That gig was ridiculous. Only 8 quid or something weren't it. Their albums were far too clean and lacked the edge that the demos have which is a real shame. I still think they are decent though.
Maximo Park are GREAT.
Bands you are told are "The Next Big Thing" but aren't
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That gig was ridiculous. Only 8 quid or something weren't it. Their albums were far too clean and lacked the edge that the demos have which is a real shame. I still think they are decent though.
Maximo Park are GREAT.
Haha who are artic fire? I really hope you don't mean Arcade Fire, a very hyped (but correctly so) band whose first album Funeral is packed with tune after tune.
For fans of Talking Heads, Interpol.
Walkers Cajun Squirrel
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The darkness were never serious. They were a joke band and there were very good if you listened to them with that in mind.
house your seagull
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it's all about menswear and gay dad ...
record label spends big bunce on them and they do nothing.
record label spends big bunce on them and they do nothing.
I f***ing love the arcarde fire. I actually prefer the second album but I seem to be in a small minority there...
Don Quixote
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In the 50's there was this band called the "beetles" like they would have ever got big...
Dave the OAP
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hermans hermits
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Sigue Sigue Sputnik
They don't really fit into this thread, because they are MASSIVE now.
You fit neatly into that minority with my brother (Chesney Christ). I tell him he's wrong at least once a day. I like the second album but the production is just SO messy compared to the first.
Quite. They annoyed me at first but then I "got it" and was able to enjoy them.
Christmas Time (Don't Let the Bells End) is a great Christmas song, because it comes from a band who have no integrity in the first place, so a Christmas song does not harm their credibility in any way.
To be fair, Maxïmo Park are one of the best live acts going. I've only seen the once but have a couple of mates who've seen them several times (the sort of people who spend all their money going to gigs) and tell me they're always absolute QUALLA.
Wilka
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The Scotish band? If so i've got a few of their albums and think they were pretty good.
Also the Dogs Die in Hot Cars album is brilliant!
Both not around anymore though.
Buzzer
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You know what? I really wanted them to succeed. Love missile F1-11 blew me away when I heard it. Years ahead of it's time with the fusion of sampling and big guitar riffs. It hasn't dated too much. Martin Degville and Tony James also had some great outfits.
Agree with el pres about Gay Dad and menswear. Piss poor stuff. Suede were the real deal in my opinion.
I'd like to add keane, travis and coldplay to the list.
Arctic Monkeys I don't get. Likewise bloc party. Razorlight, kasabian, the twang ( used to like them but gone right off them)
Buzzer
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seconded. Dogs die in hot cars album was a highlight of 2005(?)
Yep, there was loads of hype around them but the biggest place I ever saw them play was the Pavilion Theatre supported by sixbyseven.
Hmmm. It was OK. Fairly forgettable after a month or two though.
skipper734
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Robbie Williams ?
tinx
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I saw them at the free butt and they were pretty good live. Liked them but they never even got close to living up to their hype.