I like them more and more...

SteveGriff wrote:


It does!!

lester wrote:

GreenJello wrote:



More accurately, it means the musicians in question have adopted a sound in such a similiar fashion (note the word derivative) as to have created something that is lacking in any innovation or inherent originality.

Sure, all music has influences. Being inspired by something is one thing, taking it and bastardizing it (and blandly, at that) is quite another.

GreenJello wrote:Kinda what I thought. Thanks.

lester wrote:
It means the poster's knowledge of music has expanded to the point that they can hear other influences, but not to the point that they understand that all music has these influences.

I just bought the album yesterday. It's awesome. Not a bad song on it.

Lead singer voice reminds me of Bill Nershi of the String Cheese Incident. Anyone else hear that? Especially in songs like Las Vegas and Mrs Brown's Teahouse

why is it cool to misspell things?

Yup, nothing like a bit of Kasabian (that's ka-say-be-en Bill, not ka-sab-ee-en )

Just need some Club Foot now... oh yeah

OK, so they found a groove - but nothing happens. After a few bars, boredom set in here.

thewiseking wrote:I know so very little about the music popular with the younger set these days. Could someone explain what it means to be "derivative"?

What a great set!

Muscially and vocaly, this work great. I just don't find much enjoyment in the actual lyrics.

anniebear wrote:


uh huh....cool dude

wish we could rank the cover art on RP. this one would get a 9.

Gregorama wrote:

Now I'm talking to myself. Starting to dig it now.

twiggy77 wrote:

roflmmfao

8)

Roverfish wrote:

I'm having a hard time envisioning this performed live, at least in this arrangement...

I dig this too, especially since it's about the mind control aspect of lysergic acid

a bit derivative perhaps, yet i dug it all the same

I have mixed feelings about this band. They're catchy and all, but it's almost like they're cleverly manufactured. They're not like rock star material, but they're just popular enough to sell. It's weird.

Well, whether these guys are fluff or substance should be apparent in late September when they play the ACL Music Fest. So will Coldplay and Keane, so it should make for good comparison...

Sounds good to my ears, but I'm tired.

These guys have the most exciting sound I've heard in a while. There were a couple of songs on this disk (which I play incessantly in the car and feel like a badass every time) that sound like they could easily become part of a James Bond soundtrack. Groooooovy!

did anyone see these guys at lollapalooza yesterday? they played early in the afternoon when the temperature was 102 degrees! not enough to draw me out of the air conditioning... g love was, though.

david_d wrote:
LOL wow. Actually, I've heard 2 Keane songs on a couple of the ubiquitous Clear Channel stations here in the US, he's hopped the pond!

By far the weakest of the tracks I've heard from this disc.

rah wrote:

i guess my point is born from aggrevation that this, lets face it, rather mediocre band are trumpeted (thanks to the combination of a major label backer and a sychophantic music press) as 'the future of music' and some how dangerous(!) and cutting edge. i truly despair if the future of British music is ripping off Primal Scream.

i'm sure in the US & elsewhere their exposure is barely enough to register so my fury may seem a little odd but if you had to put up with the ridiculous hype machine that the UK music industry has become i'm sure it would grate too. Just count yourselves lucky that you have not been forcefed Keane yet! .

Kasabian is a real psyche-pop band, I like them very much... I'm going to see them live on Saturday! (les Eurockeenes de Belfort - France)

I guess if it's too loud, I'm too old...