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Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#1276: Mar 17th 2011 at 10:57:04 PM

It only seems consistently fantastic because most of the crap doesn't get outside its borders.

A brighter future for a darker age.
MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#1277: Mar 17th 2011 at 11:02:18 PM

Ah, the good old Import Filter. Doubtless the #1 cause of True Art Is Foreign.

merton defiance from my heart to yours. Since: May, 2009
Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#1280: Mar 17th 2011 at 11:22:50 PM

@merton: but Saeglopur hasn't been here for a few pages; steampowered said what I was responding to.

A brighter future for a darker age.
MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#1281: Mar 17th 2011 at 11:50:57 PM

I believe Sunshine Werewolf is from the British Isles as well.

Drpepperfan So Great, So Powerful. Since: Feb, 2010
So Great, So Powerful.
#1283: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:10:54 AM

We do indeed have some pretty terrible music over here. I'm unsure what travels overseas and what doesn't, ad I was pretty sure no-one knew who Florence + the Machine were, but then they were grammy-nominated. Anyone know who Dizzee Rascal and Tinie Tempah are?

Not many people realize, 50 Cent is half man, half cossack. - Ross Noble
Wicked223 from Death Star in the forest Since: Apr, 2009
#1284: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:15:23 AM

Dizzee Rascal I only know of from the Internet, but Tinie Tempah's had a couple of minor hitsin the U.S. with "Written In The Stars" and another song who's name I don't know.

You can't even write racist abuse in excrement on somebody's car without the politically correct brigade jumping down your throat!
Saeglopur Resident Hipster from Various places in the UK Since: Jan, 2001
Resident Hipster
#1285: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:12:15 AM

I'm baaaaack! And this time I want you guys to pretty much force me to listen to the albums, because I really suck at this and I feel quite guilty for continually dropping out of it considering I started it. And yes, I am British.

On the subject of British music, I would agree that it's actually not that great at the moment. It only looks good from the outside because shit like Jessie J (*shudder*) doesn't make its way outside of the UK's student bars.

By the way, if nominations for Round Four are still open, I'd like to suggest School Of Seven Bells - Disconnect From Desire. I shall make a playlist or find a mediafire upload later - watch this post for edits.

edited 18th Mar '11 7:12:28 AM by Saeglopur

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SunshineWerewolf Since: Jan, 2011
#1286: Mar 18th 2011 at 10:24:06 AM

I've never so much as heard a Jessie J song and I intend to keep it that way

Also, yes, I am British.

Also I need to catch up with this! I'm very slow at the moment. I haven't got much to add to the Loveless discussion more than what's been said, already listened to it a few times too. The production is absolutely fantastic, but the songs themselves could be better and I honestly do not understand the massive, massive hype around this album. It's very influential, but I don't see the huge greatness in it. I have to say that When You Sleep and Soon are really neat songs though.

Overall, em bee vee are a pretty tidy band but nothing that makes no go OMGMASTERPIECE

The Bauhaus album is another I've already heard, but I do want to re-listen to it before offering my thoughts

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#1287: Mar 18th 2011 at 2:00:43 PM

I actually like Dizzee Rascal when I can understand him.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Drpepperfan So Great, So Powerful. Since: Feb, 2010
So Great, So Powerful.
#1288: Mar 18th 2011 at 3:38:13 PM

Well, he is almost certainly the greatest British rapper.

He really does not have any competition. Unless you count The Streets (and believe me, I don't.)

I'm gonna start listening to the album again soon, but I'm kind of watching Comic Relief at the moment.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#1289: Mar 18th 2011 at 3:49:53 PM

Scroobius Pip>Rascal.

Just saying.

Most British rappers are trash, honestly. At least, most that make it overseas, I'm sure there's plenty of good stuff domestically, it just never gets to the United States.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#1290: Mar 18th 2011 at 4:30:19 PM

Okay, I didn't like this, at all.

It was promising at first, lots of lo-fi scratchiness. But the singer's voice is just....ugh. I don't even know. It conjures images of overly 'emo' people in poorly-lit rooms pretending to cut themselves. Is that what the music's actually about? I have no freaking clue! I couldn't understand a damn thing he was saying, and I'm REALLY not sure if I want to. Bauhaus have been praised (if I'm thinking of the right band) for innovative instrumentation, and that doesn't strike me here. Maybe it's "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny or something, I dunno.

That said, the instrumental parts were quite good. Just the singing...ruins even the parts with good instrumentation. Extremely mixed bag, giving it a rating to reflect as such.

5//10

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Morven Nemesis from Seattle, WA, USA Since: Jan, 2001
Nemesis
#1291: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:02:53 PM

Well, there's a good reason that Bauhaus minus Peter Murphy — i.e. Love & Rockets — were better, most of the time.

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#1292: Mar 18th 2011 at 5:29:50 PM

I know of Love & Rockets solely from an Aesop Rock Shout-Out

Elaborate plz.

edited 18th Mar '11 5:29:58 PM by SpainSun

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#1293: Mar 18th 2011 at 6:02:06 PM

Saeglopur! If you're going to be that way, then I'm changing my nomination for next round to Old by Starflyer 59.

I liked Bauhaus okay on first listen. Need to listen again.

Drpepperfan So Great, So Powerful. Since: Feb, 2010
So Great, So Powerful.
#1294: Mar 18th 2011 at 6:47:46 PM

The lead singer sounds like someone trying to do a Rob Halford impression, and failing completely.

This 4th song is pretty terrible. :/ It's just not nice.

A Harpishcord? This song is sounding better already! I'm noticing a trend however for a perfectly listenable song with a nice tune to randomly throw in some horrible messy sounds, apparently with the only intention of being nasty.

Ooo liking the atmospheric opening of The Three Shadows Pt. 1, nice quiet drumming and bass as well, this is going well! Is this entirely an instrumental? As much as I like this tune, it's starting to get very repetitive. I need a change damnit! Kick in, or at least sing! Actuallywaitnodontdothat

.....This is the whole song isn't it? Siiiiigh. I need a break from these vocals. Time for a My Little Pony break!

Well the 3rd part was short. And thank god. These vocals are progessively getting worse.

Hey, All We Ever Wanted Was Everything actually sounds considerably better! His voice is actually OK on this one, and I really like the bassline and the jangly guitar, mixed with the distorted effects. This is good! Thumbs up!

Of all the musicians, I can with quite a bit of confidence say my favourite is the bassist, whose work is pretty nice. The bassline on the intro to Exquisite Corpse and the previous song, and a few others, is quite nice. They remind me of the Cure at times. Oh goddamnit snore sound effects, seriously? I think they are deliberatly embracing camp, but that doesn't make it OK.

Wait a minute, Bauhaus! They did Bela Lugosi's Dead! I knew i knew the name!

edited 18th Mar '11 7:27:08 PM by Drpepperfan

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MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#1295: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:50:11 PM

I don't see what's so bad about the singing.

Funny, if I didn't know beforehand that this was Goth Rock, I would have pegged it as New Wave. EDIT: Probably because I was getting New Wave mixed up with Post-Punk, and Goth is derived from the latter.

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edited 18th Mar '11 8:00:21 PM by MetaFour

steampowered Phonomancer Since: Jun, 2010
Phonomancer
#1296: Mar 18th 2011 at 7:56:51 PM

/British music.

Good albums in British top 20, as of right now (IMO): Chase & Status, Cee-Lo, Elbow. Good albums in American top 20: Raekwon.

Plus, England made Damon Albarn.

Nuff said.

@Spain Sun The comic or the band?

edited 18th Mar '11 7:58:02 PM by steampowered

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SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
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#1297: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:12:55 PM

The band.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
MetaFour AXTE INCAL AXTUCE MUN from A Place (Old Master)
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#1298: Mar 18th 2011 at 8:22:18 PM

Is the track "Exquisite Corpse" actually an exquisite corpse? It sounds like it could be, but the other wiki doesn't say.

SpainSun Laugh it off, everybody from Somewhere Beyond Here Since: Jan, 2010
Laugh it off, everybody
#1299: Mar 19th 2011 at 11:05:15 AM

okay, upon further revision, I am raising my score from a 5 to a 7.

Because there's a lot of sampleworthy stuff here, and they deserve credit for that.

I spread my wings and I learn how to fly....
Zudak Since: Dec, 1969
#1300: Mar 19th 2011 at 11:08:53 AM

I'm not really sure I can think of anything interesting to add... although I will say that the vocals didn't bother me as much as they did some people.

Overall, I guess the impression I got was a pretty decent one. There was a fair bit of variety, more than I was expecting at first.


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