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Post by smogquixote on Jan 29, 2020 13:37:05 GMT
What do we all think of Idles? Easily one of the best British acts to surface in the last decade or so. youtu.be/BuQG6_evFc8 |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 3, 2020 6:52:05 GMT
I would agree though many TPers would say not
I've seen them four times and they are as exhilerating a live experience as I've come across in my nearly 60 years on the planet
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Post by andyloneshark on Feb 13, 2020 20:06:35 GMT
I have mixed feelings about The Idles... on the one hand it's great to see a local band get somewhere and no one can say they don't play with total conviction
on the other hand, despite liking one or two songs by them, they come across to me as contrived... a 'Hipster' band with their guitar straps under their chins, beards and taches
that are repackaging U.S. Post Hardcore from the late 80s/90s and selling it to millennials.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 14, 2020 6:54:09 GMT
I think their conviction is what they are all about
Their shows are really something
I don't tend to listen to their recordings much, except the odd track here and there
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Post by smogquixote on Feb 18, 2020 12:41:39 GMT
I have mixed feelings about The Idles... on the one hand it's great to see a local band get somewhere and no one can say they don't play with total conviction on the other hand, despite liking one or two songs by them, they come across to me as contrived... a 'Hipster' band with their guitar straps under their chins, beards and taches that are repackaging U.S. Post Hardcore from the late 80s/90s and selling it to millennials. You’re probably not far off, the music is great but they’re probably a ‘hipster’ band as you put it which is probably why they’re so popular. The people who still listen to Arctic Monkeys in 2020 aren’t suddenly going to start listening to punk unless they like the aesthetic. Think I’ve seen them live a couple of times and I thoroughly enjoyed the performances, I highly recommend it! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2020 22:48:36 GMT
They are hipsters.
Feck all to do with punk.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 15, 2020 15:17:36 GMT
Maybe. They're live attitude feels quite punk to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2020 15:55:35 GMT
I've listened to their first 2 albums around 10 times each and I'm not rushing to put either of them back on.
If they shaved off the beards and got mohicans and gave GBH a go I might give them another chance.
Seriously though, they haven't got that spark.
Don't believe the hype.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jun 29, 2020 14:33:00 GMT
Thanks Rogue
Live is the only environment they make sense
The albums are okay but go see them live and I think you'd have whole different perspective
I've seen them five times and would be there like a shot next time they're in town
The venues have been getting bigger and bigger, and yet the shows still succeed every time
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2020 22:46:45 GMT
So called 'hipster punks' are what's wrong about what's supposed to be punk these days.
Expensive black band hoodies beards nose piercing and sleeve tattoos.
Fannies the lot of them.🤬
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Post by smogquixote on Jul 22, 2020 20:33:31 GMT
So called 'hipster punks' are what's wrong about what's supposed to be punk these days. Expensive black band hoodies beards nose piercing and sleeve tattoos. Fannies the lot of them.🤬 I really enjoy them and one day I’ll own an “ash” copy of their first LP but they’re hardly bringing punk back, nobody is. |
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Post by zeopold on Jul 22, 2020 21:04:40 GMT
Shallow, worthless fakes
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Post by smogquixote on Jul 22, 2020 22:14:55 GMT
Come on now, “Colossus” is a great track |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Jul 23, 2020 13:57:08 GMT
It's reassuring that they provoke extreme reactions They must be doing something right I really like their videos. They always seem to do something new and interesting. This is the most recent one - for A Hymn - which came out a week ago... IDLES - A HYMN (Official Video) |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2020 19:16:49 GMT
Ordinary.
It's just hyped up padding.
Hipsters-fuck all to with punk.
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