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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
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 Posted - 04/07/2004 : 12:17:43
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Anybody here know this band? I saw them last week on Letterman and they performed a song call 'The Rat'. I started out viewing them dismissively but the song and the performance won me over.
Was I fooled or are these guys any good in your opinion? |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
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Posted - 04/07/2004 : 12:24:52
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Cult_Of_Frank
= Black Noise Maker =
Canada
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Posted - 04/07/2004 : 12:25:34
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I think that when FB/Rich/Scott were on MuchMusic or MTV, they had a Walkmen song on there, but I could be confusing them with something else. The Rat's a solid track.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/07/2004 : 12:54:26
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My friend played me their album the other night and, despite being off my face, I thought it sounded really good. I fully intend to get the album.
They have just come on Xfm now. I can verify my initial thoughts. It's good stuff.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/07/2004 : 13:30:55
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Just heard The Rat again and it is very good.
Before that however, I heard a song by a band called HAL and it was damn fine. Isn't Xfm a good radio station? I have only recently discovered it online.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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tiredeyes
- FB Fan -
USA
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Posted - 04/08/2004 : 03:42:09
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i thought their previous release , " everyone who pretented to like me is gone ", was better. but maybe i just haven't listened to the new one enough. you may remember a saturn commercial awhile back that
used their song " we've been had ". it wasn't on many times, maybe they realized the irony in the song title. |
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 08:14:34
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Thanks for the responses.
I bought Bows & Arrows and I think it is a great CD. I am having a hard time getting it out of the player right now.
I always wondered about that "we've been had" song, pretty catchy, but, doesnt sound like anything on Bows & Arrows. thanks again |
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
947 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 08:33:19
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The Walkmen contain fragments of the band that once were 'Jonathan Fire*Eater' although the singer went off to form a separate band...I've not heard 'The Walkmen' but Jonathan Fire*Eater's 'Tremble Under The Boomlights' is one of the best EPs ever released...oh yes.
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
725 Posts |
Posted - 04/15/2004 : 10:09:35
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I had read that Scarlo-O, but, mostly in the vein of 'from the ashes of the over-hyped Jonathon Fire*eater' comes the Walkmen.
I'll download something off that EP and check it out. I recommend the Walkmen, 'The Rat' is a great song, but, I really like the moodier elements on songs like "Whats in it for me?" or New Years Eve. Its good stuff. |
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/15/2004 : 10:16:02
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Just heard The Rat again and it is very good.
Before that however, I heard a song by a band called HAL and it was damn fine. Isn't Xfm a good radio station? I have only recently discovered it online.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
Must be nice to get it all the time, eh? Oh look, I do!
Actually, its not always that great. The late night shows are usually pretty ace, but day-time can be as formualaic and playlist based as Radio 1.
I heard a band on Xfm called Lucky Jim the other day, they were quite good. Like most of the good new music, it was from Brighton, so Mel? You recommend?
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Scarla O
= Cult of Ray =
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/16/2004 : 06:55:22
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Originally posted by Dallas
I had read that Scarlo-O, but, mostly in the vein of 'from the ashes of the over-hyped Jonathon Fire*eater' comes the Walkmen.
Noooo!
Really?
Well Jonathan Fire*Eater's first album sucked and wasn't a patch on their previous E.Ps but I really find it hard to find any faults with 'Tremble Under The Boomlights'.
Also, i can't say that they ever struck me as being a much-hyped band? It's not like they sold many records...maybe things were different for them in the states?
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edwina
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/16/2004 : 07:27:39
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Well, I remember reading in an interview to the Strokes at the beginning of their success that they didn't want to end up like Jonathan Fire*Eater, which were initially over-hyped and then quickly forgotten.
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Dallas
= Cult of Ray =
USA
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Posted - 04/16/2004 : 09:38:07
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I havent read that JF*E sucked, just that they were hyped and then self-destructed.
You'll see similar references if you catch any articles re. the Walkmen (did I mention that they are REALLY good?) in the future. |
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interloper
= Cult of Ray =
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Posted - 04/16/2004 : 10:22:06
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Im with floop. They're okay.
Instead, everyone should go check out the Eagles of Death Metal debut LP. (Josh from Queens of the Stone Age new band)....It rocks my pants.
Hand held shower nozzles are the demon enemy of the patriarch and should be destroyed. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/16/2004 : 18:01:30
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Originally posted by Cheeseman1000
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Just heard The Rat again and it is very good.
Before that however, I heard a song by a band called HAL and it was damn fine. Isn't Xfm a good radio station? I have only recently discovered it online.
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!!
Must be nice to get it all the time, eh? Oh look, I do!
Actually, its not always that great. The late night shows are usually pretty ace, but day-time can be as formualaic and playlist based as Radio 1.
I heard a band on Xfm called Lucky Jim the other day, they were quite good. Like most of the good new music, it was from Brighton, so Mel? You recommend?
"Join The Cult Of Wormy Cheese Man/In Ten Words Or Less"
Lucky Jim eh? Yeah I'd say he is! Right Mel?
Hansel and Gretel have formed a band, .....And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Breadcrumbs!!! |
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