Brandon Flowers vs. The Bravery is like a gay version of 50 Cent vs. The Game

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In my eyes, they're both poseurs. But the singer of the Bravery had a point. When the Killers first came out, if you guys remembered their look at the LA shows wherein they opened for Moz, they had a very boring, plain look. To me at the time, their style suited their Mormon religious beliefs. Then everyone and their grandma dub them New Wave and the band subsequently turn to eye makeup and fashionable clothes. Brandon is as big a poseur as The Bravery. I'm just tired of all these shitty gimmicky bands like The Killers and The Bravery. They're not Interpol. They're not Kasabian. They're not the Bloc Party. So they can all go to hell. Oh yeah and the singer of the Bravery writing a different word on his knuckles everyday is so pretentious.
 
Killers UP, The Game DOWN.

> In my eyes, they're both poseurs. But the singer of the Bravery had a
> point. When the Killers first came out, if you guys remembered their look
> at the LA shows wherein they opened for Moz, they had a very boring, plain
> look. To me at the time, their style suited their Mormon religious
> beliefs. Then everyone and their grandma dub them New Wave and the band
> subsequently turn to eye makeup and fashionable clothes. Brandon is as big
> a poseur as The Bravery. I'm just tired of all these shitty gimmicky bands
> like The Killers and The Bravery. They're not Interpol. They're not
> Kasabian. They're not the Bloc Party. So they can all go to hell. Oh yeah
> and the singer of the Bravery writing a different word on his knuckles
> everyday is so pretentious.

But...but....but....The Killers have a KILLER album!

I can't refute much of what you say, except I love playing their CD. At the end of the day, if the songs are good, they're good, and their album is good from beginning to end. Calling someone a "poseur" doesn't mean all that much because what pop band are not posing? You could attack any band on that basis if you were so inclined. Posing is part of what pop music is about. The question is whether you like their pose or not.

As far as The Game, I find his name completely irritating. No one should be named THE anything. How retarded. I heard his album and I like the track that samples the great NWA (gangsta! gangsta!), but the album has a pathetic by-the-numbers feel and The Game's lyrics are not interesting at all. Dr. Dre returning to his playbook, assembling all the "in" producers, and out spits another star rapper (complete with backstory of gunshot wounds) from the Aftermath conveyor belt. I'd prefer if Ice Cube and Dre put their egos aside and did another album together, with the Snoop Dogg on board as well.
 
THE KILLERS WIN !

The Bravery sound like they're ripping off New Order half the time and not making a very good job of IT!!!!!

The Killers are a breath of fresh air.... so there...
 
Re: Killers UP, The Game DOWN.

> As far as The Game, I find his name completely irritating. No one should
> be named THE anything.

Oops, I spoke too quickly and forgot about my beloved The Dude from The Big Lebowski.
 
THE reply

> But...but....but....The Killers have a KILLER album!

> I can't refute much of what you say, except I love playing their CD. At
> the end of the day, if the songs are good, they're good, and their album
> is good from beginning to end. Calling someone a "poseur"
> doesn't mean all that much because what pop band are not posing? You could
> attack any band on that basis if you were so inclined. Posing is part of
> what pop music is about. The question is whether you like their pose or
> not.

> As far as The Game, I find his name completely irritating. No one should
> be named THE anything. How retarded. I heard his album and I like the
> track that samples the great NWA (gangsta! gangsta!), but the album has a
> pathetic by-the-numbers feel and The Game's lyrics are not interesting at
> all. Dr. Dre returning to his playbook, assembling all the "in"
> producers, and out spits another star rapper (complete with backstory of
> gunshot wounds) from the Aftermath conveyor belt. I'd prefer if Ice Cube
> and Dre put their egos aside and did another album together, with the
> Snoop Dogg on board as well

That thing with calling yourself THE something is old anyway...I wish THE queen would get the message, she can't rap either.
 
Re: THE apology

> That thing with calling yourself THE something is old anyway...I wish THE
> queen would get the message, she can't rap either.

I apologise for my above thread that woz woeful.
 
Who the hell makes a song about "Indie Rock and Roll"?? That's so not indie.

The Killers singing about Indie Rock and Roll is like Nelly singing about Underground Hip Hop. It's kind of like when Venom made the song "Black Metal." Yeah they're singing about a particular genre, but they sure as hell don't sound like it.
 
Re: Duran Duran singing about "New Romantics" - remember that?
 
The Bravery is to The Killers as Duran Duran was to Japan, more or less...
 
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