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Ok, I just want to see if a number of British bands famous in America are as famous in Britian. I have two bands that come to the top of my head right now. Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand. Are either of them actually famous in their homeland?

Yes, very much so.

Pretty much ruling the airwaves. There isn't really a British band / artist that is successful in the US and not successful in the UK

They're very big. Unfortunately.

They're very big. Unfortunately.
Indeed.

FF aren't so bad as Coldplay. Interestingly, they both did fairly good debut albums, then have produced shit and bilge since then.

Indeed.

FF aren't so bad as Coldplay. Interestingly, they both did fairly good debut albums, then have produced shit and bilge since then.
Yeah, I really enjoyed Parachutes. A Rush of Blood to the Head had one or two good songs on it, and X&Y is tripe.

As for FF...never particularly liked their first album, except for Take Me Out (and even then Biffy Clyro did a cover (http://www.biffierthanthou.com/music/Session%20-%20BBC%20R1%20-%20Zane%20Lowe%20160205/Take%20Me%20Out%20(Cover)%20160205%20BBC1%20Zane%20Lowe.mp3) that shames the original)

Franz Ferdinand seriously need to consider purchasing a personality for themselves. I mean, they obviously can't come up with one on their own...

Yeah, I really enjoyed Parachutes. A Rush of Blood to the Head had one or two good songs on it, and X&Y is tripe.

As for FF...never particularly liked their first album, except for Take Me Out (and even then Biffy Clyro did a cover (http://www.biffierthanthou.com/music/Session%20-%20BBC%20R1%20-%20Zane%20Lowe%20160205/Take%20Me%20Out%20(Cover)%20160205%20BBC1%20Zane%20Lowe.mp3) that shames the original)
That is a good cover. Is it typical of Biffy? I've never really bothered to get into them, because I've only heard a couple of their songs (Glitter & Trauma, and that cover), and they're not really what I'm into.

FF's first album wasn't great. I liked Take Me Out, Auf Asche, and Come on Home. Like I said, it was fairly good, and a lot better than some indie out there (I'm looking at the Kaiser Chiefs here).

As for FF...never particularly liked their first album, except for Take Me Out (and even then Biffy Clyro did a cover (http://www.biffierthanthou.com/music/Session%20-%20BBC%20R1%20-%20Zane%20Lowe%20160205/Take%20Me%20Out%20(Cover)%20160205%20BBC1%20Zane%20Lowe.mp3) that shames the original)

:eek: I've never heard that before. I used to think FF were ok...but now that I've heard their song done well...

That is a good cover. Is it typical of Biffy? I've never really bothered to get into them, because I've only heard a couple of their songs (Glitter & Trauma, and that cover), and they're not really what I'm into.

I would say fairly typical of their third album. Each album has a different sound though, so it's hard to say anything beyond that.

I think you'd really like the stuff off The Vertigo of Bliss, going by what you usually post in those "what bands do you like?" threads.

(That cover was recorded completely live for Radio 1, by the way, here (http://www.biffierthanthou.com/music/Session%20-%20BBC%20R1%20-%20Zane%20Lowe%20160205/Only%20one%20word%20comes%20to%20mind%20-160205%20BBCR1%20Zane%20Lowe.mp3) is a link to a version of their song Only One Word Comes to Mind from that session.)

Indeed.

FF aren't so bad as Coldplay. Interestingly, they both did fairly good debut albums, then have produced shit and bilge since then.

Yeah.

Franz were pretty good when I saw them live a couple of months ago, though. But it's a telling sign when they mostly play their old stuff...

Personally I like both, X&Y was very good, and FF first one was brilliant-but there second wasn't as good. A few british bands you might have heard of-

Artic Monkeys
Kizer Cheifs
The Killers
The Clash (:D)
The jam
Led Zep...

Artic Monkeys
Kizer Cheifs
The Killers
The Clash (:D)
The jam
Led Zep...

and we Brits are deeply sorry for the hours of musical torment these bands have caused to American ears but if Brittany releases just one more song you know it will be Chico time!

I would say fairly typical of their third album. Each album has a different sound though, so it's hard to say anything beyond that.

I think you'd really like the stuff off The Vertigo of Bliss, going by what you usually post in those "what bands do you like?" threads.

(That cover was recorded completely live for Radio 1, by the way, here (http://www.biffierthanthou.com/music/Session%20-%20BBC%20R1%20-%20Zane%20Lowe%20160205/Only%20one%20word%20comes%20to%20mind%20-160205%20BBCR1%20Zane%20Lowe.mp3) is a link to a version of their song Only One Word Comes to Mind from that session.)
Cheers. Downloading 'Vertigo...' now. Might even buy it if I like it enough.

and we Brits are deeply sorry for the hours of musical torment these bands have caused to American ears but if Brittany releases just one more song you know it will be Chico time!
Oh, god no!!!!

Actually I liek them all, but then i like Indie/Punk/New Wave

Cheers. Downloading 'Vertigo...' now. Might even buy it if I like it enough.
It's an album that needs a few listens before you properly begin to 'get it', because most of the time there's so much going on that you don't notice until you think you know it inside out...and then it just opens up on a whole new plain.

Am I the only one here who likes FF and the Kaiser Cheifs?

I tend to like slightly random poppy stuff (just rediscovered Blue by Eiffel 65 and loving it. And now that song is in your head MUAHAHAHA!)

Am I the only one here who likes FF and the Kaiser Cheifs?

I tend to like slightly random poppy stuff (just rediscovered Blue by Eiffel 65 and loving it. And now that song is in your head MUAHAHAHA!)
I like Indie as well, mate

I like Indie as well, mate

Indie isn't the thing. I hate bands like Slint and Pavement but Animal Collective just work. They're all 'indie'.

Indie isn't the thing. I hate bands like Slint and Pavement but Animal Collective just work. They're all 'indie'.
Point. it depend, I'd class the current batch of badns cming through as Indie. It's just like not all Punk badns where sterotypically Punk (Ian Dury for instance0 all Indie bands are diffrent but tahve the same feel-good ethos about them. KC FF killers, AM all have a similar ethos.

Point. it depend, I'd class the current batch of badns cming through as Indie. It's just like not all Punk badns where sterotypically Punk (Ian Dury for instance0 all Indie bands are diffrent but tahve the same feel-good ethos about them. KC FF killers, AM all have a similar ethos.

Ian Dury ROCKS.

Oddly, despite my usual distaste for depressive/lovestruck punky music I've really got to like SR-71.

Ian Dury ROCKS.

Oddly, despite my usual distaste for depressive/lovestruck punky music I've really got to like SR-71.
I like most stuff realy, other than mainstream pop, for insatcne I've got ID, The Clash, The Jam, Blondie, The Killers, rammlestean, G&R and Funeral for a freind.

if Brittany releases just one more song you know it will be Chico time!Oh god! *runs in horror* that man is... just... argh!

Oh god! *runs in horror* that man is... just... argh!

Hilarious is the word you're looking for I think.

Hilarious is the word you're looking for I think.Are you laughing AT him or WITH him? Because it makes a huge difference.

It may be a combination of the two, brought upon by the brain-neurone shredding abilities of Chico and his catchy numbers.

Sort of relevantly - here's a great UK band you'll probably not heard of in the USA - The Smiths!

Order their C.D.s now!

Are you laughing AT him or WITH him? Because it makes a huge difference.

Bit of both. It's nice to see artists who don't take themselves entirely seriously. In many ways as long as they are having fun I'm happy with it. If music is a job to you then it seeps through, if you're really having a laugh and a good time then it comes out.

The real reason I stopped liking Blink-182 was that their last album just sounded like they all wrote it in seperate studios because they refused to go within 100 miles of each other whereas Enema, Take Off and Cheshire Cat (hell, even Box Car Racer to some extent) all sounded like they were enjoying writing and performing.

Sort of relevantly - here's a great UK band you'll probably not heard of in the USA - The Smiths!

Order their C.D.s now!
I'd be worried if America hadn't heard of the Smiths. Not because I think they're a great band - they're ok with some good bits - but because they were absolutely frikkin' massive. And there are some Americans with varied musical taste on this forum. Honest.

They died an absolute death anywhere but the UK, I'm afraid to tell you.

They died an absolute death anywhere but the UK, I'm afraid to tell you.

Wish Morrisey had... (yes, I know he was part of the Smiths but if you've heard You Have Killed Me you'd want him dead too I think).

I have, actually, and you're quite right.

Although English/Irish (or whatever it's called) is quite a good tune.

A good British band on the rise at the moment are the Zutons. The first album was fantastic, havn't heard the second one yet.

A good British band on the rise at the moment are the Zutons. The first album was fantastic, havn't heard the second one yet.
The first album was pretentious wankery. Not heard the second one either, but I don't intend to. I seriously don't see how they manage to get so much critical acclaim.

By being pretentious wankers. See the success of Pete Doherty.

By being pretentious wankers. See the success of Pete Doherty.
Pete Doherty is not a pretentious wanker. He's a crackwhore wanker. He's too fucking stupid to be pretentious.

Seriously, that waste of space is pretty much the only thing that can get me wound up. What sort of person admires someone who goes to court on multiple charges of drug possession, assaults a journalist on the courthouse steps, gets released on probation, and then gets arrested two days later on charges of drug possession?!

It's absolutely ridiculous, I know... bleh... the public...

Bit of both. It's nice to see artists who don't take themselves entirely seriously. In many ways as long as they are having fun I'm happy with it. If music is a job to you then it seeps through, if you're really having a laugh and a good time then it comes out.

The real reason I stopped liking Blink-182 was that their last album just sounded like they all wrote it in seperate studios because they refused to go within 100 miles of each other whereas Enema, Take Off and Cheshire Cat (hell, even Box Car Racer to some extent) all sounded like they were enjoying writing and performing.
Box car racer was not blink 182 ... it was tom and travis of blink 182 i think, and the album was titled box car racer, by boxcar racer.

Box car racer was not blink 182 ... it was tom and travis of blink 182 i think, and the album was titled box car racer, by boxcar racer.

I thought Mark was in it too? Meh, I didn't pay much attention TBh, the only one I care about to any extent was Travis 'cos he's a damn good drummer.

It had more than half Blink's lineup and was pretty much the middlegrund between the early stuff and the stuff I pretend didn't happen.

I bought the Morning Runner album and that is the dog's bollocks.

Just to make sure you get some archetypal Britannicism. :)

I bought the Morning Runner album and that is the dog's bollocks.
I'm giving up on this thread until people start talking about good bands.

I'm giving up on this thread until people start talking about good bands.

Um, okay. *thinks*

Well, aside from the obvious (65daysofstatic) I could mention...hmm...Electric Wizard, who are probably obscure enough that I can be pretentious and such by making this pointless response without anyone knowing what i'm talking about. Yay!

Actually, that was harder than it should have been. Tsk, Britain, i'm disappointed. Apart from a couple of exceptions, you really need to improve the music you're sending my way.

Um, okay. *thinks*

Well, aside from the obvious (65daysofstatic) I could mention...hmm...Electric Wizard, who are probably obscure enough that I can be pretentious and such by making this pointless response without anyone knowing what i'm talking about. Yay!

Actually, that was harder than it should have been. Tsk, Britain, i'm disappointed. Apart from a couple of exceptions, you really need to improve the music you're sending my way.

Check out...
Mogwai, Biffy Clyro, Coxon's new album, Gomez, Oceansize (everybody needs to check out Oceansize)...eh, that's about it, really. British music really is quite disappointing, isn't it?

Oh aye, I V Stalin...did you listen to the Vertigo of Bliss?

Um, okay. *thinks*

Well, aside from the obvious (65daysofstatic) I could mention...hmm...Electric Wizard, who are probably obscure enough that I can be pretentious and such by making this pointless response without anyone knowing what i'm talking about. Yay!

Actually, that was harder than it should have been. Tsk, Britain, i'm disappointed. Apart from a couple of exceptions, you really need to improve the music you're sending my way.
Check out Mogwai, upcdowncleftcrightcabc+start (MySpace link (www.myspace.com/upcdownc), upcdownc site (www.upcdownc.com)), Fight Fire With Water (MySpace link (www.myspace.com/fightfirewithwater), FFWW site (www.fightfirewithwater.com)) and Oceansize.

Check out...
Mogwai, Biffy Clyro, Coxon's new album, Gomez, Oceansize (everybody needs to check out Oceansize)...eh, that's about it, really. British music really is quite disappointing, isn't it?

Oh aye, I V Stalin...did you listen to the Vertigo of Bliss?

Wow, you really like them don't you?! :eek: :p

Oh aye, I V Stalin...did you listen to the Vertigo of Bliss?
It's not downloaded :( Can't find an active torrent anywhere.

Don't suppose you could YSI? :)

And Coxon's new album? Grrr...he's not produced anything I value since leaving Blur.

Can't believe I forgot Gomez! Apparently they're going to tour this summer :) Coming to Leicester. Oh yes. :D

Wow, you really like them don't you?! :eek: :p
Well, I'll always have them on any list of good new/recent British music.

Wow, you really like them don't you?! :eek: :p
She likes them almost as much as I like 65daysofstatic.

She likes them almost as much as I like 65daysofstatic.

Whenever I see a music thread and Nadkor's name- I can bank on Biffy being mentioned at least once....

Almost like you and Kanabia with 65daysofstatic :D

....must check them out.....

Whenever I see a music thread and Nadkor's name- I can bank on Biffy being mentioned at least once....

Almost like you and Kanabia with 65daysofstatic :D

....must check them out.....
Link's in my sig...

Link's in my sig...
Cheers. :)

Not bad.... not bad at all.
Might pop over to England or Cardiff as I see they tour there in May.

It's not downloaded :( Can't find an active torrent anywhere.

Don't suppose you could YSI? :)
Hmmm...I'll see about getting you a few YSIs via TG

Can't believe I forgot Gomez! Apparently they're going to tour this summer :) Coming to Leicester. Oh yes. :D
Yeah, I heard they have an album out some time later this year. Here's hoping it will be a return to the brilliance of the Bring it On / Liquid Skin days...

Hmmm...I'll see about getting you a few YSIs via TG


Yeah, I heard they have an album out some time later this year. Here's hoping it will be a return to the brilliance of the Bring it On / Liquid Skin days...
Cheers.

We can but hope, I guess. I don't remember much of their albums apart from BIO and LS. Probably because I heard them a couple of times and thought they weren't so great.

Cheers. :)

Not bad.... not bad at all.
Might pop over to England or Cardiff as I see they tour there in May.
Yeah...sadly right over my exam period so I won't get to see them. Hopefully they'll tour again in the autumn.

I'm giving up on this thread until people start talking about good bands.

Wait, there's a thread for you: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=476945 :P

Wait, there's a thread for you: http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=476945 :P
"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." Simon & Garfunkel

It's not what I said I'd quote it for, but never mind.

"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest." Simon & Garfunkel

It's not what I said I'd quote it for, but never mind.
I was going with the "NEVER give up!" bit, but... :rolleyes:

I was going with the "NEVER give up!" bit, but... :rolleyes:
Yeah, but I'd already seen the thread, and posted in it.
Here (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10732389&postcount=4) in fact.
As I said, it wasn't what I was going to quote it in, but it works all the same.

Ok, I just want to see if a number of British bands famous in America are as famous in Britian. I have two bands that come to the top of my head right now. Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand. Are either of them actually famous in their homeland?

I like both of them and I'm not British. Although, I will admit that the X&Y was a little lacking in the musical department.