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kp · Post by kp » Thu Sep 08, 2005 12:24 pm

Anthony and the Johnsons. 'Nuff said.

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 1:40 pm

The Brainwashed podcast opened with I Hope There's Someone. So beautiful it made me want to cry.

Groet, Erik

kp · Post by kp » Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:00 pm

His voice makes me feel physically sick (I kid you not). Horrible, horrible, horrible.

Very pleased someone unconventional won the Mercury rather than the judges pandering to popularism, but for this to win anything makes a mockery of listenable music.

Ian B · Post by **Ian B** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:17 pm

First time I heard them I thought that they (still not convinced otherwise) were a Tiny Tim tribute band........F#cking awful.

dystonia_ek · Post by **dystonia_ek** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:29 pm

Hey, no dissing Tiny Tim!

The man was a walking encyclopedia of 20th century pop music history, and a true original. Shame he'll only be remembered for that one novelty hit.

I don't really care for Antony though... a little too much soul diva in the vox for my taste. Hopefully his contributions to the forthcoming Current 93 record will be kept tasteful.

Ian B · Post by **Ian B** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 4:50 pm

dystonia_ek wrote:Hey, no dissing Tiny Tim! The man was a walking encyclopedia of 20th century pop music history, and a true original. Shame he'll only be remembered for that one novelty hit.

He's still crap

I don't really care for Antony though... a little too much soul diva in the vox for my taste. Hopefully his contributions to the forthcoming Current 93 record will be kept tasteful.

Feel much the same way, tho' for some bizarre reason, I like Aaron (I think?) Nevilles voice, which is not a million miles away from Anthony's. I'm a contrary f#cker aren't I?

selfconstruct · Post by **selfconstruct** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:00 pm

kp wrote: Very pleased someone unconventional won the Mercury rather than the judges pandering to popularism, but for this to win anything makes a mockery of listenable music.

What is "the Mercury"? I'm hoping it is a competition where the winner must ingest large quantities of mercury.

vurt · Post by **vurt** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:00 pm

what the hell are you guys talkin about?

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:02 pm

Ian B wrote:
dystonia_ek wrote:Hey, no dissing Tiny Tim! The man was a walking encyclopedia of 20th century pop music history, and a true original. Shame he'll only be remembered for that one novelty hit.
He's still crap

I don't really care for Antony though... a little too much soul diva in the vox for my taste. Hopefully his contributions to the forthcoming Current 93 record will be kept tasteful.
Feel much the same way, tho' for some bizarre reason, I like Aaron (I think?) Nevilles voice, which is not a million miles away from Anthony's. I'm a contrary f#cker aren't I?

I could never stand Aaron Neville, as he sounds too much like a radio station that can't quite come in...or somebody randomly pressing mute...

tetraplan · Post by **tetraplan** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:26 pm

vurt wrote:what the hell are you guys talkin about?

http://www.antonyandthejohnsons.com/

Voidoid Surrealist wrote:I could never stand Aaron Neville, as he sounds too much like a radio station that can't quite come in...or somebody randomly pressing mute...

I always thought he sounds like Celine Dion through an octaver.

Groet, Erik

Voidoid Surrealist · Post by **Voidoid Surrealist** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:33 pm

tetraplan wrote: I always thought he sounds like Celine Dion through an octaver.

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:33 pm

Yikes.

ross g · Post by **ross g** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 6:13 pm

i'm listening to a song from an npr program...sounds like he's(?) singing thru a fan or hooked up to one of those old exercise stomach vibrator dealies...

gotta go with the crowd on this one: yuk

rg

cron · Post by **cron** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:21 pm

I personally think it's about time a 6 foot 6 tall torch-singing tranny won the Mercury. I was initially won over by the cathartic last minute of Hope There's Someone. I have both albums and rarely listen to them, but there are times when little else will do. On another note, I suspect that most of the people disliking Mr Hegarty are, quite simply, not bent. I find it hard to fathom how anybody who isn't can get inside his music.

nuffink · Post by **nuffink** » Thu Sep 08, 2005 10:32 pm

cron wrote:I suspect that most of the people disliking Mr Hegarty are, quite simply, not bent. I find it hard to fathom how anybody who isn't can get inside his music.

Oh dear. It's only a matter of time...

Shoot me now