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the-ceej 12-30-2007 11:55 AM

Athlete
 
What's everyone think of them? I just started listening to them yesterday and they're definitely one of my favorites right now. Especially Wires and Tokyo

Rainard Jalen 01-01-2008 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by the-ceej (Post 426363)
What's everyone think of them? I just started listening to them yesterday and they're definitely one of my favorites right now. Especially Wires and Tokyo

Athlete are indie? No, no, sorry.

the-ceej 01-01-2008 05:51 PM

Who said they were indie?

Rainard Jalen 01-02-2008 03:24 AM

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Originally Posted by the-ceej (Post 426998)
Who said they were indie?

Well they're sure as hell not alternative! If so, then alternative to what, exactly? They're a blinkin' post-Britpop band like Keane or Coldplay. There are about 17,000 of them. Check out another useless one, who are on a major label but even THEN can't get a top 10 hit: Thirteen Senses.

sleepy jack 01-02-2008 04:23 PM

They're just as indie as most bands on here, theyre on Parlophone and even though it's affiliated with EMI most labels in here are affiliated with other major labels.

the-ceej 01-02-2008 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen (Post 427169)
Well they're sure as hell not alternative! If so, then alternative to what, exactly? They're a blinkin' post-Britpop band like Keane or Coldplay. There are about 17,000 of them. Check out another useless one, who are on a major label but even THEN can't get a top 10 hit: Thirteen Senses.

You're right. Please remind me to refrain from listening to Britpop from now on.

Oh well... each to their own I guess.

Rainard Jalen 01-03-2008 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Crowquill (Post 427340)
They're just as indie as most bands on here, theyre on Parlophone and even though it's affiliated with EMI most labels in here are affiliated with other major labels.

Parlophone's by all standards a major label. I don't think it's true at all that most bands mentioned in this forum are directly affiliated with major labels. If it is true (in which case on THAT point I'd stand corrected), then they would have at least started out as established indie label acts and probably firmly entrenched in that scene before moving on to a major label (like TV On The Radio for example, and even the White Stripes).

The fact remains that Athlete, by contrast, have never been an indie band or affiliated with the indie scene. All their records have been issued under major labels. There's no reason to associate them with indie rock at all. There nothing alternative about them either.

adidasss 01-03-2008 09:42 AM

Plus, they're really boring...

Rainard Jalen 01-03-2008 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss (Post 427533)
Plus, they're really boring...

Eh, I actually think they're worse than less successful Coldplay rip-offs like the Thirteen Senses.

Urban Hat€monger ? 01-03-2008 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen (Post 427529)
There nothing alternative about them either.

They're the alternative to deep meaningful & edgy music.


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