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| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 06:59:50
is it cool to like the killers? i mean mike saw them a few weeks back, so i assumed they were rubbish, then saw them on CD:UK the next morning and thought, ahhh, strokes rip-offs... lovely... but my gf bought the album, and i have to say, there's some damn catchy songs on there.
but, it's very over-produced, i think i'd like to see them live to hear what they actually sound like as a band, rather than how great their producer is at adding layers and layers of guitars and weird noises together... also i don't like the vocals sound, makes strokes comparisons all too easy, i guess it's 80's sounding vocals, i think i'd like it more if they didn't do that and had cleaner vocals.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 04:54:34
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
more likely to scare the casual 'indie' listener.
Love, love, my season
I'm going with 'the idiotic listener'.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 02/01/2005 : 02:16:35
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Originally posted by EnglishGeezer
I have a real problem with the Killers, I cant quite pin point it but I find them insanely annoying...plus the lyrics seem recycled like I heard them 10 years ago and they seem childish..yes the songs are catchy but so are Girls Aloud songs yet we all agree they are a pile of poo.
Nothing wrong with a bit of Girls Aloud, 'EnglishGeezer', if that is your real name.
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I think Shaun's (Stellastarr* lead singer) voice is more unusual
I'm going with more annoying.
"What sounds to you like a big load of trashy noise, is in fact the brilliant music of a genius" |
| shmo |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 18:57:04
i like the album and i saw them live at voodoo 2004 they were very good live !! |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 18:49:41
quote:
Originally posted by EnglishGeezer
I have a real problem with the Killers,
Which ones? Bundy? Manson? Gein?
Love, love, my season |
| EnglishGeezer |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 18:41:58
Oh yeah and the mass exposure they are getting is verging on scandelous, I've never known a band to get soooo much air play...ahhhh.... and breath. |
| EnglishGeezer |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 18:39:45
I have a real problem with the Killers, I cant quite pin point it but I find them insanely annoying...plus the lyrics seem recycled like I heard them 10 years ago and they seem childish..yes the songs are catchy but so are Girls Aloud songs yet we all agree they are a pile of poo. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 15:39:42
Yeah it's weird 'cos they are both on majors (The Killers on Island, Stellastarr* on RCA) and both have really catchy songs but I think Shaun's (Stellastarr* lead singer) voice is more unusual, more likely to scare the casual 'indie' listener. Also I think Stellastarr*'s song's are more alternative, with more complex song structures. The Killers keep things a little more simple, which is to their benefit in terms of breaking into the mainstream.
Also, having just finished reading an article on The Killers, it's clear that Brandon Flowers (keyboards/lead vocals) REALLY wants it. he wants the band to be as big as U2, even bigger in fact, and he wants to be the next Bono (except hopefully not as up his own arse). Stellastarr* are more content to just make the best music that they can whether it sells or not. Shaun is an artist first and foremost, so as long as he has enough money to continue his art work, then I guess he will be happy. You can tell this from speaking to them, they are very nice people, very down to earth (well Shaun and Amanda are anyway, I have never met the other two).
Anyway Mel, I am glad you have decided to like new bands, there is a lot of them to get excited about, as you will find out when the next mix CD's go round.
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 14:45:50
I have given up wit this whole ' liking new bands is sooo uncool'. Some of these bands around are pretty damn cool. They are undeniably catchy. Particularly bands like the Killers.
I might not agree with the whole gossip magazine style stories around some of the bands - libertines being one...but i love music for the music.
Yeah, sure the vast majority of them have all ripped off a hundred other bands. But id like to see anyone name a recent popular song which has not been accused of 'ripping off' another one. Theres different degrees of borrowing riffs...a line i think we all make up our own minds as to wher eit should be drawn.
Mike - i agree i love Stellastarr*, and cant understand why they havent had the success of The killers. I would suggest that perhaps they are comfortable with where they are at...or they dont have a good enough manager
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 07:46:24
It would be but for Mark Lanegan my friend. Actually, who knows in the long term - Lanegan is of much higher quality all round, but the Killers are just so damn catchy they tend to get stuck on rotation.
"What sounds to you like a big load of trashy noise, is in fact the brilliant music of a genius" |
| remig |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 07:27:03
They should be number one, because they had it all wrong but finally got it right, it's a tour de force!
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 07:00:10
I've come to the conclusion that the Killers album is ace. Definitely didn't want to like it but its crept up to maybe number 2 of 2004 for me.
"What sounds to you like a big load of trashy noise, is in fact the brilliant music of a genius" |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 05:18:06
Kasabian eat shit 'cos they're stupid and shallow.
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 05:04:56
can't stand kasabian either
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| remig |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 05:02:59
Les Angliches, and Kasabian, wat do u sink of zem?
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:59:10
Yeah Kitty, very similar.
*backs off slowly from the clearly mental Kitty*
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:54:43
Yeah and so is underworlds Born Slippy
*cough*ripoff*cough*
you
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we used to be on fire |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:37:19
Yeah I like them (seen them 4 times) but I think it's a shame that I saw them support Stellastarr*, and whilst The Killers have really taken off due to quite an English sound, Stellastarr* still haven't. I much prefer Stellastarr*. I hope one day, they too will get the recognition they deserve.
I still think Mr Brightside is an amazing song though.
Love, love, my season |
| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:30:09
I really like them. great catchy pop stuff.
alot of people have said they are like shed 7...i hate shed 7, but theres soething about these guys which is pretty damn cool.
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:26:51
I really don't like what I've heard because what I've heard so far reminds me of brit pop circa 1997 (namely underworld and shed 7 to be honest with you) it doesn't make me want to listen to more
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| remig |
Posted - 01/31/2005 : 04:12:16
I'm a bit ashame to like them, mainly because of the commercial synths and bass line (on Jenny was a friend of Mine), but their songs are really catchy.
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| GypsyDeath |
Posted - 06/14/2004 : 04:16:24
The Killers are very cool. I really like them
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/13/2004 : 05:43:07
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Originally posted by Tre
Faithless are ok! It's true! My pops is a big fan, he keeps copying me stuff like zero 7, Air and lamb (he's a total chill out/dance bod... he just flew back from ibiza for the billionth time - My dad is cooler than me for fords sake) and I have to say... it's all very easy on the ears if you're in the right mood. Lambs "gorecki" is a lovely lovely song. But like a lot of this new stuff I find it all a bit too impassioned to merit getting too into.
can't get into anything these days. Always on the peripheral. Always terrified, exhausted, annoyed, pissed, anxious, out of it-out of the loop, out of my mind, out of time.
Yes I agree. I have posted on another thread previously that I find music such as Lamb and Zero 7 to be impassioned. Bores me to tears.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/13/2004 : 05:40:29
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Originally posted by bumblebeeboy2
i'm not a student, dumbass!  and i have listened to it! over 30 fucking times today!
I am my only god, ha ha ha ha ha ha
Yeah and now you like it. That's my point, you weren't willing to give them a chance at first 'cos of rather silly reasons, then you actually listen to them and find that they are quite good. You should listen to me more often Simon, you'll find that I am often right.
She said "I'm a virgin" I said "Which version"? |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/13/2004 : 05:37:40
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
haha, coming from the man who thinsk the pixies are better than frank black cause he read they're more influential.
No. Wrong.
She said "I'm a virgin" I said "Which version"? |
| n/a |
Posted - 06/13/2004 : 03:51:54
Faithless are ok! It's true! My pops is a big fan, he keeps copying me stuff like zero 7, Air and lamb (he's a total chill out/dance bod... he just flew back from ibiza for the billionth time - My dad is cooler than me for fords sake) and I have to say... it's all very easy on the ears if you're in the right mood. Lambs "gorecki" is a lovely lovely song. But like a lot of this new stuff I find it all a bit too impassioned to merit getting too into.
can't get into anything these days. Always on the peripheral. Always terrified, exhausted, annoyed, pissed, anxious, out of it-out of the loop, out of my mind, out of time.
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| Cheeseman1000 |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 17:28:07
quote:
Originally posted by PixieSteve
right. found the song it's like. Born Slippy by Underworld. It's because of the constant stream of vocals. on google i found comments saying the same thing too, so i'm not just being weird :P
You speak the absolute truth, Steve-O. First time I heard this I started singing along, then realised I'd actually never heard it before. Muchos ripoff, but then maybe Underworld never made it to Vegas, unlike some of the more unscrupulous elements on this board.
I know exactly what you mean, bumblio, I am immediately put off a band by lots of hype and/or NME 'saviours of rock'n'roll' pronouncements. The new Killers single is tres catchy though, and the last one was OK.
You know who I discovered didn't suck the other day? Faithless. I really like their new single, its ace with brilliant lyrics. Anyway, back to the subject...
 "It's a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous." |
| n/a |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 12:51:32
is it cool to be cool?? |
| VoVat |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 12:49:23
Is it cool to like Frank Black?
Cattle in Korea / They can really moo. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 12:09:41
haha, coming from the man who thinsk the pixies are better than frank black cause he read they're more influential. |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 12:00:48
i'm not a student, dumbass! and i have listened to it! over 30 fucking times today!
I am my only god, ha ha ha ha ha ha |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 11:59:25
You know what is just as annoying as liking something just 'cos it's cool? Not liking something just 'cos it's cool. Listen to a band and decide if you like them based on what you are hearing, not what magazine they keep appearing in.
Students!
She said "I'm a virgin" I said "Which version"? |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 11:19:47
right. found the song it's like. Born Slippy by Underworld. It's because of the constant stream of vocals. on google i found comments saying the same thing too, so i'm not just being weird :P |
| bumblebeeboy2 |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 10:47:40
take your pick! could be many...  i love that "what a nob" comment, laughed out loud! it's also one of my current fave phrases... along with "you shit" (alan partridge stylee)
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 10:47:08
oh, just incase i made myself look silly, i said that thinking they're all from Las Vagas... so if the singer is english or whatever, sorry. |
| PixieSteve |
Posted - 06/12/2004 : 10:45:47
why does he sing with a english accent on that single? what a nob. not bad though. melody reminds me of some song from a while ago though. |
