Crystal Castles - Page 2

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.18.2008, 10:39 AM

erm.... cc are a total hipster band, ive been at cc gigs and beautiful people abound.. hot chip are celebrated by kidz and ravers... end of story....

shame this thread went from music discussion to tight jeans and russel brands haircut critics......

cc= 6 or 7 excellent songs
hot chip= who gives a fuck.......

im gonna stop now!

SORRY ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD HIPSTER

Pessimist · 05.18.2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

erm.... cc are a total hipster band, ive been at cc gigs and beautiful people abound.. hot chip are celebrated by kidz and ravers... end of story....

shame this thread went from music discussion to tight jeans and russel brands haircut critics......

cc= 6 or 7 excellent songs
hot chip= who gives a fuck.......

im gonna stop now!

Antagonize!

What's so bad about ravers? Aren't hipsters just sorta, eh, fauxhemian?

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.18.2008, 11:16 AM

ravers= tops off, whistles and vicks....

english is certainly a different animal on this side of the atlantic...

d~rek · 05.18.2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PAULYBEE2656

i then got their excellent alice, practice e.p. the one with the blackened eye madonna photo (which is now banned with original artwork)

it's "banned" because they stole it
http://www.pileup.com/babyart/blog/?p=81

davenotdead · 05.18.2008, 05:49 PM

i dont care who else likes them. i like them, bitch

alteredcourse · 05.19.2008, 03:05 AM

I'm enjoying the pleasure of not having had my cynical spots rubbed from being around whatever scene these guys are in prior to catching them . I'm really diggin' their newly released s/t , thanks flophousefloozie for mentioning what you're into these days .

flophousefloozie · 05.20.2008, 07:57 PM

I seem to find that all discussions regarding personal opinions on a band become a way of titling a fanbase.

alteredcourse · 05.20.2008, 09:27 PM

How do you mean ? Like how many diverse people can simultaneously enjoy distinct genres ?

batreleaser · 05.20.2008, 09:37 PM

ive always wondered what defined a hipster? if it means you like to dress well and listen to underground music, then, i dont mind hipsters, i suppose i could be one.

it it means pretentious narcissicists who feel an heir of superioriity to all around them, then fuck them, but i suppose i still could be one.

dionysusundone · 05.20.2008, 09:54 PM

If dressing well and listening to underground music is all it takes to be a hipster, then sign me up.

I suppose it could be the snobby thing, but moreso I believe it's the thought that hipsters only listen to what's 'cool' atm. Crystal Castles now, Animal Collective last month, that kinda thing.

alteredcourse · 05.20.2008, 10:36 PM

That definition would be a favorable one .

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If dressing well and listening to underground music is all it takes to be a hipster, then sign me up.

If it was just about dressing well , then great , let it be so . Awesome . Who cares about a name when you are dressing well on your own terms and it happens to be in the style of the time . WOot !

Another one , would be , a person that abides by anything in fashion just for being in fashions sake - being hip merely to be hip . Doing the hair , the clothes , the music , that goes along some sort of design made by a scene and not really by their personal interests . Its a sort of safety net . I tend to dub a person a hipster when I see a the same pattern I've seen a milllion times just as surely as I've seen any pop number put together , but the rub is that the hipsters have the irritating smug sneer of mistaken individuality .

jimbrim · 05.21.2008, 01:46 PM

crystal castles bore me

Rob Instigator · 05.21.2008, 02:09 PM

hipster means

YOU ARE HIP TO THE NEW SHIT

Rob Instigator · 05.21.2008, 02:09 PM

those who use "hipster" as a derogatory term are just sad because the "hipsters" made them feel left out.

davenotdead · 05.21.2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by alteredcourse

Another one , would be , a person that abides by anything in fashion just for being in fashions sake - being hip merely to be hip . Doing the hair , the clothes , the music , that goes along some sort of design made by a scene and not really by their personal interests . Its a sort of safety net . I tend to dub a person a hipster when I see a the same pattern I've seen a milllion times just as surely as I've seen any pop number put together , but the rub is that the hipsters have the irritating smug sneer of mistaken individuality .

bingo

flophousefloozie · 05.23.2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by alteredcourse

That definition would be a favorable one .

If it was just about dressing well , then great , let it be so . Awesome . Who cares about a name when you are dressing well on your own terms and it happens to be in the style of the time . WOot !

Another one , would be , a person that abides by anything in fashion just for being in fashions sake - being hip merely to be hip . Doing the hair , the clothes , the music , that goes along some sort of design made by a scene and not really by their personal interests . Its a sort of safety net . I tend to dub a person a hipster when I see a the same pattern I've seen a milllion times just as surely as I've seen any pop number put together , but the rub is that the hipsters have the irritating smug sneer of mistaken individuality .

I thought it had something to do with people who want to out-do eachother in whatever way they consider "coolness" to be.

That's beyond the point, though. If I'm not a hipster, am I not allowed to listen to Crystal Castles?

Because I could be a hipster.

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.24.2008, 10:02 AM

isnt it funny when people give an opinoin about a bog standard band that happens to be in vogue at the time, they get shot down and be classed as snobby? this is the funniest thread ever..................

so to all...
im sorry i gave my opinion, and im sorry i used the word "hipster" to describe a bunch of people who like a band for fashion not for the actual music (which is not dierected at anyone here but if the show fits and all...)and im sorry for having an opinion.......

SORRY ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD HIPSTER

alteredcourse · 05.24.2008, 10:35 AM

After several listens to their s/t , I still enjoy the first 8 tracks immensely, but the last 8 bore me quite a bit and really hurt the album as a whole . If they had left it at that 8 , it would have been a much more substancial album . Or they could have waited ? Dont know .

They're opening for NIN over a section of their tour . Hmm .

PAULYBEE2656 · 05.24.2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by me, 2 weeks ago on this very same thread!!!!

the alice practice single is fucking amazing as too is their demo/session tracks single as well. but the album is so so. the 2 great eps are the first half of the album then it just goes all wrong. on first listen i was like... yeah, great, fucking great.... oh no, noooo .nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo...

shame because i like em but sorry, if you are a one trick pony, you better be able to do that trick standing on your head........
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now someone gets my point!

Toilet & Bowels · 05.24.2008, 10:45 AM

just listening to the myspace now, i like them (not the acoustic song though). but obviously i'm now conflicted about it because i found out from reading this thread that "hipsters" like them, and if i want to fit in with the most open minded sonic youth fans then i'm not allowed to like crystal castles and must act snotily towards the people who enjoy their music.

05.18.2008, 10:39 AM	#21
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	erm.... cc are a total hipster band, ive been at cc gigs and beautiful people abound.. hot chip are celebrated by kidz and ravers... end of story.... shame this thread went from music discussion to tight jeans and russel brands haircut critics...... cc= 6 or 7 excellent songs hot chip= who gives a fuck....... im gonna stop now! SORRY ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD HIPSTER __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.18.2008, 11:16 AM	#23
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	ravers= tops off, whistles and vicks.... english is certainly a different animal on this side of the atlantic... __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.18.2008, 05:49 PM	#25
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	i dont care who else likes them. i like them, bitch __________________
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05.19.2008, 03:05 AM	#26
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	I'm enjoying the pleasure of not having had my cynical spots rubbed from being around whatever scene these guys are in prior to catching them . I'm really diggin' their newly released s/t , thanks flophousefloozie for mentioning what you're into these days .
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05.20.2008, 07:57 PM	#27
flophousefloozie expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cowtown, Canada Posts: 1,694	I seem to find that all discussions regarding personal opinions on a band become a way of titling a fanbase.
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05.20.2008, 09:27 PM	#28
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	How do you mean ? Like how many diverse people can simultaneously enjoy distinct genres ?
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05.20.2008, 09:37 PM	#29
batreleaser invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 5,155	ive always wondered what defined a hipster? if it means you like to dress well and listen to underground music, then, i dont mind hipsters, i suppose i could be one. it it means pretentious narcissicists who feel an heir of superioriity to all around them, then fuck them, but i suppose i still could be one. __________________ listen to pink reason
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05.20.2008, 09:54 PM	#30
dionysusundone the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 871	If dressing well and listening to underground music is all it takes to be a hipster, then sign me up. I suppose it could be the snobby thing, but moreso I believe it's the thought that hipsters only listen to what's 'cool' atm. Crystal Castles now, Animal Collective last month, that kinda thing.
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05.21.2008, 01:46 PM	#32
jimbrim expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,308	crystal castles bore me
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05.21.2008, 02:09 PM	#33
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	hipster means YOU ARE HIP TO THE NEW SHIT __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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05.24.2008, 10:02 AM	#37
PAULYBEE2656 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: wexford, rep of ireland Posts: 6,930	isnt it funny when people give an opinoin about a bog standard band that happens to be in vogue at the time, they get shot down and be classed as snobby? this is the funniest thread ever.................. so to all... im sorry i gave my opinion, and im sorry i used the word "hipster" to describe a bunch of people who like a band for fashion not for the actual music (which is not dierected at anyone here but if the show fits and all...)and im sorry for having an opinion....... SORRY ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD HIPSTER __________________ myspace facebook *twitter*
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05.24.2008, 10:35 AM	#38
alteredcourse expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,503	After several listens to their s/t , I still enjoy the first 8 tracks immensely, but the last 8 bore me quite a bit and really hurt the album as a whole . If they had left it at that 8 , it would have been a much more substancial album . Or they could have waited ? Dont know . They're opening for NIN over a section of their tour . Hmm .
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05.24.2008, 10:45 AM	#40
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,268	just listening to the myspace now, i like them (not the acoustic song though). but obviously i'm now conflicted about it because i found out from reading this thread that "hipsters" like them, and if i want to fit in with the most open minded sonic youth fans then i'm not allowed to like crystal castles and must act snotily towards the people who enjoy their music.
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