The Darkness

[One Voice]

I saw a video of these guys last night.
It was hysterical, i dont know if they are serious or
just trying to have fun using every cliche in rock n roll.
I couldnt stop laughing.
This guys voice had me rolling.

[High Life Man]

Kick ass band. The 500 post thread over at DDLR.COM proves that.

[One Voice]

I think i'm going to pick it up
and check the rest of it out.
The song i saw the video for was fun to listen to,
thats for sure.

[Mr Badguy]

Is it only me that smells hype?

I don`t know how much coverage they get in the states but over here they get as much column inches as the latest boy band.

I don`t like having music forced on me.

Take the best cliches from every band you can think of then mass market it for kids who don`t remember the real thing.

I`m sorry but I don`t think they`re laughing with us but at us.

The Darkness show that it wouldn`t be that good to bring back the late 1980`s and that Nirvana did us all a favour.

I don`t think they will last very long as they have not left themselves any room for musical develpment.

There are lots more exciting bands doing original ideas, not trying to breathe life into a real life Spinal Tap.

Recording a christmas song?

That sucks a mean dick.

[One Voice]

Yea thats why i was asking if they were actually serious
or not.

[High Life Man]

They're serious.

Like Badguy says, lets see what kind of legs this band has. Who knows how many albums they'll be able to put out.

They're starting to get some buzz in the States.

Pick up the album, I like it. It took a couple of listens though.

[One Voice]

Yea i think i will,
I found it for $7.99 online at Bestbuy

[NE169]

Originally posted by One Voice
Yea thats why i was asking if they were actually serious
or not.

Maybe the best way to put it is they're serious about having fun.

[rustoffa]

It's fucking hilarious and some songs are pretty catchy,I agree about the jury still being out.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Darkness land on US album chart

UK rock sensations The Darkness have scored the highest-climbing album on this week's US chart, making their first appearance in the top 100.
Their album, Permission To Land, went from number 173 to 92 in one week on the Billboard chart.

The Darkness, a flamboyant rock group influenced by Queen and AC/DC, shot to fame in the UK in 2003, topping the album chart in August.

OutKast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below remained at number one in the US chart.

'Mindless'

The Darkness' jump comes as they begin to promote the album in the US, with an appearance on David Letterman's chat show on CBS lined up for Friday.

They are also due to make an appearance at the Virgin Megastore in New York's Times Square on Friday, according to Music Week magazine.

The New York Times has already said their music "sticks to the listener like hair gel" while the Los Angeles Times said they were "a little-bit-mindless but certainly-not-spineless".

Their album was the "pacesetter" on this week's Billboard chart - the title is given to the album with the biggest percentage growth every week.

[PLAYERO]

i was needing something like this band.
their album is really good.
a very fresh band
kicks ass

[David Lee Rocks]

I bought the CD this week, i like it more every time i hear it

[singerman]

yeah they are fantastic arnt they!....they are a very hard working band that dont take themselves seriously!....massive in the U.K at the moment because they like a good laugh and are bloody good musicians....the singers voice is sooo high, i think hes had his balls cut off!!.....seach for one of their tracks on kazaa called "i believe in a think called love" its a classic i assure you!!!

[singerman]

oops should have been "i believe in a THING called love"...sorry!!

[singerman]

oh yeah...just had a read of all the other stuff about the darkness.....i really cant believe that alot of the yanks have posted messages saying "are they a serious band?" my god!.. dont you guys get the joke????.....THEY ARE TAKING THE PISS!....HAVING A LAUGH!!!...its just a bunch of guys from 'nowhere' town remembering the funny side of eighties rock that they grew up listening to!!...simple.

[flappo]

..bring back bad news !

[Dave's PA Rental]

I like this band...got the CD today and gave it a listen. I think that they are here in the States (David Letterman show on Friday) so if they come to Boston, I will try to go.

[One Voice]

Originally posted by singerman
oops should have been "i believe in a THING called love"...sorry!!

Yea this is the video i saw for them.

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by flappo
..bring back bad news !

Hell yes, now there was a fun band.

Vim could play "Stairway to heaven" when he was 12, Jimmy Page didn`t write it until he was 26.

I think that says a lot.

[One Voice]

Never heard of these guys, any more info?

[Mr Badguy]

One of the top British metal acts of the 1980`s.

Played Donington in 1986.

Made one ( now extremely rare but me and flappo own a copy each) album and had two fly-on-the-wall documentaries made about them.

Recorded the definitive cover of "Bohemian rhapsody".

Never get the recognition they deserved.

Time for a comeback.

[Mr Grimsdale]

they also bummed sir john gielgud into next week

...but that was only a rumour

[singerman]

bad news were ggggrrreeeaattt......classic lyrics i quote..."cant you hear....black leather......cant you see screaming vengence"...ha ha ha (i kid you not!)..i think it was released on 'frilly pink' records....you know that label,the one just for gay bands

[Mr Badguy]

More classic Bad News lyrics:

"Ride the rat - nightmare man
Ride the rat - nightmare man
On my masturbike"

"Hello Bill, Chernobyl,
I feel ill, Hospitil,
On my Masturbike"
From "Masturbike"

Real quality.

[One Voice]

Saw a little bit of The Darkness in concert last night on one
of the music channels.Looked like a fun ass concert to be at.

[Diva Lee Roth]

I was just reading about these guys in an old Entertainment magazine. It said David Lee Roth is a fan of theirs. I have just heard one song called "Stuck In a Rut" -they are hysterical!!!

[One Voice]

I believe in a thing called love.
Thats their latest i believe.
Its a lot of fun.

[SilvioDante]

Here is a link to the article about Dave/The Darkness:

http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlf...6?opendocument

[High Life Man]

As posted at DDLR.COM:

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Fri 03/26/04 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Ballroom

Sat 03/27/04 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre

Sun 03/28/04 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

Tue 03/30/04 Cleveland, OH Peabody's Down Under

Wed 03/31/04 Pittsburgh, PA Club Laga

Fri 04/02/04 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts

Sat 04/03/04 Boston, MA Avalon

Sun 04/04/04 Providence, RI Lupo's At The Strand

Tue 04/06/04 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Thu 04/08/04 Atlanta, GA Cotton Club

Fri 04/09/04 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues

Sun 04/11/04 Houston, TX Engine Room

Mon 04/12/04 Dallas, TX Trees

Tue 04/13/04 Austin, TX La Zona Rosa

Thu 04/15/04 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre

Fri 04/16/04 San Diego, CA Canes

Sat 04/17/04 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theatre

Mon 04/19/04 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre

Opening night baby! Looks like i'm going to have to reschedule my trip to Washington DC that weekend.

[Foozwah]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Vim could play "Stairway to heaven" when he was 12, Jimmy Page didn`t write it until he was 26.

I think that says a lot.

"When I auditioned him, he did a forty-six minute drum solo. I mean, he would have done a lot more, but... I can't stand drum solos..."

Heh.

[Mr Grimsdale]

Originally posted by High Life Man
As posted at DDLR.COM:

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAH!

how big are those venues?

less than 1000?

[flappo]

1000 what?

fleas
yes and no

[High Life Man]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
how big are those venues?

less than 1000?

I know the Eagles Ballroom is pretty big. A few thousand. I saw Coldplay and Tenacious D there and both were sold out.

[S.P.G]

The darkness' permission to land is a brilliant debut album, but not a patch on van halen 1. Get your hands off of my woman mother f*cker is great. I love them, but have they got staying power?

[S.P.G]

check out www.thedarknessrock.com
you can view their videos!

[flappo]

..i like the links page

..brett does anyway

[Leandro Pujiz]

The best band of 2003...and will be the best band of 2004....

The Darkness Rocks!!!

[Mr Grimsdale]

growing on me (live), an interview and other stuffhttp://uk.launch.yahoo.com/darkness/

[Mr Grimsdale]

anyone else seen their new video for Love Is Only A Feeling?

it's like 1989 all over again, shot on this mountain top in australia
fookin' ace, i nearly came over cat deeley too early on saturday morning

i said nearly

[Golden AWe]

Originally posted by Mr Grimsdale
i nearly came over cat deeley too early on saturday morning

i said nearly

you mean "got over"?