I know I’m a fellow time traveler with a none too level orbit etc but! The Band, the Darkness, I can’t work them out... The facts.. Two eccentric members, two not so Muchly if at all.. They come from Lowestoft , not a location known for Rock Bands! More for Rock eel.. Justin and Dan Hawkins, Brothers allegedly.. Together though superb guitarists.. Their songs have Queen, The Foo fighters and Thin Lizzie overtones and hey that can’t be bad can it? Justin Hawkins is annoying yet amazing with an incredible range.. He also dresses like Freddie Mercury but not in a good way.. Videos are so bad that they are truly brilliant.. Copy written artwork by Canary Dwarf! Lyrics again, nuts yet absolute genius at the same time, example how do you get ‘extra curriculum activity’ into a line? Answer = “ Dancing on a Friday night” New Album = ‘ Easter is cancelled’ with an album cover of their version of the crucifixion.. If your still interested watch this video for a cry, laugh and all the above.. I’m going for genius with undertones of Spinal Tap.. And yes, they can really do it live too.. Daft show, but was told to watch this clip and what can I say, awesome singing.. Radiohead’s Creep.. X
i bought their original album. not the worst. i particularly liked the lyrics to, get yer hands off my wumin.
In the great tradition of Spinal Tap and Steel Panther... Who can say where reality ends and parody starts? There are far worse bands in the world - at least they can actually play...
I always considered them a joke/parody band. Nothing wrong with that, there is a strong tradition of satire/parody in popular music. Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band springs to mind.
Cheesey, yes definitely cheesy with a lil bit of being the love child of laurence llewellyn bowen thrown in.
I'm not a fan but I saw them live supporting Alice Cooper and was pleasantly surprised at how good they were. Very entertaining.
When they first appeared I thought it was a spoof act, the realized not, then annoyed me as ripping off all my favs. But now I love them, they manage to make all the sounds of every 70's & 80's band I like all rolled into one, it works, for me anyway. "Take your hands of my woman, you mother f###er" being one of my favs...
personally i dont like male singers with voices that high.. its just weird... especially if every track is like that... id dont know if every track is like that s ive only heard the radio stuff (and its all like that) and that has put me off investigating further.