The Darkness

Stifler

word on the street(by street i mean schoolyear corridor) is that the buachaills are sell-outs in the eyes of some. what do you all think?

honru

Originally posted by Stifler
word on the street(by street i mean schoolyear corridor) is that the buachaills are sell-outs in the eyes of some. what do you all think?

Explain?

Giblet

I've seen a program with them in it before they were famous, and they were exactly the same. It was obvious they were going to flaunt themselves everywhere possible, and why not.

Creamy Goodness

who cares if they are sell outs if they make good music quit complaining

Stifler

im not complaining fool im stating that people already think they're sellouts by appearing on mtv awards and on smash hits tv and mtv etc
i think they're savage and it's great to see a band get so big

D!ve^Bomb!

i think thats wot u call publicity.. if u were offered a slot on smash hits tv would u say no........ hell no!!

any publicity is good publicity,, even if its den2 for gawds sake,

no if ya dont mind, i'm off ta practise me stabbin:D

Antisocialiser

stabbin poo?

Clod

The Darkness can't be accused of selling out for being popular. That's only possible if your a sh*te indie band, who thinks being "underground" is cool.

The Darkness want to be a legendary band in the style of AC/DC, Queen, etc.... So by being extremely popular and actually selling albums, they're achieving their goal.

Brian Houlihan

The Darkness didn't sell out.

P.S They Rock!!!

Pacifico

There just queen the 2003/2004 model

dazberry

Originally posted by Henry_14
There just queen the 2003/2004 model

Hmm, I don't know about that tho'. Yeah some of their licks are so Queenesque - which I love - but with May (god) being the rocker, Taylor being into classic Rock n'Roll and Mercury into pop/opera (never figured out what Deacy was in to) Queen had a huge tapesty of styles not just between albums but also between different songs on the same albums.

To me the Darkness are more rock orientated, which I've nodoubt Queen are partly responsible for, but I hear so much from other rock/metal bands in them that I think it makes a great mix.

I've no probs with them appearing on MTV or Smash Hits BTW. Normally the TV gets left on of a Saturday morning and that's how I heard them first, just happened to be walking past the TV and saw hair (good start ) and really dug their stuff. The thing is, I've walked by the TV so many times and seen Britney or Christina, or some scantily clad girlz shaking their booty maker. So if some kid hears the Darkness and it gets them off the dross of most of the current pop, or gets them in to rock sooner rather than later - its good enought for me. For God sake, just think of the children .


[Aside]
Was watching TV3 news, and they had an article about Darkness wanting to conquer America. But at the end they played a clip (Get your hands off my Woman) at the chorus, and of course you get the mother fooker bit. The newsreader had this awkward but sly look about him. I reckon they did in on purpose because it had just been announced Grainne was going to Sky.

Phil_321

Originally posted by dazberry
- but with May (god) being the rocker

Would God collaborate with Robbie Williams or 5ive?

mike65

Originally posted by dazberry
(never figured out what Deacy was in to)
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He was into funk and wrote Another One Bites the Dust and that other one that topped the US charts...mind you he also wrote I Want to Break Free and Spead Your Wings, so varied styles.

Mike.

dazberry

Originally posted by Phil_321
Would God collaborate with Robbie Williams or 5ive?

In mature recollection, who are they?

Originally posted by mike65
He was into funk ... so varied styles.

Thanks mike65 I did get the funk thing alright, but Deacon didn't write a lot in the early days, and the funk element didn't seem to appear until The Game so I could never really decide.

D.

projectmayhem

who cares if they're sellouts or not ?

Megadude

Originally posted by project-mayhem
who cares if they're sellouts or not ?

The Darkness are all about selling out, and being hilarious fun while they do it. They don't give a s h i t. They play Rockin tunes, they feel like Rockstars. Thats all they want. Its not REM or Radiohead territory here, like Rock with a conscience. Who started this post? Its daft.

herbie747

The Darkness are sh*te - a passing fad. Novelty band.

Granted, it's funny to listen to Get Your Hands Off My Woman and hear Hawkins court controversy by using the 'c' word and 'Motherf*cker', but please don't be fooled, The Darkness are a one trick pony drenched in faux sincerity. Surely there next album can only be a rehash of the first? Mind you, this worked incredibly well for The Strokes when you consider the gushes of critical praise they received.

In a world where Will Young is considered to be a survivor because he tops the charts two years after his debut single, it's easy to assume The Darkness are the latest musical novelty, and you'd be right. They are nothing more than this year's Toploader, which means that by next year you won't be able to give their album away, nor hide your embarrassment of owning it. Hawkins will reap the financial rewards for a while, and then retire nicely off writing jingles, but The Darkness are finished almost just as they started.

Fun? Yes. Listenable? Certainly. Good? Definitely not. It's admirable to see bands like The Darkness take on excuse-for-bands like Busted and Westlife, but let's get a sense of proportion when throwing out adjectives, please! All we need now is The Best Power Ballads In The World…Ever! to be advertised on TV now that they've become the hip new sound. What do you mean it already has been?

http://www.dogbomb.co.uk/board/showthread.php?threadid=13355&pagenumber=1

Thomas from Presence

Surely if they are fun they serve a huge purpose denied to rock fans by the whingemongering of bands for the last 12 years! If a band is fun they are good. If a band is able to inspire beneficial reflective introspection then they must be good too though I suspect people are more afraid to say that something fun is good because of high awareness of percieved coolness. Not every type of music should be expected to cover your darkest moments!


This criticism of selling out sounds like suspiciously like something one of those champagne socialist make-up wearing 'punk kids' scream at people who are having fun. Selling out meant abandoning your ideals for cash when I was growing up. The Darkness had no anti-fame agenda at any stage as far as I can tell, they're keeping it as real as it ets!.


There's nothing more pathetic than a whingey rock star anyway. I bought a copy of NME which had an inteview with Damo Rice whining at the horrific success that he is cursed with. Damo, record an album of gary glitter covers and Barry Manilow medleys et voilá, fame is gone!