.

Of course you could just get all the Drive Like Jehu albums and be done with it.

This isn't as good as the 'Perfect Drug' single. Infact, it's probably the worst track on the album.

BUT, the album is great.

i'd rather see a collection of b-sides live takes and demos/hard to find stuff. With a DVD of live footage and TV performances.

This is useless to anybody who has the cds.

Yeah, It's a real shame that nobody seems to be picking up on Annie at all :(

Still love this album.

it's a pretty bad band name

i heard that XL have signed them?!

Where You Been is stil my favourite though.

whoops ;)

Uh, i just tried to email 'discolin@hotmail.com' and it got sent back (possibly because the mailbox is full). Is there any other adress i could get in contact with?

Hilarious.

keep making jokes.

The new coldplay song manages to make Kraftwerk sound EXACTLY like U2. And for the chorus it steals the "breaking my back just to know your name" part of that Killers song. Nice one coldplay...

magnolia electric co. is songs:ohia.

Molina changed the name in 2003 with the release of...'Magnolia Electric Co.'

Why are they doing signings though?

They aren't exactly famous.

Anniemal was probably my favourite album of 2004.

all you corny indie fucks might note 'My Heartbeat' as Pitchforkmedia's #1 track of 2004.

Also, the album is a rerelease. It was released october 2004 on the sly then withdrawn.

Yep, Falkous has said they are prepping a Singles/B-sides and a live disc. Upwards o 50 tracks, but they want to price it the same as a regular album so we don't feel ripped off. Good ol' mclusky.

My favourite song of the year from my favourite album of the year.

Fucking shitty writing too. You spacker.

Busted is like...100 times better than most of the shit DiS covers these days.

Dear, Micheal, Diver please, take a course, in writing, this is, terrible.

"Distorted vocals, again, close the song, only this time they’re positively evil, like a cartoon villain or something."

Lazy, poor grammer and full of hyperbole.

you're not trying to write for the NME are you?

wait

he was 'eventually killed himself'.

BY WHO!?

Not all music is 'coheed and cambria'.

i have it on good authority that many, many bands love playing and push the boundaries.

has nobody else noticed that they kept the same guy who did 'that' artwork?

what are they thinking?

- record(s)

Annie - Anniemal (Bittersweet disco/house/pop revival. Richard X proves himself again on 'Chewing Gum'. 'My Heartbeat' is song of the year. I expect it to get much more attention when it gets wider release next year)
Blood Brothers - Crimes
Junior Boys - Last Exit , Ghostface - Pretty Toney, Enslaved - Isa

- gig
Tom Waits/Hammersmith, Dizzee Rascal/ATP

- band / new band
The Departure, Home Video, Lil' Jon

- label
Areal

- festival
All Tommorow's Parties 2, 2004.

- mags
Pass...

- radio
Peely

- websites

www.freakytrigger.com, www.ilxor.com, www.ultrasecretwebsite.com, www.bidpip.com (rip?)

- places
Exeter Cavarn

it might have had something to do with the years addicted to crack.

i could be wrong.

the album is pretty easily gotten on soulseek.

but i'd say it was probably their worst effort so far.

unfortunatly.

A fan on 6Music at last night's show said it was like "being in the front room at a Sex Pistols gig."

what the hell does this mean?

Shame the new album is really bad.

they really spent themselves on Source Tags.

WTF.

'drop beats'

hahahahahahahaha.

oh man, you're a tool.

It is an emo record you fucking pissant.

If i don tights and sing about arseholes could i please have a recording contract?

Instead of posting the rational, thought-out, well argued comment i was going to post i'm just going to concentrate all of that energy in hoping many of you drop dead before you post any kind of opinion again.

Micheal Stipe looks like he's sucking out Oberst's soul in that picture.

The Boss, however, doesn't give a flying fuck.

And the letting of sentimentality begins. You managed to make reference to his death in every single paragraph, this is a remarkable feat.

It would be nice if i get to read one review of this album that doesn't place it in the context of his death, because really the death hasn't got much to do with the album; unlike albums like the mentioned 'in utero', 'closer' e.t.c. It's a shame.

holy shit, this sounds awesome.

lil' jon and paris hilton.

i still love clarity.

this is a cool song, the album is a bit patchy.

Gen Williams is a cunt, oh well. She doesn't deserve the futureheads.

OK computer isn't anywhere near being one of the greatest albums ever.