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ratioci nation
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Re: End of Year Lists December 15, 2003 at 08:20 PM UTC #
Originally posted by slappy:
Gomez are much better. British, don't sound like America (the band), but sing about America (the country).
Not much of a gomez fan either, but will take them over the Thrills any day.
redsock
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Re: End of Year Lists December 15, 2003 at 08:20 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Of course I like their influences…Byrds and Beach Boys
No wonder I thought they kinda sounded like the Shins…
Rhett Miller
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Re: End of Year Lists December 15, 2003 at 08:23 PM UTC #
Well they'ye like the Shins without all of the creativity and interesting subtle nuances. Remind me more of bands like the Counting Crows or Wallflowers more than the Shins. Well, maybe not that bad. But certainly has a sterility to it not unlike those bands.

Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Of course I like their influences…Byrds and Beach Boys
No wonder I thought they kinda sounded like the Shins…
markie
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Re: End of Year Lists December 15, 2003 at 08:37 PM UTC #
The Thrills album is Ok, but the constant name dropping of US cities is a real turn off. The album is fine, but nothing else approaches how good the "one horse town" single.


How do Gomez sing about America? Almost all the cultural and place references are the UK. I cant think of a single direct USA reference in fact, other than Detroit '66.
Jaguär
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:46 AM UTC #
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by sonickteam2:
Originally posted by pollard:

Sonickteam2 - http://ilx.wh3rd.net/thread.php?msgid=4065684
screw you :D

And as I've said a number of times before, I think The Thrills suck donkey balls.
Rhett Miller
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 02:44 PM UTC #
Yeah, shame on them for appreciating music/culture/cities that aren't their own.

Originally posted by mark e smith:
The Thrills album is Ok, but the constant name dropping of US cities is a real turn off. The album is fine, but nothing else approaches how good the "one horse town" single.


ratioci nation
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 02:50 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
appreciating
I don't think that is what it is. I am sure you would find fault with a bunch of kids from Ohio who kept singing about Britain.
markie
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 02:58 PM UTC #
Its fine to celebrate other cultures, but to immitate the accent and the style is not paying homage to America, but claiming, falsely, to be part of it. Its just a rip off.

I guess it is somewhat reminiscent of Kafka's AmeriKa….. A book about a country he never visited…..
walkman
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:16 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Of course I like their influences…Byrds and Beach Boys (I don't know enough about America to know what they sound like)…but something about the Thrills sounds a bit overproduced and contrived. Not an unpleasant experience, but something seems to be lacking.

Originally posted by pollard:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Seems a lot of critics like the Thrills. I wonder why people don't like them on this board…they lack indie cred, or people just haven't heard of them yet?
they are Irish but sound like America (the band), and sing about America (the country), I gave them a chance and thought it was crap
America sound like a crappy, overproduced and contrived version of the Byrds. Hence the Thrills connection.
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:20 PM UTC #
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Of course I like their influences…Byrds and Beach Boys
No wonder I thought they kinda sounded like the Shins…
did you have a stuffy head or congestion in your ears, maybe? that might be a more likely reason
redsock
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:26 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Celeste:
Originally posted by redsock:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Of course I like their influences…Byrds and Beach Boys
No wonder I thought they kinda sounded like the Shins…
did you have a stuffy head or congestion in your ears, maybe? that might be a more likely reason
With the volume down low, while busy doing other things, lots of things sound like the Shins.
Rhett Miller
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:27 PM UTC #
Now you know how I feel, with all of these Anglophile Americans hanging out here.

At least the Thrills lived in California…

Originally posted by mark e smith:
Its fine to celebrate other cultures, but to immitate the accent and the style is not paying homage to America, but claiming, falsely, to be part of it. Its just a rip off.

I guess it is somewhat reminiscent of Kafka's AmeriKa….. A book about a country he never visited…..
markie
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:50 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Now you know how I feel, with all of these Anglophile Americans hanging out here.

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Thr thrills had a 4 month holiday in California. I dont call that living somewhere.
Rhett Miller
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 04:56 PM UTC #
Kind of like the people on this board when they get back from London…

Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Now you know how I feel, with all of these Anglophile Americans hanging out here.

Thr thrills had a 4 month holiday in California. I dont call that living somewhere. [/QB]
markie
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 06:05 PM UTC #
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Kind of like the people on this board when they get back from London…

Only Fico.
bags
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Re: End of Year Lists December 16, 2003 at 10:51 PM UTC #
And here's The Onion's Lists (done individually by each reviewer).
Jaguär
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Re: End of Year Lists December 17, 2003 at 04:12 AM UTC #
Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
Now you know how I feel, with all of these Anglophile Americans hanging out here.

Thr thrills had a 4 month holiday in California. I dont call that living somewhere. [/QB]

Though I agree with you, I couldn't care less about all of that. Quite simply, I just don't like their music.

Never liked America either. The band, not the country.
brennser
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Re: End of Year Lists December 19, 2003 at 06:22 PM UTC #
the moment we've all been waiting for…..

Pitchforks Top 50
ratioci nation
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Re: End of Year Lists December 19, 2003 at 06:24 PM UTC #
Originally posted by brennser:
the moment we've all been waiting for…..

Pitchforks Top 50
I think I will call it the list that finally proves pitchfork's irrelavance

it is good for finding stuff to look in to for yourself, but their judgement is just way off in my opinion
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