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A Different Guitar for Every Song, and Three Costume Changes

MONDAY FEBRUARY 20 2006 9:00 AM

Submitted by Dr_Frank. Edited By Dr_Frank.

I've never heard the term "pomp rock" before, but I do get the idea from this amusing review of the "Spinal Tapestry" on exhibit at a recent Darkness show:

The TV screens flanking the stage show a film of the Darkness 'landing' in a helicopter. Searchlights sweep the venue, piped bagpipes blare. Drummer Ed Graham, new bassist Richie Edwards, and guitarist Dan Hawkins take their places onstage, launching into 'Knockers', a very silly song about, yes, well, you know. Finally, singer Justin Hawkins hoves into sight, suspended above the crowd in a giant pair of breasts. The nipples light up. It's not quite AC/DC's blow-up doll, Rosie, but it has something of the innocent stupidity of the Darkness's first album, before the cocaine psychosis set in, the waspish Justin started slagging off Chris Martin and Keane, and the band lost a bass player to 'musical differences'.

Also, they "mislaid a large section of their fanbase along the line." Oops.

(via Clive Davis.)

14 Comments

Bev_Antain

Italy

February 2004

FEB 20, 2006 09:09 AM

They are after all a Spinal Tap for the new millenium. I would be more concerned about metallica and megadeth that do the same and they pretend to be serious, all this refering to the "a different guitar for every song and the costume changes" (if you call Robert Trujillo's change of shirt a costume change)

Burning_In_Water

United Kingdom

July 2003

FEB 20, 2006 09:11 AM

I don't know why they get compared with Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap were funny.

blue1million

Ireland

March 2004

FEB 20, 2006 09:19 AM

i saw them, they were fun. what more do you need? if i want serious i'll stick on tom waites or nick cave or somesuch, if i want to avoid a feeling of impending doom i'll stick on the darkness.
i wish i could afford a different guitar fo every song

alpha_hazard

Fort Collins, CO

April 2004

FEB 20, 2006 10:48 AM

Burning_In_Water said:
I don't know why they get compared with Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap were funny.

Maybe Hawkins owns an amp that goes to eleven?

fictionalsounds

Alva, OK

April 2004

FEB 20, 2006 12:08 PM

alpha_hazard said:

Burning_In_Water said:
I don't know why they get compared with Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap were funny.

Maybe Hawkins owns an amp that goes to eleven?

nah, you're thinking about his IQ points. they go to eleven.

buzzhum

Atlanta, GA

February 2003

FEB 20, 2006 12:29 PM

I hate them..always did. Then again..I can't say much more about you either.

buzzhum

Atlanta, GA

February 2003

FEB 20, 2006 12:31 PM

fictionalsounds said:

alpha_hazard said:

Burning_In_Water said:
I don't know why they get compared with Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap were funny.

Maybe Hawkins owns an amp that goes to eleven?

nah, you're thinking about his IQ points. they go to eleven.

You whats relaly bad...is that I saw a performer at the grammy's try to "rockstar" with his mandolin much like this. It was some country act. I was appauled.

I don't like The Darkness....but I do give them they they know they are boneheads and don't hide it.

jake_lex

Lexington, KY

February 2003

FEB 20, 2006 03:41 PM

buzzhum said:

fictionalsounds said:

alpha_hazard said:

Burning_In_Water said:
I don't know why they get compared with Spinal Tap. Spinal Tap were funny.

Maybe Hawkins owns an amp that goes to eleven?

nah, you're thinking about his IQ points. they go to eleven.

But as I've said before, being an ironically shitty band means you're still a shitty band.

Jagg

United Kingdom

September 2004

FEB 20, 2006 04:04 PM

It was funny when I thought they were a joke. Got less amusing when I realised they were being serious.

bean

STAFF

Los Angeles, CA

FEB 20, 2006 04:36 PM

jake_lex said:

buzzhum said:
I don't like The Darkness....but I do give them they they know they are boneheads and don't hide it.

But as I've said before, being an ironically shitty band means you're still a shitty band.

Bingo.

mitchclem

San Antonio, TX

August 2005

FEB 20, 2006 11:13 PM

buzzhum said:
I hate them..always did. Then again..I can't say much more about you either.

wtf? I hope I misunderstood that, because otherwise, damn, that is some cold shit.

_DictionaryGirl_

NEWSWIRE

San Diego, CA

FEB 20, 2006 11:19 PM

buzzhum said:
I hate them..always did. Then again..I can't say much more about you either.

Dude. DUDE. NO.

But back on track, I find The Darkness hilarious. I wouldn't pay for one of their albums or anything, but I'm not above cranking up "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and rolling the windows down in crowded parking lots whenever it was on the radio.

Skank_Zero

Chicago, IL

December 2005

FEB 21, 2006 01:00 AM

_DictionaryGirl_ But back on track, I find The Darkness hilarious. I wouldn't pay for one of their albums or anything, but I'm not above cranking up "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" and rolling the windows down in crowded parking lots whenever it was on the radio.

The best thing that ever came from that song is that it ended up on one of the "Karaoke Revolution" games. Everybody, sing along!