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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Darkness, darkness everywhere.... |
| Date | Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:12:02 -0500 |
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From: "m m" <helixdump@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 16:59:51 +0000
>>Maybe this is why us Yanks don't get it...you're comparing the quality of
>>vocals to the color of a jumpsuit!
>
>Not really, no. I meant that the quality of the vocals were about as
>important as the colour of the jumpsuit. The fact is, he's singing in a
>silly way. He's also wearing a jumpsuit. The latter would, I hope, help
>you in coming to a judgement about the former. The quality of the singing
>is such a minor part of the whole package.
Not if you're basing the entire band on their audio output. This has been MY
point. The question was why Americans weren't warming up to The Darkness.
Well, because when you listen to them -- which will be the first exposure
most people have (i.e. through radio play) -- the voice is the first thing
you hear.
If you're an MTV junkie or a magazine hound....yes, the whole package is
quite quaint and endearing in a "poking fun at rock and roll" kind of way.
But, you can't tell that from the songs....only that the singer has a bad
falsetto.
>>If the vocals suck, I usually won't bother to investigate any further.
>
>I wouldn't agree, to be honest. And I don't think it's relevant with regard
>to the Darkness. It's obviously a reason why you don't like them, but you
>don't seem to have the thing in your head that counters this by saying,
>"It's a joke; they don't have to be great at singing. It's still funny. In
>fact, it's funnier because of the ludicrous falsetto and posturing." We're
>just wired up differently. Vivre la difference.
Jumpsuits, big hair, and platform shoes don't seem to translate well on the
radio. And I'm not really sure what posturing sounds like.
And to Rick Bilous re: your comment about The Darkness having a hit record:
I never said they didn't have a hit. I said they weren't being embraced by
the Canadian public. SoundScan is only as impressive as its numbers on any
given week (you can have a #1 with only 5,000 units sold, BTW).
Another list member has pointed out that the import disc HAS gone Gold....so
I stand corrected. With 50,000 discs sold The Darkness are set to take over
the Great White North....or at least the section of Scarborough where all
those CDs have been purchased.
Rock on, Garth...
Jaimie Vernon,
Bullseye
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