THUNDER HANDS
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Wed May-26-04 08:39 AM
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Let Me Recommend A Good, New, Rock & Roll Band To You All |
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Franz Ferdinand.
They're an English band whose album I just picked up last week before a road trip I had to take down to Maryland.
I listened to the entire album multiple times on the way down there and back and it kept getting better every time I listened to it.
Some tracks actually sounded (and this may be blasphemy) like they came off a Beatles album. They're that good.
On an album with 11 tracks, about 8 of them were great songs. Amazing, amazing band.
Their current single is called 'Take Me Out.' Listen for it, then buy the album ($13 at Best Buy). You won't regret it if you like good, solid rock & roll with no garbage filler.
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Wed May-26-04 08:41 AM
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Definitely Beatles influenced.
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Wed May-26-04 08:44 AM
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2. I heard them back in March. |
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They were definitely the "IT" band of South by Southwest. They live up to the hype, though.
:thumbsup:
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Wed May-26-04 08:51 AM
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4. they played down there |
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Or you just heard them on the radio?
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Wed May-26-04 08:56 AM
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However, I didn't go see them. There was a conflict with another band I wanted to see. But everyone was talking about them, even the industry people, so I gave the CD a listen and bought it.
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Wed May-26-04 08:45 AM
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3. Always happy to check out a new band |
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You can't rely on radio these days (unless you have a good college station near you). Thanks for the heads up.
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Wed May-26-04 08:55 AM
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Wed May-26-04 08:56 AM
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6. Just downloaded "Take Me Out" |
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They are certainly Kravitsing a bit with the Beatles thing, a bit of U2 coming from the drummer.
maybe it'll grow on me.
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Wed May-26-04 09:27 AM
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If you can find more of their stuff, give it a listen...there's more Beatles-esque stuff on their other tracks.
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Wed May-26-04 09:30 AM
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9. I agree; they are good. |
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Wed May-26-04 09:36 AM
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But I think I'm gonna pop in the YES 35th anniversary collection and dig on some Siberian Khatru and South Side of the Sky...
Followed by a heaping helping of Pink Floyd!!!
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Wed May-26-04 09:47 AM
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11. I think they're actually Scottish. |
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I agree, though -- I get a charge out of them. Read interviews, if you can find them -- they're witty and funny guys, too. The Brit magazines (Q, Uncut, Mojo) have been pushing them for months, so they've done lots of interviews -- might be something in Magnet, too.
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