"Cool" bands that actually suck

**hamish** · 14/01/2006, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie

She's the redish haired one with the slitty eyes of a hardened glue-sniffer who you can picture exactly what she'll look like at 65 already.

Muse are on the cover of Kerrang? Christ. I'm depressed.

Yes they would rate highly both on the "Cool-meter" and the "in sore need of a right kicking" count as well

Girls Alouds songs are less terrible than much of their ilk ...but as an entity they are a dreadful loathsome development. Walsh (-inspired by Watermans treatment of the vile Steps of whom Waterman said "they asked me to make them famous ...rich was never mentioned") has manipulated those girls into downright exploitative contracts.
That they are willing participants in their own fleecing is worth mentioning but hardly the final word on the matter.

They are reportedly on fixed salaries and are essentially candy-coating on someone elses cake. When I say "reportedly" it's something one of them inadvertently blurted out in an interview some time ago.

Like all pop acts they are what's known in the biz as a 'Cash Cow' -however traditionally the cow got to see a bit more of the cash than I suspect these girls do or ever will. I doubt they have any residual rights once the group runs its course which can't be more than another year or two.

Actually I doubt you'd get an accurate answer if you were to ask any of them what a residual right is.

So, basically, if the GA end up on the scrap heap in a year or two (agree with you there), they'll have fcuk all to show for it financially.

Talk about exploitation but, then, they must have had some idea that Louis Walsh and co. wouldn't exactly make them millionaires.

I suppose satellite TV shows will be part of their future - mayve QVC or a gambling channel

Funny, the Guardian rock writers gave their latest album 5/5 as did a few other music reviewers. Apparently they rate high on the chavsometer.

**Marked Man** · 17/01/2006, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by wws

U2 are fcking sh.t

and this has nothing to do with different people having different musical taste
just trust me on this they are ars.e cack

outside of their mega stadium multi media boll.ocks i just couldnt imagine anyone listening to their music on its own merits

its contrived pseudo political aural horse manure

Jesus, get off the fence, would you?

**sligoman** · 17/01/2006, 6:02 PM

I wouldn't say they "suck" but U2 are certainly over-rated in my opinion.

**Kingdom** · 18/01/2006, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Risteard

The Frames are considered cool in this indigneous Whelans popularity merry-go-round aren't they? They get my vote.

Yooo ha Charlie

Thank God someone else hates them. I'd love to smag that smub b@stard Hansen right in the fcuking nose.

**Lim till i die** · 18/01/2006, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Anto McC

Red hot chilli peppers
The Stone Roses

First one couldn't agree more.
The Second one - That's contreversial

Also am I the only person who thinks Oasis are better than the Beatles? (I sense a lynching!) Beatles never wrote a Don't Look Back in Anger. And before anyone goes on about crap lyrics, "I am The Walrus" WTF was that about

**Lionel Ritchie** · 18/01/2006, 1:02 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

First one couldn't agree more.
The Second one - That's contreversial

Also am I the only person who thinks Oasis are better than the Beatles? (I sense a lynching!) Beatles never wrote a Don't Look Back in Anger. And before anyone goes on about crap lyrics, "I am The Walrus" WTF was that about

Oasis aren't even better than the fcuking Bangles much less the Beatles

**ken foree** · 18/01/2006, 2:18 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

First one couldn't agree more.
The Second one - That's contreversial

Also am I the only person who thinks Oasis are better than the Beatles? (I sense a lynching!) Beatles never wrote a Don't Look Back in Anger. And before anyone goes on about crap lyrics, "I am The Walrus" WTF was that about

please god let this be a wind-up!

**Rovers1** · 18/01/2006, 5:34 PM

ARCTIC MONKEYS-make my ears bleed,knew the second i heard them id loathe them! libertines wannabes

**Lim till i die** · 18/01/2006, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by ken foree

please god let this be a wind-up!

only to a certain extent

While in no way proclaiming oasis as the world's greatest band I stand by my assertion that the beatle's suck.

Maybe it's my youthful years but i just think their pants to be honest

**klein4** · 18/01/2006, 9:54 PM

it probably is your youthful ears but fair play to ya for sayin what ya think.
I like the beatles but as for albums give me definitely maybe over any of theirs.

**ccfcman** · 19/01/2006, 7:33 AM

The Killers and Foo Fighters for sure are ****

**klein4** · 19/01/2006, 9:22 PM

any of the people talkin bout folk albums earlier know anything bout richard thompson? reccomend any of his stuff?

**ken foree** · 20/01/2006, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by klein4

any of the people talkin bout folk albums earlier know anything bout richard thompson? reccomend any of his stuff?

i've seen him live solo and he's very good but don't know his solo albums - i'd rec his fairport convention stuff, first five albums are supposed to be good. out of them i could only *really* recommend "liege and lief" which i have. very good album

**klein4** · 20/01/2006, 11:59 AM

cheers.fair play. I saw him on the later show that was the precursor to the jools holland one(think the roses had their infamous "amatuers" tv appearance on same show) but he was just like nuthin I ever saw before and kept meaning to check out some of his stuff but never got round to it til recently. I like his kinda faster solo finger picking stuff (

)that I have heard.was kinda lookin for more of the same.

**ken foree** · 20/01/2006, 2:31 PM

Originally Posted by klein4

cheers.fair play. I saw him on the later show that was the precursor to the jools holland one(think the roses had their infamous "amatuers" tv appearance on same show) but he was just like nuthin I ever saw before and kept meaning to check out some of his stuff but never got round to it til recently. I like his kinda faster solo finger picking stuff (

)that I have heard.was kinda lookin for more of the same.

yea he seems very technical/adept on either an electric or accoustic. live he was playing the hell out of an electric guitar. aforementioned john fahey has a lovely, rolling finger-picked style, a real master. leo kottke is somewhat in the same mold but i'm not too familiar with his stuff. if you do check out "liege and lief" by fairport, turn the song 'matty groves,' nine minutes long, fantastic.

**Dublin12** · 20/01/2006, 2:40 PM

Originally Posted by klein4

any of the people talkin bout folk albums earlier know anything bout richard thompson? reccomend any of his stuff?

He's got a new 5cd box set coming out first week Feb,but I think it would be more suited to somebody thats really into him,it's unrealeased recordings and rare nuggets but on one of the cd's are all his classic songs.Could be a good one alright,I'll get that myself.

**klein4** · 20/01/2006, 2:50 PM

thanks again...will deffo look into him a bit..have an album called front parlour ballads and I like 'miss patsy' and 'boys of mutton street' off that. and another album which is more 70s with linda thompson called I want to see the bright lights. few good songs on that as well..cheers