Graeme Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Listed in the new talent section in the booklet which comes with List Magazine are Le Reno Amps, The Needles and Hookers Green Nr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 I have only seen two of those three but i concur with their inclusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 25, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Who have you seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 Needles (innumerable occasions) and Le Reno Amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles new single ("Dianne") got 2/5 on C4 Teletext on Monday. This time they got compared to Sham 69. Add that to the long list of reviews that completely miss the point.I'm still chortling about the one that compared them to Neds Atomic Dustbin...Dominc Diamond's "Weezer meets Franz Ferdinand" comparison is still my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles new single ("Dianne") got 2/5 on C4 Teletext on Monday. This time they got compared to Sham 69. Add that to the long list of reviews that completely miss the point.I'm still chortling about the one that compared them to Neds Atomic Dustbin...Erm, the reviewer can't completely miss the point, a review is a subjective thing, if thats the impression they gave the reviewer then thats what he said. Some people just don't like certain types of music. I've hear lots of reviews that I don't agree with a lot but i doesn't mean that they're wrong.CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Yeah' date=' I understand that, but the reviews the Needles get often fail to cite their real influences and show a remarkable degree of ignorance about what the band are trying to achieve with their music.One example, from a review a couple of years ago claimed they were jumping on the "The" bands bandwagon, made popular by the Strokes etc and were also cashing in on the White Stripes garage revival. It omitted the fact that the Needles were around before either of those bands.It's fair to say I'm a lot more familar with the Needles than a reviewer who has a couple of hours to review the thirty-odd singles that arrive at his desk each week, and in their position I would probably make similarly inaccurate comparisons. It's a family thing. I'm over-sensitive on this issue, I admit.[/quote']One of the reasons to never take bad reviews too seriously is just that, they don't know the background of the groups and can only judge it on what they hear, if they judge a sound from an up and coming band to be similar to that of an established band then they will assume the up and coming band copied the older, its just the sad thing about the business. As you say, too many reviews not enough background knowledge. CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Main Agent Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Vernon Kaye moulded his style on Paul Needles, I'm sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles will never make a difference to anyones life ever. They are shallow retro nonsense. The only Aberdeen band i walked out on early. And does the singer work in the aberdeen uni law library? I'm sure i saw him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Tim Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles Are Ace ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles will never make a difference to anyones life ever. They are shallow retro nonsense. The only Aberdeen band i walked out on early. And does the singer work in the aberdeen uni law library? I'm sure i saw him.No, thats Project S.A.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles will never make a difference to anyones life ever.The Needles were one of the first local bands myself and my brother ever heard. At the time they helped confirm what I suspected, local music could be as good and refined as the touring acts you pay too much to see. Anyway I know we're not the only people who have had our faith in local bands affirmed by The Needles over the years so you're completely and utterly wrong. I have various friends who know no local bands at all but they know The Needles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 The Needles were one of the first local bands myself and my brother ever heard. At the time they helped confirm what I suspected' date=' local music could be as good and refined as the touring acts you pay too much to see. Anyway I know we're not the only people who have had our faith in local bands affirmed by The Needles over the years so you're completely and utterly wrong. I have various friends who know no local bands at all but they know The Needles.[/quote']Refined? certainly not the right word, directionless racket more like Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat your parents Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 can someone post up the entire list, I'd be interested to see the other bands in the 50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 can someone post up the entire list' date=' I'd be interested to see the other bands in the 50[/quote']There are fifty Scottish bands?1. The Needles2. Le Reno Amps3. Hookers Green4. The Proclaimers5. Big Country6. Runrig7. The Shamen8. Wet Wet Wet9.....("proper" guesses: Dogs Die In Hot Cars? Franz Ferdinand? Aereogramme? Motormark? Those no-wavey Glaswegian guys with the piano and funny hair colours?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat your parents Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Those no-wavey Glaswegian guys with the piano and funny hair colours?)Lapsus?Don't forget there's Shellak, Sshellac, Shellac2, Zhellac, Callehs, Weripoffshellac all in and around the borders too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawy Lawson:Attorney Posted October 26, 2004 Report Share Posted October 26, 2004 Lapsus?Don't forget there's Shellak' date=' Sshellac, Shellac2, Zhellac, Callehs, Weripoffshellac all in and around the borders too.[/quote']YES! Thankyou. Those guys are good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 can someone post up the entire list' date=' I'd be interested to see the other bands in the 50[/quote'] Is it the best of all time or the new talent list you're looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 i'd like to see the new talent list please. i agree with chris about the needles as well, they changed my life and i'm forever grateful for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 The Needles were one of the first local bands myself and my brother ever heard. At the time they helped confirm what I suspected' date=' local music could be as good and refined as the touring acts you pay too much to see. Anyway I know we're not the only people who have had our faith in local bands affirmed by The Needles over the years so you're completely and utterly wrong. I have various friends who know no local bands at all but they know The Needles.[/quote']What I meant was that there really is no substance to their songs. Lyrically they're just nonsense and musically they are so contrived and unoriginal. They are entertainment not art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eat your parents Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Is it the best of all time or the new talent list you're looking for?the talent one, if that's possible, thanks.any notible cool bands in the all time list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted October 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 I'm getting some copies of the booklet sent up to Aberdeen so they'll be around the obvious places. If you want to pm me I can get one to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 You don't need to break new ground in order to not be a totally contrived rehash. I just don't like novelty bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 You don't need to break new ground in order to not be a totally contrived rehash. I just don't like novelty bands.But they're not a novelty band. They're just a band that don't try and hide their influences. And they write some fucking great songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Posted October 29, 2004 Report Share Posted October 29, 2004 They are entertainment not art.Too right! I hate being entertained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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