LostProphets (hardcore, rock, favorite song, genre, albums)

KissMeDeadly · 07-10-2006, 01:39 AM

Righto... so this is certainly not the best place for this thread, but i wasnt going to be earbashed about my choice of genre for it so here it is, voila! smack bang in general music. Anyways. Feel free to earbash me anyway if its something you feel compelled to do, i wont take offence, i swear :P

Anyway. So i wanted to talk about Lost Prophets. I love them. I don't know why. Given i have not a musical note in me, i can't even tell you whether its their beats or rhythms or awesome riffs or etc etc i cant even tell you the difference between all these, im a dumbass alright. Anyway, point being i fXcking love them... Anyone else joining me here??

Righto. So now someone tell me, what the hell is it with bands and their apparent need to go "softer" and "less screaming" or whatever it is you want to call it that they seem to do after the first album or two... Bands like silverchair, softening after freakshow... why do they do it?!!?! Is it so people that don't like heavier stuff with screaming or grind style drumming will listen to them because it freaking pisses me off royally. Why do they stop showcasing their really powerful talent because they want to be mainstream chart topping fXckers that get more recognition for their work than everyone else.

So to bring those two points together... OMG at Liberation Transmission... Okay so LP aren't really that heavy anyway, they're kinda stuck on a rock/emo trying to be heavy screamo/hardcore kinda thing or something i dont know. But man... talk about disappointment... i mean i love Fake sound.. and Start Something.... but Liberation Transmission (the new album, its been out about two weeks) is like.. so much like NICKLEBACK. OMG. I couldn't belive it. The new album to me, seems so inconsistent. There are only a couple of songs that come close to measuring up to the energy and power that i think comes out of the other albums. And some of them, are deadset nicklebackish.

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Piss Me Off · 07-10-2006, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by KissMeDeadly

Why do they stop showcasing their really powerful talent because they want to be mainstream chart topping fXckers that get more recognition for their work than everyone else.

I think you've answered your own question there.

I don't like LostProphets, i can understand why people do but they're not reaching out to me with anything special or different.

sleepy jack · 07-10-2006, 02:19 AM

Rooftops is okay.

KissMeDeadly · 07-10-2006, 02:22 AM

i think for me to gte into it its the kind of album im going to have to listen to every somg seperately to like it... if i play the whole thing it just all runs togetehr and it kind of bores me

sleepy jack · 07-10-2006, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by KissMeDeadly

i think for me to gte into it its the kind of album im going to have to listen to every somg seperately to like it... if i play the whole thing it just all runs togetehr and it kind of bores me

Aye, thats probaly why I don't care for anything but rooftops.
They're kind of repetitive like that.

Twistershift · 07-10-2006, 03:28 AM

"Last Train Home" is ok in an anthemy, sing-along sort of way...everything else I've heard is just sorta meh.

one_more_atrocity · 07-10-2006, 04:26 AM

i love the old lost prophets, i mean shinobi, kobrakai and fake sound are awesome and i was even into the start something album even though that was abit softer, i went to see them ages ago when start something first came out and it was a really good show but with the new album its just really pissed me off about them now, and its just not there music which has annoyed me about them its also their image now, which if anyone has seen an image of them from their early days compared to now, you'll just laff at them just looking scene and to be honest they just look like nubins.

LostPhil · 07-10-2006, 04:39 AM

Fake Sound of Progress - Good, still sounds kinda fresh. My most listened to album during college (alongside Incubus's Morning View). I still quite like it.

Start Something - Technically better, more polished production. A couple of gems but loads of skippable songs. Pretty much mainstream stuff although not too much on any particular bandwagon. Doesn't stand up to many repeated listens.

Liberation Transmission - I'm not even going near this one. The Rooftops has put me off as its just blatant emo bandwagon, pop stuff that just annoys me. Even the video is generic and pretty terrible.

My music taste has changed, but even if it hadn't I reckon I'd still hold the same opinion of them. The term sell-outs springs to mind although I don't like labelling bands with it.

Levithan · 07-10-2006, 04:57 AM

Awful...Dullest band around...I hate Ian Watkins with a passion...He contridicts himself all the time. For example in one Kerrang interview he said

"People think were arrogant, but were not"

THEN

"I think that were one of the best bands in Britain"

Hmmm. Plus they have got bad dress sense and hair...

Imonlydancing · 07-10-2006, 05:28 AM

meh.
i don't like them much, i used to.
they had one massive hit with last train home, then went out of the light for a bit, now came back with rooftops and everyone loves them again, they're stilly poppy rock, just appeal to everyone now.
i read an interview and i think they said they wanted to appeal to alternative kids? when 10 year old preppy girls are buying their albums.
i spose what they do is 'in' now or something, like everyone loves AFI now.

07-10-2006, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
KissMeDeadly Groupie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 34	LostProphets Righto... so this is certainly not the best place for this thread, but i wasnt going to be earbashed about my choice of genre for it so here it is, voila! smack bang in general music. Anyways. Feel free to earbash me anyway if its something you feel compelled to do, i wont take offence, i swear :P Anyway. So i wanted to talk about Lost Prophets. I love them. I don't know why. Given i have not a musical note in me, i can't even tell you whether its their beats or rhythms or awesome riffs or etc etc i cant even tell you the difference between all these, im a dumbass alright. Anyway, point being i fXcking love them... Anyone else joining me here?? Righto. So now someone tell me, what the hell is it with bands and their apparent need to go "softer" and "less screaming" or whatever it is you want to call it that they seem to do after the first album or two... Bands like silverchair, softening after freakshow... why do they do it?!!?! Is it so people that don't like heavier stuff with screaming or grind style drumming will listen to them because it freaking pisses me off royally. Why do they stop showcasing their really powerful talent because they want to be mainstream chart topping fXckers that get more recognition for their work than everyone else. So to bring those two points together... OMG at Liberation Transmission... Okay so LP aren't really that heavy anyway, they're kinda stuck on a rock/emo trying to be heavy screamo/hardcore kinda thing or something i dont know. But man... talk about disappointment... i mean i love Fake sound.. and Start Something.... but Liberation Transmission (the new album, its been out about two weeks) is like.. so much like NICKLEBACK. OMG. I couldn't belive it. The new album to me, seems so inconsistent. There are only a couple of songs that come close to measuring up to the energy and power that i think comes out of the other albums. And some of them, are deadset nicklebackish. [/rant]

07-10-2006, 04:26 AM	#7 (permalink)
one_more_atrocity lolocaust Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: birmingham, uk Posts: 354	i love the old lost prophets, i mean shinobi, kobrakai and fake sound are awesome and i was even into the start something album even though that was abit softer, i went to see them ages ago when start something first came out and it was a really good show but with the new album its just really pissed me off about them now, and its just not there music which has annoyed me about them its also their image now, which if anyone has seen an image of them from their early days compared to now, you'll just laff at them just looking scene and to be honest they just look like nubins. __________________ .::: I'd redecorate the walls with your inner thoughts, but im afraid it's the wrong shade of red :::.

07-10-2006, 04:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
LostPhil Groupie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 14	Fake Sound of Progress - Good, still sounds kinda fresh. My most listened to album during college (alongside Incubus's Morning View). I still quite like it. Start Something - Technically better, more polished production. A couple of gems but loads of skippable songs. Pretty much mainstream stuff although not too much on any particular bandwagon. Doesn't stand up to many repeated listens. Liberation Transmission - I'm not even going near this one. The Rooftops has put me off as its just blatant emo bandwagon, pop stuff that just annoys me. Even the video is generic and pretty terrible. My music taste has changed, but even if it hadn't I reckon I'd still hold the same opinion of them. The term sell-outs springs to mind although I don't like labelling bands with it. __________________ Bonnie: Somebody save him, he can't swim! Peter: Oh, he's not even kicking. Kick Joe, kick. Lois: Peter, he's a paraplegic! Peter: That doesn't mean he can't hear. Kick Joe, kick!

07-10-2006, 02:22 AM	#4 (permalink)
KissMeDeadly Groupie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 34	i think for me to gte into it its the kind of album im going to have to listen to every somg seperately to like it... if i play the whole thing it just all runs togetehr and it kind of bores me

07-10-2006, 03:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
Twistershift Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 38	"Last Train Home" is ok in an anthemy, sing-along sort of way...everything else I've heard is just sorta meh.

07-10-2006, 05:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
Imonlydancing raaaaaaa Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bedford Posts: 951	meh. i don't like them much, i used to. they had one massive hit with last train home, then went out of the light for a bit, now came back with rooftops and everyone loves them again, they're stilly poppy rock, just appeal to everyone now. i read an interview and i think they said they wanted to appeal to alternative kids? when 10 year old preppy girls are buying their albums. i spose what they do is 'in' now or something, like everyone loves AFI now.