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I always thought he was a Brit LOL

I was shocked that the band wasn't British. Mr. Brightside is practically their anthem.

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Its Sams Town LOL

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Hayame Zero posted...

I was shocked that the band wasn't British. Mr. Brightside is practically their anthem.

YES!

RedJackson posted...

Its Sams Town LOL

LMAO true

maybe if all you've heard is hot fuss

they've been doing the springsteen wannabe thing for years since

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TheHoldSteady posted...

maybe if all you've heard is hot fuss

they've been doing the springsteen wannabe thing for years since

Unfortunately yes. They didn't get the response they wanted to Sam's Town and started making bullshit. I find things off all their records to like and dig into still, but they were on absolute fire the first two records. Day and Age is also great but the holes in the armor were showing.

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TheHoldSteady posted...

maybe if all you've heard is hot fuss

they've been doing the springsteen wannabe thing for years since

• mr brightside
• somebody told me
• read my mind

mainly

matchboxsantana posted...

* mr brightside
* somebody told me
* read my mind
mainly

Their biggest influences are 80's synth groups and a lot came out of Britain. Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Joy Division etc.

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Aren't they Mormons?

ON THE CORNER OF MAIN ST

*mustache*


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ShyOx posted...

Their biggest influences are 80's synth groups and a lot came out of Britain. Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Joy Division etc.

this explains it, thanks

Background_Guy posted...

Aren't they Mormons?

wouldn't they be doing songs about magic underwear and avoiding "mud races" then? Some of their videos even had slightly sexual themes...

Now that I think about it why don't British singers sing with their accent?

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BobanMarjanovic posted...

Now that I think about it why don't British singers sing with their accent?

because they're singing. Singing is all about a specific tone/rhythm to the song, which overrides an accent most of the time, unless the singer goes out of his way to sound british (like Bastille do) or redneck (like country singers do) or something like that.

BobanMarjanovic posted...

Now that I think about it why don't British singers sing with their accent?

Some do. It's off putting tbh sometimes. John Lennon didn't overtly suppress his like others aka Jagger, McCartney didn't really either; part of that is because the vowel sounds are easier to sing a 'cleaner' way, and it's proper technique for singing. They aren't really singing like 'Americans' quote unquote either, it's just a better way to get the sounds out. Like how you sing Whiskey as 'Whiskay' because the E sound makes you close your mouth more and it inhibits sound production. I sing professionally, and this is a technical description; it's also of course a cultural thing where they were emulating American music during the Brit invasion and it's stuck because America is the biggest entertainment market by a longshot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OejkAoRo-s


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So I entered the killers' mr brightside in youtube and youtube developed a playlist for me that's oddly specific to me and my tastes, it's cross-genre but every single song is one of my fave songs.

How can the algorithm be so specific? Like, imagine having the killers, nirvana and the cranberries all in a same playlist, and it's especially weird since these songs are from before my time too (I just like old music)

matchboxsantana posted...

So I entered the killers' mr brightside in youtube and youtube developed a playlist for me that's oddly specific to me and my tastes, it's cross-genre but every single song is one of my fave songs.

How can the algorithm be so specific? Like, imagine having the killers, nirvana and the cranberries all in a same playlist, and it's especially weird since these songs are from before my time too (I just like old music)

You tube knows all

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matchboxsantana posted...

So I entered the killers' mr brightside in youtube and youtube developed a playlist for me that's oddly specific to me and my tastes, it's cross-genre but every single song is one of my fave songs.

How can the algorithm be so specific? Like, imagine having the killers, nirvana and the cranberries all in a same playlist, and it's especially weird since these songs are from before my time too (I just like old music)

Wouldn't have some of the Killers stuff without Nirvana in the mix ;)

It's also because these are bands with very strong songwriters. You probably just like good songwriting :)

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ShyOx posted...

It's also because these are bands with very strong songwriters. You probably just like good songwriting :)

:O

that explains it.Thanks

BobanMarjanovic posted...

Now that I think about it why don't British singers sing with their accent?

Quite a lot of current British post-punk bands that are all the rage right now do. I personally dont care for it at all

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