So who's going to win the Mercury music prize 2007? (1 Viewer)

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

show them this thread and get them to post

 

[Lili Marlene]

I could create an hilarious fake account?

 

[Pantone247]

if they had a grand vision or direction or something i'd be ok with it but it just seems to be references for the sake of references, to prove that they read books and like art

ah you could level this at hundreds of bands, Manic Street Preachers, Dexys, Queen, Zepplin (Jesus Zepplin worst of all), even Young Knives are a very 'stylised' band references to the Wicker Man, the mod suits, etc, etc... I'm sure the Klaxons feel they have some Direction or Vision and that the litriture references applys to it.

End of the day it's more interesting and entertaining then a pack of school boys with bad haircuts ripping of the Las and calling themselves The View

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

iron maiden had numerous refernces to the bible, they didn't always go on and on about it when they won the mercury music award. they might have mentioned it once at donnington, but that was it.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

Eddie studied theology at college before he dropped out to play keyboards before he died in a carcrash before nico mcbrain burned the irish flag on stage

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

yeah, eddie was in maynooth when i was there, he was a bit of a dickhead, i liked him.

 

[MDR]

Klaxons are saying that their bibliography was taken out of context.

I don't know about iron maiden. I'd say they used to read on tour when they weren't colouring their school bags.

 

[Lili Marlene]

ah you could level this at hundreds of bands, Manic Street Preachers, Dexys, Queen, Zepplin (Jesus Zepplin worst of all), even Young Knives are a very 'stylised' band references to the Wicker Man, the mod suits, etc, etc... I'm sure the Klaxons feel they have some Direction or Vision and that the litriture references applys to it.

Well, from the ones that I know there, Dexys and Manics (when they were good) had a vision of sorts and used references to make their points clear rather than just for the sake of using references.
Klaxons on the other hand apparently took their name from the futurist manifesto. Do they have some sort of futurist vision or feel that the futurist aesthetic applies to them orwhat?
Adam and the Ants had several early songs about futurists but the point behind these was drawing a parallel between punk rock and futurist ethos.... a point that became completely lost fairly quick as punk became whatever it became....

Klaxons don't talk about anything but a vague 'creating a new world' in their songs; they sound like an encyclopedia entry for themselves in interviews: no vision of their own just what someone might observe looking in from the outside.

Yes i am thinking too much but I enjoy it.

End of the day it's more interesting and entertaining then a pack of school boys with bad haircuts ripping of the Las and calling themselves The View

this much is true

 

[Lili Marlene]

thumped is for pricks.

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

angry klaxon's da has a masters in time travel

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

No Sweat had load of references to keeping fit and sports in their lyrics (and their name) and on their seminal release "heart & soul" even thanked Joe Elliott, Karla Elliott, Malvin Mortimer, Peter Mensch & Rick Savage for the 8-a-side games they used to enjoy on the street outside windmill lane whilst cutting the album.

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

Klaxons are saying that their bibliography was taken out of context.

I don't know about iron maiden. I'd say they used to read on tour when they weren't colouring their school bags.

-leigh

 

[MDR]

I think that it's great the way this award has stimulated debate about whether klaxons are shit or shit and pretentious.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Klaxons are phoneys

sincerely,
Catcher in the Rye

 

[SONYMEGADRIVE]

as i have clearly indicated on myspace, these are 2 of my favourite books

 

[MDR]

Freddie Mercury must be spinning, or having sex with men, in his grave.

 

[MDR]

The opening paragraph of their wiki page says "The word 'klaxon' is derived from the Greek verb klazō, meaning "to shriek", which i think holds the world record for trying too hard.

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

FYI, dublin 90's stalwarts "the beatless" used to have loads of references to "the beatles" in their songs too, so its not unheard of to reference things within a song, lyrically or otherwise.

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

The opening paragraph of his wiki page says "The word "mumblindeafro" is derived from the italian verb mumblindefricio, meaning "to be a bogger"

 

[c0De_n1NjA]

here, i have to go, seeyis