Franz Ferdinand! (alternative, pop, rock, genre, title)

Sneer · 04-09-2005, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Soundgardener

yeah your sooooo right all of the bands coming out of europe should be called boy bands because they have a crappy song on mtv for the whole year... I guess we can certify these as boy bands: Kaiser Chiefs, and the Bravery... what a genius

bravery are american. i dont think theres anything wrong with having pop elements to be honest. people forget that pop isnt all about Nsync or britney spears. its POPular music. if a rock band is popular enough to be labelled as pop than good on them. it doesnt mean they've sold out at all most of the time.

Soundgardener · 04-09-2005, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Snickers

Well if you're listing those two you might as well put The Killers in there as well.

I was actually being sarcastic, and defending the fact that they aren't a boy band... How you can take bands like GC, and Simple Plan, which are actually boy bands with instruments and put them in the same category as bands like Franz Ferdinand, and any other up and coming euro bands is very mindboggling to me. The lyrical content has to have such a low level of meaning and importance to be condsidered a boy band in my eyes. I dont think there is anything wrong with pop elements in bands either.

Sweet Jane · 04-09-2005, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Soundgardener

I was actually being sarcastic, and defending the fact that they aren't a boy band... How you can take bands like GC, and Simple Plan, which are actually boy bands with instruments and put them in the same category as bands like Franz Ferdinand, and any other up and coming euro bands is very mindboggling to me.

They're simply a new breed of boy bands. They're all very similar, just because they dress cooler than the boy bands of yore shouldn't really disguise that. Most proper indie bands couldn't care less what they look like anyway.

Trauma · 04-10-2005, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Soundgardener

I was actually being sarcastic, and defending the fact that they aren't a boy band... How you can take bands like GC, and Simple Plan, which are actually boy bands with instruments and put them in the same category as bands like Franz Ferdinand, and any other up and coming euro bands is very mindboggling to me. The lyrical content has to have such a low level of meaning and importance to be condsidered a boy band in my eyes. I dont think there is anything wrong with pop elements in bands either.

ok then. I don't really care though...

spearmint · 04-10-2005, 03:19 PM

I wouldn't go so far as to say I love them...Nor would I say I dislike them...I'm sure that I think they're alright so it's not like I'm "not sure" and I know who the are...So I'm not voting

Soundgardener · 04-10-2005, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Snickers

ok then. I don't really care though...

then dont put up a battle not even worth fighting

Trauma · 04-10-2005, 08:20 PM

Oh yeah, I'M the one who started it...

godnarchy · 04-10-2005, 11:46 PM

Franz Ferdinand is a ROCK band but they say their pop (what d hell??!!)

oh men!!! thats a great message when other say you are rockin' on

but Franz Ferdinand they say they are pop???!!!! ohmen!!!!!!!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 04-11-2005, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by godnarchy

but Franz Ferdinand they say they are pop???!!!! ohmen!!!!!!!

Why shouldn`t they be , most of their influences are early 80s pop bands like Echo & The Bunnymen , Ultravox ,Teardrop Explodes, Japan & The Human League.

Why shouldn`t they call themselves pop?

Sweet Jane · 04-11-2005, 05:24 PM

Pop seems to have a derogatory meaning to most people, it's bizarre, seeing as most of the music they like is.

View Poll Results: What you think of Franz Ferdinand.
I love them!	8	42.11%
I don't like them.	8	42.11%
I'm not sure.	2	10.53%
Who are they?	1	5.26%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

04-10-2005, 03:19 PM	#25 (permalink)
spearmint Everything's eventual Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Norwich, england Posts: 173	I wouldn't go so far as to say I love them...Nor would I say I dislike them...I'm sure that I think they're alright so it's not like I'm "not sure" and I know who the are...So I'm not voting __________________ Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for sega

04-10-2005, 08:20 PM	#27 (permalink)
Trauma snickers Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: detroit Posts: 2,194	Oh yeah, I'M the one who started it... __________________ A mi no me importa nada Para mi la vida es un sueño

04-11-2005, 05:24 PM	#30 (permalink)
Sweet Jane Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 547	Pop seems to have a derogatory meaning to most people, it's bizarre, seeing as most of the music they like is. __________________ Calvin: "Do you believe in the devil? You know, a supreme evil being dedicated to the temptation, corruption, and destruction of man?" Hobbes: "I'm not sure that man needs the help."

04-10-2005, 11:46 PM	#28 (permalink)
godnarchy Groupie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: php Posts: 2	Franz Ferdinand is a ROCK band but they say their pop (what d hell??!!) oh men!!! thats a great message when other say you are rockin' on but Franz Ferdinand they say they are pop???!!!! ohmen!!!!!!!