benni Advanced Member Posts:947  
| 10/2/2006 3:46 PM |
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and still i dont get why that would be?
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DromedAdvanced Member Posts:900
| 10/2/2006 4:07 PM |
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Originally posted by nerraw
Pissed off? We could just see the irony as I think most people were laughing at the Sky news interview. A 21st century punk band slagging off Westlife is very very funny.
Read back over the thread - ye sound very pissed off. And if it all means so little to you how come yous get so cross about it? He's taking the piss and having a laugh yet no one seems to get that, you're all too busy getting your knickers in a knot. |
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nerraw Basic Member Posts:475
| 10/2/2006 4:17 PM |
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I can assure you i'm not pissed off. Sure it's text, you can't judge a person's mood from it, its the reason smileys were invented.
I find it very amusing that's all. Does anyone actually care about Westlife? Of course not, but a 21st century Dublin punk is just so punk that he wants to beat them up. Mad bastard, he comes across like any other d**k in a scarf in Whelans.
Have a pop at some of his contemporaries. Leave the dissing of Westlife to fans of 5ive and Blue.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 10/2/2006 4:33 PM |
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Originally posted by nerraw
Have a pop at some of his contemporaries. Leave the dissing of Westlife to fans of 5ive and Blue.
hahaha - maybe thats cause his contemporaries – whether they are seen by the public as ‘rival bands’ or some s**t like that – is not what annoys him……….?!? Maybe he likes the way so many bands in Dublin, his contemporaries if you will, work away and aren’t manufactured whether he’s a fan of their music or not. Maybe what annoys him is Westlife – the question was posed to him - its not like he brought it up – and like most musicians he hates all that s**t – so whats the problem with him saying it?!??!?
This point of view is a joke I’m sorry…….. it like ‘hey man… you’d be like so much cooler if no-one heard of your influences and you were an introverted sensitive indie boy..’ but cause he’s a regular bloke with a point of view that is commonly shared with a lot of people he’s perceived as a w**ker by you – if he was being avante garde you’d be calling him a pretentious w**ker…..? Makes no sense dude seriously…
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 10/2/2006 4:44 PM |
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Dude, whatever. You're going off on one. He brought up Westlife all by his little punk self.
I think he comes across like an absolute tosser, with his 21st century punk bollix and then goes to rant about westlife. Punk man, punk.
But sure there is nothing new in Irish bands saying each other are great, backslap. It's ok, I understand, it could get arkward in the bandroom at whelans.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 10/2/2006 5:09 PM |
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Originally posted by nerraw
Dude, whatever. You're going off on one. He brought up Westlife all by his little punk self.
I think he comes across like an absolute tosser, with his 21st century punk bollix and then goes to rant about westlife. Punk man, punk.
But sure there is nothing new in Irish bands saying each other are great, backslap. It's ok, I understand, it could get arkward in the bandroom at whelans.
Ah no man – its nothing to do with that at all – i was posting on this board with opinions about bands before I was in a band myself and my outlook hasn’t changed at all since then. I - like LOADS of other people; musicians or not – have the same opinion about boy bands and Xfactor and all that- I do recall Thom Yorke calling X-Factor the work of Satan recently – I didn’t see so many people going off on one at that….?
Why is it so bad that he happens to voice a commonly held opinion – and throwin a little laugh in at the same time. Its not all 100% serious ‘im an artiste man’….?
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| 10/2/2006 5:19 PM |
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The fact is he came across like someone who was trying to appeal to a demographic ,iv seen him in other interviews spouting out rubbish thinking hes Johnny Rotten mixed with Bono , im sure this has no Barings on his music but he didn't come across well in them ''were going to take over the world , american soil at the airport makes me sick '' .
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 10/2/2006 7:07 PM |
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u got to say, though, he does look smashing in that leather jacket
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Unicron Veteran Member Posts:1696
| 10/2/2006 8:45 PM |
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Originally posted by benni
i dont get why everyone is going on about this
a bloke - in a band - talkin about music - in a very casual way - as ya would to your mate - no false pretences - so whats the problem?
You don't think he came accross as trying too hard to be "punk" (whatever that means, as far as I'm concerned Beat Happening were punk) with his statements about Louis Walsh and more Westlife? It didn't really ring true with me. |
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roadhousemagBasic Member Posts:124
| 10/3/2006 9:15 AM |
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It did in all honesty come across like a transition year student waxing lyrical.
I remember probably saying the exact same things about boyzone 10 years ago.
Its s**te, but then what "front man" isnt full of s**te?
As for the America thing...I dont think he'd complain too much if he sold records there....
I also think that this board doesnt need another discussion on the merits of Humanzi..let the fullness of time decide as to whether they last or not. I'm saying s**t about his hair either cos he's got way more than me....
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PilchardAdvanced Member Posts:699
| 10/8/2006 8:02 PM |
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i met your man from humanzi at the weekend - lovely fella.
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| 10/9/2006 12:33 PM |
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poor old humanzi.
the hype they got has made it very difficult for them... they would have had to produce an incredible album to have sated the critics.
i feel sorry for them actually.
Gar
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 10/9/2006 12:51 PM |
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Originally posted by hearty
poor old humanzi.
the hype they got has made it very difficult for them... they would have had to produce an incredible album to have sated the critics.
i feel sorry for them actually.
Gar
yeah it has been unfair. but critics dont buy records. Theyve gotten a huge opportunity, the machine is behind them, and theyre in the enviable position where they can just let their music speak for itself, and not worry about anything else. I wouldnt feel too sorry for them! |
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fuuckofflibertine New Member Posts:21
| 10/9/2006 7:56 PM |
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great live band but the record sounds more like a compalation than an albun
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The Hand That WoundsNew Member Posts:10
| 10/18/2006 9:55 AM |
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While the article does take an unnecessary relish in putting the boot into Humanzi I do think that a lot of the criticism that has come their way is justified, based purely on their output and the public profile they've attained on the way to releasing their album. It's not a comfortable thought for a lot of people, but image and a band's articulacy and opinions count for a lot in how well the band succeeds. Humanzi arrived on a tsunami of hype and pitched themselves as 21st Century Punks with Something To Say. Then they spend their first major television interview being herded into slagging off boy bands and pop svengalis. Coming back to the article, I think that the writer's frustration or anger stems from the fact that there are too many bands that take the route Humanzi have taken; they have an outdated concept of a rock 'n' roll band where notoriety comes by hitting a few easy targets and sprinkling your interviews with "f**k", where leather clothing = rebellion and fast tunes with vocal yelps means you're a generation-defining punk band. You can easily imagine how eventually you just get sick of a constant stream of bands like that.
Before anyone accuses me of being a begrudging Humanzi hater, let me clarify a few things: I've not heard Tremors. I've only heard the four singles. I wasn't impressed. But I don't harbour any ill feelings towards the band. From what a lot of people who've run into them around town say, they appear to be nice lads and spending eight months of the year on the back of a tourbus can be difficult. So I wish them well. But they've got themselves to blame for a lot of what's gone wrong. They don't appear to have any original or inventive ideas, musically or lyrically. They aren't as radio-friendly as a group like Snow Patrol. So they're caught between a rock and a hard place - they're not good enough to appeal to enlighted music lovers, they're not melodic enough to appeal to the Oasis/Arctic Monkeys/Kasabian demographic and they're not smooth enough for Mums or Aunties to enjoy or listen to.
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akablueNew Member Posts:78
| 10/18/2006 1:15 PM |
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Oh for the love of God or whoever....for the most part, the people who post on this site are a bunch of fooking musical snobs who are only happy when slagging off somebody, and in this case Humanzi. Jesus, I mean they're damned if they do and damned if they don't! On the one hand they're berated for not having a go at contemporaries in interviews and slagging off Westlife and then on the other they are pulled into some gang warfare with another Dublin band and get slagged off for that. Right ok, we're all entitled to our opinions but a lot of you are coming across as bitter little people with a bit too much time on your hands. Yes, they have a record deal and you may not have like their album but to slag someone for wearing a Next scarf while being interviewed is laughable. Is that they best you can come up with ?? Is there some sort of de riguer for being in a band that excludes the wearing of scarves from Next ? Does that extend to any other high street stores, please advise. Its obviously very important. It beggars belief the kind of things people come up with for the purpose of arguments...please Neeraw in particular get yourself a hobby or something....Jeez.
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Thomas WalshNew Member Posts:48
| 10/18/2006 4:54 PM |
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Originally posted by akablue
Oh for the love of God or whoever....for the most part, the people who post on this site are a bunch of fooking musical snobs who are only happy when slagging off somebody, and in this case Humanzi. Jesus, I mean they're damned if they do and damned if they don't! On the one hand they're berated for not having a go at contemporaries in interviews and slagging off Westlife and then on the other they are pulled into some gang warfare with another Dublin band and get slagged off for that. Right ok, we're all entitled to our opinions but a lot of you are coming across as bitter little people with a bit too much time on your hands. Yes, they have a record deal and you may not have like their album but to slag someone for wearing a Next scarf while being interviewed is laughable. Is that they best you can come up with ?? Is there some sort of de riguer for being in a band that excludes the wearing of scarves from Next ? Does that extend to any other high street stores, please advise. Its obviously very important. It beggars belief the kind of things people come up with for the purpose of arguments...please Neeraw in particular get yourself a hobby or something....Jeez.
The above quote should mark the end of this nonsense, well said Akablue.
Now, shall we move on? |
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 10/19/2006 9:49 AM |
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But he wore a scarf from NEXT! How could he! That's unforgivable.
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 10/19/2006 10:28 AM |
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Well, I'm not sure if it was a Next scarf. It might've been the BGH004 from the Topman range which is quite similar in appearance but is thought to be more punkier among the scarf enthusiasts club of which I am the chairperson.
It is said that the inspiration behind BGH004 Sid Vicious. However, punks disagree by saying anyone that wears a scarf indoors is a prat
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 10/19/2006 12:21 PM |
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Indeed. I'm not a huge fan of Next scarves myself, I find them rather bland. Top Shop have a large collection of scarves also but I find they are trying too hard. What's wrong with a little casual understatement? I find Marks and Spencer occupy the middle ground in scarf-style: cool yet casual, understated yet subtly distinctive especially evident with their new Autumn/Winter collection.Their Pure Lambswool Prince Of Wales Check Scarf HG10098 has particularly caught my eye.
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