kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 02:53 PM UTC
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"Borrowed" a copy of The Magic Numbers UK release to listen to on my recent roadtrip. It will probably land squarely in my top five releases of the year. It's intelligent pop at it's finest. Well crafted , tuneful, and catchy. A dash of folk, power pop, pysch pop, etc all nicely mixed together. It's vastly more consistent than other highly touted debuts albums that have come out this year. I would recommend it for fans of Delgados, De Novo Dahl, The Coral, etc.
It's a shame they are being wasted away on the fans of Conor, who will surely be texting away or comparing Hot Topic fashions, instead of paying attention to them. They should be at the Black Cat playing to a small but wildly supportive crowd.
elj
Joined: October 09, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 02:55 PM UTC
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
It's a shame they are being wasted away on the fans of Conor, who will surely be texting away or comparing Hot Topic fashions, instead of paying attention to them.
Bad form - I, for one, will be showing up early to see them, and the tour hasn't even started, so it's presumptuous to complain about what a fan base MIGHT do to an opener.
godsshoeshine
Joined: September 18, 2003 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 03:03 PM UTC
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don't you know that liking bright eyes automatically makes you a terrible person?
elj
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 03:16 PM UTC
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Originally posted by god's shoeshine:
don't you know that liking bright eyes automatically makes you a terrible person?
My username implies another board member gave me a blowjob. Terrible person was achieved awhile ago.
godsshoeshine
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 03:41 PM UTC
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that's forgivable, conor is not
kosmo
Joined: September 23, 1999 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 03:41 PM UTC
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i'm not implying the bright eyes fans are bad, it's just that there is six things on thier minds, and the magic numbers wont be one of them.
Rhett Miller
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 04:19 PM UTC
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Six what? Centimeters?
Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
i'm not implying the bright eyes fans are bad, it's just that there is six things on thier minds, and the magic numbers wont be one of them.
twangirl
Joined: October 24, 2001 at 05:01 AM UTC
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 06:18 PM UTC
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I saw the Magic Numbers at SXSW this year, and was very impressed. Hadn't heard anything about them before, and only went because I didn't have any plans for that time slot and I was with a friend who was interested in checking them out. Based on what I saw, they are fully capable of winning over the Bright Eyes crowd.
kosmo
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 06:39 PM UTC
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for purely selfish reasons they should be playing the black cat…
Arlette
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Re: The Magic Numbers
September 16, 2005 at 07:10 PM UTC
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I'm going to this show because of The Magic Numbers; not a big Bright Eys fan. Am so happy I'll be able to see them, but yes, I would much rather see them headlining at a smaller venue.
I'll be going to Vegoose in October in Vegas and was psyched to see them added to the lineup.