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busted- how bad are they? and avril

busted are the most hilarious group. i was in a shop and then played their video and i very nearly cried with laughing. its totally stupid they way they all jump at the same time, its like they have a routine!and avril lavigne, as much as she would like to be is not rock. she makes such a big thing about being unique and really tough, why does she feel the need 2 do that, nobody bloody cares.
my apologies, rant over now
pop-is-crap | 18 May '03, 22:13 | Send note | Report this | Reply


  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    You Said No is a good song. Tell me - if some band, say, the Foo Fighters or Ash had the song - you wouldn't like it. You wouldn't like it? Fair enough, the lyrics are shit but it's a catchy little number - it's great!

    Yes, the band are a bunch of twats, but the people that write their songs, good stuff!

    And they probably do have a routine, they're a pop band.

    And I've never seen anything about Avril being unique and really tough, but obviously if she does some people do seem to care - she's popular.

    Notice I'm posting as 'Anon' - how cool am I?
    Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 May '03, 23:22 | Reply

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      No.....no...really not...The fact is that the songs are shit AND they're a bunch of twats. i for one would be bloody ashamed if the Foo Fighters released that pile of crap. And i don't think i'm alone there. And yes Avril Lavigne goes on and on and on and on about how she doesn't give a damn what anyone thinks of her. Yeah sure...if she genuinely didn't give a shit she wouldn't make a point of saying she didn't.
      luceluce | 19 May '03, 21:32 | Reply

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        Personally, I'd be ashamed to wake up and find foo Fighters records in my cd collection.
        grindgodgrind | 28 Jul '03, 15:59 | Reply

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      busted are balls. that some was crap. it was originally called crash and burn but they changed it for some reason because of they iraq war. come on. its a fucking disco song about three horny guys being turned down by a very sensible girl, there is nothing morally or politically sensitive about it. get a bloody life
      pop-is-crap | 19 May '03, 22:12 | Reply

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        Busted are ace, Year 3000 is one of the best pop songs i've heard in ages, yeah it's not life changing or important but it doesn't always have to be surely
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 22 May '03, 20:57 | Reply

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        They changed it cause it was originally gonna come out after the Columbia shuttle disaster.
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 23 May '03, 12:05 | Reply

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      Are you insane child?

      If someone wrote me a song like that I would impale them on a lollipop stick and feed them to my pet badger.

      If the Foo Fighters or ash wrote a song like that i would most probably burn all my L.Ps.

      Goddammit.

      Dont even get me started on the whole war thing.

      Grrrr.
      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 24 May '03, 17:20 | Reply

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    True busted are shite but what really seperates them from bands like sum41 and good charlotte who when playing *ahem* live on top of the pops and crap like that, do exactly the same?
    danmiffy | 24 May '03, 23:21 | Reply

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      nothing seperates them. they're all as shit as each other.
      luceluce | 25 May '03, 00:02 | Reply

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        People who dislike Avril Lavigne do so because they know they'll never, ever shag her. Bands like Busted are good for the music scene - it would be boring if EVERYTHING was serious and there was no room for a little comedy rock.
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 4 Jun '03, 16:15 | Reply

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          Ok well I'm a girl (i'm not a lesbian) so the fact that I will never 'shag' Avril Lavigne is really not a problem. Busted are a joke. Comedy rock??? Its the very fact that they do not realise they are comedy anything. If they were clearly taking the piss I wouldn't care!
          luceluce | 4 Jun '03, 21:26 | Reply

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            personally i do not wish to shag avril lavigne ( i am also a girl) and i do think she is a crap singer who cant sing live. busted are very, very funny. altho i think they reckon themselves to be a decent puck/rock band. that is also very , very funny
            pop-is-crap | 4 Jun '03, 22:10 | Reply

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              Indeed. She really is pathetic live. Makes you wonder just how much technical equipment is used to make her sound half decent (and how much make-up is used to make her look half decent- I'm sorry, that was catty) Busted...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA...
              luceluce | 5 Jun '03, 21:40 | Reply

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            i don't hate her and i certainly won't ever shag her
            Old_Anonymous_Comments | 8 Jun '03, 21:07 | Reply

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          What the fuck you on about? People don't buy busted for comedy value - they take it seriously. Even worse, all the papers are calling them pop-punk, giving them a (very little) air of credibilit and neglecting to mention they don't even write their own songs and are just another pop group dressed up as a band. Pretty much the same goes for Avril Lavigne, but the marketing ploys are even worse. It's like someone's told her "go out there, be as much of a twat as you can, say you don't care, and everyone will think you're punk, you're a rebel". And people are taken in. Seeing as how fourteen year olds everywhere are listening to her, and younger kids take busted seriously, there's a real threat of the alternative music scene being hijacked and overwhelmed by the major labels pouring out endless overproduced hugely marketed and above all crap sludge and filing it under alternative.
          alari | 24 Jun '03, 23:03 | Reply

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            lol!- speaking as a fourteen yeard old i can safely say theres no way in hell i could take avril seriously and busted a a walking joke!
            For those of you still under the delsuion that avril is a serious magician (lol!) download "a complicated song" and see if you can take her seriosuly...lol....
            spatula | 25 Jun '03, 19:44 | Reply

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              crapped up keyboard - that is translated as
              lol!- speaking as a fourteen year old i can safely say theres no way in hell i could take avril seriously and busted a a walking joke!
              For those of you still under the delsuion that avril is a serious musician (lol!) download "a complicated song" and see if you can take her seriosuly...lol....
              spatula | 25 Jun '03, 19:46 | Reply

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            what the fuck are you on???? i happen to be fourteen and i reckon that busted are a load of muther fucking arse raping gays with pathetic excuses for decent music/lyrics. and dont even get me started on avril...
            broken_leg | 3 Jul '03, 21:38 | Reply

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              it's just that my sister (and her friends) are fourteen and most of them love them both. Let's face it, we're not gonna get many people who like them coming on here, so a sample won't be exactly representative.
              alari | 4 Jul '03, 20:21 | Reply

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    and inme are a great, credible, amazing band, yes?
    Old_Anonymous_Comments | 29 Jun '03, 23:29 | Reply

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      what the hell have inme got to do with anything?
      luceluce | 30 Jun '03, 21:40 | Reply

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        he was baiting people into suggesting inme are any good. and it worked, apparently
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 27 Jul '03, 00:29 | Reply

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        I happen to think inme are pretty good, and yes i agree that busted and avril suck, but at least they far outclass anything like blazing squad and liberty x.
        Child_of_Korn | 9 Nov '03, 16:49 | Reply

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      inme have nothing to do with this thread, however i would rate them alot higher than the likes of busted. the reason, i believe, is that busted are bullocks and inme are much better.
      pop-is-crap | 30 Jun '03, 21:54 | Reply

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    Well I think Busted and Avril rock, you can't just diss what other people think cos it makes you feel big or whateva. Just like what you want to like. Just shut up and leave us alone.
    Becki_12 | 1 Jul '03, 22:01 | Reply

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      "Just shut up and leave us alone."

      No one was ever attacking you for liking them.
      Have a read through this post. It was started by someone who merely wanted to express her opinion on Busted and Avril Lavigne *not* someone who was 'dissing what other people think'. And it doesn't make people feel big, its just called having an opinion. Sometimes people like to express them.
      luceluce | 1 Jul '03, 22:50 | Reply

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        i know, we just happen to have different opinions. we don't like them, you do. that's life dearie. if you don't like what we say, then just ignore it.
        lemming | 1 Jul '03, 23:00 | Reply

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        leave you alone?? your're acting like you're the wronged party who started a lovely thread about how much busted rock, instead the reality is that this thread was started by me to see who else thinks busted are queer (seems to be quite a few). you barged in on us dear so please remember that in future. we weren't dissing. we were sharing opinions, you were the one that made it in2 a fight. dont take it so personally. may i suggest you lighten up?
        pop-is-crap | 2 Jul '03, 16:21 | Reply

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          I am also 14 and have to say that Busted and Avril Lavigne are a load of Donkey's Bullocks!
          i am ashamed to say that many of my friends love them and most probably do want 2 shag Busted.
          i am very anti-busted! Mwa ha ha
          Old_Anonymous_Comments | 3 Jul '03, 20:25 | Reply

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            we shud start an anti-busted/avril terrorist group...
            broken_leg | 3 Jul '03, 21:42 | Reply

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              I think we should all leave the 12 year old pocket money market members alone.
              I remember buying shite singles at this age.It took me ten years to realise they were shite but did encourage me go to gigs and explore new music.
              dustysurfer | 4 Jul '03, 00:40 | Reply

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                Anon, i agree with you, the song is catchy, but there still shite.As for Avril....errrr....i'm not gonna start.
                forbidden_snowflake | 17 Jul '03, 20:11 | Reply

        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

          Maybe you should lighten up pop-is-crap.

          One day you will grow up a little and realise that everything has it's place, if *you* don't like it, what the hell! Life's too short to waste on silly crap.

          Oh, and there's nothing wrong with being "queer". I also assume you will realise this too when you grow up a little.

          michael
          x
          kisho | 19 Jul '03, 19:18 | Reply

          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

            um....once again this is your opinion, not start a fight, everything is perspective. Oh yeah i don't know who busted is but Avril is hypocrisy at its finest. haha
            ElvenIbanez | 13 Nov '03, 22:51 | Reply

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    Why is everyone so eager to bitch about how crap Ms Lavigne is? I'm sure its not just because her music is lame, as someone is buying it. Has anyone actually met her in person, and so has a reason for this hatred? She could be a really nice person, or a total arsehole for all I know, but it doesnt affect me either way. In fact, I dont believe her existance affects me one bit. I don't care for her music at all, its just simply a style I have no interest in. She doesn't live next door, playing her music at full volume everyday. She doesn't park her limo crooked, taking up disabled spaces at the local supermarket

    She has a lynch mob but I think she can console herself in the fact that she is a minger who has pulled off a good joke on the record industry and made enough money to indulge in a Scrooge Mcduck style money bin.
    Rainbow_Brite | 19 Jul '03, 14:58 | Reply

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      anyone up 4 pizza and beer?
      wellshavemypoodle | 19 Jul '03, 15:28 | Reply

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        Pizza and beer good. I just had this little bit of trouble on another Busted post , and it cropped up here earlier...people saying "well i like them, so leave us alone, cos you think you're big or whatever".

        hang on a minute here.

        I don't think i'm big or clever having a go at busted and avril - i'm just plain fucking goddamned RIGHT!!

        They can't play or sing well.they don't write any of their own stuff.it would only be comedy rock if they meant to be funny.they are mereley a cash-in on true rock music, both of them have had the musical equivalent of smearing shit on the good names of punk, rock etc, and are a mockery of everything punk stands for.

        what's there to like?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

        and if you say "but they're soooooo fiiiiit!!!!! then i'll fucking kill you. pretty much anoyone looks that good after a few hours with a make-up artist - trust me, my sister IS a make-up artist.And avril's got horrible acne.

        as for your "leave us alone" bullshit, WHY THE FUCK SHOULD WE?!?!? People like you ram your love of these little pieces of satan's shit down our throats 24/7. Because of all you sheep, EVERY major form of media is full of this kind of crap. So we come to places like this seeking sanctuary. Maybe you should leave US alone.

        And yes, i am available for bookings.

        Now where's that pizza and beer?
        Jesta | 26 Jul '03, 02:50 | Reply

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          For fucks sake, you are all sooooo boring. Fucking indie-schmindie "Busted aren't rock" fucking bollocks. So the fuck what? They're a pop band, they don't go round saying they're rock.

          They may not be that good at their instruments, but they can play a bit (see Re:Covered), but who the fuck CARES? You either like them or you don't, but don't bring fucking shit like "they can't sing/they can't play/they say they're rock" into it, because it's all your own stupid opinion or just blatantly wrong.

          I bet you're same twats that say that Kurt Cobain writes fucking Hole stuff, right? Do you every try to listen to both? Cos if you did you can tell the fucking difference.

          Fact is Busted are ok for a pop band. They're not amazing, hugely talented or likely to be around for 20 years, but at least they're better than fucking Westlife.

          Now shut the fuck up.
          saintfelony | 26 Jul '03, 18:37 | Reply

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            Hmmm...the person who told pop-is-crap to lighten up- maybe you should lighten up! No one's actually taking this thread seriously. Its not exactly earth shatteringly important and no one thinks it is. No one spends their day pondering over the point of Busted. Its just a bit of fun! We're all entitled to our opinions. I think it unecessary for people to come on these threads and complain about other people expressing an opinion. They often tell others to keep their opinions to themselves and respect others peoples opinions. By saying this, you're not respecting people's opinions either, are you? If you catch my drift. There's nothing wrong with these threads, its just people having a bit of fun. If you don't like it, don't read it.
            luceluce | 26 Jul '03, 21:27 | Reply

            • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

              what would you say if i told you i was a married 28 year old??
              i doubt everything has a place in the world. tak hitler as an example. or pigeons.
              if u support busted dont read the thread. people are allowed to tell others of bands that annoy them. and looking through the thread it seems i am not alone in disliking busted.
              pop-is-crap | 26 Jul '03, 22:17 | Reply

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                for the record, i am not a married 28 year old.
                pop-is-crap | 26 Jul '03, 22:20 | Reply

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                lay off the pigeons, dude. that's not cool.

                x
                gen
                Old_Anonymous_Comments | 28 Jul '03, 10:58 | Reply

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          i think busted suck
          i sort of like avil
          ilovetyson | 11 Aug '03, 10:55 | Reply

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    I say we forget the whole scene turn up the speakers and put on some Iron Maiden followed up by a good dose of hendrix and dream theater.

    Now repeat after me.

    Its all shit
    Its all shit
    Its all shit
    synthetic_fingers | 27 Jul '03, 01:02 | Reply

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      i have an unexplainable phobia of pigeons. i have missed several buses because i have been forced 2 take alternative routes due to them wandering around the pavement
      pop-is-crap | 28 Jul '03, 22:16 | Reply

      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

        i hate to say it, but james from busted (the one who looks like a rat, cynics) actually writes 80% of their songs entirely by himself and all of them actually do play the instruments.

        they're not rocket science, infact they're probably not even in anyway really rock but if kids are going to listen to pop music, and they will, then they could do a hell of a lot worse. and for the record, You Said No, Dawsons Geek and Day Turns Into Night are great pop songs. So, hey, quit whining and just be glad they're not Blue.
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 30 Jul '03, 01:30 | Reply

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        thats...pretty fuckin' funny. hehehehe
        LittleMatchGirl | 31 Jul '03, 06:41 | Reply

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          whats funny?? my fear of pigeons?i think not. its disturbing. they're plotting against me. i'm bloody serious. or perhaps just round the fucking bend.
          Blue write their own songs. i don't like them either. i know busted play their own instruments but all in all its still crap.
          pop-is-crap | 31 Jul '03, 22:33 | Reply

          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

            Blue are bird crap. The way I see it, *anyone* can write a song. *Anyone* can play an instrument. So you can't use this to defend your band. Just because you can write a song or play an instrument, doesn't mean you can write a good song or play an instrument well.
            luceluce | 31 Jul '03, 22:45 | Reply

  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    jeezus!!

    what's all the shit with fourteen-yr-olds on this bloody board?

    "he he. im 14, too! i love busted! avril is such a cool rock chick!"

    keep dimwit opinions like that inside your heads. im 16, and 2 yrs ago i wouldn't have even thought of saying crap like that.
    i guess it's true- the world's maturity level is sadly declining.
    Old_Anonymous_Comments | 14 Aug '03, 04:12 | Reply

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      aaww c'mon guys...be nice. opinions are one thing insulting is another..and although sometimes its merited and yeah, you can basically do whatever the fuck you want on this site but still, two wrongs/insults don't make a right.

      Another thing, Im sure everyone here has had a "shit music" period in their life one time or another. And if you haven't, good for you, you've managed to escape media's manipulative grip on the grand populas. But in the meantime, give the younger ones a bit of leeway on this.

      However, i do agree, I'm ashamed that avril (ive never heard busted, can't judge) is in existence as a musician. Although perhaps her role model esque position in leading the masses in the pop industry is slightly better than britney spears, its not far off. To put it bluntly, if avril would just stop claiming all this "punk rocker" shit, she'd just be that much more respected. Her music's not anything orignal, its another one of those bland sounds out there wishing it was orignal. Nevertheless, she wouldnt' be battered half as much if it was just her bland music out there.

      This hate toward her is directly affected by her fake attitude. When anyone is just completely deluded into believing themselves to be something and wanting so badly to be something, they end up, either, a) never reaching it or b)going way past it. in avril's case, she never reached it musically, and in the whole image of being a "punk rocker" (whatever the hel that means) shes taken it way too far and just turned it into something else thats horribly unflattering.

      :sigh:

      Im tired.
      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 14 Aug '03, 05:54 | Reply

  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    Busted are awful! They pretend to play their guitars, and its SOOO obvious they cant play them, and think they are really cool. I mean what is with that? They think they are a cool band because they 'PLAY' their guitars & jump at the same time. I mean theres nothing wrong with not being able to play the guitar but do they really have to pretend!?!?!

    And their songs! What I go to school for, seriously, a teacher?? She wasnt that pretty anyway. And their song 'she said no', well obviously! If you're stupid enough to be in a stupid band what do you expect?

    And Avril, she tries too hard to be 'punk' and different. come on, she used to be a . i know people can change but can they change THAT much?!?
    benjitude | 14 Aug '03, 11:57 | Reply

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      In the defence of 14 year olds- we're not *all* obnoxious brats.
      As much as I hate the majority of teenage girls, people constantly stereotyping young people as prats, gets somewhat tedious.
      My heartfelt apologies for the most part of the teenage population but consider the fact that not every 14 year old likes Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte, Sum 41, Busted, Linkin Park etc, and thinks they're a 'rock chick'.
      luceluce | 14 Aug '03, 22:30 | Reply

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      i am fourteen val and i think busted are absolutely crap who cannot play guitars, pretend to be cool (which they fail dismally at)and jump around like dicks. avril lavigne is a poser who keeps whining on about how rock she is and how she hates busted but shes just like them.
      busted have a guitarist!!!heehee. as well as themselves!!!! who sits around and attempts to make what they do sound half decent. he fails dismally as well
      pop-is-crap | 14 Aug '03, 22:33 | Reply

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        but without busted and avril and the likes, there'd be nothing to laugh at, nothing to spend hours writing about on message boards. the standard of music would go up if there was no crap to temper it until no music was satisfying for anyone. comprende?
        catty | 15 Aug '03, 00:00 | Reply

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          and all the crap stuff makes decent music look even better. which makes us look cool.
          catty | 16 Aug '03, 17:34 | Reply

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            je comprende. but busted?????? busted?????? what did we do to deserve them?
            pop-is-crap | 16 Aug '03, 22:59 | Reply

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              But if it werent for those sad loons this thread wouldnt have about 57 replies. Admitedlly, the cons somewhat outweigh the pro(s).

              Old_Anonymous_Comments | 17 Aug '03, 14:29 | Reply

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                but they actually can play their instruments. they were manufactured by the band themselves. the ugly one called james wanted to be a "popstar", had been writing songs for years, so met the others through ad's in music papers of all places. met up, jammed, found they could write sufficiently catchy and shallow songs. sent demos to universal. universal signed them. and now they piss you off. why? because they make the kids think guitars are cool again (hence maybe moving on from busted to a "cool rock" band) and you hate seeing "trendies" starting to like the same sort of music you do?

                get over yourselves you cunt-o's.
                Old_Anonymous_Comments | 17 Aug '03, 17:04 | Reply

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                  this is not a busted support or fan club.why do we not like busted?? THERE ARE ALMOST 60 REPLIES. SCROLL UP.
                  people who like busted do not like the same music i like (speaking for myself here, dunno bout anyone)my sister likes busted and she also likes westlife, christina aguleria etc. now piss off
                  pop-is-crap | 17 Aug '03, 22:29 | Reply

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                    i agree. two of my friends are big fans of busted (as are many, many people from my school) and i really don't see the attraction to be honest. and none of them like any of the bands that i like. they are all fans of pop mostly. and good charlotte.
                    lemming | 17 Aug '03, 22:46 | Reply

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                      yes. good charlotte fans also think they are 'grungers', despite the fact they also like shite. but i do also appreciate that people with decent music tastes like good charlotte too. haven't got anything to say bout them...
                      catty | 18 Aug '03, 10:36 | Reply

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                        the funny thing is that while i do not particularly like busted, i do see them as a good pop act. i also like fugazi, q and not u, cursive and all sorts of bands that you probably havent even heard of. yet i can still appreciate pop songwriting. you are the narrow minded stupid ones here if we're honest. you come across as 14. the piss off comment was very clever now wasn't it?

                        this isnt a busted support club no; i wouldnt be reading articles on drowned in sound if manufactured pop was a primary interest. this is, instead, a place of debate, and ive got over the whole "pop is shite" part of teen angst. i just accept that that is the case. and far from put down a dubious act with guitars i'd rather just feel glad that guitars are involved in their plans for success.

                        pretty boys, good songs, overproduced. sure. one day the same people might just be the ones solely interested in the good songs.

                        by rejecting such people you just shun them away from rock anyway. think about it.
                        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 16:25 | Reply

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                          and by mentioning cursive etc. im not attempting to say im "better than you" etc. i just find it ironic that some of you out there probably believe that because you're into bands such as placebo you are infact the "cool" ones. of if you dont believe that im assured of a subconscious similarity.

                          you'll learn.
                          Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 16:58 | Reply

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                            you're a funny person.your whole article suggests you think yourself on a higher level than everyone else around you. i'm not a big fan of placebo, although that is beside the point. sub conscious similarity? this was a post about busted, who i think, are spectacularily bad. so what of they bring guitars in2 pop? that doesnt make them any better.
                            as for the "we like placebo, we rock " comment, thats just crap. surely everyone picks music to their taste because they like it, not because they want 2 be cool. and from the other side of the fance, who picks music because they think its the worst noise on the planet. not sure if what i meant 2 say came out, but i know what i mean.
                            as for teen age angst..........if you had teenage ansgt over pop music then.....moving very swiftly on wards

                            pop-is-crap | 18 Aug '03, 22:36 | Reply

                            • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                              im not trying to be funny, nor am i trying to be arrogant. i would have agreed with everything you said a few years back. the simple fact is that you're all saying stuff like, they dont write their songs when they actually do. im not saying that in a "oh i love this band i must support them way" but a for the simple fact that it's the truth. and as for placebo, i checked your profile and you're a fan of green day and feeder anyway. which is basically pop with guitars. nothing wrong with that. but still, is it really because you hate the music so much or just because you hate the fact they make a "joke" of the music you like? because as a rock band they fall flat through lack of integrity, and they probably wouldnt pretend otherwise. but as a pop band they work very well indeed.
                              Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 23:09 | Reply

                              • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                i know busted write their own songs. busted don't make a joke of the music i like, busted are just a joke. one that is ceasing to be funny.
                                what i don't like about busted is that they have made millions on those songs, have sell out gigs, prance around the stage like dicks pretending to be "rock" and even make sales on a bloody book of theirs while other bands that do write good music, play decently on their instruments struggle to get a gig never mind a record deal.
                                it comes down to opinion basically, maybe you think i detest them for the wrong reasons, i don't however.
                                whether or not you meant to, your past replies have not only been arrogant, but also extremely patronizing.
                                pop-is-crap | 18 Aug '03, 23:20 | Reply

                                • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                  ah well, im sure you'll get over it.
                                  Old_Anonymous_Comments | 18 Aug '03, 23:38 | Reply

                                  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                    here we go again. "teen angst.....you'll learn.....i got over whole pop is shite........"
                                    its not really a matter of life or death. it doesnt matter.
                                    pop-is-crap | 18 Aug '03, 23:46 | Reply

                                    • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                      if it doesn't matter then why did you start the thread? i think you're the funny one.
                                      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 19 Aug '03, 00:05 | Reply

                                      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                        she probably started this thread to see who agreed with her opinion...obviously a lot of people do.
                                        lemming | 19 Aug '03, 10:32 | Reply

                                        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                          in the ultimate scale of things, very few things matter. i started this as a matter of interest, but i do agree that i'm a bit funny in the head.
                                          pop-is-crap | 19 Aug '03, 22:19 | Reply

                                          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                            busted are fun. they don't take themselves seriously and they make you smile and laugh. what's wrong with that? i'm not a fan but i'd rather listen to busted than linkin park etc
                                            Old_Anonymous_Comments | 20 Aug '03, 23:55 | Reply

                        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                          Thetruth- I've heard of every band you mentioned so don't get on your high-horse and presume that everyone here is a brat who dislikes Busted because they 'pretend to be rock' but really does the exact same. Although I'm sure there's a few.

                          I don't appreciate the patronising tone of the people who come on these boards with this 'I'm better than you, you're being immature' attitude.
                          The fact that you've bothered to look through someone's profile merely to dig up ratings to contradict their point proves that you're one of the many of the patronising people who are no more mature than anyone else and just like to make people feel small.
                          Just because someone might have given a band a good rating, doesn't mean its their favourite band.

                          I don't reject pop. Everything has its place and I have no problem with the crap being there to seperate the good and the bad. Despite anything I may have said previously in this thread, (it was started a while ago and keeps being dragged up) I don't give a damn about Busted and I can't see that anyone here really does. I find it irritating when people on these boards come onto a thread which is ranting about some band and tell everyone to not take it so seriously and to lighten up etc...No one takes it seriously. The people who do that are the ones who need to lighten up and let people do what they want.

                          Busted don't appeal to me but they're not too bad for what they are. I find them hilariously funny.

                          How about people stop coming on these threads to

                          a)Be patronising yet incredibly childish. If you've got an opinion contrary to those who are most likely younger than you, there's no need to be patronising.

                          b)Swear at people because you disagree with their opinions. If you wish to be like that, go to the SmashHits message board.

                          c) Tell people to lighten up or to not take it so seriously. ITS AN INTERNET MESSAGE BOARD- NO ONE SITS AND PONDERS ON THESE THINGS ALL DAY.
                          luceluce | 23 Aug '03, 23:06 | Reply

                          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                            hear hear luceluce. i really dont have alot more to say on this subject, so i'll make it brief.
                            i disagree with thetruth on many counts, but i don't see y becuase he/she is older that they patronize me. busted are not my cup of tea ( as i already outlined), i think they're a pathetic excuse for whatever music genre they claim 2 be.
                            pop-is-crap | 23 Aug '03, 23:18 | Reply

                • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                  Man, that was the kick up the ass i think everyone needs right now, and as much as i hate busted and avril, your right, the kids will at least grow out of it..
                  Child_of_Korn | 9 Nov '03, 16:57 | Reply

  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    At least Busted realise they don't have any emotional or artistic integrity and don't pretend to. Unlike bands like The Foo Fighters who have become a meaningless joke and yet still carry on.

    Or all these new bands like Biffy Clyro/Finch/Miss Black America etc. etc. who are all shit. They're all sub-busted, because at least Busted know they don't mean a damn thing, whereas these other bands actually think they're doing something different and have some integrity, despite the fact that they're just kiddy bands regurgitating the same old crap as each other.
    Dreaming | 20 Aug '03, 17:23 | Reply

    • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

      just a thing, none of those bands are new. at all.
      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 20 Aug '03, 23:56 | Reply

      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

        I bet even they would laugh at half the stuff they have to do for the label. do you honestly think they take themselves seriously? but hey, good pop band. for sure.
        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 21 Aug '03, 00:56 | Reply

      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

        Oh I'm sorry. They've been together for what.. like a whole few years!

        Not new at all right?
        Dreaming | 21 Aug '03, 10:30 | Reply

        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

          busted are alright as a pop band, but they seem 2 harbour the feeling that they are slightly rockish/punkish. in several magazine articles i've read they have described matt (the one who has dyed his hair whitey yellow) as a punk.
          pop-is-crap | 21 Aug '03, 22:17 | Reply

          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

            Well he's about as punk as all the "punk" kids who immitate each other in Camden.
            Dreaming | 22 Aug '03, 10:57 | Reply

          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

            'pop-is-crap' - you have contradicted yourself throughout this entire thread.
            Old_Anonymous_Comments | 24 Aug '03, 12:24 | Reply

            • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

              isnt it funny how avril is one of those people that can look pretty damn good in some pics, yet look like a rusty toilet seat in others. i personally hate her songs but u have to give the girl credit for having at least some fitness potential. on busted: i think that although its good to attract kids to 'explore new styles of music and all that crap' theres no need to torture the rest of us with a bunch of minging wankers jumping about like theyve all got a severe bowel disorder
              Old_Anonymous_Comments | 28 Aug '03, 00:02 | Reply

              • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                Ok, i concede...there is worse out there than busted and avril. BUT...not much worse. Busted are a pop band, nothing more, albeit a pop band with a rock glaze. I would not have nearly as much of a problem with them if they just dropped the paper-thin rock pretensions, because it taints the name of real rock. If they just stop leaping around with guitars they can't play (yeah, i know they apparently play 80% or whataever, frankly I could play 80% of their stuff and I don't play guitar - studio producers with ProTools are very, very good these days), then i'll be happy.

                and as for avril...granted, she's not actually that terrible looking some of the time...but bad, bad acne. shame, really...In every other respect, she's a fucking repulsive bitch.grr....i think we're all agreed she's worth fuck all musically....and what's more, apparently she used to be a country and western singer!!! HAHAHAHAH!!!!! when she first entered on this pop shite career, she actually admitted not to liking the genre she infiltrated, and then half a year later she was going on in an article i read about how she was, like, in this bar once, like, underage drinking, y'know? with, like fred durst and shit, and this guy came up and, like, started trying it on with me, and i, like, kicked his ass. Fred durst denied this ever happening, no other evidence has ever been found. What a load of look-at-me-aren't-i-hardcore-man bullshit...the girl has image issues, and i don't just mean her facial pizza.
                Jesta | 28 Aug '03, 23:14 | Reply

                • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                  Its not so much the artists I have a problem with, its the ignorance of the general public. To be fair to be Busted they don't actually say they're rock or punk and have admitted to being a pop band. Avril doesn't say she's punk either but does claim to be a 'real rock girl'...the less said about that the better.

                  Its the industry- magazines and television- that gives them these pretentious labels in a weak attempt to make them more credible, because lets face it- pop is dying out. Rock or at least fake rock seems to be the way forward.
                  You could give the majority of the teenage market absolutely anything, tell them its different but still cool and they'll lap it up. Give them a dancing hotdog and they'll still like it as long as everyone else does. This is the problem with teenagers, they want to be different but pick on anyone who is truly so. You can only be so different before you're a 'freak'.
                  Its not really Busted and Avril who are the problem, its society.

                  Before anyone says it- I don't need to chill out, I don't honestly care about Busted.
                  - I realise all I've said may contradict itself slightly but the thread has been going a long time and my opinions have simply changed.
                  luceluce | 29 Aug '03, 22:43 | Reply

                  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                    the fact that busted and avril are considered punk/rock etc is one of my biggest grudges against them. another one of the grudges is that they make millions of pounds of the ignorant public who believe they are rock/punk etc due to magazines etc whilst they lower and degrade decent music.
                    pop-is-crap | 29 Aug '03, 22:50 | Reply

                    • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                      I think its not that they degrade it, its that they give a false perception of it. Although would we really be happy if good music was in the mainstream and was taken over by teenies? I think not. Its probably better this way.
                      luceluce | 29 Aug '03, 22:51 | Reply

                      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                        How pathetic are you guys? B A D! Haven't you guys got nuffin better to do than diss Busted? Get over yerself! They're great and even if you guys want them off the planet that aint gonna happen so get over it and fuck off!
                        Old_Anonymous_Comments | 22 Sep '03, 15:48 | Reply

                        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                          The girlies love 'em though...
                          glazed | 22 Sep '03, 15:56 | Reply

                          • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                            A classic thread
                            Old_Anonymous_Comments | 22 Sep '03, 18:23 | Reply

                            • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                              I'm not even going to attempt to read all of this but i would like 2 say i dont mind avril, i jusy wish she wudnt call herself punk cuz she aint and i dont like busted full stop.

                              i cant be arsed with them people i like bands who are for the music not the image!
                              megwhitethedudette | 22 Sep '03, 19:57 | Reply

                              • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                You obvs. dont no what yer talkin bout!
                                Old_Anonymous_Comments | 24 Sep '03, 14:12 | Reply

                              • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                The Strokes!!!!
                                Old_Anonymous_Comments | 25 Sep '03, 11:19 | Reply

                                • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                  Why do people involved in the pop industry keep insisting that "Rock is the new Pop"? A lot of people have been talking about Busted calling themselves pop - and whether or not say it themselves doesn't matter. Everyone involved continues to say that rock is the new pop, and busted are a fantastic rock band. They call Robbie Williams rock. When is this going to end? Isn't it bad enough that they listen to the talentless bleeping with whispered singing they claim is music, but now they're attempting to add a few guitars to a song and call it rock? And why do the guitarists so rarely get credit? A Westlife song had a guitar solo - but the guitarist wasn't the one getting the credit, it was Westlife. But back to Busted - they are NOT a rock band. Their sound is light and distinctly pop, and they jump around in their obviously organised routine, singing about how they like going to school and that they went to the year 3000. Why is no-one insulted by this crap? The lack of effort that went into thinking up the subjects for those songs, let alone actually writing them is disturbing. And these people are making millions from it. I'd like once and for all to get all rock fans together and stop the "Rock is the new pop" bandwaggon before it gets anywhere near full speed. What they claim to be rock, is simply pop songs with some guitar riffs. So busted may not say they're rock, but they don't deny it when everyone else says they are.
                                  As for avril - much the same can be said. She introduced some guitar into her songs and suddenly she's a rock star. Sorry - but that's not how it works.
                                  choose_rock | 21 Oct '03, 21:30 | Reply

                                  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                    Very much depends on your definition of "Rock Music".
                                    badger13 | 21 Oct '03, 21:46 | Reply

                                    • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                      True - I suppose the best word would be heavy, although not ALL rock music is heavy. But the heavier it becomes, the more rocky it is. A lot of rock bands will release lighter songs, but mainly will do heavy, loud, energetic songs. Pop songs are cheesier, and if they do use guitars it's a very light sound and doesn't have the heavy bassy sound of rock. I suppose there is less of a divide now than before - but rock is still clearly heavier than the pop music. It sickens me to hear "Rock is the new pop" when they're talking about Busted, Avril Lavigne, Or Robbie Williams.
                                      choose_rock | 21 Oct '03, 22:05 | Reply

                                      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                        What we can look forward to now is a whole slew of bands trying to be the next Darkness. And if they cant find them, the Major labels will try to create them.
                                        badger13 | 22 Oct '03, 09:41 | Reply

                                      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                        the only thing that pisses me off is u can so tell that avril lavigne is packaged 2 sell as many records as poss!! and isnt "a rock chick" has she likes 2 call herself. if say britney spears was "punk" then avril wud probably have this sexy image cuz it wud b different in the eyes of the little kiddies who admire them so!!
                                        n busted dont piss me off that much cuz they dont cum across sayin "we r punk" at least i dont fink they do?
                                        nikki_666 | 22 Oct '03, 21:21 | Reply

                                        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                                          No - you're right. Busted themselves don't piss me off either, because they actually don't say it about themsevles. It's everyone else - it's the whole "Rock is the new pop" that is starting to take over the pop industry and it's pissing me off. If rock was simply becoming popular, it would be ok - but that's not what they mean. They actually mean that pop songs are being written with guitars, and possibly an ever so slightly harder edge - this to them is rock. The pop industry should get a life - and just deal with being the most embarassing genre of the music industry.
                                          choose_rock | 22 Oct '03, 22:11 | Reply

            • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

              i noticed that aswell
              Child_of_Korn | 9 Nov '03, 17:04 | Reply

              • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                Busted just pretend to be rock when theyre not. People should just accept them as pop. Busted probably make good pop songs. What really annoys me is when they try to be rock by saying they like The Mars Volta and Grandaddy. Which they don't.
                CaviarAndCigarets | 9 Nov '03, 21:33 | Reply

                • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

                  Um. Actually.....

                  Charlie joined through an advert in NME
                  He's a big Sparklehorse fan (his fave's their first album, spot on) and has much time for stuff on Chemikal underground and fierce panda (so the Mars Volta and especially Grandaddy things are most likely true! sorry!)
                  Mark Radcliffe was even praising their new single comparing it to Husker Du the other day

                  Is this all too unfeasible for the poor indie/metal/whatever kids of today? Sorry if yours/others' worlds fall apart at knowing this, that there's a grain of truth behind the people fronting this vile corruption of Our Music/Real Music/Guitar Music (whatever) with what on the whole has been some glorious POP! moments. Ohh, diddums. Remember, the Sex Pistols were a cynically svengali-manufactured boy band too, kids...
                  The_Kidz | 10 Nov '03, 16:14 | Reply

  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    Music is all about opinions. I happen to like Busted, and Avril Lavigne, and Britney Spears, and even 1 Amy Studt song. now admittedly if u read that you'd think i'm a complete loser, which is fair enough. but my favourite bands are Poison The Well, Thursday, Hiding With Girls, Ion Dissonance. Bet you're confused now eh!?
    Ignore the image, the looks. pop music is fun, its easy to listen to.
    Anarki | 9 Nov '03, 23:37 | Reply

  • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

    I like Busted and Bovril Latrine, I'd like to watch them gingerly sniffing each other like shiny little diet angst labradors before humping in a big pile of David Sneddon spunk.
    Jimmy_smiles | 15 Nov '03, 13:28 | Reply

    • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

      This website is like an ultra-powerful electromagnet for attracting people with nada ability to write descriptively in an even remotely good way, isn't it!

      Old_Anonymous_Comments | 16 Nov '03, 18:03 | Reply

      • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

        Yes.
        Jimmy_smiles | 29 Nov '03, 12:31 | Reply

        • Re: busted- how bad are they? and avril

          My God. Why do people even bother to write on message boards/forums? It always ends up in arguements. People can be so stupid. Who gives a fuck who likes Busted. If they like Busted, fine, why should anyone care? People have their own taste and if they didn't, it'd be a boring world. Leave it at that, for chrissakes.
          Steve_wallace | 29 Nov '03, 12:45 | Reply