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| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 19:16  Soul Brother by ~monkeygod2024 |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: May 02, 2008 - 20:23 Zweiblumen wrote: Bill clearly plays what he wants, when he wants. I think the ratings system is here more to give us something to do rather than to help him craft set lists. There's talk of people using their own ratings to help them go back and find music to buy, etc, and if so, well, fine. Basically, it's a source of some mild amusement for us, and probably for Bill, and that's it. |
| Zweiblumen (Boston, MA [2,606 miles ENE of Paradise, CA]) | Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 12:11 musikalia wrote: Well, could be the trite lyrics set to uninspiried music on top of being overly marketed. BTW, why oh why does Bill continue to play this despite the overwhelmingly low rating? To taunt and mock us? Bill clearly plays what he wants, when he wants. I think the ratings system is here more to give us something to do rather than to help him craft set lists. |
| damonr (London, UK) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 04:29 If you can imagine it's not James Blunt for a minute, then, to be fair, the song isn't that much different to 60% of what Coldplay have pumped out recently. Unfortunately James B suffers from not being cool - "posh, nicely spoken ex-Guardsman makes a lot of money with perfectly reasonable if not a bit dull ditties and gets slammed for it." The first album actually had some very well produced, hummable songs (this one's very ordinary). Wise Men is great. In the UK he's the singer everyone loves to hate apparently just because he's sold a lot of records that your mum would like. The Modern Chris De Burgh. I know he's a bit pretentious when interviewed but it's not like he started the Third Reich or has been caught selling children into slavery. It's like picking on the quiet kid in the playground who's parents bought him the slightly too flashy bike. Soft target. I say Stop the Blunt Bullying... ;-) |
| musikalia (Somewhere (over the rainbow)) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 04:17 Odyzzeuz wrote: Haters, relax. This isn't that bad. Can someone explain why Blunt gets so much vitriole? You'd think it was Celine Dionne, or something outta Nashville.
Well, could be the trite lyrics set to uninspiried music on top of being overly marketed. BTW, why oh why does Bill continue to play this despite the overwhelmingly low rating? To taunt and mock us? |
| qosforever (Madrid) | Posted: Jan 23, 2008 - 04:16 This song is not as bad as it's rated |
| Cruithne3753 (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Jan 02, 2008 - 10:49 Odyzzeuz wrote: Also I note that his hit single ''You're Beautiful'' is a favorite at weddings in the UK.
And isn't the hook of that song a dead rip of the sad piano tune that used to play at the end of The Incredible Hulk? (when David Banner went walking off down the road) |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:53 Also I note that his hit single ''You're Beautiful'' is a favorite at weddings in the UK. And that his name is used as a slang reference there for part of the female anatomy. I'm thinking all this hatred it a British thing. Here in Texas, he gets more of a shrug. *shrugs* Whatever. |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:47 mattt wrote: Someone's enjoying a happy ending after some kind of traumatic experience in some movie somewhere, I think.
OK. Finally some coherent criticism. Seriously. |
| Odyzzeuz (Austin, Texas) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:44 Haters, relax. This isn't that bad. Can someone explain why Blunt gets so much vitriole? You'd think it was Celine Dionne, or something outta Nashville. |
| daft (Whittier, CA) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:44 all the pop sounding MOR is why i will not subscribe to this statation. just one of many others to chose from. |
| Imkirok (The Arctic Hinter Land) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:43 On_The_Beach wrote: Robin Gibb by any other name . . .
I was kind of enjoying this tune until I read this. Now, I have that thought in my head and I'm laughing to hard to like the song anymore. |
| Cyclehawk (Athens GA) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:43 Voice sounds like Tracy Chapman... mandolin wrote: ...until looking at the playlist, i still think this is a girl singing... |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver, Canada) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:41 Robin Gibb by any other name . . . |
| kindermanltd (American, man.) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:40 mandolin wrote: ...i still think this is a girl singing...
lol, agreed. I'm so sick of this whiney a-hole. If I saw him I would punch him in the throat... twice for good measure.  |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Dec 31, 2007 - 09:38 ...until looking at the playlist, i still think this is a girl singing... |
| keller1 (Altered States) | Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 21:46 xkolibuul wrote: You're not exactly winning the argument for democracy here, chattering RP hordes. It's more of a "benevolent dictatorship". I complain all the time about the sub 6 tunes Bill keeps playing (especially that gawdawful Quannum thing)and the fact that even though my uploads get added, some of them have never been played. There must be method in his madness ... |
| xkolibuul (Salmon below, osprey above) | Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 17:05 This song makes me REALLY glad that its BillG who makes the final playlist calls. You're not exactly winning the argument for democracy here, chattering RP hordes. |
| iTuner | Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 17:04 Maybe if he didn't sing it would be better and we could just listen to the repeating simplistic melody. Okay maybe not. |
| Xeric (Up on the Roof) | Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 17:03 lwilkinson wrote: If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever.  |
| Falconius (Germany) | Posted: Dec 22, 2007 - 17:02 Where's my skip button? |
| Cruithne3753 (Bristol, UK) | Posted: Dec 02, 2007 - 06:50 lwilkinson wrote: If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever.
...and just look at the countries that are or have been run like that... |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Dec 02, 2007 - 06:46 The ending elevated it from a 1 or a 2 to a 3. I just don't care for the guy's voice. Not that I could do better, but just sayin'. |
| lordgeezer (Brighton, England) | Posted: Dec 02, 2007 - 06:44 Change the BL to C!!!! |
| tobstar (England) | Posted: Nov 30, 2007 - 00:33 3.6 average - kill it from the playlist please, maybe kill him aswell (only joking) |
| Atlantis | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 06:54 I hope those high ratings are just people trying to be ironic. So he was in army? Who cares? Some people in the music industry used to flip burgers earlier in their life. Some used to wait tables. Makes no difference. |
| EssexTex (Gros Islet) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 06:13 lwilkinson wrote: I like him. HIs music has a "longing" to it, like someone looking for a little peace and quiet with some "morose" added in and a little "sentimentality" as a serving on the side.
Like the prior comment said; go look at his military service riding as a tank commander in Kosovo. Do that for a while and look at what used to be live people and it'll change you too. If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever. The funniest comment I've read on R.P...a classic...do you live in compound?...do you drive a big ole pickup..maybe a Blazer?...any facial hair eg goatee?...joining the military sounds like the answer to everything..how about only military personnel comment on RP...then you could all argue about soldier stuff amongst yourselves...I'm still laughing by the way...thanks |
| thilo (650 miles east of Ushant) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 06:00 MCKY wrote: Can't understand the backlash against this guy-it's fine pop fare. Not great art, but entertainment.
I'm with you. Frankly, the only place I ever hear his music is on RP. While I wouldn't go out and buy his CDs, I find it nowhere near as awful as most people seem to think. |
| Jack_Jefferson (Columbus, OH) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 06:00 lwilkinson wrote: If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever. I'm tired of this attitude. So what you're saying is that people that have served in the military should not be criticized for any reason whatsoever? Does the name Timothy McVeigh ring a bell? |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 06:00 ilibjorn wrote: am i wrong or is this all about politics on here? is this American snobbery? is this the "you're either with us or against us" mentality? please get me out of here if it is.
No, no, and no - he's just a crap singer who sings crap songs with crap lyrics, is all. Enough to guarantee him success in the pop charts, right enough, but not likely to endear him to a more discriminating audience. |
| Solar (Haarlem, the Netherlands) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 05:59 Dear RP. I'm losing my religion at this moment. James Blunt? Come on guys... Back to serious music now. Thanx! |
| ilibjorn (San Antonio, TX (for another 6 weeks)) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 05:57 am i wrong or is this all about politics on here? is this American snobbery? is this the "you're either with us or against us" mentality? please get me out of here if it is. |
| daveesh (birthplace of the american revolution) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 05:55 come on, a 3.5 rating should be more than low enough to drop this guy from the rotation once and for all. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 05:55 55 votes on Sucko-barfo (including mine) - is this a record for a RP tune? Blunt is a standing joke with comedians over this side of the Pond, along the lines of "James Blunt - why??". How he's managed to become so famous is beyond me... |
| EssexTex (Gros Islet) | Posted: Nov 26, 2007 - 05:55 James Blunt eh....now what rhymes with Blunt.. |
| Whirlpool (Nowhere Important) | Posted: Nov 21, 2007 - 10:23 Let's leave James Blunt to Home Depot muzak systems and those Now That's what I call music Compilations. I'm not a music snob but I just can't stand this guy's music. |
| mattt (Undisclosed) | Posted: Nov 21, 2007 - 07:10 Someone's enjoying a happy ending after some kind of traumatic experience in some movie somewhere, I think. |
| kindermanltd (American, man.) | Posted: Nov 21, 2007 - 07:09 Ya, this guy just annoys the hell out of me.   |
| EssexTex (Monkey House) | Posted: Nov 21, 2007 - 07:08 whine whine...someone put him out of his misery....this isn't music...it's what they SHOULD have played to Noriega |
| CafeRacer (Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 18:38 papaman wrote: So...are you defending his music? Yeah, I suppose it was a contradiction of sorts but my point was to defend the person without implying that I agreed with his art. Thanks for pointing out my lapse in clarity. In the future, I'll make every effort to be more careful. |
| MCKY (PEI, Great White North) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 16:09 Can't understand the backlash against this guy-it's fine pop fare. Not great art, but entertainment. |
| Coppertop (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 16:04 lwilkinson wrote: I like him. HIs music has a "longing" to it, like someone looking for a little peace and quiet with some "morose" added in and a little "sentimentality" as a serving on the side.
Like the prior comment said; go look at his military service riding as a tank commander in Kosovo. Do that for a while and look at what used to be live people and it'll change you too. If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever. "If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever." You didn't mean that, right? Because it sounds even more moronic that the opinion you were criticizing. |
| genevieveh | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 16:00 Stand by me...... |
| rluking (Underground) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 16:00 UltraNurd wrote: I'm realizing that the intro sounds a lot like some guitar version of "Stand By Me" Aw, you beat me to it. |
| papaman (Downstate New Mexico) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 15:59 CafeRacer wrote: Not to defend this music, but you really should take a look at his past, esp. his military service in, I believe, Kosovo before you make a statement like that. I get the impression he's seen plenty. So...are you defending his music? |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 15:59 Nice tune  |
| lwilkinson (North Am) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 15:59 I like him. HIs music has a "longing" to it, like someone looking for a little peace and quiet with some "morose" added in and a little "sentimentality" as a serving on the side. Like the prior comment said; go look at his military service riding as a tank commander in Kosovo. Do that for a while and look at what used to be live people and it'll change you too. If you haven't done the military, then you have no right to express any opinion what-so-ever. |
| Coppertop (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 15:59 pmnixa wrote: Very well said and I agree! Absolutely !! ( just goes to show you that even the "eclectic" can be wankers ). |
| jjbix (san diego) | Posted: Nov 02, 2007 - 15:57 this is AM quality, don't play it here Bill, please. p4jkafla wrote: ugh.
Do us all a favor and remove him from the playlist for-EVER. |
| CafeRacer (Still Waiting To Wake Up, Indiana) | Posted: Oct 29, 2007 - 17:43 papaman wrote: This guy needs to live a year in the ghettos of L.A. or New York. I'm sure that will remove all the rainbows and unicorns in his lyrics.
  Not to defend this music, but you really should take a look at his past, esp. his military service in, I believe, Kosovo before you make a statement like that. I get the impression he's seen plenty. |