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Kathryn
20-01-2005, 09:21 PM
Wires - new one - beautiful song, especially with the story behind it.
:D Brilliant and different band!
Decades
20-01-2005, 09:23 PM
Not in my opinion. Sorry. Bland.
theimpressiveclergyman
20-01-2005, 09:30 PM
Not in my opinion. Sorry. Bland.
Jordan! You changed your name! *faints*
Sarah
20-01-2005, 09:32 PM
different band!
To Keane, Coldplay, Travis, Stereophonics, Starsailor & all the other shite indie?
Heh, I think not..
theimpressiveclergyman
20-01-2005, 09:34 PM
To Keane, Coldplay, Travis, Stereophonics, Starsailor & all the other shite indie?
Heh, I think not..
Where did you find Homer Bowie?
Decades
20-01-2005, 09:37 PM
Jordan! You changed your name! *faints*
I did indeed, the old one was just... dirty.
Sarah
20-01-2005, 09:43 PM
Where did you find Homer Bowie?
I was looking on this & saw it. (http://www.knockoffproject.com/)
I agree with everyone else that said boring, bland or anything else along those lines.
Radio 1 play play Wires about 5 times a pissing day, and it really isn't as great as they make it out to be.
Sexcellent
21-01-2005, 05:22 PM
I like Athlete and Wires. What's the story behind it?
blue_cheese
21-01-2005, 05:44 PM
Wasn't it written after one of the guy's family members was in hospital???
I think Athlete are ok, I liked their old album, particularly the song "beautiful which lives up to it's title! Don't really like wires that much though...
Plug in baby doll
22-01-2005, 01:37 PM
Its about the lead singer guys premature baby and how it made him feel seeing his baby spend its first night of its life on its own in a incubator box thing knowing he had no control on what was going to happen.
Kind of the feeling of being powerless as to what could happen to his baby.
I like it cos my brother was in special care for ages as a prem. baby so it brings back feelings like that, and my mum finds it very powerful
Hoppipolla
22-01-2005, 09:09 PM
Meh it's not bad. A bit... weak.
Argeiphontes
22-01-2005, 09:27 PM
I sorta like them...the song is played too much on radio1 though and I'm getting tired of it (this coming from me, who has listened to Unintended for 8 hours solid). But then again i think with radio 1, any song that makes it onto the A-list playlist has to be played at least 5 times a day.
Gemsy
04-02-2005, 01:08 PM
Its about the lead singer guys premature baby and how it made him feel seeing his baby spend its first night of its life on its own in a incubator box thing knowing he had no control on what was going to happen.
Kind of the feeling of being powerless as to what could happen to his baby.
I like it cos my brother was in special care for ages as a prem. baby so it brings back feelings like that, and my mum finds it very powerful
Yes!
I knew I was right.
I had arguments with my friends about this, I said it was about a baby.
They thought I was talking bollocks.
I pwn.
We don't get out much. :stunned:
Ullalume
04-02-2005, 02:06 PM
Meh it's not bad. A bit... weak. I'd use the same word.......weak.
Gemsy
04-02-2005, 02:28 PM
I'd use the same word.......weak.
Like Cartman... seriously weak, dudes. :D
music
03-04-2005, 12:44 PM
the new song "half-light" is quite a tune :)
Rasputin
03-04-2005, 01:46 PM
You're all fuckers. Athlete pwn. Especially Shake Those Windows, Wires and Modern Mafia.
They've changed a lot though. First album was basic guitar-based indie with a few bleepy bits on keyboards. Now the keyboardist plays piano lead in most of the songs (e.g. Wires and Modern Mafia), hence why they sound more like Coldplay etc.
kiernana
14-05-2005, 08:48 AM
i just saw these guys tonight, and i was entertained. small venue, lots of fun. had a good time and the music was nice. they played beautiful, even tho it wasn't in the set list and played wires (only 2 songs i knew) but i talked with them afterwards and they're quite nice. i think i might go see them again.
Kathryn
14-05-2005, 08:54 AM
After Radio 1 decided to play wires about once every hour, I went of it... LOTS.
I don't like their new song.
My dad likes them :stunned:
Black Velvet
14-05-2005, 09:48 AM
I've bought their last ablum, it's quite okay for in the car, when you're tired.
But for the rest, I don't think they're that impressive as papers said here.
how good! Cant wait till august! anyone know whos supporting?
Awesome band. They're coming here in July, can't wait.
Becky boo
21-06-2005, 06:22 PM
I love these. Have tourist which is a very good album. Especially love Wires, with the meaning behind the song. :D
Kathryn
21-06-2005, 06:23 PM
After seeing that I created this thread, I want to hurt myself.
Athlete are a load of wank.
Chris
21-06-2005, 06:24 PM
My dad has this album.
Steven_K
21-06-2005, 06:24 PM
saw them support U2 last week.
they're pretty crap to be honest
Kathryn
21-06-2005, 06:26 PM
saw them support U2 last week.
they're pretty crap to be honest
Not as crap as u2 though I should imagine.
:p
Not as crap as u2 though I should imagine.
:p
:LOL: u2 are the shit
but yeah saw them on tv on the t4 pop beach thing and they looked preeettty boring lol ... cant wait till the gig :rolleyes:
RadioBread
21-06-2005, 08:26 PM
i like athlete and im not ashmed that i have tickets.
i like athlete and im not ashmed that i have tickets.
hahaha well im reserving judgement til after the gig lol any idea whos supporting?
Mozza
11-07-2005, 04:11 PM
I like athlete, saw them at V and wasn't sure what to make of them but they've grown on me. Love the new song, tourist and bought both there albums in a sale
wkdangel
17-07-2005, 04:39 PM
I like athlete, saw them at V and wasn't sure what to make of them but they've grown on me. Love the new song, tourist and bought both there albums in a sale
which sale was this? how much did the albums cost each?
I love the new song 'Tourist' too (out in august I think) Been learning to play it and I shall have the songbook sometime nxt week. :)
wonder if they've got any gigs coming up or are the all sold out now :confused:
oh yeh to that person - if you don't wanna go to see them anymore, I'll gladly take the tix from you for free :D hehe
I can;t decide whether I like them or not :(. I like most of their music, but they piss about too much with effects and synth that sounds like its there just for the point of it. Of of the tracks (I forget which) just breaks randomly into Muzak, and in "Yesterday Threw Everything At Me" the random echoey stark voice bit at the end is pasted on. There's moments like it in every track, and its a damn shame, because otherwise they're pretty decent.
SacredSilence
18-09-2005, 10:36 PM
I love Wires...But not heard anything else of theirs :unsure:
woo tonight! :D tho havent got high hopes for it... but going out after so woo!
RadioBread
28-10-2005, 02:14 PM
they were good in manc
Bumping thread. Have re-evaluated my take on them. I like them a lot now. :)
InsertCreativeNameHere
08-12-2007, 09:54 PM
Im addicted to half light! Great band.
*revives thread*
XxsnowflakesxX
08-12-2007, 10:07 PM
i'm surprised no one's brought up their new album yet.
Love it, especially Hurricane and Airport Disco.
Thread revival (again for athlete).
Believe it or not, Their first album was the first album I ever bought in the stores :happy:.
I think it makes me a bit biased towards them because they are pretty bland but I started getting into them again today.
I've also met them as a mate of mine knows them. So, yeah, I think that people have forgotten them and so had to revive this thread. :(
Waldo
14-06-2009, 09:03 AM
New song is available through their mailing list...it's...not that good. :(
New song is available through their mailing list...it's...not that good. :(
No?
What's it called?
Waldo
14-06-2009, 04:47 PM
Summer Sun. It's really weak compared to most of the stuff on their last album, but I'm hoping it'll grow on me.
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