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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Americans Just Don't Get It... |
| Date | Sun, 01 Feb 2004 21:31:03 -0500 |
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AT Date: Sun, 01 Feb 2004 14:37:39 Brian Curtis wrote:
>That said, I think that the powers that be are about to push The Darkness
>on
>the American public and it will be fun to see how the current crop of
>teenage "wiggers" and shoegazers react to the "awesome onslaught" that is
>The Darkness. (Tongue firmly planted in cheek.)
I think America, and Canada by default, are not warming up to the Darkness
because they....well...blow. Put as much retro guitar/glam flashback or
Spinal Tapian logic on it you want, but the bottom line is the singing kills
it. Same reason our very own Tragically Hip have never caught on in the
US...who the hell wants to listen to an album (and in the Hip's case -- 8
albums) of some guy attempting to find the key of the song. The band might
rock, but listening to a cat get skinned alive for 45 minutes leads to a
certain disenfranchisement.
Of course, I've been wrong before (White Stripes anyone?)
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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