I agree with sarah_flourella66, they're a really good band.
In my opinion they're the best band to come out in over 5
years. But, they don't come close to Joy Division.
In time, we don't belong in our own lifetime.
--- sarah_flourella66 <no_reply@...> wrote:
> In terms of them being a successor to Joy Division I
> agree with you
> chook - I think there are very clear influences on the
> band from JD
> as well as other British bands around a similar period.
> However I
> fooking adore their album and haven't stopped listening
> to it since I
> bought it about 3 months ago!
> Granted, they do wear a lot of black and there are
> similarities voice
> wise but not much else. I saw them at Glastonbury and the
> music was
> absolutely brilliant - emotionally they do alot for me
> and as for
> being hyped by the British music press, I think they
> deserve some of
> it for putting a different slant on the 'new rock
> revolution' stuff
> that's been coming out of NYC lately. They certainly
> deserve a bit
> more hype than those bloody Kings of Leon blokes have
> been getting -
> talk about overrated!!
> Anyway that's just what I think!
> xxx
>
>
> --- In unknownpleasures@...,
> boy_in_eyeliner
> <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> > what are people's opinions on this band all the critics
> say sound
> > like Joy Division?
> > i've only heard 3 or 4 songs but i think they're
> nothing special,
> > certainly not a modern day successor to Joy Division!
> > as usual, the music weeklys have hyped up a new band
> far beyond
> what
> > said band deserves.
>
>
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