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...the UK's attempt to rival bands like Blink 182, Good Charlotte, Sum 41 etc. or are they just manufactured pop rubbish??

[Johnny Mac]

they are tripe

[RicoAUBL]

manufactured pop rubbish.

do u really need to ask?


pop music is all about making money. selling a product. the whole pop-punk thing was big so along came busted - and it's cool to be rock n roll these days so along comes a 'real band' who 'play' their instuments... *ahem* McFly

and there you have it

fair enough, but don't you think their is a similarity between Busted/McFly and Gc et al in terms of the groups of people they seem to be marketed towards?

[Monk Rocker]

Have any of you noticed how the so-called musicians mime on shows like TOTP, and the only acts to play live lately are Busted and McFly? So what if they are manufactured? So what if the are targeted at a certain audience? So what if they don't write their own songs? (who knows, they may actually so)

They are touring the world, playing to thousands of people, getting paid shitloads of money, and having a great time in the process.

Maybe they were just doing the right thing in the right place at the right time.

apparently Busted started off as a 'proper' band. they got together via ads in the NME and wrote some tunes. they approached whatever label they are now on and got signed up. supposedly they write all their own stuff, maybe with outside song-writers tho, i'm thinking.

the guy with the wierd eyebrows seems to be a talented guy. he's in two other bands, and plays drums in one of them.

so why dosen't he play drums in Busted?

[allstardawn]

SCOTT! HOW CAN YOU SAY SUCH THINGS???? YOU ARE BUSTED'S #1 FAN REMEMBER?

As for McFly, they're ace. Ahem.

Anyway, I don't think they're the UK's answer to good charlotte, blink etc because they started off from the bottom and worked their way up (think early Sum 41/ Blink..) and just became popular by chance. Busted/McFly on the other hand, are manufactured pop. End of really. Apart from what you said above. But whether that's true or not, I don't know.

[Mouse]

Originally posted by RicoAUBL:
manufactured pop rubbish.

do u really need to ask?


pop music is all about making money. selling a product. the whole pop-punk thing was big so along came busted - and it's cool to be rock n roll these days so along comes a 'real band' who 'play' their instuments... *ahem* McFly

and there you have it

Agreed

Sad to see the music industry go down the pan really. At least there are people out there who will not support crap like this.

[Camie]

Originally posted by Scott 5FD:
apparently Busted started off as a 'proper' band. they got together via ads in the NME and wrote some tunes. they approached whatever label they are now on and got signed up. supposedly they write all their own stuff, maybe with outside song-writers tho, i'm thinking.

the guy with the wierd eyebrows seems to be a talented guy. he's in two other bands, and plays drums in one of them.

so why dosen't he play drums in Busted?

No... they used to be in a all boy pop band(like westlife) but no record company wouldnt take them on.
Uk i rubbish at manufactured music. USA do it a whole lot better. Take Pink and Avril Lavigne they have been marketed off as "rock chics" and are having successful careers. Ok their music is shit but it still sells which is the whole purpose of it.

[Nicola]

The talented one in busted is james, and ive seen charlie plays drums in one of their videos. They are manufactured pop, but they know exactly what they are and they aren't rubbish!
McFly suck,(the guy with the bleached hair cant sing at all), but busted are really good at what they do. Busted are one of the best pop acts to be around in a while, their songs are good and they don't try to pretend to be anything that they are not.
Even if you don't like pop music you can surely appreciate that they good at what they do.