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| From | "rickbilous" <rickbilous@yahoo.ca> |
| Subject | Re: Americans Just Don't Get It... |
| Date | Mon, 02 Feb 2004 05:06:15 -0000 |
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Jaimie, I don't think it is fair to make a statement on Canada's
feelings towards the Darkness - do some research first. I don't think
that Canadians can be included in not "warming up" to the
Darkness. "I believe in a thing called love" is getting tons of
airplay here, and their album is in the Canadian SoundScan TOP 10 -
Number 10 in the Alternative, Number 4 Hard Rock (Source Friday
January 30 Calgary Herald)
Canucks definitely get them....
>
> 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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