― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 10:35 (twenty years ago) link
― DJ Mencap (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 10:54 (twenty years ago) link
― a, Tuesday, 23 September 2003 10:58 (twenty years ago) link
- Marc Almond may have sung flat at times but he doesn't on "Tainted Love".
- Justin Darkness completely wins the falsetto battle; his tone is much less pinched and forced than Justin T's; in fact, Justin T should really consider singing in his lower register from here on out because it's inifitely more pleasing to the ear.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 12:14 (twenty years ago) link
As we can now see it was a dry run for The Darkness phenom, it must have yielded useful data. The necessity of Paul Young's take on "Love Will Tear Us Apart" is still unrevealed.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 12:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 15:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 23 September 2003 15:54 (twenty years ago) link
The Darkness fucking rocks. There's no way you can fake shit like this. "Get You Hands Off Of My Woman" is way better than any '80s metal (which I pretty much despised then, except for Iron Maiden and Priest, I s'pose). I wish I could figure out who they remind me of. For some really stupid reason the Mission keeps popping up into my head, but that's not right at all. Fuck it.
― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 29 September 2003 02:05 (twenty years ago) link
― dave q, Monday, 29 September 2003 08:41 (twenty years ago) link
― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 29 September 2003 13:07 (twenty years ago) link
Two very good examples, thankyou. I don't think The Darkness take themselves any more or less seriously than The Cult in particular, and The Cult've largely been treated as a bona fide "proper" rock band from day one. The Darkness have (at least) three cracking singles, a great schtick and smiles to charm the handbags off grannies. I mean, look at the alternatives...Starsailor? Dido? Meh.
Every time I see The Darkness on telly tho, I think of Buffalo Bill from Silence Of The Lambs and...Terrorvision. I'm sorry, I can't help it.
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Monday, 29 September 2003 23:16 (twenty years ago) link
― m.s (m .s), Thursday, 16 October 2003 06:22 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Thursday, 12 February 2004 23:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Thursday, 12 February 2004 23:59 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 00:00 (twenty years ago) link
Rock slut Harry said 'You can't fake that shit' about one of the bands at the Astoria in 'Faking It'. I laughed then.
― pete s, Friday, 13 February 2004 00:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Friday, 13 February 2004 07:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:12 (twenty years ago) link
― nate detritus (natedetritus), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 13 February 2004 16:30 (twenty years ago) link
― Jon Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 02:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 02:32 (twenty years ago) link
― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link
I haven't been this confused by the over-analysis of a band since Andrew W.K.
― The Good Dr. Bill (Andrew Unterberger), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
3 times Platinum, 4 nominations for Brits. i'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that maybe they've crossed over into "pop" now.whereas, Do-Me is still posting on a messageboard.
― hahaha, Tuesday, 17 February 2004 10:01 (twenty years ago) link
― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 17 February 2004 14:00 (twenty years ago) link
Yes, they're the greatest British rock and roll band of the past ten years, but they still SUCK!!
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:27 (twenty years ago) link
― RJG (RJG), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:29 (twenty years ago) link
― stephen morris, Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:49 (twenty years ago) link
― dave q, Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris Jones (Crackity Jones), Sunday, 7 March 2004 17:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 7 March 2004 18:22 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 7 March 2004 20:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 7 March 2004 21:06 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Sunday, 7 March 2004 21:15 (twenty years ago) link
Why didn't anybody TELL me this album was so fucking good?!?!?! I'm only halfway through it on my first listen right now but MY GOD can these guys write some catchy rock riffs!
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:06 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:12 (nineteen years ago) link
Haven't listened to them in months, but they're still on my iPod. And i can still remember most of the album from memory.
― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut debonair (donut), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 12 April 2005 23:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 00:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr Deeds (Mr Deeds), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 03:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 11:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― donut debonair (donut), Wednesday, 13 April 2005 16:32 (nineteen years ago) link