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Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 5:58 pm
by Suburban_Boy
Woah, calm down there mate. I think you might be taking all this a tad too seriously.....!
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:13 pm
by jamie1978
Well, not particularly, it was you who said I was 'forcing my opinion on people'.
Which isnt true - I was only stating what it was. Others are welcome to disagree.
Anyway, doesn't matter....
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:15 pm
by dVTB
Zeus On The Loose wrote:
Yes, but then again you thought that it was a scandal that the Dutch entry in the Eurovision song contest didn't make the finals because that girl with the power ballad 'could SING'.
You forgot to add the words '... on tune'. Something which could not be said about approximately 20 finalists. But that's a different discussion, which shouldn't take place within this topic.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:43 pm
by Zeus On The Loose
dVTB wrote:Zeus On The Loose wrote:
Yes, but then again you thought that it was a scandal that the Dutch entry in the Eurovision song contest didn't make the finals because that girl with the power ballad 'could SING'.
You forgot to add the words '... on tune'. Something which could not be said about approximately 20 finalists.
Or Neil Tennant.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:44 pm
by adampsb
You forgot to add the words '... on tune'. Something which could not be said about approximately 20 finalists. But that's a different discussion, which shouldn't take place within this topic.[/quote]
That is a good point. In my opinion there have been very few Eurovision entries or winners that it is possible to take seriously. I would say that there are quite a few that can sing in tune but then they have horrific costume or wardrobe choices which destroy any credibility that they have. I think Bucks Fizz were the last quality UK entry..Shame you can't get relegated really. Maybe Neil & Chris should enter for a laugh...they could do Shameless or How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously (or given how long Terry Wogan has been presenting it for the UK This Must Be The Show (Place) I've Waited Years To Leave.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:51 pm
by adampsb
Zeus On The Loose wrote:Janet Street-Porter wrote:]
So, great for PSB for being given the chance to work on something that will look great on their C.V and which they enjoyed working on but thumbs down for (contrary to what Neil claimed in the BBC4 interview), compromising their pop sensibility yet again and coming up with a non-event of a mostly dance record with many unnecessary dramatic orchestra swirls, stabs and fills to make it sound all arty and important. They have came up with a pastiche of their idea of film music that's neither realy PSB or real film music. The PSB of Pokemon is not the PSB I like, sorry...
Neil claiming After All and No Time For Tears are among their best songs is an offense to the impressive bulk of pop masterpieces in their back catalogue and more evidence that they have ventured so much into showbiz self-indulgence that they have lost the plot completely.
May still enjoy it with the film but I doubt I'll ever play the CD again.
I wasn't aware that the boys had done Pokemon..have they done Yu-Gi-Oh..If you mean Potemkin what's the point of being famous if you can't do things that you like..Potemkin is more challenging musically than other work they have done as the themes are being driven by someone else. I think it is fantastic that we have pop stars like them who are actually intelligent and classically influenced instead of the brainless morons in groups like Blue, Girls Aloud etc....
There have been classical influences all through their back catalogue like Devices, Jealousy, most of the Release album... bring on the DVD next..
I just wish they would release the Release tour on DVD or CD as I absolutely loved the way they reworked their music for that.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:51 pm
by joncool5
I think that the criticism can be a bit harsh, for me their standards haven't really declined that much. 'Nightlife' is their worst album while 'Release' was a bit of a let-down but they are still producing great songs. 'Disco 3', 'Battleship Potemkin' and the singles from 'PopArt' are all fantastic and hint at great things for the new album. An area where they have declined a little is on the b-side front, Transparent, Sexy Northerner, Nightlife and Ghost Of Myself are all quite worrying.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 6:54 pm
by Zeus On The Loose
adampsb wrote:
I wasn't aware that the boys had done Pokemon..have they done Yu-Gi-Oh..If you mean Potemkin what's the point of being famous if you can't do things that you like..Potemkin is more challenging musically than other work they have done as the themes are being driven by someone else. I think it is fantastic that we have pop stars like them who are actually intelligent and classically influenced instead of the brainless morons in groups like Blue, Girls Aloud etc....
There have been classical influences all through their back catalogue like Devices, Jealousy, most of the Release album... bring on the DVD next..
I just wish they would release the Release tour on DVD or CD as I absolutely loved the way they reworked their music for that.
I have said time and time again that it's great that they did it since it'll look on their C.Vs and they obviously enjoyed getting involved but that doesn't necessarily mean that
a.It's any good
b.I can't slag it off
c.It doesn't interfere with work on the proper PSB album which I'm far more interested about.
P.S: My favourite track is Pikachu Blues.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 7:55 pm
by jamie1978
For the record, I like the Potemkin soundtrack.
Most of it is quite so-so, but the sequence of electronic music in the final third of the sountrack is really quite good. It gives me faith that the new album might actually be quite good.
However, I cannot stand NTFT, and as I've already said, if the new album even so much as gives a knowing wink toward that god-awful ballad which turns into Red Letter Day, its going in the food blender.
Posted: Sun 28 Aug 2005, 8:06 pm
by ArseSpanker
Acelera wrote:I prefer Disco 2.
Ouch!
This is hard hitting and controversial posting at it's extreme best.
Personally I'd rather have a hearty dose of clap rather than a copy Disco 2.
As it turns out I have both and I don't appear to be able to get rid of either.
Posted: Mon 29 Aug 2005, 12:43 am
by Effen Vida
ArseSpanker wrote:Acelera wrote:I prefer Disco 2.
Ouch!
This is hard hitting and controversial posting at it's extreme best.
Personally I'd rather have a hearty dose of clap rather than a copy Disco 2.
As it turns out I have both and I don't appear to be able to get rid of either.
You're a funny laugh maker and no mistake.
