Band reveal all about 'Under The Iron Sea' follow-up
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
Soundedd, the fact that Keane are probably the only band on your ipod not to use guitars says far more about your limited taste in, and knowledge of music than it does Keane's uniqueness as a band.I know there's no accounting for taste but how anyone can be even remotely excited at the prospect of new Keane, Razorlight and Snow Patrol records is beyond me. Honest to god they are collectively about as exciting as dry toast.
Mon 04 Aug, 2008
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Billy Corgan says label 'do not have the right' to use their name
Wed 26 Mar, 2008
I agree with points 2 and 3 ... Don't really see that point 1 is of any significance though. For starters D'arcy had already left the band (possibly been fired) by the time they split so it never seemed likely she was going to take part in the reunion. James Iha had no interest in the reunion.
Anyways, it's always been fairly common knowledge that almost everything you hear on a Pumpkins record was performed by Corgan and Chamberlin. Corgan played most of the guitar and bass parts on the records. Iha and D'arcy had very little input when they were in the band because as you say Smashing Pumpkins has certainly never been a democracy. So it's really the same band it's always been. Unfortunately Billy Corgan just doesn't appear to be able to write the types of songs he once did any longer.
Fri 28 Mar, 2008
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See the 2008 nominees now
Mon 14 Jan, 2008
Mark ronson did the band arrangements on his album. Anyone who knows anything about musical composition will know that arranging is quite a skill in itself. He also had writing credits on most of the songs on Back to Black so he is far from inept as a songwriter. Personally there are people I would rather have seen nominated ahead of Mark Ronson but this is the Brit Awards people! Popular artist have always been the order of the day. I'm glad to see someone who produces some excellent soul/Motown influenced pop tunes nominated over the usual dross.
I love the Stone Roses and Ian Brown, but he's not nominated as 'The World Is Yours' is probably his most dissapointing album to date. It's not really a farce he wasn't nominated, the album just isn't very good. A farce maybe that the Stone Roses never won a brit for their first album or that Ian Brown never won any brits the year 'Music of the Spheres' was released. But I don't see why he is particularly worthy of being nominated for anything this year other than possibly the Outstanding Contribution award.
Wed 16 Jan, 2008
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Keane 'ignore the rules of good taste' for third album
Band reveal all about 'Under The Iron Sea' follow-up
Fri 01 Aug, 2008
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Smashing Pumpkins' Corgan speaks on Virgin lawsuit
Billy Corgan says label 'do not have the right' to use their name
Wed 26 Mar, 2008
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Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs lead BRIT Award nominations
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Mon 14 Jan, 2008
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