MIKA the better one wrote:
I know they site them as there main influence, however there is a big diff between influence and nearly the same sound...... Have you listened to MEW? ???
Now I do know ALOT of people like them, thats probably because they are very talented musos, I think they study at tuks...... They are all great musicians, and when I first saw them I was gobsmacked at how good they were, I even went so far as to buy ther Album for R100......... So I am not basing my statement on ignorance...... I have seen both them and Mew live and I can tell you with all honesty its very similar, for my taste a bit much.........
I also have noticed over a year of seeing them again and again, there set has gotten less about playing and more about showing off there talent, I thnk they kind of throw in alot of solos, drum fills and what not to the extent that it doesnt serve the song but they feel there status as a good band relies on there doing so...... All Aside they are a very tight goood band in my view,
Cool thanks, that's a better post and I like what you have to say... very informative. I'm going to go watch them next week so I'll take what you say into consideration. But like you say.. talent musos none the less. maybe it's a phase... they might get back to the 'music'
