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whats happened to the charlatans

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by skinnylong
i am a massive fan of the charlatans .great live band.
i have seen them six times every time brilliant but there recent stuff is totally rubbish it shows that at the gigs.
the last two albums in my opinion were shit.is it the L.A (caps lock v needed for that) influence or have they gone as far as they can possibly go.burgess on his own sucked too c'mon tim get back too those great songs i know you can come up with.

time for a reality check T.B your last tour must have proved that.
skinnylong | 18 Aug '04, 23:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Pfft. To me The Only One I KNow is the only thing worth hearing.

Although I loved Tim Burgess solo stuff.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

us and us only is just the bizness...
currently got mr john peel on he's cocking everything up but to me he's still the king go on peely.no better man to introduce me to new stuff...

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

I think they ran out of ideas a while ago and should've quit when they were ahead

...though still doing the occasional nostalgia gig for us oldies, obviously ;-)

(haven't heard all of the new album though, so maybe I'm being a bit quick to judge)

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

What happened to the Charlatans?

(deep breath)

They are fucking rubbish pile 'o wank three chord practice room trash. sorry guys, but they lost the little bit of spark they had mid-90's and have been churning out uninspired FM indie crap ever since. anyone who knows E, A and G could write a charlatans song in 20 minutes.

Imagination matters, and they have none.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Wonderland was brilliant, the new album disapoints though.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

by the way...












































































































RACIST!

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

i once new a cock named againsthegrain
the crap he spouted drove me insane
he was so boring
he always got me snoring
needless to say he had half a brain

skinnylong...copyright...aug..2004..















p.s i'm no racist..

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

P.S. yes you are.
P.P.S You would be wasting your time asking me to drop the racist thing, because I'm simply not going to.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

And since you decided to make a little rhyme, I'll do one of my own. It goes as follows:
There was a "man" named skinnylong
And it was pretty apparent that he had no dong
He was mad because he inane posts made everyone pissed
So he went to boyfriends house and they kissed
Not to mention he was a racist
But then he decided it must end
The cops knew what he did to that kid and were just 'round the bend
So he tied up the noose and hung himself with a shriek
And that's the last we saw of that 31 year message board trolling freak
I know he'll say that this is stupid and he didn't read this post
But that's ok because I use jam when I eat french toast

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

don't call me a loser because I posted this at 2 in the morning remember, I live in Los Angeles and it's about 6:13 over here

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.

really.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Of course I do..
In fact, I think we all do. Just this morning to my suprise all the Frosted Flakes were gone, and if that's not a problem,then I don't know what is.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

You know it's kind of strange that after Against made that rhyme that said "that's the last we saw of that 31 year message board trolling freak" that Skinnylong hasn't logged on or made a single post. Could it be that Against persuaded Skinnylong to kill himself, and that the reason he left so abruptly is that he was found guilty and is now doing time?!!!??! DUM DUM DUM!

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Ah! britpop nostalgia!

why doesn't it just fuck off and die?

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Haha, aye...nostalgia is a strange thing.
Never bothered seeing the Charlatans years ago, but would go to a gig now, purely due to a few seriously happy Charlatan-related memories.
Very sad, I know...be very, very grateful that you are still too young to be affect by such dodgy sentiments ;-)

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

I am still relatively young, but am in a position to be affected by such sentiments, is that wrong? I love the charlatans.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Us and Us Only is their best album. It's the ONLY one I can listen to. (Except 'Impossible' - fuckin shite).

Got some great songs on there. Shame they wont do something like that again.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

Controversial comment, but I think their last 3 albums are their best.

You lot don't like any music do you?

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

against is a disturbed and unfortunate individual.
the charlatans are the most indivual band of the decade but the last 2 albums have been lacking in my opinion
us and us only beats any album hands down

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

It's easy to make judgments sat at your computer, get out and see the Charlatans...fucking brilliant band. Consistantly for nearly 15 years they've knocked them out (singles not wanks)...a feat not many bands can attest to. Wonderland is great and up at the lake is also just as enjoyable...(granted they made the Radio 2 playlist but I think that's the 'don' of Radio stations, apart from Wogan). Album for album not the greatest band in the world but singles...up there with the best. Anyone not too sure, buy Melting Pot. I believe by Tim Burgess was also a welcome digression.

Re: whats happened to the charlatans

the charlatans were shit at v (chelmsford). they just seemed past it and churning out uninspired,droney crap.
i agree singles wise mid 90's they are pretty good. but a couple of good singles doesnt make a good band (or a good live band.) i remember mid 90s they were good (i wasnt very old mind) because their songs had a certain energy to them. past few albums have been mediocre musically, granted some of t.b lyrics are pretty good more like poetry than lyrics. but lyrics dont make a song, its the beat and the passion to which it is sung and played.




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