[kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd

[Alexander Smith]

That's fine and good, Robbo, but it's *OUR* music that *THEIR* music is 
ripping off. I don't begrudge it, and I like their records.....SO LONG 
AS NO ONE TRIES TO TELL ME THEY'RE ORIGINAL.

Alex in NYC




On Friday, February 18, 2005, at 04:44 AM, Rob's Arse wrote:

> Because, except for old farts like us, it's new and refreshing.
>
> 16-17 year olds have never had this. "Our" music is not "their" music.
>
> How uncool is it to listen to your Dad's records, when you can have 
> your own?
>  
> --- bluce ree <bluceree2003 at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>  
> From: bluce ree <bluceree2003 at yahoo.co.uk>
> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 09:29:53 +0000 (GMT)
> To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)" 
> <gathering at misera.net>
> Subject: [kj] OT - Frnz Frdnnd
>
> Am I just getting old or something?  For the life of me I cannot see 
> anything good about any thing I've heard Franz Ferdinand produce.  I 
> mean he has the most soulless, unmoving voice since that prick from 
> Pet Shop Boys. 
>  
> The taut guitar playing and sound is so utterly unoriginal right now 
> what with Futureheads, Maximo Park and Bloc Party and every other 
> fucking band doing it.
>  
> and to make matters worse I saw a video from the singer's last band 
> and it was a horrible jazz/lounge parody in the style of The Divine 
> Comedy.  It's like he's desperate to conform to whatever the NME 
> readership want. 
>  
> and yet they've won every best band award going this year.  Why?  
> Please explain to me why...
>
>
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