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I want to smack the Thompson Twins.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:46 amby British
A review, according to the wiki says this:
"1984's most instantly kitsch mass program of monosodium glutamation of the brain".
I agree. Some new wave station is playing too much Thompson Twins for me to now really get sick of them. They just act silly & try to come off as cool. If anyone with a low charisma can tell you, you just come off as looking weird & people avoid you.
This is what goes through my head when I see the band members dance around in the "Lies Lies Lies" video.
I now offically hate that amazon MP3 flash thing on the right hand side that's crippling my browser.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:53 amby Frau_Blucher
They are indeed shit. Always have been.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:20 amby the_moth
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:26 amby British
Why does it show 6 replies when I only see 3?
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:47 amby Frank_Chickens
[quote][i]Originally posted by Frau_Blucher[/i]
<br>They are indeed shit. Always have been.
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Agreed.
He deserves extra condemnation for the tepid wank that is 'You Take Me Up'.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:56 amby djcraig
What? You don't like the whiny vocals, the lame lyrics and the fact that every preppy, BMW driving douche bag thought they were the epitome of alternative cool with the Twin's "King For A Day" blasting out of their Blaupunkt?
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:08 pmby zill
[quote][i]Originally posted by Frau_Blucher[/i]
<br>They are indeed shit. Always have been.
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Agreed. Right up there with Dootely-Doot-Doot.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:16 pmby InvisibleMan
what has TW done to people to deserve so much hate? Other than just write some very memorable 80's pop/wave
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 1:49 pmby Frau_Blucher
[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>what has TW done to people to deserve so much hate?
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We don't expect you to understand.
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Wed Jun 22, 2011 3:06 pmby i_like_lectric_motors
[quote][i]Originally posted by Frau_Blucher[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>what has TW done to people to deserve so much hate?
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We don't expect you to understand.
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Haha. Perfect.[:D]
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:59 amby Doctor Doctor
Haha the 80's charts were full of people who looked like twats. Howard Jones anyone? It seems the thompson twins take the brunt of the critism. For me they created some decent enough "electro-pop", but i admit to having a lot of nostalgia connected to it, since they were my first music indulgence as a 12 year old and sowed the seeds for my love of synthpop that has lasted to this day.
I would definitely agree that they are cringworthy to watch in any form, but they define an era. Complete over-indulgance and bad dress.
There was an interesting UK docu on electropop in which they seem to readily agree with most of the criticism. This documentary is from a while ago and Tom Bailey has been even more critical of the music since they did this interview.
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[b]"Let's take a ride, and run with the dogs tonight In Suburbia"[/b]
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:06 amby Spit
Well , I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to turn in my offical laminated NWO membership card but I have to admit I've always like this one. [^]
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:03 pmby InvisibleMan
[quote][i]Originally posted by Spit[/i]
<br>Well , I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to turn in my offical laminated NWO membership card but I have to admit I've always like this one.
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what's not to like? It's a wonderful 80's track, especially the extended version [:D]
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:42 pmby pellerman
[quote][i]Originally posted by InvisibleMan[/i]
<br>what has TW done to people to deserve so much hate? Other than just write some very memorable 80's pop/wave
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I'm afraid I have to agree. Thompson Twins weren't the most talented bunch of musicians out there, but they're a lot better than a lot of the bubblegum drivel that gets peddled around here regularly. I can think of so many other bands that deserve to have pot shots taken at them much more.
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:35 pmby TragicMagic
I've never minded the TT's. When I was a kid it was all Tears for Fears, Thompson Twins, Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Ultravox, Howard Jones, Yazoo etc etc.
I think the TT's appealed to the slightly younger fans a bit more. I don't blame the slightly older New Wavers here for all but dissmissing them along with other artists of the same era.