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Saint Etienne - worse than I remembered

NickHNickH
edited November 2008 in Chit chat
Just got their "Best Of" CD - it's pretty much unlistenable barring a couple of tracks. I seem to remember thinking they were pretty cool back in the day. Strange...
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  • Dave FountainDave Fountain
    edited November 2008
    You speak the truth Nick! they were seemingly very cool indeed - I think maybe the tracks "You're in a bad way" and "Who do you think you are" have stood the test of time well... the others were album fillers. Bob Stanley is an all round sound guy considering all his projects and stuff, but not an album band.
  • merseymalmerseymal
    edited November 2008
    never a big fan of them though i quite liked their cover of "Stranger In Paradise" that they did for the Ruby Trax charity compilation cd
  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited November 2008
    I always thought they were overrated myself. :-D

    Still, there's no shortage of other bands who managed to build a reputation around a couple of songs. I thought about listing some, but I'd probably be here all day.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited November 2008
    NickH wrote: »
    Just got their "Best Of" CD - it's pretty much unlistenable barring a couple of tracks. I seem to remember thinking they were pretty cool back in the day. Strange...

    I love them, one of my favourite bands... Each to their own, I guess!!
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited November 2008
    Fudgepacker wrote: »
    You I think maybe the tracks "You're in a bad way" and "Who do you think you are" have stood the test of time well... the others were album fillers.

    I'm the other way round... I'm not so keen on the chart fodder, more into the "fillers" as you call them!! :-)
  • chop983chop983
    edited November 2008
    I was looking more than I was listening.
  • Ian HamiltonIan Hamilton
    edited November 2008
    I also think they're a really great band. Their last album "Tales From Turnpike House" was a masterpiece.
  • beanzbeanz
    edited November 2008
    Always wanted to bang the blonde chick...probably a hag by now though.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited November 2008
    beanz wrote: »
    Always wanted to bang the blonde chick...probably a hag by now though.

    Yes.... she is looking slightly haggard nowadays!! :grin:

    EDIT: (I still would though!!)
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2008
    Were they some sort of girly/indie pop?
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • beanzbeanz
    edited November 2008
    karingal wrote: »
    Were they some sort of girly/indie pop?

    Your thinking of ac/dc.
  • GreenCardGreenCard
    edited November 2008
    karingal wrote: »
    Were they some sort of girly/indie pop?

    Erm... Kind of indie/ambient/dance/pop.
  • merseymalmerseymal
    edited November 2008
    All About Eve were much better imo
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited November 2008
    beanz wrote: »
    Your thinking of ac/dc.
    Nope, but you were thinking of the Scissor Sisters...
    I wanna tell you a story 'bout a woman I know...
  • Dave FountainDave Fountain
    edited November 2008
    St.Etienne - shaven/trimmed.
    All About Eve - unshaved.

    You know what I'm saying. I just listened to the best of Angelic Upstarts and I couldn't find one track that didn't make me cringe. Hasn't aged well that.
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2008
    nope, always been shit, always will be :)
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
  • mel the bellmel the bell
    edited November 2008
    Fudgepacker wrote: »
    I just listened to the best of Angelic Upstarts and I couldn't find one track that didn't make me cringe. Hasn't aged well that.
    wash your mouth out sunny, love most of the upstarts stuff still.
    cant beat racks like last night another soldier, soldier, brighton bomb, solidarity, liddle towers, im an upstart, leave me alone etc
    Professional Mel-the-Bell Simulator................"So realistic, I found myself reaching for the Kleenex King-Size!" - Richard Darling
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