This guy is bigger than coldplay (in england)

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  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    his voice bugs the shit out of me... he sings like a castrated ladyboy :)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    dunkman1974 wrote:
    his voice bugs the shit out of me... he sings like a castrated ladyboy :)

    Yep. It's time for Captain Beefheart to make a comeback. I bet he could do a good cover. He might change some of the lyrics though:


    My squid is luminous.
    My love is bulbous.
    I saw an ant bee boogie-in.
    Of that I'm serious.
    Jack rabbit smiled at me in the subway.
    He was with a moonbeam jellyfish.
    But I won't lose no china pig, hey,
    'Cause I've got a moustache.

    You're fast and bulbous. You're fast and bulbous.
    Mascara snake, it's true.
    I saw my hog in a bluejean smog,
    A boogaloogaloo,
    I'm a trout in Katmandu.

    Yeah, she munched out of a bag,
    Polyethalene.
    She could see from my dress I'm in drag,
    My underpants shining obscene.
    She's eating dough,
    Rockette Morton's eating laser beans,
    But they share a tadpole that will swim in their dreams.

    Big Joan is beautiful. Big Joan is beautiful.
    her hands are small, it's true.
    I saw the blimp with a pachuco shrimp,
    Bill's corpse was turning blue.
    And his wife knew what to do.

    Hair pie cuticle, hair pie cuticle ....


    etc
    repeat to fade
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    Chris Martin and James blunt are both wankers, in my opinion.
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  • Hitch-Hiker
    Hitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    Can't stand James Blunt. He sounds so.....safe. There's nothing to the music. It's cheesy and lame.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    mookeywrench wrote:
    not a big fan when songwriters go out of their way to be sappy and sentimental and overly sensitive in order to gain a larger fan base
    yeah when he writes a glorious put-down song like Don't think twice it's alright or sooner or later one of us must know) by Dylan, THEN I'll be interested
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Yep. It's time for Captain Beefheart to make a comeback. I bet he could do a good cover. He might change some of the lyrics though:


    My squid is luminous.
    My love is bulbous.
    I saw an ant bee boogie-in.
    Of that I'm serious.
    Jack rabbit smiled at me in the subway.
    He was with a moonbeam jellyfish.
    But I won't lose no china pig, hey,
    'Cause I've got a moustache.

    You're fast and bulbous. You're fast and bulbous.
    Mascara snake, it's true.
    I saw my hog in a bluejean smog,
    A boogaloogaloo,
    I'm a trout in Katmandu.

    Yeah, she munched out of a bag,
    Polyethalene.
    She could see from my dress I'm in drag,
    My underpants shining obscene.
    She's eating dough,
    Rockette Morton's eating laser beans,
    But they share a tadpole that will swim in their dreams.

    Big Joan is beautiful. Big Joan is beautiful.
    her hands are small, it's true.
    I saw the blimp with a pachuco shrimp,
    Bill's corpse was turning blue.
    And his wife knew what to do.

    Hair pie cuticle, hair pie cuticle ....


    etc
    repeat to fade
    Oh. My. God, I don't know much beefheart so I don't know if youve put some of his lyrics to that tune but if not and you came up with them by yourself, please please please release that song, it is goddamn poetry :D
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Oh. My. God, I don't know much beefheart so I don't know if youve put some of his lyrics to that tune but if not and you came up with them by yourself, please please please release that song, it is goddamn poetry :D


    Let's just say I was wearing the trout mask muse. ;)
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    psycosmic wrote:
    can't stand keane either... but i do like snow patrol and coldplay...

    the thing with james blunt is that he's not very original... i think i did a bit of blunt bashing before but i'd rather listen to him than most of the other pop crap on the radio if i can't avoid it... i just think his songs all sound the same, are very safe and radio-friendly and lack substance - obviously, that's why he's big...

    i heard one of his songs the other day ("higher"??) and the intro sounds like "the drugs don't work"... to me, richard ashcroft can pull it off and james blunt can't - simple as that, personal preference...

    i like the occasional pop-oriented singer/songwriter but i'm looking for some depth and an artist who puts everything he's got into his music - i'm just not getting this kind of vibe from james blunt at all...


    shame on you :)
    i listen to pat mcgee now, a poppy kind of guy. i guess you don't want me to be your internet mom anymore!
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    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
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  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    that's funny that someone replied to this thread and said james blunt sings like a goat.
    somebody posted on the old board that their parent thought ed sings like a goat.
    9/98, 9/00 - DC, 4/03 - Pitt., 7/03 - Bristow, 10/04 - Reading, 10/05 - Philly, 5/06 - DC, 6/06 - Pitt., 6/08 - Va Beach, 6/08 - DC, 5/10 - Bristow, 10/13 B'more
    8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
    10/10 - Brad in B'more
  • Collin
    Collin Posts: 4,931
    iluvcats wrote:
    that's funny that someone replied to this thread and said james blunt sings like a goat.
    somebody posted on the old board that their parent thought ed sings like a goat.
    Strange goats
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    boroff89 wrote:
    I'm sorry, but I find it utterly dreadful. I never cease to be amazed at what takes off musically.

    yeh same here.

    he fucking sucks
  • giventoyfly316
    giventoyfly316 Posts: 72
    I bought this album for my girlfriend for Christmas. She loves it, though she has a far softer taste in music in me (the hardest music she's ever listened to is the Pearl Jam mix I made her). I've listened to it too. I like the song "Too Late", but it's mostly not my cup of tea. For my tastes, I'd agree with the person earlier who said that Blunt's music lacks any real substance. However, what's bland to me is inspiring to others though. That's the beautiful thing about music: it's so subjective.

    That said, I admit that I am a bit surprised at how popular he is becoming, particularly since it's been based on the one song. And "You Are Beautiful" is actaully my least favorite song on the album, though that might not be saying much.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    How did I guess this would be about James Blunt?! The guy's voice is fucking horrific. That song 'Goodbye my lover' is the most annoying, whinging load of old bollocks I have ever heard. What is even worse is that when his album came out, I read a few reviews that made comparisons with Jeff Buckley - let me tell you, my blood was fucking boiling at that point!
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    facepollution wrote:
    How did I guess this would be about James Blunt?! The guy's voice is fucking horrific. That song 'Goodbye my lover' is the most annoying, whinging load of old bollocks I have ever heard. What is even worse is that when his album came out, I read a few reviews that made comparisons with Jeff Buckley - let me tell you, my blood was fucking boiling at that point!

    seriously, compared to Jeff Buckley? the two sound nothing alike what so ever, poor Jeff. its like saying Eddie Vedder sounds like Frank Sinatra or something obscure.
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    reeferchief wrote:
    seriously, compared to Jeff Buckley? the two sound nothing alike what so ever, poor Jeff. its like saying Eddie Vedder sounds like Frank Sinatra or something obscure.

    Yeah I was baffled by it too! I'm amazed by his popularity, it's quite scary - although it gives hope to the wannabe singer in all of us i guess!
  • reeferchief
    reeferchief Posts: 3,569
    facepollution wrote:
    Yeah I was baffled by it too! I'm amazed by his popularity, it's quite scary - although it gives hope to the wannabe singer in all of us i guess!

    i just realised they have the same initials maybe thats why they were compared:)
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