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"What?!? Are you mad? They're the scum of the Earth!"
Yes, I know that's what you all thought when you read the title and I probably would have thought the same thing too if one of you had posted this last year.
But...
The fact is I was actually starting to like them. OK the lyrics are crap and just make you laugh most of the time but there's something that they have that most pop acts don't have. Talent.
"omg u r jokeing dey dont av talent!!11"
It all started with ~that~ performance on Top of the Pops; the one where they sang live but only pretended to play the guitar and had a ghost drummer playing for them too. (As in we could all hear the drums but couldn't see where they were coming from!)
They've got that bad image from their early days and they can't shake it off. This is going to go against them obviously but they've still done really well. They've actually gained a lot of respect from me over the last year as they're now playing live, properly. They've got a drummer, they play live AND sing live too. If you didn't know their background they could easily be mistaken for a band that was formed from a few mates and were not manufactured like they were.
Look at the charts too, see the crap in there? The top 10 at the moment is probably the best I've seen it in ages, all the songs are at worst OK, apart from the X Factor one which is a cover and was only at number one because it was from X Factor. Just think of what it's like most weeks though with stupid one-hit-wonder-cover-versions flooding the place!
As much as we want to hate these 'rock bands' that keep popping up you've got to give them some support as they're helping to change the music scene away from songs such as 'F U Right Back' and 'Babycakes.' Could you imagine if Busted didn't exist but in place we had another (proper) boy band that just churned out crap over and over and never sang live? What would you rather have?
I also know they're gonna be making a new 'band' and are having auditions after the McFly gig. Everyone here moaned about it being crap but I'm gonna support them purely because although they'll be horribly manfactured they'll have a lot more talent than all the other crap in the charts. Plus after a few years when they mature they WILL start writing their own material just like Busted did. Unless they all argue and pull a 'One True Voice!'
I'd so rather have the charts full of Busted and McFly style bands than most of the other stuff in there because even though most songs will be crap there will still be songs in there that you will really like. McFly have released a few really good songs, Busted have released a couple of good'uns including Year 3000 which despite it's crappy lyrics is a great sing-a-long student song! This is also why I think Avril Lavigne is good, some songs are crap but most of them are pretty good when you compare them to others. She's doing her bit too to rid the charts of poo.
All in all though, you've gotta support them as they're helping sort music out. You'd be a complete idiot if you thought everyone was going to be buying 'proper' music so we may as well support the stuff in the charts that is gapping the void between utter crap and the 'good stuff!'
If they don't make their own music and don't sing live then they deserve every bit of a b********g that they get, but if they play and sing live you've gotta give it up to them as they've got talent, somewhere...
Yes, I know that's what you all thought when you read the title and I probably would have thought the same thing too if one of you had posted this last year.
But...
The fact is I was actually starting to like them. OK the lyrics are crap and just make you laugh most of the time but there's something that they have that most pop acts don't have. Talent.
"omg u r jokeing dey dont av talent!!11"
It all started with ~that~ performance on Top of the Pops; the one where they sang live but only pretended to play the guitar and had a ghost drummer playing for them too. (As in we could all hear the drums but couldn't see where they were coming from!)
They've got that bad image from their early days and they can't shake it off. This is going to go against them obviously but they've still done really well. They've actually gained a lot of respect from me over the last year as they're now playing live, properly. They've got a drummer, they play live AND sing live too. If you didn't know their background they could easily be mistaken for a band that was formed from a few mates and were not manufactured like they were.
Look at the charts too, see the crap in there? The top 10 at the moment is probably the best I've seen it in ages, all the songs are at worst OK, apart from the X Factor one which is a cover and was only at number one because it was from X Factor. Just think of what it's like most weeks though with stupid one-hit-wonder-cover-versions flooding the place!
As much as we want to hate these 'rock bands' that keep popping up you've got to give them some support as they're helping to change the music scene away from songs such as 'F U Right Back' and 'Babycakes.' Could you imagine if Busted didn't exist but in place we had another (proper) boy band that just churned out crap over and over and never sang live? What would you rather have?
I also know they're gonna be making a new 'band' and are having auditions after the McFly gig. Everyone here moaned about it being crap but I'm gonna support them purely because although they'll be horribly manfactured they'll have a lot more talent than all the other crap in the charts. Plus after a few years when they mature they WILL start writing their own material just like Busted did. Unless they all argue and pull a 'One True Voice!'
I'd so rather have the charts full of Busted and McFly style bands than most of the other stuff in there because even though most songs will be crap there will still be songs in there that you will really like. McFly have released a few really good songs, Busted have released a couple of good'uns including Year 3000 which despite it's crappy lyrics is a great sing-a-long student song! This is also why I think Avril Lavigne is good, some songs are crap but most of them are pretty good when you compare them to others. She's doing her bit too to rid the charts of poo.
All in all though, you've gotta support them as they're helping sort music out. You'd be a complete idiot if you thought everyone was going to be buying 'proper' music so we may as well support the stuff in the charts that is gapping the void between utter crap and the 'good stuff!'
If they don't make their own music and don't sing live then they deserve every bit of a b********g that they get, but if they play and sing live you've gotta give it up to them as they've got talent, somewhere...
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gamesfreak wrote:
> they support the Tory movement
?
> they support the Tory movement
?
Pfft.
Busted are no different from all the crap in the charts anyway.
They write the most pointlesss and childish lyrics they can think of, they support the Tory movement and they play about 6 chords on the guitar.
You could argue that bands like Green Day are similar in playing, but the key is, Busted aren't a band.
They're a product, produced by the fat cats in record labels looking to reel young/teenage girls into parting with their money for a picture of the "phit busted boyz" and singles.
They suck.
Busted are no different from all the crap in the charts anyway.
They write the most pointlesss and childish lyrics they can think of, they support the Tory movement and they play about 6 chords on the guitar.
You could argue that bands like Green Day are similar in playing, but the key is, Busted aren't a band.
They're a product, produced by the fat cats in record labels looking to reel young/teenage girls into parting with their money for a picture of the "phit busted boyz" and singles.
They suck.
Geffdof wrote:
And im not trying to say that I like them, but
> they are not as bad as some of this other rubbish buble gum pop music
> that we have to put up with.
Maybe not.
But they are still utterly pure crap.
Simple - WHY, WHY, WHY????????! even allow them to poison your ears when in doing so you are both denying AND insulting other bands/musicians with actual talent?
And im not trying to say that I like them, but
> they are not as bad as some of this other rubbish buble gum pop music
> that we have to put up with.
Maybe not.
But they are still utterly pure crap.
Simple - WHY, WHY, WHY????????! even allow them to poison your ears when in doing so you are both denying AND insulting other bands/musicians with actual talent?
Geffdof wrote:
> The Darkness, Maroon 5 and that bint from No Doubt are who im talking
> about. I like all of these.
Because they're all shoite?
> The Darkness, Maroon 5 and that bint from No Doubt are who im talking
> about. I like all of these.
Because they're all shoite?
Radio 1 has the most random playlist ever...
Now they're playing the Libertines!
And when I mean Libertines I actually mean Babyshambles.
Stupid Pete Docherty, confusing me like this.
Now they're playing the Libertines!
And when I mean Libertines I actually mean Babyshambles.
Stupid Pete Docherty, confusing me like this.
smv wrote:
> phi11ip wrote:
> I also know they're gonna be making a new 'band' and are having
> auditions after the McFly gig. Everyone here moaned about it being
> crap but I'm gonna support them purely because although they'll be
> horribly manfactured they'll have a lot more talent than all the
> other crap in the charts.
>
> There's no point in supporting something just to help out the charts
> because they are slightly less crap than the rest.
>
> Just buy what you want and forget about the charts, they're beyond
> saving now anyway.
I'm not buying any of their stuff, I'm not ~that~ sad!
Plus I've got crap radio up here as Radio 1 is the best station. I'd rather listen to hour after hour of manufacured rock music than 'Lean on Me' or 'Babycakes'. I'm turning the radio on now, ha, it's 'Lean on Me!'
I would never buy it, but I'd rather listen to McFly than this crap. It's just a cover version that's been remixed and repeated. Where's the talent in that!?
> phi11ip wrote:
> I also know they're gonna be making a new 'band' and are having
> auditions after the McFly gig. Everyone here moaned about it being
> crap but I'm gonna support them purely because although they'll be
> horribly manfactured they'll have a lot more talent than all the
> other crap in the charts.
>
> There's no point in supporting something just to help out the charts
> because they are slightly less crap than the rest.
>
> Just buy what you want and forget about the charts, they're beyond
> saving now anyway.
I'm not buying any of their stuff, I'm not ~that~ sad!
Plus I've got crap radio up here as Radio 1 is the best station. I'd rather listen to hour after hour of manufacured rock music than 'Lean on Me' or 'Babycakes'. I'm turning the radio on now, ha, it's 'Lean on Me!'
I would never buy it, but I'd rather listen to McFly than this crap. It's just a cover version that's been remixed and repeated. Where's the talent in that!?
Go cry into your copy of Top of the Pops magazine.
Why does everyone keep hating the bands I like (I dont mean Busted btw)?
The Darkness, Maroon 5 and that bint from No Doubt are who im talking about. I like all of these.
Anyway, back to the point of Busted. I see what Pi11ip is on about. Ive been saying it about McFly for ages. They are not great, revolutionary mucisians. They are not top of my playlist. I dont own any of their cd's. And im not trying to say that I like them, but they are not as bad as some of this other rubbish buble gum pop music that we have to put up with.
The Darkness, Maroon 5 and that bint from No Doubt are who im talking about. I like all of these.
Anyway, back to the point of Busted. I see what Pi11ip is on about. Ive been saying it about McFly for ages. They are not great, revolutionary mucisians. They are not top of my playlist. I dont own any of their cd's. And im not trying to say that I like them, but they are not as bad as some of this other rubbish buble gum pop music that we have to put up with.
Mcfly?
never heard of them either..
never heard of them either..
What?
Do you realise you are actually supporting unadulterated crap?
Do you realise you are actually supporting unadulterated crap?
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