Robbie's Calling

[Chorlton]

Robbies Back!

To think that some people in this country derided him as 'a fat dancer' well he is about to prove you all wrong with his new single - citing 'the clash' as an influence robbie is i'm sure giving a knowing nod to cult bands like the clash, robbie takes this sound and makes it his own in a way which hasn't been heard since the heady days of the Vengaboys introduced us to 'Uncle John from Jamaica'

move your mouse to 'reveal your future' wait until 3 oblique shapes appear chose the second from the right - mysteriously title 'inspired' and wait till something appears called 'tripping' then bang your head off the desk in the knowledge that someone probably got paid more than you to produce this flashtabation cockfest, all the while listening to some fucken dancer from stoke who has clearly never heard a fucken clash record in his life and quite probably had his ears sawn off in an horrific industrial accident plod through the god awful dirge that is going to be the soundtrack to your days in shit shops for the next coupla weeks.

 

[milesy]

i quite like his new song.

 

[wiskey]

oh god

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

I thought his new song was by Sting when I first heard it.

 

[Chorlton]

i quite like his new song.

you think hup is better than 8lgm - you have no ears and whats worse you seem to positevly revel in it - people like you make me sick.


*is sick*

 

[wiskey]

milesy's got lovely ears!

 

[Chorlton]

milesy's got lovely ears!

they're not real - he did a favour for a back street plastic suregeon once

 

[milesy]

thank you wiskey

fuck you Chorlton <rubs Chorlton's face in his own sick>

 

[Chorlton]

*looks up from table, face covered in diced carrot, a single tear moving slowly down his boke covered face while 'angels' plays in the background*

i'm having my 'carrie' moment

 

[milesy]

it's a very good "carrie" moment. have you had acting lessons?

 

[lizzieloo]

Got as far as 'when the truth dies, very bad things happen'

The Clash? My arse.

 

[moose]

*promptly leaves the country*

 

[madamv]

I used to like him. This track is complete nob arse. He is crap without Guy Chambers methinks

 

[sam/phallocrat]

Fookin shite

 

[stavros]

I'm more interested in what Gary Barlow's doing these days, because on the basis of the Take That back catalogue he could write some crackers for the Youngs, Bedingfields and Lemars or this world.

 

[pk]

I'm more interested in what Gary Barlow's doing these days, because on the basis of the Take That back catalogue he could write some crackers for the Youngs, Bedingfields and Lemars or this world.

Or more preferably, he could stay in obscurity and leave the shite predictable chart fodder to the bovine twats who churn it out month after month... Take That's back catalogue isn't worth shit, all their major tunes were covers anyway...

 

[stavros]

Take That's back catalogue isn't worth shit, all their major tunes were covers anyway...

Well that last point is a crock of shit; "Pray", "Never Forget", "Back For Good", "Relight My Fire", "Could It Be Magic". And if you look at the TT thread you'll find I'm not alone in this thinking.

 

[moomoo]

I used to love Take That!

 

[King Biscuit Time]

Didn't make it past the falsetto I'm afraid.

(Puts Welsh Rare Beat back on)

 

[silentNate]

Aaaargh... Made it to the second line of the song and switched off before urge to kick computer overcame me..
Bad is an understatement

 

[milesy]

"Could It Be Magic"

that was a barry manilow number.

 

[carters]

Well that last point is a crock of shit; "Pray", "Never Forget", "Back For Good", "Relight My Fire", "Could It Be Magic". And if you look at the TT thread you'll find I'm not alone in this thinking.

Dan Hartman did Relight My Fire. His version was much better. Back for Good is a great song.

 

[stavros]

OK I got a couple wrong, but my point stands.

 

[pk]

Well that last point is a crock of shit; "Pray", "Never Forget", "Back For Good", "Relight My Fire", "Could It Be Magic". And if you look at the TT thread you'll find I'm not alone in this thinking.

Glad other posters felt the need to point out the obvious...

Covering Barry Manilow for Christ's sake - what next, David Essex?

The world in general, with the exception of notoriously fickle teenage girls and disturbed young men, doesn't need any more plastic disposable meaningless pop bands who care more about their haircuts than their music.

In my humble opinion, naturally.

Should have died with the Osmonds, that whole thing, but oh no... there'll always be a market for kid's music, just as there'll always be a market for people rightly calling it a load of old shite.

To be honest, the only respect I've ever had for Robbie was when he saw through that whole marketing machine thing and slagged it off, even if it was for a stab at credibility.

I feel the same way about Take That, Girls Aloud, and whatever else the record companies decide will sell in the millions to impressionable kids, as I do about McDonalds hamburgers.

Instantly forgettable, bland, mass-produced shite, and an insult to the intrisically more fascinating cultural legacy it claims to be a part of.

You might think it's a harmless thing, it's just pop music, but when you've got greedy record company reps forcing young women to have abortions rather than stop recording and promoting over-produced faux "music" purely for profits (as recounted in the All Saints story) then it becomes a little more sinister, and something that needs to be challenged.

 

[holteman]

i have visions of joe strummer turning in he's grave....

 

[stavros]

I have visions of myself yawning at hearing a load of rockist bollocks yet again. First of all whilst I am young man, I am not disturbed. Girls Aloud and the Spice Girls lie right next to Ghostface Killah and Squarepusher respectively in my CD racks, so I hardly keep myself hidden in my pop world.

Pop music has certain parameters in that the package is part of art as well as simply the music. Girls Aloud and Take That in truth have a lot more than 5 members each and through that they have been able to produce such zeitgeist-finding music. The imagery part of the package is hardly exclusive to pop music; would Babyshambles or Nirvana sell anywhere near what they do if they didn't shag supermodels or commit suicide?

I think you're being harsh on youngsters with your "impressionable young kids" jibe. They certainly managed to see that One True Voice had shite songs and that Girls Aloud were awesome when they were launched in identical circumstances. Yes they make mistakes (Boyzone/Westlife) but then the world would be a lot better without some guitar bands (hello Coldplay). The accusations flung at pop can also be directed at any number of other genres.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

Actually, I have to admit that after a few listens, I rather like 'Tripping' - it's kind of amiably gawky.

Incidentally I think that any Clash comparison is certifiable - it's The Police at the other end of a bifter all the way. Fact.

 

[akirajoel]

Actually, I have to admit that after a few listens, I rather like 'Tripping' - it's kind of amiably gawky.

Kinda like Hard-Fi huh?





Heh.

 

[BadlyDrawnGirl]

Actually, I have to admit that after a few listens, I rather like 'Tripping' - it's kind of amiably gawky.
/QUOTE]

Kinda like Hard-Fi huh?





Heh.

Nah, more like I felt when I first heard GYBE really...

 

[akirajoel]

Nah, more like I felt when I first heard GYBE really...

Godspeed You Black Emperor?! "gawky"?


*shakes head sadly at acid priest*

*covers eyes with hands*

*sighs*