Steer clear? Not rly

andgoodbye

Does anyone else hate steer clear as much as me?
**** > Steer clear

yevveh

I haven't heard of them. That's probably a good thing.

JaneyMc

Ah they're not that bad, my bro listens to a lot of them which can be irratating. I hate the way bands who are not from America use that whiney american voice though.

andgoodbye

JaneyMc wrote: »

Ah they're not that bad, my bro listens to a lot of them which can be irratating. I hate the way bands who are not from America use that whiney american voice though.

Thank you!

They suck ass.
I hate them, they irritate me, loads of my mates are obsessed with them.
Grrr.
*anger*

JaneyMc

andgoodbye wrote: »

Thank you!

They suck ass.
I hate them, they irritate me, loads of my mates are obsessed with them.
Grrr.
*anger*

They seem to be nice lads, just I find that them coming from Northern Ireland and singing in those accents pulls out any of the goodness in thier songs. Your mans quite hot though

Creamy Goodness

best northern irish band on the road at the moment is fighting with wire.

had the honour seeing them supporting biffy clyro and was amazed. rarely does a support act dint my excitement for seeing the main act but these guys did.

JaneyMc

Cremo wrote: »

best northern irish band on the road at the moment is fighting with wire.

had the honour seeing them supporting biffy clyro and was amazed. rarely does a support act dint my excitement for seeing the main act but these guys did.

When did they support Biffy?

Creamy Goodness

ahh back in biffy's golden years, ahh no it was about 3-4 years ago.

andgoodbye

JaneyMc wrote: »

Your mans quite hot though

Who, pod?

yevveh

Cremo wrote: »

ahh back in biffy's golden years, ahh no it was about 3-4 years ago.

whelans 200..4 i think? great gig, i was surprised to see fighting with wire on mtv2 a few weeks back, heard they got signed to some label stateside. fair play to the boyos.

JaneyMc

andgoodbye wrote: »

Who, pod?

I dunno...! I don't know their names!!!

andgoodbye

JaneyMc wrote: »

I dunno...! I don't know their names!!!

Pod's the lead singer.
The amount of times I've met him, honestly.
He just wanders around town handing out leaflets.
I ritually eat them when he hands them to me.

chin_grin

Ah Steer Clear, not just a clever name. These are one of those "I-sing-about-my-crappy-life-coz-it-makes-me-seem-deep-and-interesting" bands.

My cousin got hooked on to these, and lo and behold she now speaks with an American accent.....like seriously like OMG! LOL! Etc.

I now realize why the older generation were so clueless about their younger counterparts. We don't get it! We think the music sucks, the fashion sense is just headscratchingly awful and the hairstyles.....oh jebus the hairstyles (I'm talking in particular to those mullet-with-spikes-at-front-with-fringe 'things' WHAT THE UNHOLY RANCID-FLUTE are they!).

Sorry, back on topic. Steer Clear. If you like the other bands that fall under emo heavens to Betsy you will like this bunch of annoying whiny maggots.

/rant.

JaneyMc

chin_grin wrote: »

I now realize why the older generation were so clueless about their younger counterparts. We don't get it! We think the music sucks, the fashion sense is just headscratchingly awful and the hairstyles.....oh jebus the hairstyles (I'm talking in particular to those mullet-with-spikes-at-front-with-fringe 'things' WHAT THE UNHOLY RANCID-FLUTE are they!).

.

/rant.

The mullet thing is not only falling to the emo's though. I was walking through town the other day and saw a chav couple with matching mullets, her's was a lil bit longer. Matching highlights too. Oh how I laughed.

My brother is what you would call an emo, as are the majority of his mates and they all love steer clear. By only problem with them is that I hate bands that don't sing in their own accents I might even find thier music ok if they did this. To be honest I reckon Steer Cllear will be a band you will hear more of in the future.

andgoodbye

JaneyMc wrote: »

To be honest I reckon Steer Cllear will be a band you will hear more of in the future.

Dear god no!
I've heard too much already!

nicolaonfire

They seem like nice guys.
I like them, it's just the fanbase that is off putting I think.

andgoodbye

They suck!
Gayness in a aband.

Creamy Goodness

they're stalking me on here, just got a myspace request from them

andgoodbye

Cremo wrote: »

they're stalking me on here, just got a myspace request from them

LOL
Sad bastards.
Deny!
Deny!
Deny!

Joe_Dull

andgoodbye wrote: »

Does anyone else hate steer clear as much as me?
**** > Steer clear

Depends on how much you hate them - saw them supporting Paramore, utter emo sh1te.

andgoodbye

Joe_Dull wrote: »

Depends on how much you hate them - saw them supporting Paramore, utter emo sh1te.

They sound like ALL the other irish indie-styled bands. There's a whole hape o them around:
Homestarrunner (They are ok, their drummer is above average, but they stole the name of the greatest e-toon ever)
YouMeAtSix
They all suck tbh.

JaneyMc

andgoodbye wrote: »

They sound like ALL the other irish indie-styled bands. There's a whole hape o them around:
Homestarrunner (They are ok, their drummer is above average, but they stole the name of the greatest e-toon ever)
YouMeAtSix
They all suck tbh.

You think Homestar runner suck? Do you listen to music with socks in your ears?

I'd pick them over Steer Clear anyday.

andgoodbye

JaneyMc wrote: »

You think Homestar runner suck? Do you listen to music with socks in your ears?

I'd pick them over Steer Clear anyday.

Lol.
I have been known to put socks in my ears...
No, they're better than the rest, but still not very good.

ste-ven

Hold on a second here people. Steer Clear are one of the hardest working bands in Ireland at the minute. All they do is focus on their band these days. The lead singer p0d does be on myspace for 12 hours a day talking to the fans when the band arn't jamming. And when they have a gig coming up the lads do be in the area promoting it for hours on end. The music is really good aswell if you dont like it then stop complaining and get out there and write something that you like. As long as their happy playing what they play then what difference does it make.

nicolaonfire

That Lock in thing that they did was pretty amazing. They were locked away for 7 days with a web stream thing. They are dedicated to the music and fans.

lordgoat

ste-ven wrote: »

Hold on a second here people. Steer Clear are one of the hardest working bands in Ireland at the minute. All they do is focus on their band these days. The lead singer p0d does be on myspace for 12 hours a day talking to the fans when the band arn't jamming. And when they have a gig coming up the lads do be in the area promoting it for hours on end. The music is really good aswell if you dont like it then stop complaining and get out there and write something that you like. As long as their happy playing what they play then what difference does it make.

So ****ing what if he's on myspace it's not about replying to ****ing messages on the internet or handoing out flyers. And no their music is not really good aswell.
Go listen to a real band and learn some proper grammar while you're at it.

JaneyMc

nicolaonfire wrote: »

That Lock in thing that they did was pretty amazing. They were locked away for 7 days with a web stream thing. They are dedicated to the music and fans.

Yeah that was pretty savage.

ste-ven

lordgoat wrote: »

So ****ing what if he's on myspace it's not about replying to ****ing messages on the internet or handoing out flyers. And no their music is not really good aswell.

To be fair you don't hear of any other band going out and doing any of this which shows their dedicated. Also lots of their fans have set up street teams themselves and go around telling people about them so they must be doing something right. At the end of the day writing music and being in a band is about hearing peoples responses to it, the good and the bad. But getting out there and having a crowd sing along to your lyrics is the best feeling ever.

Like I said before people bitching about them isn't going to change the fact that they're good at what they do. Go out and write a song for yourself and see if you can do better. Then I will be happy to listen to your arguement.

JaneyMc

ste-ven wrote: »

Hold on a second here people. Steer Clear are one of the hardest working bands in Ireland at the minute. All they do is focus on their band these days. The lead singer p0d does be on myspace for 12 hours a day talking to the fans when the band arn't jamming. And when they have a gig coming up the lads do be in the area promoting it for hours on end. The music is really good aswell if you dont like it then stop complaining and get out there and write something that you like. As long as their happy playing what they play then what difference does it make.

ste-ven wrote: »

To be fair you don't hear of any other band going out and doing any of this which shows their dedicated. Also lots of their fans have set up street teams themselves and go around telling people about them so they must be doing something right. At the end of the day writing music and being in a band is about hearing peoples responses to it, the good and the bad. But getting out there and having a crowd sing along to your lyrics is the best feeling ever.

Like I said before people bitching about them isn't going to change the fact that they're good at what they do. Go out and write a song for yourself and see if you can do better. Then I will be happy to listen to your arguement.

This whole mentality of you can't say thier crap because you cant/don't do any better is rubbish.
Nobody here said they were better than Steer Clear. Nobody said they could write better songs. Nobody is disputing the fact that they are dedicated to their music and fans.
This forum is here for opinions on music, and just because someone does not like a band that you like, theres hardly a point in you basically telling them to shut up is there?

At the end of the day writing music and being in a band is about hearing peoples responses to it

Practice what you preach and let people have thier responses and accept them instead of giving out yards when a person has a different view to yours.

ste-ven

Mr.S wrote: »

fair play to what their doing, they have supported a good few top acts, i just dont like em, very bland and boring stuff.

This is what I was getting at. You might not like them but you have a bit of respect for what they are trying to do.

lordgoat

ste-ven wrote: »

This is what I was getting at. You might not like them but you have a bit of respect for what they are trying to do.

Respect is earned, not just dished out with myspace comments. You have to deal with the fact that alot of people on here think they are a **** band.And their music backs up that fact. Regardless of whatever cool gimmicks they might have.

efforttttofit

tbh i feel like there's a lot of resentment for these guys cos they're a bunch of nordie boys that, atm, are on top of the dublin pop punk scene.
...aaannd their label, but that's more DIY peeps so let's not get into it.

you may not like them but those guys work extremely hard at what they do and deserve a bit of credit. they have a drive to make it, and regardless of if they have a young, or "emo" fanbase, they worked hard for their fans and just because you're 15 doesn't mean you can't respect music properly.
mark is a LEGEND drummer. has anyone listened to the song "no, you hang up"?and i think simon is really talented too,he can play SO well.
i really love the guys music and it annoys me because a lot of the stick they get seems to be less about their music and more about them.
whatever about not liking a band,i'm sure i probably hate some of your favourite bands,but why start a thread saying how much you hate them?:S
but like fair dues,you're one of the few forums that have kept talking about the music and haven't called a pádraig an asshole yet >.<

andgoodbye

efforttttofit wrote: »

tbh i feel like there's a lot of resentment for these guys cos they're a bunch of nordie boys that, atm, are on top of the dublin pop punk scene.
...aaannd their label, but that's more DIY peeps so let's not get into it.

you may not like them but those guys work extremely hard at what they do and deserve a bit of credit. they have a drive to make it, and regardless of if they have a young, or "emo" fanbase, they worked hard for their fans and just because you're 15 doesn't mean you can't respect music properly.
mark is a LEGEND drummer. has anyone listened to the song "no, you hang up"?and i think simon is really talented too,he can play SO well.
i really love the guys music and it annoys me because a lot of the stick they get seems to be less about their music and more about them.
whatever about not liking a band,i'm sure i probably hate some of your favourite bands,but why start a thread saying how much you hate them?:S
but like fair dues,you're one of the few forums that have kept talking about the music and haven't called a pádraig an asshole yet >.<

Padraig´s an asshole.
=P

JaneyMc

efforttttofit wrote: »

tbh i feel like there's a lot of resentment for these guys cos they're a bunch of nordie boys that, atm, are on top of the dublin pop punk scene.
...aaannd their label, but that's more DIY peeps so let's not get into it.

you may not like them but those guys work extremely hard at what they do and deserve a bit of credit. they have a drive to make it, and regardless of if they have a young, or "emo" fanbase, they worked hard for their fans and just because you're 15 doesn't mean you can't respect music properly.
mark is a LEGEND drummer. has anyone listened to the song "no, you hang up"?and i think simon is really talented too,he can play SO well.
i really love the guys music and it annoys me because a lot of the stick they get seems to be less about their music and more about them.
whatever about not liking a band,i'm sure i probably hate some of your favourite bands,but why start a thread saying how much you hate them?:S
but like fair dues,you're one of the few forums that have kept talking about the music and haven't called a pádraig an asshole yet >.<

I dont think that there is any resentment coming from this forum because they are from Northern Ireland.

I don't like thier music, but its more of a case of overkill for me tbh. My brothers are die hard fans, and I hear about them regularly. They talk to thier fans etc. I added them on MySpace last year and I see all the bulletins, I read about the lock in, and they are very smart lads. They are also quite hot. :P

They are good at what they do, they are aimed at a particular age group, and that seems to be who thier fan base is.

They are not my cuppan tae, but I respect em for what they do.

efforttttofit

andgoodbye wrote: »

Padraig´s an asshole.
=P

LMAO
awk i figured that out a month after i found out about steer clear, so...=P

no no,not on this forum. just in the local scene in general...

the lock in was a deadly idea,didn't enjoy it too much near the end but it's cool to let your fans see how you write your songs, etc.
lmao please say you mean sib cos p0d is a bit...um...sweaty 8-)

they do have a young fanbase but it's not like they set out for that, it's just the supported a lot of bands with young fans...it's just they have a pop punk/ "emo" (hate that word but ppl describe them as that) sound and nice hair,of course they're gunna have young fans >.<
but hey,they're going to gigs,spreading the word and buying their merch so i bet steer aren't complaining >.<

and thank you not asking you to say you like a band that you don't, just some respect >.<
haha now i want tea

(my posts are always way too long...)

Niamh.

WOW.. people on here are pretty sad..

First of all i bet NONE! of you are able to sell out gigs and write your own album.

Your here taking the piss of steer clear when all they're doing is entertaining people that enjoy their music. But some sad people here have nothing better to do than laugh about that.

Oh and they sing with an American accent? no... they dont. They sing normal.. and good.

There's a lot of bands i dont like but i dont go around saying this and that about them. There is people that like them ... not everyone is going to like the same music so cop on.

Carlax3

Okay, i know people are airing their opinions on this,
but tbh i just don't understand why people have to be so nasty about their opinions.
I LOVE Steer Clear Alot, and i get alot of stcik for it, my brothers and friends saying "Steer Clear of Steer Queer" And i don't let it bother me at all, because why the f**k should i care what they think?
Should i care what they have to say about a band i really love; NO i shouldn't and i don't. So i'm not gonna let this forum get to me either!
Steer Clear are amazing guys and are VERY talented at what they do! if someone dosent like that then why can't they personally dislike it instead of starting a whole big thing because they opened their mouth?
i don't undertsand it.

The guys have worked REALLY hard for their fans and deserve every fan they get. They're really nice guys aswell, and personally i don't think pádraig's an asshole. He's one of the nicest people i've met in a while tbh.

Anyways, i don't wanna start a whole big thing i just want people to see that what they say could hurt the band members if they saw and even fans.

andgoodbye

Carlax3 wrote: »

Okay, i know people are airing their opinions on this,
but tbh i just don't understand why people have to be so nasty about their opinions.
I LOVE Steer Clear Alot, and i get alot of stcik for it, my brothers and friends saying "Steer Clear of Steer Queer" And i don't let it bother me at all, because why the f**k should i care what they think?
Should i care what they have to say about a band i really love; NO i shouldn't and i don't. So i'm not gonna let this forum get to me either!
Steer Clear are amazing guys and are VERY talented at what they do! if someone dosent like that then why can't they personally dislike it instead of starting a whole big thing because they opened their mouth?
i don't undertsand it.

The guys have worked REALLY hard for their fans and deserve every fan they get. They're really nice guys aswell, and personally i don't think pádraig's an asshole. He's one of the nicest people i've met in a while tbh.

Anyways, i don't wanna start a whole big thing i just want people to see that what they say could hurt the band members if they saw and even fans.

Look, get over this stupid little idea that you have to make music to like music.****ING HELL.Have you written any songs?Have you had an album released?I somehow doubt this.In short:You dont need to have made music to know what´s good.You = fail

Carlax3

look im not getting into a fking arguement about it as much as you or other people may want it,

all i'm saying is PERSONALLY i love steer clear and i dont really think they should be badmouthed.

like say your favourite band was Green Day and people were slagging them off alot, would you not stick up for them?
in my head i think anyone would.

Which is what i'm doing for Steer Clear.

Thats all i'm saying, i don't want a fking arguement.

efforttttofit

Carlax3 wrote: »

Anyways, i don't wanna start a whole big thing i just want people to see that what they say could hurt the band members if they saw and even fans.

steer have a had a muchhh worse time on other forums,believe me
and pod can handle it rly well,once started talking about licking yoghurt lids though
just don't like this idea of starting a thread saying how much you hate a band "/ negative buzz =/

tbh carla i couldn't really understand a lot of your post :S

andgoodbye's right.like not every music fan is a musician. nearly everyone has ear's but not everyone's got talent =P

starting internet fights is weakk...save the drama for yo mama and get me some minstrels

Niamh.

ok im with carla on this one... like if you dont like a band you keep it to yourself.. or whatever... but its not even normal to start a big thing like this... like steer clear are a band.. AN AMAZING BAND that do what all other bands basically do... so stop being so stupid and cop on.. i bet there better than most of the crap you probabbly listen to...

Carlax3

Fair enough.
i wasn't starting an internet fight,
i just don't actually get why people badmouth bands?
i think if you don't like a band you should keep it to yourself and if someone asks say "no i dont like them" and it causes no drama.

Why yoghurt lids? xD

I'm just gonna completely drop this whole thing and learn to keep my opinons to myself but stick up for what i belive in if you get me.

efforttttofit

Niamh. wrote: »

but its not even normal to start a big thing like this... like steer clear are a band.. AN AMAZING BAND that do what all other bands basically do...

every band has their fans and their haters.
personally i'm a fan but i don't get into "my favourite band is better than your favourite band" fights "/

no it's cos you were saying about arguments,and i was just saying about how pointless they are...
lmao idk,they were talking about pet peevs mcalister is a weird child tbh

so basically this thread is a bit useless and caused too much hassle?yes?
and steer clear are all really smelly...

Carlax3

i agreee arguements are pointless,
but like im just gonna drop this, personally Steer Clear are my favourite band but i guess i understand that not everyone prefers their music.

Yeah, this is pointless,
and LMFAO about the yogurt lids, thats his pet peeve?

He is, but very sweet. (:

Haha, steer clear are not smelly >_<
Maybe Vinny is though.

Niamh.

i know all bands have their fans and haters... but what i dont like is starting a big thing like this over it!!! like you dont like a band... so what.. no need to tell the world.. and im not saying my fave band is better than anyone elses..

and yes this thread is hassle... my point on here.. its stupid and there was no need for it.. some people will like steer clear some wont.. and p0ds not at all weird.. you cant just say that about someone you dont even know. You know him cause in in steer clear... but you dont know him in person or what hes like. he writes great songs ... thats what matters with the band.. the music... i know not everyone will agree he writes great songs... so keep it to yourself.. thats my point

Carlax3

i have to agree with Niamh tbh.

i do think you should keep it to yourself.

but i think i'm gonna exclude myself from this thing, its getting me really frustrated and i dont need it, i've did my part and said what i belive in my head is right.

everyone's opinion is different, so some wiill love and some will hate

efforttttofit

aye,i used to be like that. if anyone dissed steer of FOB around me i'd get really angry or whatevz but like you get used to it,esp cos my two favourite bands are those kinda bands that you either love or hate
steer clear = marmite 8-)

i have no idea,he could have been joking, but it was on this dublin music scene forum and they were all STEER CLEAR SUCK and calling them out on things that obvz weren't their fault so pod just came back with equally as irrelevant things >.<
niamh,tbh,i know you're sticking up for pádraig but you don't know me personally so don't start anything with me.
i jest with the guys,and tell pod i think he's weird all the time.he says things about me too....¬_¬ not jesting quite as much...

oh come on.you've seen pod sweat.how can you be THAT sweaty and not be smelly?!=P

Niamh.

i know i dont know p0d... but i didnt come on saying bad things about him! like.. i think hes cool haha cause i had a laugh with him at the lock in but you might not think hes cool.. lol i understand but... i dont think calling him wierd over internet is very nice haha!

yeah he does sweat a lot.. lol he puts a lot of effort into his shows...;) lol
those towles do him good on the stage lol!

Carlax3

All i'm saying is that i know p0d isn't stinky,
he gave me his towel and it smelt like Calvin Klien
And his jacket smelt like it too,
don't even ask, me and p0d were both in really smelly moods and he smelt my hair 8-)

BUT he does sweat ALOOOOTT. haha,
poor p0d, can you get like non sweat tablets?

efforttttofit

well it was a joke like,pádraig is an actual genuine guy like.tbh it's sib that's the oddball he talked to me for ten minutes...about his hair...
and i was one of the ppl standing up for shteeeeeer so obvz i'm not gunna start having a go about one of the members.

lmao he was sweating in the lock in!we told mark he needed a raincoat cos he was sitting beside him lol

THE MAGICKAL TOWEL.:D
lmao, days by the towel...

Carlax3

Haha!
his hair? :P
Goodness he must love it.
Vinny talked to me before about his hair, but it was more based around the colour,
i think he was ready to smack me if i said he was ginger again but sureeeee. ;D

see this is a happier forum than a hate one. >.<