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The only similarity I can see
Is that the Strokes are a pastiche of Televison and Vampire Weekend are a pastiche of Graceland.
rich
more successful than they should be
little bit boring ?
american
girls fancy them and like them despite knowing that they're a bit boring. this last point is 100% TRUTH.
But
Vampire Weekend aren't boring.
You're WRONG summers.
Yeah!
They're mind-destroyingly shit, clueless, soulless, charmless drivel. Oh, and tedious. Boring doesn't cover it.
Because both bands are from New York.
they're both bands made up of young white American males.
well off, young, white american males.
They're both shit
^
correct answer
^
This
Because
both Vampire Weekend and Is This It are a pair of effortlessly glorious records, full of single-worthy songs that would spread glee in any indie club.
Both had lots of hype. Both lived up to the hype. Both sold loads in the UK but not as much over there. Both from New York.
^^^^Aye.
cos is you mixed graceland with
is this it you would get whatever the vampire weekend album is called - strokes/ television??? whuh
Example of bands with good singles and debuts
but are bound to get shitter and shitter?
i'm mainly talking about
musical comparisons, and not many of these responses are addressing that. both of them being fom the same city, for example, is completely irrelevant. fountains of wayne are from new york, doesn't mean their compared to the strokes
Well done on picking up on 1/6th of my points.
PS. Are you really that bothered?
Both bands
clearly think that they are a lot better than they really are and both put in minimal effort and sound so soulless
Ahh...
I saw VW at Glastonbury and WErchter this year and thought they were v good. Except that 'face' song which was rubbish.
Not groundbreaking but good clean fun.
yeah
just remember that Blake's got a new face
Good Clean Fun, now there's a band.
yes it bothers me
it's like comparing the stooges to paul simon
who made that comparison?
Vampire Weekend are more like The Beatles. Strokes are Velvet Underground.
easy answer.
Both are very simple catchy songs played with bass and guitar and drums.
They play quite short pop songs.
The drums are really simple.
The guitars are tight and intricate with lots of downward strumming.
They're both from New York.
The production is really similair.
The production is really similar?
Absolutewhatthefuck?
Bang on the money
I watched Vampire Weekend, with a Brazillian lad who's never heard of them, he ask me: "Why are these white boys playing west african music?"
Class!
bit racist of him
Both massively hyped NYC bands
that few people can admit aren't actually all that?
because
music journos make lazy comparisons