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Hope of the States

Hope of the states are truly brilliant, one of the greatest and most touching bands I have heard in years
themightybill | 20 Apr '03, 17:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply


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    no, i think hots are boring and overrated. its ok, but its just so unoriginal and conventional. its just diet gsybe. they hype doesnt wash
    Old_Anonymous_Comments | 11 May '03, 18:13 | Reply

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      You have obviously never seen them live or heard them you small minded twit- boring? They are the total opposite
      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 13 May '03, 17:30 | Reply

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        i have seen them twice, when they were unsigned. dont get me wrong, i think its ok. its just its so derivative of other forms, mercury rev, sigur ros, godspeed...lets see where they got from here then. and i dont understand why people dont see that, its just a bit too po faced
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 14 May '03, 13:24 | Reply

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          I am not having a go, (well maybe a little bit!), but K, how can you say they are derivative- I love all of the bands that you mentioned, but I can't really see where you are coming from. When have any of those bands ever written, (with the exception of M.R.) a song that is under 5 minutes which actually has a good tune? They don't stand for the same things and I would have expected someone who has seen them to uncerstand that. You are obviously too thick.
          Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 May '03, 12:58 | Reply

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            hey man, im a nice guy and i got 3 A's at a level, so i am not a thicko, trust me...some bands u fall in love with, some bands u hate cos they are watered down radio friendly versions of bands that u adore...
            Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 May '03, 19:36 | Reply

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              I THINK YOU ARE BEING THE PO FACED ONE HERE YOU ELITIST TWAT- GROW UP AND GET OUT OFF YOUR 'OOH THEY ARE GONNA SELL RECORDS SO THEY AREN'T ANY GOOD ' HIGH HORSE YOU BEANIE WEARING MAN WITH NO GIRLFRIEND WHO SITS IN THE DARK AND LISTENS TO RECORDS THAT SELL 4 COPIES EVER. p.s. who cares about your a levels, I have got a degree in maths
              Old_Anonymous_Comments | 30 May '03, 15:26 | Reply

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                I saw them in Birmingham, about 50 people turned up. The singer/keyboard player had a strop at the end of the set and looked a bit upset that the audience didn't like them as much as the press does.

                They were OK, they seemed to try to make a pop version of the Constellation sound. Oh and A Silver Mt. Zion & Frankie Sparo both have tracks under 5 mins with tunes, hooks 'n everything. :D

                To be honest I wouldn't mind checking them out again, missed them at Glastonbury due to a clash, but ended up standing behind one of them for the next band.

                I'm not saying it's a bad thing they are doing but it's hardly as revolutionary as some people (and their comedy uniforms) would have you believe.
                Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 09:58 | Reply

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                p.s. who cares about your a levels, I have got a degree in maths

                twat.

                that just says that you really are getting to old to get in such a disgustingly stagnent non-argument
                alcxxk | 18 Aug '03, 11:21 | Reply

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                  I have a degree in journalism. Does that make my opinion more important than anyone elses? Or am I also a twat?

                  For the record, HOTS are okay in my book - nothing particularly special, and certainly not worthy of quite so much hype (see also: Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Razorlight) but good nonetheless.
                  Mike_Diver | 18 Aug '03, 12:33 | Reply

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                    Haha. Degree in journalism? Yep, that's useless...
                    Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 14:00 | Reply

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                      I dunno... not totally useless.

                      At least I'm being paid for journalistic work.

                      Although my opinions still count for shit!
                      Mike_Diver | 18 Aug '03, 14:27 | Reply