Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
Originally posted by Tom Servo:
The group has gotten some publicity, but they donâ??t strike me as glory hounds or as having the same manufactured look/sound of other hyped acts (e.g. Bravery). Am I just missing the hypery? I certainly donâ??t read everything out there.
CYHSY had deafening buzz from blogs, pitchfork and various blogs basically catapulted this demo CD they were selling from the trunks of cars and sparingly on the internet to top 10 lists all over the world ... the hypery was really huge on them, maybe just not as mainstream as the bravery
but i certainly don't think big hype necessarily makes a band unlistenable / unlikeable (and i don't think that's what kosmo and the rest are saying), if it weren't for the hype i'd never have heard these guys ... i'm not a dumpster-diver when it comes to music consumption, so i actually appreciate it when bands are "broke" this way [/b]
I dead on agree with all of this!
For me, besides the very irritating vocals, I'm just not even taken with any of the music. It does nothing for me whatsoever other than want to turn it off and move on to something else. The vocals just make me want to do it that much faster.
I can understand that they would have a little bit of a following but that's just it. It's all of that hype that I would say that I don't understand except that I fully understand the power of the media and how all of that works. I still stand by my belief that a majority of those tickets were only sold to bandwagon passengers even though they don't realize they are so. Call me a snob all you want as I really don't care one way or the other but I'm not going to lie just to be nice. I'm not trying to be mean or snarky either. Only speaking (or would that be writing) my mind.
Q: "Are your first impressions always spot on?"
Hell, no! Sometimes the bands that get under my skin (in a good way) the most are some of the ones that don't grab me at first. A few examples would be Elbow, Greenspace, I Am Kloot and Amusement Parks On Fire. There are often times where it takes me a few good listens to finally get it. CYHSY only gets worse for me with each additional listen. Sorry about that but at least I'm honest.
