thrills secret gig

dublinario

Anybody else hear the rumour that the Thrills are playing support to David Kitt in Whelans next week? Apparently they want to demo their new album in front of a smaller audience. Whelans are playing their cards close to their chest in relation to the support act, refusing to confirm or deny.

eth0_

Lame. Stay at home and listen to the Beach Boys instead.

pfrench

That's the second time i've heard this rumour today - Good thing i've already got my ticket!

stephen_murphy7

Im getting a ticket - I heard them on today FM this morning and thier new song was excellent. New album is supposed to be superb. They also said that we might be seeing them sooner than we think - now I know what they mean!

bgaughran

This is such a co-incidence. My best mate works in one of the major promotion agencies. Apparaently, there is a major surprise planned for the David Kitt gig on the Friday night. And YES.....the Thrills are playing a 45 minute set featuring many of their songs from their new album....and they are gonna try out 2 or 3 songs they have been working on for their third album. Luck i have a ticket...CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!

dublinario

What a crap argument eth0. I hate close minded people who refuse to acknowledge the validity of something new just because it is comparable or reminiscent of something old. The Beach Boys were great. The Thrills are great. Believe it or not, their respective merits do not have to be mutually exclusive. Both are great bands.

So you stick with the Beach Boys, and whinge to anybody who will listen how 'the Thrills are ripping off the Beach Boys', and 'the Beach Boys did all this 30 years ago', thereby dazzling (i.e. boring) people with your preference for the days of yore.

As for myself, and judging by The Thrills popularity, a huge amount of others, we will have the best of both worlds by enjoying albums like Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys, and So Much for the City by The Thrills, without having an aneurism brought on by self-righteous indignation at how the Thrills have stolen (or, 'are influenced by', as people who are actually into music know it) the Beach Boys music.

Marq

Hmmm. A bit of variety wouldn't go astray though, would it now? Ever noticed how you can merge all of the Thrills hits into one? "Just don't go back to SANTA CRU-UZ, doo-de-doo-de-doo-de. Hanging around...In a One Horse Town doo-de-doo-de-doo-de."

their album tracks are bland as hell too. they were terrible at the Phoenix Park.

AARRRGH

where can I get a ticket for this gig? And how much?? Thanks

bgaughran

Offers - i *may* be able to get my hands on a few

AARRRGH

Tickets are sold out??

Sleipnir

Originally posted by bgaughran
Offers - i *may* be able to get my hands on a few

Don't be toutin' now!

[policeman from Allo Allo]It is against the loo[/policeman from Allo Allo]

(on boards)

dublinario

Marq, you make a fair point. But I don't have a particular problem with an album that displays a theme, once the theme doesn't start to span multiple albums. That's when a band reveal a lack of diversity.

Personally, I loved 'So Much for the City'. I think the sound was very unique. Trite, tenuous comparisons with The Beach Boys aside, I would regard it as indisuptable that there is nobody around today that sound anything like The Thrills. The music is also nicely upbeat, a real Summer album.

I just happened to catch them last year playing in New York, by sheer fluke, in a pokey little dump of a place that held about 150 people. They were class. I have since seen them play in the Olympia, and again thought they were fantastic.

Anyway, for people such as yourself Marq who have concerns over the thematic similarities in their songs, lets not forget this is a debut album. I have heard far bigger bands produce far worse introductory offerings (e.g. Creep and a couple of other songs aside, Pablo Honey is an awful holistic listening experience) so I would say reserve judgement until you hear their so-called 'difficult' second album.

Since my original posting I have heard from yet another source that it looks certain The Thrills are indeed playing a support slot to David Kitt this Friday, so I will probably be in a better position to judge their follow-up album at that time. Might start a new thread then to let people know how it went.

Jim

Originally posted by dublinario
What a crap argument eth0. I hate close minded people who refuse to acknowledge the validity of something new just because it is comparable or reminiscent of something old. .

She wasn't really giving an argument, just an opinion. I acknowledge the validity of the shiteness of The Thrills btw.

Marq

Just because Pablo Honey is a bollocks album does not make me like the Thrills. It's not just that I find the album one-dimensional, I find their sound one-dimensional. I was particularly non-plussed by their new material, which I couldn't distinguish from So Much For The City at all. I can understand why people like them, but I must admit that I've never understood people trumpeting them as one of the best Irish Bands of the decade (and I've heard this a lot) when it's just that they're another boring bunch of retro knobs who had the financial backing to make it big. Can't see what makes them special in any way.

Having said that, I thought thier singles were good at the time. Can't figure them for lasting appeal though.

Sajan

I dont know what he problem is with people about the Thrills. I think people want to hate them. They make really good music and have great songs. Whats wrong with that?

Jim

People have their own musical tastes. Mine don't involve The Thrills. I find the music boring and uninteresting.

Imo tbh.

turnback

i dont know why but i hate them too

FX Meister

I'll bet €50 with anyone that the Thrills will not be supporting David Kitt

Helix

Originally posted by Sajan
I dont know what he problem is with people about the Thrills. I think people want to hate them. They make really good music and have great songs. Whats wrong with that?

i suppose the main thing thats wrong with that is that people who dont like the thrills (im one of them) dont agree that "they make really good music and have great songs"

in fact i know im not the only one who finds them mind numbingly bland and tedius

in my opinion theyre far and away the biggest load of overrated tripe of my generation, and THATS saying something

Shrimp

I hate the Thrills, The guy's voice really annoys me

Sajan

To say that they are the most over rated band of your generation is ridiculous. To be quite honest. I'm not a huge fan. Actually. I'm not a fan at all. But thats not denying the fact that the songs are cool, catchy and very well put together and performed. What generation are you from by the way?

s8n

"talking 'bout my Generation"


The thrills are crap.

Doctor J

I saw them supporting Doves (possibly might've been another band) in the Olympia before I had ever heard of them, thought they were dull as drying paint. Was especially sickened by the singers faux west coast american accent when introducing the songs, let alone singing the damn things. Next thing I hear they're supposed to be "the next big thing". No thanks.

Just goes to show the power of suggestive marketing.

Syd_Vicious

Doctor J wrote:

I saw them supporting Doves (possibly might've been another band) in the Olympia before I had ever heard of them, thought they were dull as drying paint.

I wouldn't insult drying paint by comparing it to The Thrills