otisroom wrote:All I was hearing was bad mellotron samples. Or they were playing and were taken out of the mix because of intonation problems or poor mixing.

Bernardo wrote:Just watched this on youtube.

otisroom wrote:All I was hearing was bad mellotron samples. Or they were playing and were taken out of the mix because of intonation problems or poor mixing.

Didn´t sound like mellotron to me. And I thnk it sounded live, the whole band seemed to speed up at one point, and there´s a little interlude where the drummer plays these really ugly, almost out of tempo tom hits (an acquired taste, perhaps?).

I think it was live. Just not any good. Now I know my vote.

Arson Smith wrote:Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it:

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Ace wrote:Saw them on SNL last night. They're the most Columbia University band I've ever seen, which make sense because they're from there.

So they've graduated from producing second-rate jam bands to second-rate afro beat over there?

mattw wrote:I sat in horror whilst watching this band on SNL. Is it Ska? Punk? Skunk? That shit died a long time ago and it shoulda stayed dead. I'll take any of that post-punk revival crap instead of this.

scott wrote:Seen em on SNL. It was inspiring, in the sense that this is what's become of the Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, GO4-Joy-Division-Revival scene. It's totally toast. It's gone so far as to produce this band, this perfect mess of useless songsmithing maneuvers. No point to their music. Nothing remotely interesting. No edge, no balls, just a series of wimpy, douchebag cliches that are perfectly in line with what's become of popular music in the past few years. They are the Stone Temples Pilot of this crappy genre. It's dying, if not already dead. Therefore, HOORAY!!!!

CRAP.