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Fish n Chips - 2006-02-08 11:05:05
Wow, that was an aggresive first line. I bet you we americans are at least equal to the brits in a few more areas. Just a few perhaps, but a few.
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Tom G. - 2006-02-08 11:05:37
I'll give The Arctic Monkeys a spin, but since you mentioned The Strokes and the backlash, what is up with that? I thought their latest was a very strong release. Maybe they went a song or two overboard, but there are at least 10 solid, inventive and interesting tunes chock full of hooks. Ok, so they stole the chorus for "Razorblade" from Barry Manilow but is that a crime?
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Paula - 2006-02-08 11:34:58
Well, that's the thing--neither hype nor the inevitable backlash ever seems to correlate with actual talent or value. I like the Strokes--and to me they haven't changed all much since their much-beloved first album to their much-maligned second abum to their "oh-they're-so-over" third album. t's all subjective and viral.
Hey, Fish-n-Chips, you're right, British people probably aren't as good at baseball, or historic monument preservation.
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Bubble and Squeeks boy - 2006-02-08 12:17:33
I agree on baseball, although they crack our balls in cricket and large pole tossing. But of course we got them crushed in world domination. I know they did it first and all. But I think we got that category firmly in our grasp.
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Flasshe - 2006-02-08 12:43:00
I'm looking forward to hearing the Arctic Monkeys. As for The Strokes, I liked their first one, didn't like the second one, and I'm really groovin' on the new one. But I agree they probably haven't changed all that much. I do like how the lead vocals have less effects on them now.
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Bangers and Mash Boy - 2006-02-08 13:01:48
What is it with hype and Brittish bands. Zutons, Artic Monkey, Franz Ferdinand. Do they have a big buzz machine that whirls and churns spitting out glowing articles in BBC and the Guardian? Or is it more like a Tsunami, that builds and builds as it crosses the atlantic before pounding ashore near coney island?
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Spotted Dick - 2006-02-08 13:48:12
Barbecue! Jazz! Wilderness!
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Paula - 2006-02-08 13:55:56
Does England not have wilderness? I thought they had peet bogs and moors and such. Or do you mean they aren't as good at spelunking?
Food, in general, they aren't too good at...'cept greasy, battered, and fried fish, at which they excel.
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Paula - 2006-02-08 13:59:41
Oh, and I meant to say before:
Ok, so they stole the chorus for "Razorblade" from Barry Manilow but is that a crime?
In most states, stealing from Barry Manilow is considered a Gross Misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and/or up to $3,000 fine.
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Toad in the hole boy - 2006-02-08 14:01:29
USA crushes them in wilderness. Oh they got wilderness, just not the variety. They do a better job of keeping it up and appreciating it, but thats probably because they have so little.
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jon - 2006-02-08 14:03:40
According to Mark E. Smith, his countrymen aren't much good at "high profile razor units, made with the highest level of British attention to the wrong details". Uh.
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Paula - 2006-02-08 14:10:22
Hey, speaking of British jazz, Elton John fans (closeted as they may be in this crowd) probably already know that he nicked his first name from British jazz guy Elton Dean. And Elton Dean just passed away. RIP, fella.
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Tikka Masala - 2006-02-08 14:10:27
England has a Lake District with lots of wilderness. And lots of ethnic food options. Chicken Tikka Masala is their national dish. I still don't know how the Arctic Monkeys can be the greatest band in the history of recorded music before they've even made an album though.
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2fs - 2006-02-08 15:12:22
Elton John? Sure, he's put out a raft of atrocious songs...but so's Bob Dylan. Up to the mid-'70s, Elton was astonishingly reliable in the tuneful & clever department, even if sometimes a bit hokey. I don't think that's closeted - it's at least in the hallway, even if not quite in the main room.
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Paula - 2006-02-08 15:17:33
I am out, loud and proud, about my love for EJ. He was pretty much my first real musical love. Well, Cat Stevens may have been first, but he belonged to my family, whereas EJ was all mine.
I still don't know how the Arctic Monkeys can be the greatest band in the history of recorded music before they've even made an album though
No, they have an album out in the UK--they sold like 500,000 copies of it from their website alone. and it came out here in late January, I think.
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jon - 2006-02-10 08:11:07
First album bought with my own money = EJ's Greatest Hits (the one from the 1970's).
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Paula - 2006-02-10 10:25:30
Me, too! Followed soon after by Love will Keep Us Together.
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