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    Posted: December 06 2006 at 23:40
I've got to say as far as two man(or woman) teams go, Death From Above 1979 are much better than The White Stripes.


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pretty awful band...ehm, "band"
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Never understood the big deal about these guys. The music in monotonous and boring...as well are the vocals. If they vanished off the face of the earth, then I wouldn't be the least bit upset.

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Points: 5502 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2006 at 19:35
Great music, love them live Thumbs Up
 
some nice footage:
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 03 2006 at 17:44
I like them. Inventive despite the simplicity. Good, but not as good as most critics say they are.
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Don't like them too much, haven't heard a lot though.
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Well, this isn't a thread about agoraphobia, so I'll talk about it in the Velvet Room.Smile (sorry for getting this off topicEmbarrassed)

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Don't mean to speak for FF, but essentially agoraphobia involves a fear of being in public. Or a fear of soft, fluffy sweaters, not sure which.
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Points: 15535 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 02 2006 at 19:17
Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

[QUOTE=progismylife] [QUOTE=Falling Flower] I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.
I got agorafobia.
     Uh, what is agorafobia?


    Could you explain it better?
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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.[IMG]height=17 alt=LOL src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> I enjoy hearing their music, I wouldn't buy a cd of them, but they're worthy to download.[IMG]height=17 alt=Tongue src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
     How did you faint?

I got agorafobia.

    Uh, what is agorafobia?
I ment agoraphobia, sorry.Embarrassed  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agoraphobia

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Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.[IMG]height=17 alt=LOL src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> I enjoy hearing their music, I wouldn't buy a cd of them, but they're worthy to download.[IMG]height=17 alt=Tongue src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
     How did you faint?

I got agorafobia.

    Uh, what is agorafobia?
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Originally posted by progismylife progismylife wrote:

Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.[IMG]height=17 alt=LOL src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> I enjoy hearing their music, I wouldn't buy a cd of them, but they're worthy to download.[IMG]height=17 alt=Tongue src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>

    How did you faint?
I got agorafobia.

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I think I just like the seven nation army song. I prefer Black Keys to these guys though.
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Originally posted by Falling Flower Falling Flower wrote:

I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.[IMG]height=17 alt=LOL src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley36.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> I enjoy hearing their music, I wouldn't buy a cd of them, but they're worthy to download.[IMG]height=17 alt=Tongue src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley17.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>

    How did you faint?
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I like them, I saw them life 3 years ago on a festival when they weren't very known here yet. Sadly I only could watch them 5 minutes because I fainted.LOL I enjoy hearing their music, I wouldn't buy a cd of them, but they're worthy to download.Tongue

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I don't like this band at all. End of story.
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Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:



I haven't been digging deeply into their discography, but I actually heard a few of WS' tunes.
I used to work in a huge record store and they were played on and on and on... Not bad overall, but not so terribly good either. Two basic rock tunes with bluesy-popish riffs, and one with a piano.
If you think they are good, fine, but my comment on their period of creativity will prove itself with time.
 
The duo Black Keys always surprises me by sounding like a 3 or 4 piece, but there are so many effect available to fill-out the bands' sound. Having said that, the trio Groundhogs back in the early 70's (time of the classic Split) were using octave-splitters to do that very same thing. But as to prejudice against two piece blues bands - the whole history of blues has included masterful two man or women bands, e.g. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee.
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Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:

Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:

Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

Oh, crap. If bad consists only of two instruments, how can it be good. Unless they are outstanding technicians.

If the band members are only able to play chak-poom chak-poom, they MUST be boring.

The only chance that two-members band could be possibly good is if the songwriters are one of those rare talented people capable to write simple but good songs.

Even in that case, their crativity will be exhausted in a matter of 3 albums or less.


We can only come to the simple conclusion that you have never heard The White Stripes.


And I am not intending to, unless you prove me that I should.


Now why would I do that?

Oh, by the way. Making negative comments about a band you've never heard is incredibly stupid.


I agree.
But, my comment was about band's line-up in general, and how possibly guitar/drum duet could make good music. I covered all possible parameters, and still I think my argument is valid.

I haven't been digging deeply into their discography, but I actually heard a few of WS' tunes.
I used to work in a huge record store and they were played on and on and on... Not bad overall, but not so terribly good either. Two basic rock tunes with bluesy-popish riffs, and one with a piano.
If you think they are good, fine, but my comment on their period of creativity will prove itself with time.
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Points: 5109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 29 2006 at 16:54
    I like them quite a bit. Jack is very inventive, and does a good blues as well.
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Originally posted by Logos Logos wrote:



Oh, by the way. Making negative comments about a band you've never heard is incredibly stupid.


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