Hard Fi: Crap/Not Crap

[MikeMcc]

I like them, but I'm 42, so allowed to enjoy allegedly naff music!

 

[twistedAM]

Kai (?) the basist is the quiet one and the other two would still be nicking cars if they wern't in the group.

I thought Kai was, let's say, the real star of CCTV. The US government saw fit to refuse him entry and The Daily Star had a full page on it. I didn't actually see the piece but I think they were trying to contrive chav-ness out of it.

I know them so am biased but I did like them before Warners signed and hyped them up and ole Billy Bragg is a fan of Richard's lyrics. Also, they did a few LMHR gigs back in the day and have been supportive of the organisation ever since.

 

[alien nation]

Hard-Fi kick ass.

 

[Dubversion]

Hard-Fi are like a one-legged man at an arse-kicking party

that's better

 

[alien nation]

Hard-Fi kick ass.

Um - just to let you know that this was mr alien nation . I was still logged in when he posted under my name by mistake

I'll give MY opion later

 

[thefishdead]

They've never claimed to be class warriors. They sing about being skint, having a crap job and living for the weekend. These are the things which most young working class people are interested in/affected by. Not overthrowing capitalism or whatever.

It doesnt matter what their singing about if the songs suck. The skill is in distilling your feelings into something listenable.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

Which they manage succinctly. Fair enough, some of it here and there is pedestrian, but 'Cash Machine' and 'Move On Now' would be fine pop songs in any era - and 'Tied Up Too Tight' in particular is a profoundly beautiful burst of rabble-rousing anger that as far as I'm concerned stands shoulder-to-shoulder with 'Beat Surrender' and 'Rock The Casbah'.

 

[Maggot]

Um - just to let you know that this was mr alien nation . I was still logged in when he posted under my name by mistake

He's not Mr Alien Nation, you're Mrs Acid Priest!

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

I think it's a new age role reversal thing.

 

[Maggot]

What's going on now? Has Acid Priest been de-frocked?!

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

No more LSD, vicar?

 

[alien nation]

He's not Mr Alien Nation, you're Mrs Acid Priest!

While he's hiding from Urban he's mr alien nation

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh this is an easy one.

Utter crap, and they look like twats.







. . . and they are crap.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

Oh this is an easy one.

Utter crap, and they look like twats.







. . . and they are crap.

Are you the ATOMIC SUPLEX as in the band? I thought you might like HF, what with them being extreme hardcore punk and that...

 

[twistedAM]

Hard-Fi kick ass.

nice one dude