Larsen B Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Anyone got it yet? How refreshing to hear a band with such ambition and their own sound amidst these days of retro rip-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstardawn Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 i bought it today along with the killers' album.. i think it is absoloutely fantastic. they remind me of early manics, but they are good all the same and totally refreshing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted June 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Yeah, I bought the Killers as well. Giving it a first listen right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 7, 2004 Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 i thought both the killers album and the hope of the states albums were disappointing. killers album is incredibly dull and uninventive. best tune is mr brightside though it sounds like a slow hundred reasons song(it's the guys voice). hope of the states album was better but the guy's voice is annoying and the only great song is the one off the first single black dollar bills. the rest are ok, i wouldn't say it's particularly visionary or ambitious either. 1st track was good as well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted June 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2004 Well i think an album like Hope of the States needs quite a few listens before a reasonable judgement of it can be made. However, it's safe to say that the Killers album is nearly all filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 The only dissapointing thing about the Hope of the States album is that Enemies/Friends isn't as grand as i have heard it before, a little too stripped down. A truly epic opening track though, what an album! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted June 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I agree, I don't like the removal of the military style drumbeat from the chorus (if you could call it that) of Enemies/Friends. I also don't like how Black Dollar Bills almost interrupts The Red, the White, the Black, the Blue. There should be more of a space in between those two songs. However, after three listens I can safely say that it is a wonderful album and certainly best so far this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstardawn Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 i listened to the killers album today.. ooooh, muchos impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I saw Hope of the States live opening for Grandaddy in Edinburgh a while back, and wasn't too impressed... but so many people are raving about the album i wouldn't mind hearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 You simply must!Cannot wait to see them at Tin the Park!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Playing T in the smee you say? well, i may have to go have another gander... i do remember the deceased guitarist was using 2 proco rats live, which was pretty cool... well, until he spilled beer all over his pedal board... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Playing T in the smee you say? well' date=' i may have to go have another gander... i do remember the deceased guitarist was using 2 proco rats live, which was pretty cool... well, until he spilled beer all over his pedal board...[/quote']DO'H!!you should check out Kasabian while your at it....dunno if you are already aware of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 well, i've heard one of their singles, and read about them in NME... MTV2 seems to be creaming their pants about them too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 well' date=' i've heard one of their singles, and read about them in NME... MTV2 seems to be creaming their pants about them too...[/quote']They aint the only ones....i can tell you! :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allstardawn Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 kesabian are great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 the best thing about the hope of the states album was the pretty artwork. it's not shit but it ain't great by a long shot either. black dollar bill is still awesome though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 What do you think has bettered it so far this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted June 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 DO'H!!you should check out Kasabian while your at it....dunno if you are already aware of them?You do Hope of the States a great disservice by mentioning them so often in the same sentence as the idiotic Kasabian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzdiablo Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 wow, it's "mtv2 playlist : the thread" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I thought about getting both the hope of the states album and the killers on monday, but i decided to buy tv on the radio and the new sonic youth instead. I'll probaly get h.o.t.s sometime soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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