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Post by Fergal on Nov 26, 2008 18:01:22 GMT
New album out early January, and I don't know about anyone else but I'm proper excited! They're unashamedly pop but frankly do it very very well and it's still intelligant and not gimmicky, them two albums are indie masterpieces in my opinion, the influence of them is bigger than people think and all. Top live band and all.
Any thoughts?
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Post by dontask on Nov 26, 2008 18:08:55 GMT
ive never got into them. though they obviously influence alot of bands. i think they are quite gimmicky despite what just you said but like you also said its all unashamed and they do have some tunes.
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Post by Darren on Nov 26, 2008 18:34:44 GMT
Yeah they came along around the same time as The Libertines and have stuck through it, like you say Fergal the amount they put in for music is amazing!
I'm not a great fan like but I bought a few of their singles.
Really like the songs Take Me Out & This Fire though, think it's called This Fire??
Didn't they start a label for bands north of the border?
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Post by Fergal on Nov 26, 2008 18:42:30 GMT
ive never got into them. though they obviously influence alot of bands. i think they are quite gimmicky despite what just you said but like you also said its all unashamed and they do have some tunes. Coming from the Fratellis fan ;D I can't see whats gimmicky about them personally, each to their own like, but nah I think they've kept themselves away from all that, their single and album artwork is always class as well, and videos, I know it dunt matter like but its always mega |
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Post by dontask on Nov 26, 2008 19:23:46 GMT
fratellis are gimmicky, i wasnt saying it to insult them...you should have drew upon the power of alphabeat though mate.
and videos do matter. alot of the time it can make or more often ruin a song. ill never like time to pretend by MGMT just cus of the video. perhaps the shitness doesnt help.
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Post by upton on Nov 26, 2008 19:26:27 GMT
The videos do matter what the f*ck?
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Post by dontask on Nov 26, 2008 19:29:42 GMT
aye. im not saying it matters to quality of music or ewt. but if i see a video with a decent song, n the video does my head in, it can put me off the song. a good example of a song that did this n i now like is a-punk by vampire weekend.
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Post by Fergal on Nov 26, 2008 20:38:28 GMT
The videos do matter what the f**k? They matter but not very much. They're good for pulling in the punters and getting people's attention but that's about it for me, there's many a great song with a shit video and it's not made a difference....though alternatively theres sadly many a shit song that has got where it is by a great video |
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Post by antoine010891 on Nov 26, 2008 20:56:31 GMT
Never got into Franz Ferdinand, all boring to me, as is much modern stuff.
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Post by campbell22 on Nov 26, 2008 21:55:07 GMT
Franz Ferdinand- Poor
The Fratellis- Poor
The Smiths- Good
The Libertines- Good
Thankyou and goodnight.
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Post by cocainecoyles on Nov 26, 2008 21:59:12 GMT
Well Mr. Campbell is spot on. Franz Ferdinand are a poor band. Compare them to The Smiths. There is no one thing i could point out that stands out. Whereas, The Smiths, Stone Roses, The Libertines, The Beatles all have distinguishing qualities. Don't get me started on The Fratellis. GET OFF THE BAND WAGON.
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Post by dontask on Nov 27, 2008 0:48:05 GMT
if we only liked music like the smiths and the libertines then we'd all get very bored after a while. the fratellis are not brilliant but they are good at what they do, whether you like it or not its catchy.
as for them 4 bands, what do they have in common? none are around anymore. brilliant. in their day.
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Post by Fergal on Nov 27, 2008 7:22:31 GMT
if we only liked music like the smiths and the libertines then we'd all get very bored after a while. the fratellis are not brilliant but they are good at what they do, whether you like it or not its catchy. as for them 4 bands, what do they have in common? none are around anymore. brilliant. in their day. Yeah but it doesn't mean we have to like sh*t bands. Why have standards any less than top quality? Why settle for bands who are "alright" and "catchy" or "alright at what they do", settle for the very best Stand up for standards or something like that  On that note...has anyone heard the Wombats Christmas single? Now that should be made illegal to broadcast |
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Post by dontask on Nov 28, 2008 19:41:40 GMT
i agree with the wombats christmas single
however standards are subjective and alot of people love the fratellis and are different to the above (not me). i think that muse are brilliant and you lot dont so that shows that.
what im tryin to say is, sometimes an average band can catch someones attention, i like the fratellis, i like how they havent writtten a song that is sad yet.
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Post by Fergal on Nov 28, 2008 21:52:19 GMT
Aye, its all subjective really I suppose. I respect Muse though, Matt Bellamy's got shitloads of young 'uns into playing guitar which is never a bad thing at all, but the Fratellis do absoloutely nothing for me. I couldn't really settle for liking an average gimmicky happy clappy band, this sounds proper knobheaded like, but I dunno. That's why I like the Courteeners so much, absoloute no nonsense, same with the Cribs, the Coral, and the older bands I love like the Clash, the Jam, the Smiths, the Stone Roses...bands who took no nonsense
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