[kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd

[Alexander Smith]

BPF likes the Darkness. It's true. Believe it or don't.

Alex in NYC



On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 09:35 AM, Christof hamille wrote:

> I still don't understand the dislike for the Darkness.  You don't have 
> to love them.  But give me the Darkness over 3 Doors Down, Creed and 
> any of that other bland rock crap that filled the airwaves not to long 
> ago.
> And yes I am in agreement that the population of the post-punk 
> throwback is nice.  In terms of Franz Ferdinand their video is better 
> than the actual music.  Saw a live performance at one of those silly 
> awards shows and it seemed dull as anything.
> And with that you would think Killing Joke would be exploding right 
> now.  Maybe they are and I have not realized it.  But I dought it
>
> Chris
>
>> From: "mikemarchesan at libero.it" <mikemarchesan at libero.it>
>> Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
>> <gathering at misera.net>
>> To: "gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
>> Subject: Re: Re:[kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd
>> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 11:07:15 +0100
>>
>>
>> obviously shifting from Darkness to Franz Ferdinand has been a huge 
>> step forward but in my opinion the point is that "alternative 
>> mainstream" groups are either clone of this or that 60/70/80/90ties 
>> group...
>>
>> orange juice, depeche mode or joy division (just to name few) started 
>> something new and original... isn't it just time somebody try to be 
>> brave and creative again rather than pleasing record labels?
>>
>> personally I like a lot the electroclash scene... to me that can be 
>> somehow comparable to the punk spirit back in the seventies...
>>
>> M.
>>
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>> >From      : gathering-bounces at misera.net
>> To          : "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
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>> Date      : Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:59:31 -0000
>> Subject : Re: Re:[kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd
>>
>> > I'd rather have a thousand gang of 4/PiL copyists than  a load of
>> > Beatle/stone roses copyists clogging up the charts
>> >
>> > anyone heard that saul williams track on Lamacq the other night?
>> > very nice indeed - keith levene-tastic!
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <mikemarchesan at libero.it>
>> > To: "gathering" <gathering at misera.net>
>> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 9:51 AM
>> > Subject: Re:[kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I quite agree with you, mate...
>> > My explaination is that there's nothing much better that now...
>> >
>> > Block party, futureheads, dogs die in hot cars...seem to be the 
>> bollocks if
>> > you read the music mags but in reality they are mere clones of 
>> somebody else
>> >
>> > sad, innit?
>> >
>> > M.
>> >
>> >
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>> > >From      : gathering-bounces at misera.net
>> > To          : "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
>> > gathering at misera.net
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>> > Date      : Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:29:53 +0000 (GMT)
>> > Subject : [kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd
>> >
>> > > Am I just getting old or something?  For the life of me I cannot 
>> see
>> > anything good about any thing I've heard Franz Ferdinand produce.  
>> I mean he
>> > has the most soulless, unmoving voice since that prick from Pet 
>> Shop Boys.
>> > >
>> > > The taut guitar playing and sound is so utterly unoriginal right 
>> now what
>> > with Futureheads, Maximo Park and Bloc Party and every other 
>> fucking band
>> > doing it.
>> > >
>> > > and to make matters worse I saw a video from the singer's last 
>> band and it
>> > was a horrible jazz/lounge parody in the style of The Divine 
>> Comedy.  It's
>> > like he's desperate to conform to whatever the NME readership want.
>> > >
>> > > and yet they've won every best band award going this year.  Why?  
>> Please
>> > explain to me why...
>> > >
>> > >
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