Brit, Aussie and Kiwi singers - Have your say!

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Aug 2007, 16:53

Re. That 'Rehab' lyric.

Is that Amy Whinehouse?

She's another one I can't stand.

Isn't she actually IN rehab now??

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Aug 2007, 16:58

EvaUnit02 wrote:So is Kate Nash a Mockney like Lilly Allen (rich and private school educated but pretends to be a working class cockney/chav)?

Sounds like it... Why would anyone pretend to be like Lily 'Queen of Chavs' Allen? She doesn't even seem to like herself??

I can't find any examples of this Kate Nash "singing" but it sounds from the snippets I've read that gasteropod was right about the name.

Music in this country is dying on its arse.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 11 Aug 2007, 17:34

Yes she is. I quite like her music.

I'm not sure I'd go that far. Snow Patrol to name one band are decent, not that I'm normally a fan of indie bands.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 11 Aug 2007, 18:08

Amy Winehouse is talented, but an idiot. I've ordered her CDs after listening to samples, sounds like really quality stuff.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 11 Aug 2007, 22:51

bradavon wrote:I'm not sure I'd go that far. Snow Patrol to name one band are decent, not that I'm normally a fan of indie bands.

Snow Patrol = zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Amy is like a drag queen with a voice to match.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Aug 2007, 01:16

Markgway wrote:Re. That 'Rehab' lyric.

Is that Amy Whinehouse?

Yup.

bradavon wrote:I'm not sure I'd go that far. Snow Patrol to name one band are decent, not that I'm normally a fan of indie bands.

Snow Patrol aren't an indie band, they're as commercial as you can get. They stand on the same shitty ground as Chris Martin and Coldplay. Their songs sound like they were tailored specifically to appear on cheesy American primetime soaps like Grey's Anatomy, Party of Five, Dawson's, etc; or on the soundtrack of a Richard Curtis romantic comedy film starring Hugh Grant.

Oh yeah and they suck too. I'd rather bang my head against the wall repeatedly whilst shit like Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party played in the background.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 12 Aug 2007, 12:24

Okay if they're not Indie what category would you put them in? I don't know I was guessing with Indie.

Snow Play are odd one for me as I didn't like their first album, don't like any of the other bands you list but oddly do like their second album. I've heard Artic Monkey's latest album (all 38 minutes of it, wtf???) and just like the Kooks album it's utter drivel.

James Blunt is an excellent singer. I know you're not a fan Mark but does that mean you're going to bash every British singer out there?

Her brother is awful but Natasha Beddingfield is talented too. As is Amy MacDonald, so really there is lots of British talent. You just need to look for it.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 12 Aug 2007, 12:30

Daniel's "If You're Not The One" is excellent, his sisters song "I Wanna Have Your Babies" is execrable. I think "You're Beautiful" is a lovely ballad.
We're going way off topic here.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Aug 2007, 13:37

Its turned into the music thread

my fault for talking about the Aussie!

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 12 Aug 2007, 16:44

Tom McRae is the most talented Singer-Songwriter in the UK right now. James Blunt is an excellent singer? Only if you like whiny voice ferrets that can just about hold a note!

Perhaps someone should start a thread in the music forum on the topic of "who are the best/worst contemporary artists" and move all these OT posts into that?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 12 Aug 2007, 18:08

bradavon wrote:James Blunt is an excellent singer. I know you're not a fan Mark but does that mean you're going to bash every British singer out there?

No just the shit ones like James Blunt. 8)

And the only sound I wanna hear come out of Natasha's mouth is: "ahh, Mark, you made my cum again!"

If Snow Patrol make me sleepy... then Coldplay put me into a 7-year coma.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 12 Aug 2007, 19:48

I class Snow Patrol as 'mum-rock'.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 12 Aug 2007, 20:44

You mean "Cum Cock"

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 12 Aug 2007, 21:58

gasteropod wrote:I class Snow Patrol as 'mum-rock'.

That sounds right on the money.

bradavon wrote:Her brother is awful but Natasha Beddingfield is talented too.

Natasha is terrible. Horrible nasual voice and have you listened to her lyrics? Her first two singles are about the frustration of not being able to write music lyrics. How fucking incredible, it's like those idiots in high school English class whom would give speeches about speeches; they would then act surprised when the teacher gave them a C.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 Aug 2007, 04:00

Just saw some tool... Calvin something... bleating on about his house... or something... on MTV.

Music in the UK isn't just dead. It's buried six feet under and with a big fat chick sitting on top.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 13 Aug 2007, 04:47

Markgway wrote:Music in the UK isn't just dead. It's buried six feet under and with a big fat chick sitting on top.

Radiohead and Massive Attack are working on new albums, you fail.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Aug 2007, 13:45

Mark is just bitter and twisted about anything British, unless it comes from Scotland of course

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 13 Aug 2007, 13:53

Nothing but shit music coming out of Scotland.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 Aug 2007, 15:30

EvaUnit02 wrote:Radiohead and Massive Attack are working on new albums, you fail.

Radiohead are fucking boring.

"Creep" was decent but wasn't that like 15 years ago??

I'm not overly familiar with Massive Attack - except that 'Unfinished Symphony' song that's always on TV.

bradavon wrote:Mark is just bitter and twisted about anything British, unless it comes from Scotland of course

I don't care which part of the UK it comes from. It's either shite or it isn't. Brad you seem to have a problem with Scots? You really need to sort it out man.

EvaUnit02 wrote:Nothing but shit music coming out of Scotland.

The Beddingfields are Kiwis. YOU FAIL, BITCH!!!

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 13 Aug 2007, 16:35

Markgway wrote:"Creep" was decent but wasn't that like 15 years ago??

What the hell has that song got to do with anything?! They made a certain album called 'OK Computer'...

Nothing they've done since that album has been as good, but each album has still been worth checking out.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 13 Aug 2007, 17:56

Markgway wrote:I don't care which part of the UK it comes from. It's either shite or it isn't. Brad you seem to have a problem with Scots? You really need to sort it out man.

Huh? The Proclaimers are great

I have a problem with you moaning all the time how bad it is that Scotland is part of the UK, sort it out man

Markgway wrote:The Beddingfields are Kiwis. YOU FAIL, BITCH!!!

Natasha was born in England so making her English, she even has an English accent.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 13 Aug 2007, 20:08

Roald Dahl was born in Wales, did that make him Welsh?

John Barrowman is actually Scottish but has an American accent.
Maybe Natsha's parents were from NZ.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 Aug 2007, 21:05

gasteropod wrote:What the hell has that song got to do with anything?! They made a certain album called 'OK Computer'...

Yeah, well the singles were like listening to slow painful suicide.

Nothing they've done since that album has been as good, but each album has still been worth checking out.

One of those bands that are perceived as cool and it's uncool not to rave over them.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 13 Aug 2007, 21:09

bradavon wrote:I have a problem with you moaning all the time how bad it is that Scotland is part of the UK, sort it out man

You moan about Scots more than I do the English these days. I don't have a problem with Scotland being in the UK. I just think that the UK government is crap (mind you so is the Scottish gov) and the English media is biased. As a member of the UK I have the right to moan about that if I want to. I've never criticised anyone because they're English. That would be racist.

Markgway wrote:Natasha was born in England so making her English, she even has an English accent.

I know she was born here but her parents are both from New Zealand.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 14 Aug 2007, 01:55

No British talent you say? My ass:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6944143.stm

A useless fact for you: I once received an e-mail from Katie Melua's Uncle saying she was proud to be Georgian, seriously I did. I bet she'd have a beef being quoted as British.