The Xcerts MTV Spanking New Session..

[Murray]

is now up.......http://www.mtv.co.uk/overdrive/id/101611

[Stripey]

can i have a refund for the 30 seconds i spent watching this before I hit alt-f4 in disgust please?

[RossP]

can i have a refund for the 30 seconds i spent watching this before I hit alt-f4 in disgust please?

Cheer up sadsack.

It probably took you longer to post your moan, than watch it.

[lovers_spit]

can i have a refund for the 30 seconds i spent watching this before I hit alt-f4 in disgust please?

nice. the musical intelligientia of aberdeen come up with some friendly constructive criticism once more.

great set. surprised that they were able to transfer the energy of their live set into a more mellow performance. it was good, i enjoyed it.

[The Milner]

can i have a refund for the 30 seconds i spent watching this before I hit alt-f4 in disgust please?

so you watched the advert then turned off half way through it in disgust. i think your right ian botham is a twat.

[Stripey]

so you watched the advert then turned off half way through it in disgust. i think your right ian botham is a twat.

What advert? It had an mtv splash screen for a couple of seconds then cut to 3 weedy kids, I closed it when one of them started to "sing" really badly.

[Swingin' Ryan]

I don't even think Stripey merits a reasoned response in this thread. The X-Certs are doing brilliantly well and are a great band. Stripey makes music that could possibly be used for loading screens on Playstation games (at best). There's not even a debate to be had.

Back to the topic, well done lads

[Stripey]

I don't even think Stripey merits a reasoned response in this thread. The X-Certs are doing brilliantly well and are a great band. Stripey makes music that could possibly be used for loading screens on Playstation games (at best). There's not even a debate to be had.

Back to the topic, well done lads

"there is not even a debate to be had"? Are you seriously suggesting that on a site like this, in a forum called "music discussion" there is no place for criticism? If you disagree with my opinion, fair enough, but resorting to petty digs and saying there is no room for debate is just pathetic, people with such an attitude are everything that is wrong with the "music scene" here and aberdeen itself.

[spellchecker]

the link doesn't work outside the UK (well not in canada anyway)

[glennbuchan]

FANTASTIC VIDEOS!

I think these songs really work well mellowed down.

Also those "3 weedy kids" are the best thing to come out of the Aberdeen Music 'scene' in a long time, so i think they are worth more than a 30 second listen. There's a reason why they are playing on MTV.

[Mgrant]

I wonder how long I should wait bwfore putting there first ep on ebay and cashing in.....

[Stripey]

Also those "3 weedy kids" are the best thing to come out of the Aberdeen Music 'scene' in a long time, so i think they are worth more than a 30 second listen. There's a reason why they are playing on MTV.

I just tried listening again, managed a bit longer until the guy with the thick glasses started singing and had to switch it off again because it all started to look and sound like some horrendously awful parody. They are really terrible singers. The whole thing is unbearably cheesy.

[lovers_spit]

best thing to come out of aberdeen in the last 3-4 years in my opinion.

disagree, thats fine

but to call them cheesy, when this whole city is still into metal and they are one of few succesful bands that have broken away from it, i think thats ridiculous.

fucking great band. at least they make music they enjoy. and tbh stripey i really would advocate seeing them live before passing judgement on them as a whole-i liked this performance but i dont think it really represents what the xcerts are about-a mental live show and bundles of energy

[Sam 45]

I love the Xcerts with all my heart but i really don't like these videos. Listen Don't Panic is probably the best of the 3.

[The Milner]

yeh the videos are cool but they dont represent the xcerts like i think of them. Still they are on mtv so things are going great for them, really good to see, they are about the only band in aberdeen over the past 5-6 years who deserve anything.

[Guest Bob]

Enjoyed the tunes, enjoy seeing the boys do well.

Respect.

[wilk0]

can i have a refund for the 30 seconds i spent watching this before I hit alt-f4 in disgust please?

Stripey,

that's not even criticism, that's just a jealous dig, get a grip, was there need to post that?

fair enough constructive criticism and all, it helps.

But dont be a wanker.

[Scootray]

Stripey,

But dont be a wanker.

Haha. Don't be silly. That's asking far too much.

Back on topic though, fair play to any band getting some recognition. They've obviously worked hard to get there.

[Captain America]

Stripey,

that's not even criticism, that's just a jealous dig, get a grip, was there need to post that?

fair enough constructive criticism and all, it helps.

But dont be a wanker.

You're new here aren't you.

[Old Gold]

Stripey,

that's not even criticism, that's just a jealous dig, get a grip, was there need to post that?

fair enough constructive criticism and all, it helps.

But dont be a wanker.

Argh! Curse this obsession with so-called 'constructive' criticism! Would you really respect Stripey more if he had egotistically offered his opinion on exactly what he thought The Xcerts should do to make them 'good'? So he didn't like them... there's no need to be aggressive.

Personally, I don't think the songs sound good at all when performed like that, and I was irritated by the shamelessly MTV camera jerking around a lot, trying to add apparent punky aesthetic to 3 folks sitting down. I do however think their songs are pretty good usually, so power to 'em.

[Stripey]

Stripey,

that's not even criticism, that's just a jealous dig, get a grip, was there need to post that?

fair enough constructive criticism and all, it helps.

But dont be a wanker.

It's my opinion, you seem to have mistaken this website for the the standing ovation in a wardrobe that was in clarissa the teenage witch. People who want a pat on the back just for making an effort should stick to getting feedback from their mum if they can't face the real world.

Also, as far as jealously goes you are so far off the mark it's funny. I would rather die than have anything to do with MTV.

[lovers_spit]

in that case you just seem like a properly bitter cunt who has little worthwhile to say.

if its not constructive, it achieves nothing and doesnt help anyone improve, ergo: pointless. i just feel like you should give a band some feedback if you dislike them, rather than discouraging whatever flailing talents emerge from the largely fucking awful scene in this city.

[Stripey]

in that case you just seem like a properly bitter cunt who has little worthwhile to say.

if its not constructive, it achieves nothing and doesnt help anyone improve, ergo: pointless. i just feel like you should give a band some feedback if you dislike them, rather than discouraging whatever flailing talents emerge from the largely fucking awful scene in this city.

I have given them some feedback, namely that I personally found it excrutiating to watch and listen to. I'm not so much of a cunt that I would presume to tell them how to fix this though, it's their act afterall.

From the slavish praise some of the people have given them in this thread it sounds like they are doing something right for a certain type of audience, I just happen to think it's a load of fake and worthless pap, it's acting, it's a facsimile of the rubbish these kids grow up watching and listening to, complete with the degradation you get from making copies of copies.

[KimyReizeger]

if its not constructive, it achieves nothing and doesnt help anyone improve, .

All criticism is constructive if it inspires some kind of debate.

[Spoonie]

murray - tell jordan to get rid of the squier and get some self respect