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"The Streets"

Their "music" is pap in my opinion.
But I have respect for the lead "singer" who pretty much admits that.

He doesn't pretend there is some hidden message in his "art", he just says he tells stories about things that happen to him in life.

Well done to him. Made himself a lot of cash from pretty crap stuff.

Just listen to the new song again.

After you listen to it a couple of times it starts to grow on you, that fact that it's so rubbish makes it so good.

I can see why people hate it, but thats the way he makes the songs and he's pulled it off.

And 'The Irony of it All' is great, just listen to it, download it now if you haven't, it's a clever song.

I like. Nice, chilled and different.

Smoke weed
Drink
Sex
Computer Games

Nuff said.

Hedfix wrote:
> Blur did Spoken Word stuff better.

Blur did most things better than most people.

I like the Streets for being sort of unique, but... :-)

I mean, rapping isn't normally bad but these guys don't have rhythm.
The "speaking" and music playing chugs like a train, with a chug chug chug chug chug chug chug choooo chooooooooo!

:-)

Kudos for being different, but that it all. :-)

The Streets are decent, period.

I like The Streets but I think his new tune is a bit rubbish.

The best talking instead of singing band are Arab Strap: "I had a quick tug so that it would last longer, then I went to meet you for lunch, but we had something stronger."

Flockhart wrote:
>
> Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to sing, does that mean we
> should stay away from music, frankly i like the fact that he tells
> stories, how he tells them doesnt really matter as long as it has a
> rythym.

Some of the best music around has no lyrics at all. Usually if a group does an instrumental track it's as good as their best track with lyrics.

If they salmmed some interesting effects over it or something along those lines, I'd probably find it ok to listen. However as it is I just find it dull.

Blur did Spoken Word stuff better.

The streets are actually pretty good, in my opinion. Unlike most rap music, it isn't all about firearms, drugs, pointless rubbish about street violence and other complete nonsense. It's sort of London stuff without the stupid, out of place recorded sound all the time.

But, still, long live rock.

Mav wrote:
> I've always thought The Streets were quite good.

Me too...

'Fit But You Know It' is a great song. 'Weak Become Heroes' is also a killer song.

Flockhart wrote:

> Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to sing, does that mean we
> should stay away from music,


Given the example of The Streets, yes, yes you should stay away from it, very bloody far away please :-D