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| From | "AssociationWorks" <AssociationWorks@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Americans Just Don't Get It... |
| Date | Sun, 1 Feb 2004 11:52:14 -0800 |
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Being a fan of the Darkness (and American) I was intrigued by an article by Chuck Klosterman in the latest issue of SPIN that delves into the reasons the Darkness are Britains' biggest band (1 in every 100 brits owns their latest LP "Permission to Land") and how the band can barely break the top 200 in the U.S. His theories..at least in my mind point to power pop as well: Americans like to rock...but have a hard time laughing at the same time. I can't tell you how many people brush the Darkness off as a "joke band"...or
"the next Spinal Tap",,,etc. Yeah, they're goofy as hell...but at the end of the day, they're a damn serious ROCK band! Does America like dirty, noisy, angular, brash rock beacuse we can't feel uplifted at the same time we rock out? It's interesting to think about this cultural difference. I don't get America's mainstream choices. I "get" The Darkness...completely. Should I move to the UK? Anyone else care to chime in on this one?
Jeff
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