Hey Mika

IceCreamMan · 2012-09-18T12:20:19+00:00

Its your lucky day , Parlotones have announced they are moving to the united states in january....

deefstes

Norman86 wrote At least the Parlotones are now in your neck of the woods Mika..
Much more chance to hate them!
Not to mention the endorsement from Fender too! ?

The Parlotones are endorsed by Fender? ??? Oh my, I can't wait for the Kahn Morbee signature strat to be released so I can not buy it.

Norman86

they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?

Ray

Norman86 wrote they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?

I dont but they sound a heck of a lot beter than the okes who are knocking them hey.

singemonkey

Ray wrote
Norman86 wrote they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?
I dont but they sound a heck of a lot beter than the okes who are knocking them hey.

Yeah really? All of them? For example MIKA's band sounds a sh**ton better than them, and always has.

chris77

singemonkey wrote
Ray wrote
Norman86 wrote they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?
I dont but they sound a heck of a lot beter than the okes who are knocking them hey.
Yeah really? All of them? For example MIKA's band sounds a sh**ton better than them, and always has.

Better to whom?

singemonkey

People who can tell good music from bad.

IceCreamMan

singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.

not sure bad music actually exists, just different or not of ones taste .....while we may all agree bieber is bad,,,is he really?

BluJu

IceCreamMan wrote
singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.
not sure bad music actually exists, just different or not of ones taste .....while we may all agree bieber is bad,,,is he really?

Yes!

Ray

singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.

And who would be the judge of that?

Bob-Dubery

singemonkey wrote
Ray wrote
Norman86 wrote they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?
I dont but they sound a heck of a lot beter than the okes who are knocking them hey.
Yeah really? All of them? For example MIKA's band sounds a sh**ton better than them, and always has.

Two things
1) Yes, we do actually have some fine musicians on this forum.
2) Being able to paint or play guitar or throw a ball better than me doesn't necessarily mean that you're that good at it.

Hammeron

Ray wrote
singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.
And who would be the judge of that?

Oooooh.....hang on this could get tasty ?

chris77

Ray wrote
singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.
And who would be the judge of that?

Me.

Well, for myself anyway. You okes have to make up your own minds about what you like.

Reinhard

singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.

I think that is a very arrogant approach. Typically people gravitate/listen to what makes them feel good or touches them on one or more levels. While I feel most of the music we get bombarded with on the radio is shyte, that does not mean I have better taste in music than those who enjoy whatever is getting airplay. I am a big AC/DC fan and while their lyrical content is pretty shallow, I only have to hear one of their riffs and it makes me smile or tap my foot. If for example a fan of classical music had to listen to them, he would probably think I have terrible taste in music. Different strokes, taste in music has nothing to do with it.

Tokai-SA

Norman86 wrote they are indeed... it was even on the fender USA site..

cant find the news link now..

http://www.fender.com/artists/profile/Parlotones/

but there is their artist profile on Fender!

At least they're better than Coldplay! I like the Parlotones ?

I'm not sure how Coldplay and the Parlotones can be mentioned in the same sentence..Coldplay are one of the best bands in the world.
The Parlotones are Kaizer Chiefs, Coldplay are Arsenal. ?
Don't get confused now, Coldplay are not Manchester United, they're just Arsenal. ?

singemonkey

Reinhard wrote
singemonkey wrote People who can tell good music from bad.
I think that is a very arrogant approach. Typically people gravitate/listen to what makes them feel good or touches them on one or more levels. While I feel most of the music we get bombarded with on the radio is shyte, that does not mean I have better taste in music than those who enjoy whatever is getting airplay. I am a big AC/DC fan and while their lyrical content is pretty shallow, I only have to hear one of their riffs and it makes me smile or tap my foot. If for example a fan of classical music had to listen to them, he would probably think I have terrible taste in music. Different strokes, taste in music has nothing to do with it.

So you're telling me that:

Cool story bro ?

Warren

singemonkey wrote
So you're telling me that:

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Cool story bro ?

domhatch

in terms of music, and taste, it really is quite simple. it's like beer, see? not everyone likes beer. hard to believe, but there it is. but (assuming) exactly one half the drinking world likes beer, not everyone who likes beer is going to like the same kind of beer. some will love a lager, but not touch a pale ale. and the pale ale drinkers wouldn't dream of going anywhere near a stout. the stout drinkers may enjoy the odd lager, but simply die at the very idea of sampling a weissbier. of course, all of the aforementioned pernickety beer lovers combined would rather drink the oceans dry than consider one sip of castle light, despite south african breweries' protestations of having worked themselves to the bone to improve the taste and appeal of the golden beverage in the green bottle with the blue 'we promise it's cold' stamp.

the other half of the world will just have to content itself with jack daniel's old no 7, which hasn't changed since one jasper newton daniel first sipped and was satisfied, unlike, oh, shall we say, maker's mark, which was recently discovered to have been diluted to satisfy customer demand. damn waste of a fine bourbon.

ah, jack.
dh

Bob-Dubery

I kind of agree with Dom. Though I fancy myself as a beer fancier and I like lots of things, a proper English bitter, also a good unfiltered weiss, stouts, pale ales, AMERICAN pale ales - a style I have run into several times lately - but I'm not big on the mass market lagers designed for people who don't like a bitter BECAUSE it's bitter. I'm convinced that there are superior and inferior beers, but when, as I just have, I enjoy a point of Hook Norton Twelve Days I don't concern myself with ponderings about Castle and the folks who drink it. That doesn't diminish my enjoyment one bit - and I dare say I don't diminish their pleasure either.

I feel moved to spring to Ray's defence here. I know that he is fond of some less than mainstream music, something I find rather more interesting than the bland likes of Coldplay or the Parlotones. Dave Alvin for one, the Carolina Chocolate Drops for another. I'd say he's a bit on the adventurous side listening wise.

Norman86

You know, i like Mika, but lets just be real here..

The parlotones are endorsed by fender.. Who here on the forum is also endorsed by them? yeah, exactly!
They're famous, making money, their music doesnt suck, they wear make up like real rockers (alice cooper, kiss, green day etc) and they're likeable guys.
they worked their way up, and it wasnt handed to them on a plate.

you wanna hate? go ahead, but surely it just drains your energy yeah?!

singemonkey

Norman86 wrote You know, i like Mika, but lets just be real here..

The parlotones are endorsed by fender.. Who here on the forum is also endorsed by them? yeah, exactly!
They're famous, making money, their music f**k**g sucks, they wear make up like real rockers (alice cooper, kiss, green day etc) and they're likeable guys.
they worked their way up, and it wasnt handed to them on a plate.

you wanna hate? go ahead, but surely it just drains your energy yeah?!

Fixed it for ya bud.

And no, unlike some fabulous rock 'n rollers on this forum, I have less than no issue with them wearing makeup. But it doesn't makeup (ta-da!) for the fact that, in contradiction to what Ray said (see where these things actually start? - Singemonkey's not always the top cock in the henhouse) there are performers on this forum who show up these greenback-hamsters for the shallow, endorsement vehicle that they are.

Sure. Mediocrity makes us all seem awesome. But then why bother practise? If mom likes the way we play now, we're just as good as the Parlotones already... or MIKA, right? Cos someone likes us. There's no better or worse. Everyone's a winner. ? MIKA might be dedicated to doing more than just getting a KFC sponsorship, but that doesn't matter. What matters is bums on seats. Nirvana is only as important as Bony M, right? Steve Hoffmeyer is more important than Bright Blue. It makes perfect sense to me now. Nah. You may have realised I'm being sarcastic. Tough world. Not everyone agrees with Ray that all gfsa musicians are as appallingly sh** as the Parlotones as he suggested.

How is working their way up a virtue in art? The rolling stones practically walked into fame (due to timing and much else) while the Ramones slogged it out for 25 years barely able to afford apartments. All of the above worked hard. I don't claim the Parlotones haven't worked hard to be SA's plastic band of the past 5 years, good for them. But if that was all it took, any crap that had worked at it long enough would be forced onto our stereos. I'd be forced to listen to Mike and the Mechanics. And life's too damn short.

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