Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 "The Killers - Hot FussMoving Units - Dangerous DreamsBloc Party - S/TChinese Stars - A Rare SensationThe Faint - Wet From Birth2004 was for "disco-punk" like 1997 was for "ska-punk". You couldn't go to a show without one of the band's drummers doing that uber fruity "disco shuffle" on his hi-hats. Not to sound like a party pooper here, but guess what? I DON'T LIKE DISCO, AND NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE I KNOW. Save that shit for those dudes in West Hollywood who shave their legs and pop viagra and hang around the piss stalls trying to steal a glimpse of your johnce. "Don't agree entirely but they DO have a point anyone else confused as to why ARAB ON RADAR split at the height of their popularity and formed the awful chinese stars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 the Bravery are not in the same league as the Killers and sound nothing like the Strokes (which is a good thing)the NME is just contrived and lazy journalism - rarely accurateimoyou know it pains me to say it but thats spot on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxton's Superb Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 i much prefer them to the Killers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 I've yet to hear the album... I do love the killers... but I absolutely the honest mistake single.New Order/Killers/Strokes goodness.I think it's the vocals that remind me of the strokes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 Don't agree entirely but they DO have a point anyone else confused as to why ARAB ON RADAR split at the height of their popularity and formed the awful chinese stars?yeah. i guess they just got tired or ran out of steam. the chinese stars stuff is so similar yet poor by comparison. what a horrible mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 agreed - eric's voice is just so tame in comparison to his spazzy AOR efforts. the production is way too clean as well, half the fun of AOR was the shitty drum sound etc. to be fair i haven't heard either chinese stars release in its entirety, but the few mp3s from each certainly were disappointing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 agreed - eric's voice is just so tame in comparison to his spazzy AOR efforts. the production is way too clean as well' date=' half the fun of AOR was the shitty drum sound etc. to be fair i haven't heard either chinese stars release in its entirety, but the few mp3s from each certainly were disappointing.[/quote']the mp3s were probably 'the best bits'. it's all pretty samey. but then so were arab on radar in a way i suppose, just a thousand times better and distinctively abrasive. i always got the impression they'd be great to see live, but they feature on some dvd i have and are kind of flat and boring. no dance routines, circus animals, or dancing ladies. poor show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 what DVD is that? are you into a lot of gold standard labs/three one g stuff? i've been tempted to get 'this is circumstantial evidence' for a while but I don't even have a DVD player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted March 5, 2005 Report Share Posted March 5, 2005 what DVD is that? are you into a lot of gold standard labs/three one g stuff? i've been tempted to get 'this is circumstantial evidence' for a while but I don't even have a DVD playeryeah i quite fancy getting that dvd too, although i hear it's pretty ropey sounding in places. It's my Michiganfest dvd that has arab on radar on it. I shouldn't spend money on these dvds - I only watch them once or twice. And yeah, a lot of three one g stuff is really cool. There's a tonne of stuff I want off their website. I got a Locust bag from them, it's the business! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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