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 Review by: Brian See others by this writer ![[staff]](/images/icons/staffsticker.gif){kind=icon}
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Published on April 14th 2006
I honestly cannot remember the last time I listened to a Deep Elm Records release that I outright did not like, at all. Granted some of their samplers contain a number of bands who don't do entirely much for me, but even those have a number of great tracks from some of their roster members I do like. I'm afraid that consistency is broken with Fightstar's They Liked You Better When You Were Dead.
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slightly better than busted, got to give the charlie guy a bit of credit coz he could of made millions more if he stuck with busted. But yeah, the songs are pretty shite atm just for the record, the word "suspectible" within the third paragraph should read "suspect." and on a tangent, latterman, for all their diy seeming stickers and stinky working class bike punk stance, are a bunch of east coast rich kids who steal tips from the bartenders working their shows. fact. if that's not fucked up, and as a genuine stinky working class kid who knows what it's like to work for your money, lemme say that it is, then you don't know what fucked up is. fuck latterman and the bikes they rode in on. aaaIIR HOSTESS! "I'd hardly call Busted a boyband. Sure, they had 3 part harmonies and they looked pretty - but they still did play their instruments..." please any 1 agree that they have a right to stabb their selves in the heart i dont think they deserve to have even 1 star that they are sooooo fucking pish..... any way yeah i think youv herd it from me.......i hate the songs they sing but im not saying that i hate them personnaly i just hate their music.......... hee hee i hung out with charlie simpson a whole summer in 2000/01. real cool guy. likes good music. Great album, but Walt Mink's best is Mos Def "El Producto", which was released on Atlantic. oh and even when this was good, i can't believe Deep Elm plays the role of building an indie crdibility before the majorrelease comes out. thats what all majors do these days, having indies put a release out first, while they're already signed to the major. see Acceptance and the likes, de dude tries to sign like the Errortype:11 / Instruction vocalist. "Seriously, if you haven't heard Walt Mink, check out the song clips for Colossus. It's a great indie rock album." And I would call them a boy band. Just because their gimmick was "Hey! We play our instruments!" doesn't change anything. I'd hardly call Busted a boyband. Sure, they had 3 part harmonies and they looked pretty- but they still did play their instruments, and alot of their later songs were standard pop-punk in the same vein as Simple Plan. Busted > Fightstar Get a plane ticket and come to the UK. You obviously have too much time on your hands, stop picking up on pointless shit and do something usefull. couple of things: No, you're a moron because you created a moronic oxymoron, moron. "Please don't mention Quicksand and Fightstar in the same sentence." "Please don't mention Quicksand and Fightstar in the same sentence." " All bands leave Deep Elm because of how shitty they treat their bands" I like the EP very much and the video is also well made and interesting to watch Slowride's record deal is up and they sure as hell aren't going to be staying on Deep Elm. All bands leave Deep Elm because of how shitty they treat their bands. A couple of things: "Please don't mention Quicksand and Fightstar in the same sentence." Before anyone mentions Busted, I will, and let's leave it at that. Score is for Red Animal War and Slowride. Latterman isn't bad either. Not that Wikipedia is the most reliable source for information, but I hope this is true: "The name "Fightstar" is derived from the film Fight Club and Dogstar, the band of Keanu Reeves. Charlie has often remarked on the influence Reeves' acting has had on him, particularly in The Matrix." Please don't mention Quicksand and Fightstar in the same sentence. So your in a pop/rock punk band and now you've jumped on the equally rubbish nu wave of screamo. Hmmm who'd have thought. Red Animal War is amazing though, can't knock that band. They are the ones that deserve to be on a major. "Red Animal War was the best thing on Deep Elm. Grand Unification is a pretty good album I have to say as well and the video is actually pretty cool. I agree with the last post, not that bad at all. Grand Unification that has been released for a little while now in Europe, should have been reviewed here, because it's more of a complete package and actually pretty decent. Not the greatest ep BUT not nearly as bad as brian wants us to believe! The pseudo-breakdown in the single is absolutely laughable. Ironically, Busted were probably a million times better and less cynical than this band could ever hope to be. score is for how many balls they suck its what i go to school for And their video is horrible. Don't watch it. Red Animal War was the best thing on Deep Elm. |
