âPolitics doesnât mean anything to me. The stuff that gets discussed on Newsnight isnât relevant to me, and itâs pretty much not relevant to anyone. I donât think you get anything from voting. I find it funny that someone would vote for another person, whether itâs on Celebrity Big Brother or as a politician, on the basis that they could imagine going for a drink with them. I just think voting is for people who donât have their own imagination. Itâs for a different generation. Youâre not accomplishing anything. The problem is, my opinion on it isnât fully formed â the only thing I do think is that, realistically, voting doesnât make a great deal of difference.â
Chomsky Faris Badwan, 2015
Had hopes that they would have released something incredible by now. Properly incredible, not incredible in the Primary Colours âsurprisingly goodâ sense but something that doesnât feel as âsafeâ as what theyâve put out so far.
As far as Iâm aware theyâre pretty sound and very good musicians who arenât afraid to change things up a bit and not hide their influences but they do often lack something for me, bar a few moments per album.
In saying that, Iâve seen them live a few times because Iâm typically a fan of electronic sounds mixed with shoegazey guitar and I think the bass player is very good at what they do and Iâve enjoyed myself despite not being blown away.
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Primary Colours and Flying/Skying both excellent with not much between them imo. Wasnât that fussed about the couple of times Iâve seen them but they really manage to capture something in the studio. The intro to Endless Blue is an all timer.
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I have 2 of their albums on cd somewhere.
Still couldnât name one track, which is a shame as i remember there is one track on each of those albums i really liked.
Dull and muddy when i have seen them live too.
Used to want to like them more than i do.
2/5.
Really like them. For me Primary Colours was the practice and Skying is the home run. Would probably go as far as to say Skying is in my favourite albums of the last decade. Last two albums havent lived up to those two at all but still both enjoyable.
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Not really sure why Iâve got âFlyingâ in the poll instead of âSkyingâ tbh.
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Youâre just skying by the seat of your pants!
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Itâs a 5 from me.
ReasonsâŠâŠ
Primary Colours - One of the best British Albums of the last 20 years.
Something to Remember me by - One of the best songs of the last 20 years.
NB If you havenât explored The Horrors beyond the singles then I can recommend âChange your mindâ and âWeighed Downâ.
Another great track is âItâs a good lifeâ itâs quite moving when you realise it was written following the death of Peaches Geldof who Faris previously dated.
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Just about a 3. I really liked Primary Colours, absolutely mystified by the glowing reception V received from critics.
I have a soft spot for them
And i donât have a soft spot for many things so this is a large endorsement
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V is an excellent album IMHO
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Preferred farisâs vocals when they were rougher though, still like his voice but itâs too smooth these days
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So under rated, this is an absolute show stopper
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Josh was one of my best mates at school so itâs always nice to bump into him when theyâre touring. Nice bunch of lads, some cracking songs as well.
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I like some of their songs, I guess. Never been a band Iâve followed to a degree.
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Something To Remember Me By, Who Can Say and Endless Blue are all really great and Iâll give them a 3 for them but I donât really get a lot out of the albums Iâve heard. Iâm glad Catâs Eyes have been mentioned, The Duke Of Burgundy is a wonderful score, perfect for the film.
I really like this song and the abrupt turn it takes, half of it is this gauzy, slightly aimless drift then after about 5 minutes it turns into stadium rock mixed with a TARDIS dematerialisation.
Pretty awful. Iâm always suspicious of bands who completely reinvent themselves for every record. Just feels like an empty, soulless exercise in pastiche. Thereâs the odd song thatâs sort of ok though, almost by accident. 2.
Like that fella in your avatar?
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