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From | Andrew Hickey <stealthmunchkin@gmail.com> |
Subject | Re: Kaiser Chiefs and McFly? |
Date | Sun, 6 Mar 2005 20:13:37 +0000 |
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On Sun, 06 Mar 2005 18:44:02 +0000, Matthew George <abertawe@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Also read about a UK band called called McFly
>
> McFly are a boy band who make a bit of a fuss about the fact that they
> [gasp] play their own instruments. If you're a 12 year old girl, you
> will probably have their picture on your wall and their name scribbled
> all over your pencil case. They have a few tunes, but they're
> essentially a disposable bunch of chancers.
I wouldn't dismiss them that harshly. I've heard a couple of the
singles (thanks to being in the car with people who listen to the
rubbish on the radio) and while it's nothing I'd ever consider buying,
they do at least approximate music, and of a vaguely powerpoppy
variety. They're not *good*, but compared to anything else in the
charts right now...
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