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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 13, 2004, 04:50:00 pm

Title: Camera Obscura
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 13, 2004, 04:50:00 pm

Just another Belle and Sebastian clone, or merit of their own?

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: ratioci nation on February 13, 2004, 04:55:00 pm

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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  Just another Belle and Sebastian clone, or merit of their own?

I got the album a couple of weeks ago at cd exchange and the first track is pretty good, but I have not felt the need to go back to it much.  But then again I have never been much of a Belle and Sebastian fan either.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: skonster on February 13, 2004, 04:57:00 pm

Pretty much a clone.  I like belle and sebastian so i'm not offended by them or anything and there is some decent song writing as well, but if you don't like b&s you aren't going to like this.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: thirsty moore on February 13, 2004, 05:02:00 pm

With all of this who rips off Belle and Sebastian stuff, let's consider who Belle and Sebastian rip off?  
 
 Check out Nick Drake's song Hazey Jane I.  I'm pretty amazed at how close B&S actually sound to that song.
 
 And yes, I am a fan of Belle and Sebastian.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: skonster on February 13, 2004, 05:11:00 pm

Yeah; i don't really have too much of a problem with bands all aping this sort of style.  I think there's enough you can do within the genre to keep it interesting.  If it's a good song, it's a good song.  Hell, there's a song by scotland yard gospel choir (out of chicago), "jennie that cries" (mp3 from www.sygc.com) (http://www.sygc.com)) that might as well be belle and sebastian.  i still like it though.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: redsock on February 13, 2004, 05:21:00 pm

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Originally posted by pollard:
   

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Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  Just another Belle and Sebastian clone, or merit of their own?

I got the album a couple of weeks ago at cd exchange and the first track is pretty good, but I have not felt the need to go back to it much.  But then again I have never been much of a Belle and Sebastian fan either. [/b]

Hey Pollard, how bouts you scam me a copy of that CD? Especially since you bought it used   ;)

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: Joymonster on February 13, 2004, 05:21:00 pm

Didn't like em'. No good.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer on February 13, 2004, 05:25:00 pm

One twee pop band I do like is the Lucksmiths.

Title: Re: Camera Obscura
Post by: ratioci nation on February 13, 2004, 06:05:00 pm

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Originally posted by redsock:
  Hey Pollard, how bouts you scam me a copy of that CD? Especially since you bought it used    ;)  

sure thing, but I actually got it new and free, unless you count the crap cds i traded in as costing me something