Bigger than Jesus
Apparently Johnny Borrel is 6 foot 8, which makes him considerably larger than Jesus, who didn't inherit his dad's omnitallness. Anyway, sometimes a band, or a celeb, begins to annoy in a way that is not healthy for someone I have never met, never care to meet, and really don't like. Razorlight are shit. Unhealthily shit. Their songs sound like they've been made in a factory. Fucking, god damn awful. And they stick in the head, because they've been designed to be conducive to maximum airtime on Virgin Radio, XfM, Radio 1, Heart 106.4, every fucking station can accept their blandness. Their songs then stick in the head all day, because they're always on when in the shower or when the radio turns on in the morning. "All my life, Trying to make it big in America.". The worst example, is the one today, which is driving me insane: "If it's a million to one shot, I'll make sure I'm the one" Without doubt, that is the worst lyric any human has contrived.
I quite liked that 'In the morning' song, then discovered that the reason was because it was a Talking Heads soundalike.
(blogger's trying to make me do something. if this blog stops forever now, it's because i couldn't understand it.)
I quite liked that 'In the morning' song, then discovered that the reason was because it was a Talking Heads soundalike.
(blogger's trying to make me do something. if this blog stops forever now, it's because i couldn't understand it.)
posted by Steve Harmison | 12:42 AM
4 Comments:
Absolutely worthless band. Terrible, just absolutely terrible. What's really jarring is the way they clearly believe themselves to be something more "alternative" or (god help us) "indie" than the turgid slop they actually are. It's as though they've learned and tried to apply "indie rock bullshit for beginners" from their older brothers' mouldering NME back issues but forgotten about the music. When I'd only read (a bit) about them I assumed they must at least have a bit of energy about them even if they might not be any good, but when I actually heard how poor they were I was filled with a rage clearly similar to yours. Only I couldn't get up because I was in the hairdresser's chair. I should carry a New Pornographers album or something to put on while having my hair cut and avoid such traumas. Bollocks to the other customers. They'll learn.
If you do that, I will put on Haircut 100 next time I am at the pornographers.
yeh, they are terrible. Johnny Borrell strikes me as a real-life version of Vince Noir; he likes the look of himself in tight jeans and a pashmina and the idea of being in a band and then, as an afterthougt, got round to cobbling together some terrible music. His lyrics are worse than mine, I blame people like him for clogging up my mind and stopping me writing like Dylan
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