scottsy

Was marvelling last night as I was listening to Carnavas, that this was a very tight, comlete sounding album, and it's just their first full length! I expect that many good things are to come!

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sweet_nothing

So I'm re listening to Carnavas for the first time since I got it. Since then Ive learned some important facts about the band, such as the singer is not a girl as I had previously thought. In my defense he does have a pretty feminine voice. But he can scream very well which reminds me of the Pixies. But anyway the album is simply stunning with all its textural sounds but I wouldn't call it shoegaze.

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inpencil

Don't spend a dime on this. You could get it for free on the torrents. #1, drummer isn't that great really, he just puts a symbol really high up, which is kinda lame. #2, they sound too much like R.E.M meets new pop disco craze. Disco is dead people, why does everyone keep listening to it???? / making it.

don't u remember in 1979 when disco was killed in Tiger stadium. Looks like some people don't remember. Boring lead singer + chick on bass to try and up the attractiveness of the band. I say boring.

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Schredds

My thoughts exactly, wtf........

Zer0

Wtf?? Lmao

#1 their drummer is awesome, he's as solid as a rock and never misses a beat which is what really matters. The reason he has an unusual kit setup is not that he wants to look cool, it's what he feels comfortable with and helps him play to his maximum potential.
#2 They don't really sound like REM and they are certainly not part of any pop disco craze. You come across like you've only heard one of their newer songs and judged them on that. I certainly can't imagine anyone pulling disco moves to the likes of Creation Lake, Kissing Families or All The Go Inbetweens.

Who gives a f**k when disco died anyway. Oh and the reason why Nikki is their bass player is not that she's eye candy (in fact i don't really find her that attractive at all), it's because she knows what to do with a bass guitar.

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mr dave

i always thought it was one of the necessary elements of being a sonic youth / smashing pumpkins clone.

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TheBig3

No pixies love?

In this thread:

- They do sound like the pumpkins.

- The pumpkins made great music for an entire decade.

- There no logic is "I don't like these guys because they sound like [band]"

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mr dave

the pixies are one of those bands that never grabbed me. not sure why, most of my friends were all over them back in the day. i never minded hearing their stuff i just never felt compelled to listen to them on my own. not really hearing their influence in this band nearly as much as the pumpkins.

i never said i didn't like silversun pickups, but i've only heard like a half dozen songs and the only one that really stood out for me was the one on rockband2 (lazy eye). if i want to listen to something that reminds me of the smashing pumpkins i'll dig out my copy of their catalog (if only the first track on gish didn't skip all over the place GRRRR)

as for the female bass player angle i remember corgan saying it was a conscious decision on his part. for some reason he felt that a woman would play the instrument differently than a man, less testosterone = less aggressive playing = more playing of what you're told instead of what you want?

whether or not it's a similar situation or just coincidence in the silversun pickups i don't know, but if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck.... i'm gonna call it a duck.

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Jester

Well, I'd rather listen to Silversun Pickups than Smashing Pumpkins.