Brit Awards 2006 (singer, single, albums, u2, Coldplay)

coffeeshop · 02-15-2006, 02:51 PM

Hell no, if you want a golden year in British music the last one was back in 1997 for me with Radiohead- Ok Computer, The Verve- Urban Hymns and Blur- Blur.

All the major players now are overhyped and overpopular and this 'nu indie' wave as I have heard it described is just pop with guitars for me. I still think there are good British bands around like Editors, Bloc Party and The Coral but I don't see them making the 'Brit Awards'.

judas_priest · 02-15-2006, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by coffeeshop

All the major players now are overhyped and overpopular and this 'nu indie' wave as I have heard it described is just pop with guitars for me. .

yeah, I think so too. They usually don't even have guitar solos either.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-15-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by judas_priest

yeah, I think so too. They usually don't even have guitar solos either.

Thats actually a plus point in my book

IndiElectronica · 02-15-2006, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

I curse the self copulation of your record collection

"Nuclear War, they're talking about Nuclear War/It's a motherf***er, don't you know/if they push that button, your ass gotta go/and whatcha gonna do without your ass"

just listened to that track and then noticed your sig...

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-15-2006, 03:43 PM

Sun Ra

Stu · 02-15-2006, 03:58 PM

the bands you've mentioned do not represent this new golden age in british music. its always a particular genre that booms and becomes the new "golden age"..the 60s brought psychedelia, the 70's punk, the 80s im not totally certain, and the 90s britpop. i think this decade will be remembered for its "nu-indie" boom, bands such as the libertines, bloc party, arctic monkeys, the futureheads, franz ferdinand etc. Of course that isnt everybodies cup of tea, and its hardly ground breaking in terms of originality, but its been the "in-thing" for a couple of years now... and emo is more of a stateside phenomenon in terms of the actual bands arising. i just cant see anything else surfacing and i think this new indie scene will only develop for a couple more years before peetering away. but hey, i like it so im not complaining.

**Urban Hatemonger** · 02-15-2006, 04:03 PM

Well it`s not really the indie scene i`m on about this time.

These are the artists that the media & the industry are saying are the new hope as far as Britiish music goes that will go on to conquer the world blah blah blah.

I think it`s a crock of sh*t myself , half of them will be gone in a couple of years.

Stu · 02-15-2006, 04:06 PM

oh i see. in that case, i agree, tthe artists being hyped in the media (bar the arctic monkeys

) will all be destroyed by whats made them. though i think the gorillaz generally have the creative pinache to be a long term success.

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 02-15-2006, 04:24 PM

Yeah don't piss on Jack Johnson, he makes laid back surf music, but he's no brittish, I was suprised that you had him in there.

And I will forever hate the arctic moneys for writing "I bet you'd look good on the dancefloor, I don't know if you're looking for romance or, I don't know what your looking for."

Thats the worst grammar ever and you aren't doing it off the cuff, both dancing and the arctic monkeys rhyme scheme sucks.

TheBig3KilledMyRainDog · 02-15-2006, 04:27 PM

I'd honestly like to feel the vibe in the london streets today, but alas, povertiy says no.

I can't imagine anyone with a clue that isn't pushing something thinks this is a golden era.

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02-15-2006, 02:51 PM
coffeeshop From beyond the grave Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Merseyside, UK Posts: 481	Hell no, if you want a golden year in British music the last one was back in 1997 for me with Radiohead- Ok Computer, The Verve- Urban Hymns and Blur- Blur. All the major players now are overhyped and overpopular and this 'nu indie' wave as I have heard it described is just pop with guitars for me. I still think there are good British bands around like Editors, Bloc Party and The Coral but I don't see them making the 'Brit Awards'. __________________ "In this Catholic Club they never had the **ing TV on and I was going, 'That Big Brother, it won't catch on. British people won't watch that .' And then they went, at nine o' clock, 'Shh!' and turned the telly on! It was, like, people asleep in bed. To me, I can't understand that. The encouraging thing is, 'You were right all along, Smith: people are stupid." - Mark E Smith**

02-15-2006, 03:43 PM
Urban Hatemonger GET TO FALKIRK Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 9,561	Sun Ra __________________

02-15-2006, 03:58 PM
Stu Be like a squirrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,135	the bands you've mentioned do not represent this new golden age in british music. its always a particular genre that booms and becomes the new "golden age"..the 60s brought psychedelia, the 70's punk, the 80s im not totally certain, and the 90s britpop. i think this decade will be remembered for its "nu-indie" boom, bands such as the libertines, bloc party, arctic monkeys, the futureheads, franz ferdinand etc. Of course that isnt everybodies cup of tea, and its hardly ground breaking in terms of originality, but its been the "in-thing" for a couple of years now... and emo is more of a stateside phenomenon in terms of the actual bands arising. i just cant see anything else surfacing and i think this new indie scene will only develop for a couple more years before peetering away. but hey, i like it so im not complaining. __________________ This is me. http://www.myspace.com/limbodwelling Good evening i unzipped my skin thankfully unscrewed my head exactly as i always do when i prepare myself for bed and while i slept this co-co came as naked as could be he put on the skin and screwed on the head that once belonged to me

02-15-2006, 04:03 PM
Urban Hatemonger GET TO FALKIRK Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Nuuk , Greenland Posts: 9,561	Well it`s not really the indie scene i`m on about this time. These are the artists that the media & the industry are saying are the new hope as far as Britiish music goes that will go on to conquer the world blah blah blah. I think it`s a crock of sh*t myself , half of them will be gone in a couple of years. __________________

02-15-2006, 04:06 PM
Stu Be like a squirrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: London, England Posts: 3,135	oh i see. in that case, i agree, tthe artists being hyped in the media (bar the arctic monkeys ) will all be destroyed by whats made them. though i think the gorillaz generally have the creative pinache to be a long term success. __________________ This is me. http://www.myspace.com/limbodwelling Good evening i unzipped my skin thankfully unscrewed my head exactly as i always do when i prepare myself for bed and while i slept this co-co came as naked as could be he put on the skin and screwed on the head that once belonged to me

02-15-2006, 04:24 PM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog Maybe I can keep this one Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,838	Yeah don't piss on Jack Johnson, he makes laid back surf music, but he's no brittish, I was suprised that you had him in there. And I will forever hate the arctic moneys for writing "I bet you'd look good on the dancefloor, I don't know if you're looking for romance or, I don't know what your looking for." Thats the worst grammar ever and you aren't doing it off the cuff, both dancing and the arctic monkeys rhyme scheme sucks. __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson

02-15-2006, 04:27 PM
TheBig3KilledMyRainDog Maybe I can keep this one Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bostonia Posts: 3,838	I'd honestly like to feel the vibe in the london streets today, but alas, povertiy says no. I can't imagine anyone with a clue that isn't pushing something thinks this is a golden era. __________________ “The night falls gracefully for those who have a love to call their own. But alas, for those to whom love has turned a blind eye – love, it falls like a guillotine” “No more waiting for fate to befall me, no. I have my dreamboat, and together we will find our destiny, choose our ladder to the sky” - Markus Pierson