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Mama HOWLIN Thunder.




DEEP PUR.




potz and panZ.

I saw them at Endfest 06 in Seattle.

Two thumbs down. I don't need obnoxious fat dykes telling me they don't care what I think even though I wasn't even bothered in the first place. By aggravating me, I am aggravated towards them.

Yawn.

Indie credentials >>> Plan B cover story >>> NME >>> EXPLOOOODDDEEEE!!!

Overrated.

I can only speak from an English perspective but over here they're kind of old news.

aye theyre crap

your all cunts.

get the fuck out of my thread.
(except hypertonic.)

Saw them live last year. All the songs sounded quite similar. The bassist had some nice riffs but that was about it.
A fat chick on stage was still one of the funniest things I've ever seen though.

The "fat chick" is beth ditto.
shes one of the coolest ladys around.
and vocally,well, no one can hold a candle to her.

Sorry, not that keen. But, to be fair, that's entirely based on the 'hit single' which I hear despite not really wanting to.

i remember hearing a whole lot about them in like 2001, then actually listening to them and, well, they didn't make a huge impression on me, seems really middle of the road.

i thought only critics liked them, them and the krs staff.

i actually think it's pretty cool what beth does, and in a way it's a culmination of the riot grrrl thing, but their music is not good, so...

spoken like a true meathead!

pretty much.

i dont think beth/the gossip could be further from obnoxious aggravating fat dyke(s).
they do have a queer positive message if thats what danny meant.

meh. they always struck me as very "NME"

i like her voice, she's got a bit of a motown thing going for her.

the music is fun, not WHOA THAT BLEW MY MIND but fun.

on that motown note, i'd add a few members to the band-- the sound can be a bit thin @ times-- i'd get her a backup band worthy of wattstax!

did they use to tour with sleater-kinney? ive got some s-k mp3s where they thank the gossip

indie aretha.



I saw them tour with erase errata and it was a fucking amazing show.
rarely do i even "dance" at a show, usually i stick to the hipster swa(y).
i didnt find their live sound to be "thin" (such a bad adjective to use after the above shit) at all, but it was a small club, so i can see what your saying being a problem at larger venues.

yeah, they used to be on kill rock stars with them, but they recently switched to a new "queer positive" label, which i dont understand, as kill rock stars is pretty gay friendly...its just a little sad for KRS, they seem to almost be a stepping stone now.

i've always liked their music, and seeing a fat
woman with such presence and confidence may
disgust/amuse other people, but i appreciate
beth the more for that, beyond even the music.

they opened for SY once upon a time too.

YES!


Kim helped with the standing in the way of control album artwork as well.

kill rock stars is dead.

i'm more a drag city man myself. though krs did some great post-punk reissues a couple of years ago.

they don't excite me too much... i heard some of their older stuff, and while i think beth has a great voice, it just doesn't cut it for me.

i hate to say it and i know it is very prejudiced, but i think one of the only reaons they got so far is because they are ostentatiously NOT a pop band. just my opinion though.

i bought an EP by them in about 2000 and thought it was decent but i wasn't that into it to buy an album. maybe i'll dig it out now. i remember there being another band around at that time called bangs who were maybe similar and better or something. i can't remember though because it was bloody years ago.

and anyway, it's kind of stupid of all you people to dismiss the singer for nonmusical reasons.

also, i'm quite surprised by how popular they've become, bearing in mind the sort of attitudes that people hold

they became big because nme got behind them, i really thought they broke up like a year ago, then everyone in englad is going nuts with them.

I'm not a fan of this band's records so much. The last one especially turned me off with it's high-production sheen. But the Gossip are pretty outstanding live. Beth is a firebrand. Brace has some awesome licks and moves to make 'em fun to watch. Drums are solid enough to fill in the no-bassist hole.

I wish I could svengali them. I'd make 'em record the whole band minus Beth to resemble a Guitar Wolf record...really raw-punk 'em up, then make Beth as clear and strong as possible.

I agree, Standing in the way of control is a little glossy compared to their older stuff, instrumentally. But I think Beth took her vocals to another level with SITWOC compared to all of their other albums.

I would say Movement is my favorite Gossip record, its the best of both vocals + instrumentals.

I have Standing in the Way Of Control and I think it's really great, groovy but somekind of "retained" (I mean there's not many explosions, and it is really minimalist), really interesting and good in my opinion

'standing in the way of control' is a good album, but it doesn't get me as excited as their earlier stuff. when i wanna dance, though, it's a great album.

They seem okay. I kinda like 'Standing in the way of control' probebly because it was on Skins all the time....and yeah I did kinda dig that show...do your worst!

Meathead? Please. I've nothing against gays. I have a lot against having pro-gay-i-don't-care-what-you-think!!! shit shoved down my throat when I have no problem in the first place. THAT is what aggravates me. Obnoxiousness, and the idea that everyone who isn't gay is against gays.

That's a pretty conflicted outlook.

yeah. i've spoken with beth a few times and she's never tried to rip my penis off which is generally characteristic of those "fat dykes".

i hate that word.

Their "Standing In The Way Of Control" has been played so much on stations like Radio 1 and XFM (which I pretty much have to listen to at work all day) for so many weeks, me and my fellow workers have come to totally despise it, and this includes those who actually dug the tune initially. Comments about the band's look/sexuality are pretty tiresome and low, but I can live blissfully without hearing another note by them again.

some of them got silly haircuts.

Why do you have opinions about them?

i'm from the south and that's just what we do.

Really? I don't have opinions about anything. I'm from Italy and i just don't know about stuff, or rather i wouldn't want to know.

that's why these colors don't run, obviously.

ok.

They've never struck me as something particularly amazing but they're decent.