The Darkness
Tuesday May 18, 2004 at 1:53 am | Filed under Entertainment
You guys hip to these gents? This band out of the UK really truly thinks they’re 80′s bad-ass rockers… hair and all! I’ve been meaning to post about them for some time, ever since I heard “Get your hands off my Woman” and wasn’t sure what to think of it. In some ways I thought it rocked, in other ways I thought it was a joke. But either way I couldn’t stop listening to it when it came on. So I’ve decided I like the few songs I’ve heard. It’s weird because the lead singer’s voice is all over the place, but it’s not bad singing, and the guitar licks are pretty good for that genre.
But the songs aren’t where the fun stopped back in the hair band days, and it’s most certainly not all there is to The Darkness. Oh no. It’s all about showmanship. I hear that these guys have quite a cult following too. People dressing up like them, impersonating them, covering their songs!!! What the?
You NEED to check out these videos:
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Get Your Hands Off My Woman
Be sure you see both of them as one’s a live concert type deal and the other…. well, just check it out. I’m sure before long you’ll be torn with the decision… are they REALLY good… or REALLY horrible? I’m interested to know what you think. If you want more, check out their predictably named site, thedarknessrock.com.
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Jon Says:
May 18th, 2004 at 9:17 amDan gave me the album, I think at your house at Christmas time. I remember e-mailing him and saying, “WTF?!? These guys are ’80s glam rockers but with cussing.” I categorized them as a novelty act. They can come hard with all kinds of earnestness about what they do, kind of like Manowar, but it’s still a joke to me… one that I can chuckle at and then move on. Manowar, on the other hand… well… maybe I just “get it” or something. But I like Manowar much better (perhaps because of the musicianship).
As for these guys being some kind of “original” act because of what they do? Uh… do I need to mention Manowar again? Unlike Manowar, these guys became the fancy of some marketing execs, it seems.
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Joe Says:
May 18th, 2004 at 10:28 amOh yeah, they have the funny factor way up over ManOWar. I can’t say for sure, but I think these guys realize they’re filling a stereotype, and filling it to the fullest. ManOWar is kinda creepy because they take their identity very seriously. Sure they’re talented, but creepy.
In the end it’s more funny than anything, and I’m not gonna run out and buy it, but for some reason I’m not turning the station when it comes on either.
I just realized that the logo in the image here looks pretty similar to Coca Cola’s. huh.
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Shana Says:
May 18th, 2004 at 10:56 amI love their video!
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Arlen Says:
May 18th, 2004 at 11:07 pmOne of my students mentioned The Darkness to me after I played Iron Maiden one morning to wake the class up. He was the only person to manage to get a D this semester. I checked out the web site, but was not interested in looking very closely. So they may truly rock, but I don’t (& won’t, for the time being) know it.
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Joe Says:
May 19th, 2004 at 8:38 amArlen, I figured you’d be all over this, seeing that you’re a fan of Metal Shoppe and all.
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Rich Says:
May 20th, 2004 at 6:23 pmAfter seeing the video for “I Believe in a Thing Called Love,” am I the only one who thinks the bassist kinda looks like Arlen with a fu-manchu? I’ve been sitting on this question for months now.
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Lee Says:
May 21st, 2004 at 3:59 amHi, im lee
yeah im from england the darkness rock, not as your mush as Metallica tho!U guys dont get a lot of our rock in the states, if u can check out the band Muse they one of the good ones. I jusr randomally been looking of half life two trailers, im in college at the mo its 11.55 ( 21/05/04 )in the morning & for once the sun is out!!! We dont get much sun over here, tiz normally raining….
By the way cool site & just to let u know the english public didnt want to go to war with iraq
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jackie Says:
May 23rd, 2004 at 10:58 pmHEY
Susan and I were just talking about the DARKNESS now, and I think this post is an offshoot of our cxonversation we had about them at lunch the other day. Susan didn’t think they were THAT great.See you Weds! Have a good first part of the week!
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Monique Says:
May 27th, 2004 at 12:42 pmI just read the post by Lee and wanted to add that what I’ve heard of Muse is awesome! They’re played on indie 103.1 frequently.