AndyC Wrote:
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> rickyboy999 Wrote:
>
> >
> > Because they are better than 95% of the music
> that
> > is in the UK charts that's why, it pisses me
> off
> > when The Darkness who were less talented in
> every
> > department sold bucket loads when Nightwish
> > didn't, the question should be why SHOULDNT
> they
> > be massive
>
>
> Hmmmm...whilst not a 'fan' of the Darkness they
> had utilised a formulae that had been successful
> before. They mixed 70's style Thin Lizzy riffs n
> hooks with Queen style vocals. It was familiar,
> yet silly. As Rocknut said..they invoked a Carry
> On style memory and it worked for them.
>
> Not arguing over the 'talent' side of things but
> that said I'm not really a fan of Nightwish
> either. IMHO they are also 'silly' but in a
> totally different way. The video posturing
> especially is kind of embarassing and totally
> 'false. Their music is overblown for overblown's
> sake. I find alot of their stuff sounding very
> very similiar and it becomes tiresome very very
> quickly.
>
> So in summary I dont like either band but would
> take a quick 3 minute hit of 'I believe in a thing
> called love' over any of the 'pretentious
> posturing' of Nightwish any day.But thats just
> me.
>
> Andy

Posing and posturing? That description could fit 100's of bands, "The Poet and the pendulum" is an INCREDIBLE epic track, Tuomas is a genius and you cant compare that shitty pub rock band The Darkness to NW, its like comparing a Reliant Robin to a Ferrari