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Post by Andy on Jan 17, 2009 12:11:37 GMT
anyone like em?
I actually saw em at hull uni supporting glasvegas in dec and didn't really pay much attention to them but listening to a few songs and they are really good
a bit like editors but a bit more poppish - i'll prob get the album on monday
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Post by dontask on Jan 17, 2009 14:49:31 GMT
i definitely thought editors when i listened to them. theyre orite i guess nothing special.
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Post by benraul on Jan 18, 2009 10:59:15 GMT
I really like them. Saw them a while back in Brighton. Their lyrics are fairly depressing but their tunes are solid. Expect big things from them I do.
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Post by cal on Jan 18, 2009 12:59:27 GMT
i dont like them, its a bit boring for me.
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Post by kokainekinney on Jan 18, 2009 15:31:15 GMT
im not too impressed, tried to listen to the album, but just gave up. everyone is raving over them cus of that bbc list thing....madness.
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Post by Fergal on Jan 18, 2009 15:46:24 GMT
Very bland I think, there's little to it. I've given the album a brief listen, though to be fair I will listen again to ensure that I'm right, but I'm not impressed, its just mundane. I'm a fan of Joy Division and even Editors to some extent, and they've just taken that, used it as a formula, stripped it of the excitement, the dynamics and, in the case of Joy Division, great lyrics, and made sumat dead bland and samey
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Post by mc18988 on Jan 18, 2009 16:48:11 GMT
they are the first over hyped band of the year, one of many nothing of any interest for me think the lead guy has a big Jim Morrison influence too, tries to sing like him, fails, as do the lyrics 'lets grow old together and die at the same time'  ? agree with the Joy division/editors comments, editiors rip Joy division off too but they are a massive influence in a lot of bands im guessin |
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Post by benraul on Jan 18, 2009 17:57:44 GMT
im not too impressed, tried to listen to the album, but just gave up. everyone is raving over them cus of that bbc list thing....madness. That BBC thing is rubbish, however in my opinion White Lies are justified of recieving a tag as something to watch for. I saw them quite a while back and Live they are very good. I can understand why people would find them boring. The lyrics are depressing. They are fully aware of this and the result of this is that they end up getting bored with performing them themselves, which is never a great thing. Going back to the BBC thing. It happens all the time. If someone recommends a band people are obviously going to take a bit more notice. I mean, look at Glasvegas. Overhyped. Their music is mondane and boring. Lyrics depressing. Yet they get Radio 1 air play. they get Carl Barat raving about them and they are everyones fav band somehow. That is madness. White Lies might just be the new Glasvegas in that respect. |
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Post by dontask on Jan 18, 2009 18:05:21 GMT
benraul is right on the money with the glasvegas comment, nothing bores me more than if one of their records comes on. id rather have something poppy and mainstream even.
i dont mind that "lets grow old together" thingy song. just newt spesh.
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Post by Adam on Feb 15, 2009 11:14:49 GMT
yeah i really like this band,saw them in newcastle digital supporting glasvegas i prefered these to glasvegas to tell you the truth im not that big off fan of glasvegas...got tickets off a mate for like a tenner so me and mate ste went.
i like the album all the songs are really good ..
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Post by kokainekinney on Feb 15, 2009 12:33:39 GMT
wehey its adam!!!
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Post by Fergal on Feb 15, 2009 14:53:47 GMT
Get your brown leather double breasted trench coat out Adam
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Post by cal on Feb 19, 2009 9:40:46 GMT
legend
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Post by Sean on Sept 30, 2009 10:02:06 GMT
white lies are quality, the album was top and they're top live too.
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Post by Adam on Oct 10, 2009 10:29:46 GMT
saw them in newcastle with glasvegas, they were better than glasvegas like, has to be said..
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