Are we a dreary bunch?
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feck_on_a_stick

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110 posts

255 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Who the chuff are buying all these James Blunt cds?

Then there's Daniel Powter, Damien Rice, even David Gray has smelt the pound notes and releasing more of that same sorta stuff.

Ok, its gotta be better than Crazy Frog right? And there are lots of good music floating about at the minute but Mr Blunt et al is hardly summer, tap yer feet-put a smile on yer face music.......its a bit dreary is it not? Is the whole country depressed or something?

Tuna

19,930 posts

313 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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I've just ordered the new Madness album. It'll probably put a smile on my face, even if they're not very much in favour these days.

There are always 'nice' albums out there (norah Jones, enya, phil collins) - but there is some cracking good stuff around at the moment too, it's just not necessarily what the public are buying.

Marki

15,763 posts

299 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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You just wait until Schni Schna Schanappi is released in the UK in a couple of weeks , this will make Blund sound like a fine singer and i am betting it will get continual air play and end up as No 1 or number eines you lot get what you deserve

r988

7,495 posts

258 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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The answer is, yes

cazzer

8,883 posts

277 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Bring back Joe Dolce thats what I reckon.


wedg1e

27,038 posts

294 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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On the other hand, the cynical bratsdads at a certain music company have decided that, a respectful time after her death, it's time to start cashing in on Kirsty McColl...

Mrs Fish

30,018 posts

287 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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feck_on_a_stick said:
Who the chuff are buying all these James Blunt cds?




Me

rude girl

6,937 posts

288 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Who's James Blunt?

Adom

527 posts

268 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Women

feck_on_a_stick

Original Poster:

110 posts

255 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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rude girl said:
Who's James Blunt?


Haha - Number 1 for the last 5 odd weeks. Some busker-type character gurning on about some tart on a train being beautiful or something or other.

Oi! Blunt! Get a haircut and maybe she'd notice you ya scruffy beggar

L100NYY

36,767 posts

272 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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feck_on_a_stick said:
Who the chuff are buying all these James Blunt cds?

Then there's Daniel Powter, Damien Rice, even David Gray has smelt the pound notes and releasing more of that same sorta stuff.

Ok, its gotta be better than Crazy Frog right? And there are lots of good music floating about at the minute but Mr Blunt et al is hardly summer, tap yer feet-put a smile on yer face music.......its a bit dreary is it not? Is the whole country depressed or something?


I happen to think it's a very good album

But then I also like Damien Rice, David Gray etc....

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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All this James Blunt cr@p is all pseudo-drear wk. What we need is some Leonard Bloody Cohen...

lazyitus

19,931 posts

295 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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I don't rate the guy but having said that, 5 weeks at No.1 is impressive.

>> Edited by lazyitus on Friday 12th August 12:19

dazren

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290 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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anonymous said:
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I wonder if Rich may be related to Mr Blunt. I think he may have been called Joe...... in a previous life.

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Friday 12th August 12:16

Nuggs

4,640 posts

263 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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lazyitus said:
I don't rate the guy but having said that, 5 weeks at No.1 is impressive.

I see your attempt to be magnanimous and raise you one Mr B Adams.

Case closed.

rude girl

6,937 posts

288 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Oh ok I know it. Quite catchy isn't it?

daver

1,209 posts

313 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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No dreariness in my neck of the woods.

Just been offered a spare ticket to Maiden's Sep 2 charity gig at Hammersmith, which was nice.

NumberoftheBeast-tastic in fact.

>> Edited by daver on Friday 12th August 12:44

DanBoy

4,899 posts

272 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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feck_on_a_stick said:
Who the chuff are buying all these James Blunt cds?

Then there's Daniel Powter, Damien Rice, even David Gray has smelt the pound notes and releasing more of that same sorta stuff.

Ok, its gotta be better than Crazy Frog right? And there are lots of good music floating about at the minute but Mr Blunt et al is hardly summer, tap yer feet-put a smile on yer face music.......its a bit dreary is it not? Is the whole country depressed or something?



Well said!

That James Blunt album is bloody awful. Unfortunately I am subjected to it on a daily basis at work.

Kaiser Chiefs are doing well at the moment, so it seems.

Yawn.

>> Edited by DanBoy on Friday 12th August 12:47

lazyitus

19,931 posts

295 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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Nuggs said:

lazyitus said:
I don't rate the guy but having said that, 5 weeks at No.1 is impressive.


I see your attempt to be magnanimous and raise you one Mr B Adams.

Case closed.



Case re-opened for absolute agreement.

Case closed again.

D_Mike

5,301 posts

269 months

Friday 12th August 2005
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I generally find that so called "depressing" music is actually much, much better than "happy" music. I don't choose the music I buy based on mood, rather on what I like, but most people would call my music depressing. I wouldn't say the artists you name are particularly sad though, just dreary in that they offer nothing new or interesting to listen to. Most music in the charts puts in a terrible mood, I cannot listen to it without feelinbg angry that people buy such rubbish.