Yes!

*punches air sarcastically*

The Bravery seem rather shit, neo-Smiths rubbish.

I love that guys hair, but their music is shite.
I shall not be taken in by them though, can't decided wether they'll be big or not, although theyll be the 'festival breakthrough band', thats for sure.

sheesh, barrowlands already, the NME's done well with this one.

the bravery are a bit "bleh", for want of a better word. nowt special.

mmmm his hair is lurvely, i'd copy it if i hadn't gone bald the other week. what a nice looking fellow.

Don't you mean "Noo Yoik"? or are they not actually from brooklyn at all? gawd...

all style, no substance

will anyone care about the second album

time will tell

all he ever does if fucking mumble - SPEAK UP YOU STUPID SOD!
painfully catchy track tho........

i bought tickets to see them in like december time for the koko show, which was originally at electric ballroom. got their EP unconditional when it first came out and really liked it. now its kinda like meh, not overly bothered about seeing them and by all accounts their not very good live! oh well, a gig is a gig.

his brothers are in Good Charlotte, Fact Fans.

regarding the headline:
how many brain-cells did the creation of that kill?
thought i was reading The Mirror for a second.
still i guess it sums up the mediocrity and the 'why bother making an effort' attitude of the music.

I like them, so there !

Wow... I was expecting a balance of opinion, not near unanimous disapproval. I saw them live the other day (in Bristol) and they were superb. Got the tickets for their return already.

did people say "bah!" or "huzzah!" before the internet?

The Bravery make boring boring boring music.

They are dreadful.

Whenever you hear "ooh this band is SOOOO hot right now!" before you even hear their music, it's usually a sing that you should steer clear. What is it with all these American bands reminding us of OUR shit 80's music?

No one needs to be reminded of Duran Duran, New Order etc...

There was plenty of decent music from the 80's which they could rip off.

I'd have to go against this view and say I bloody hate New Order. Duran Duran are the worst, though.

The lead singer of The Bravery was in a ska band 6 months ago. I read into that The Bravery were manufactured. And fast.

I think the Bravery are alright, but their new song is getting kinda over played

hmm might be being cynical but are some people just pouring scorn on this lot as they are easily likeable?

tut tut

Tonight Mathew Im going to be The Smiths backed by Duran Duran doing their best television impressions.

Actually I like Honest mistake lol

absolutely fucking dreadful, they're complete nonsense and bring a bad name to the whole Strokes, Interpol thing...this is derivative shit, but not derivative of Velvet Underground, Joy Division - it's a bad copy of a copy...third generation bollocks to be left well alone.

okay i'm in a sort of a sticky situation, i can't think of the old 80's bands that The Bravery sound similar to... can anyone help me out?

To be fair, they sound like they've been influenced by their NYC contemporaries as much as any band from the past. much like the way that old britpop bands would namecheck the kinks, the small faces, the beatles etc etc and yet most of them sounded like a limp version of oasis. in this way, the bravery work within the framework set down by the strokes (uptempo songs; tight, percussive sound; toppy guitars; zero emotional impact) and add a morrissey-style croon, new order-style off-beat synths and, i guess, a duran duran sheen to the whole proceedings. i hope that helps you joey, and god help you if that's what you consider a sticky situation!

"I think the Bravery are alright, but their new song is getting kinda over played"

yeah i agree, but i can think of another band *cough* Killers.

It pisses me off that UK record companies have failed to sign a UK band that does this kind of music as good or better than the Yanks.

This is what an american web site said about my band in y2000:

"Sorta electronic rock, taking the best of the 80s and blending it into 90s attitude and harmonies. .... Just goes to show how far the UK will always be ahead, for rock, eh, mates? "


You can read the review here -http://www.musicdish.com/mag/index.php3?id=2170

We have won various battle of the bands and even performed at the Senheiser Artist of the Year Finals yet we've never been seen once by an A&R guy.

We've been using synths for years- not just tacking them on to our sound to make us sound current.

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