Going to see Razorlight
tonight. Have no idea who they are (sorry, as you are aware, I don't listen to modern music anymore!).
Looks like they're four lads from London, formed around 2002. They've released two albums, Up All Night (2004) and Razorlight (2006). They're top charts material as they've reached the British charts and have gone multiple platinum (but barely reaching the US top 200, where we definitely have the superior music of Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears! Double Yuck.)
Doing a quick search on www.sonicx.com and www.vox.com, I quickly discovered that they sound like Keane (not a good thing).
Well, can't really complain since I'm not really paying for the concert.
Maybe
someone else can cover Razorlight better, since it sounds like I'm not
even a fan. I've included them doing a Cure song, "Boys Don't Cry" from
an MTV Icon Tribute to the Cure. It is the only song I can bear to
listen to. You can download the song from www.candystripelegs.com
good luck. The NME loves them, but I've heard thier records suck, but maybe they're a good live band.
Posted by: Metternich | 03/04/2007 at 02:46 PM
i love their self-titled latest album :)
Posted by: wyndslash | 03/04/2007 at 04:01 PM
The singer is a bit of a show-off who likes to voice his opinion about this and that. That always makes for good headlines in the NME. So press darlings, they are. Oh, and they have a swede in their line-up - just wanted to add my scandinavian touch to this one :-) Music-wise? Next band, please!
Posted by: generationally | 03/05/2007 at 12:14 AM
yeah, it's not really my cup of tea, razorlight. they seem a little cockish (excuse the pun). it seems like they rather play a bigger venue (the venue they played at is only 400 person maximum capacity?) and there was no audience interaction.i thought mohair (or is that mo'hair as in more hair) was pretty good though. they sort of remind me of a 70s rock opera band, their last song as all-about-freddy mercury (queen).i think i'm going to actually pay money to see el perro del marr tomorrow :(
Posted by: vu | 03/05/2007 at 12:26 AM
(sorry, as you are aware, I don't listen to modern music anymore!)*giggles* neither do I! And I don't like Keane either, though I'll admit I've heard very little of them.
Posted by: Cactina | 03/05/2007 at 02:59 AM
when i first heard about razorlight, and heard the demos that were floating around the internet+ i think first 2 singles were really really good. i got the first album and wished i hadn't. it's an overproduced piece of shit. i haven't paid them any attention since. i never bothered to see them live because any band that had their soud so neutered and still became media darlings totally not worth it
Posted by: infinitesound | 03/05/2007 at 08:09 AM
I don't think they sound like Keane - they're not a favourite band of mine - chart toppers here in the UK.
Posted by: Lindajoy | 03/05/2007 at 10:58 AM