The Darkness - The End Is Nigh

[metalhead]

Their new single 'Girlfriend' entered the charts at a lowly No.39 today.

I think after the album bombing, and the single entering so low, that they will be dropped by their record company, and will split by the end of the year!

Any thoughts?

[Breezey]

That's the only problem with gimmicks, they never last very long!!

Had a really good discussion about the music industry today with a bloke from a sound company (he was with the band Jebo that came to the studio). We all know what the problems are
*The bosses are not music lovers,
*They are only concerned with making as much money as possible as quickly as possible
* They are more concerned with image and gimmicks

Thank goodness for radio stations like ARfm whose presenters are genuine music lovers and have a wealth of knowledge.

The Darkness were just taken along for a ride by the very people who will now probably disown them, this madness has got to stop soon..............................................

[shaggy]

I expect Lordi to be popular for a few months and then forgotten by the music press and media (ie Radio 1 etc). What we need is labels like MTM and Frontiers to become more established and getting their products onto the big store shelves (Virgin etc). But until the big company execs (who hold sway over the music charts and use Radio One and the main popular radio channels to promote only the acts that they have a vested interest in), have their stranglehold on what gets played to the masses who like sheep just follow the latest fad, then rock will never get a fair chance to show how diverse hard rock and metal is.

[Breezey]

Well said Shaggy, couldn't agree more!!

I will vote for you if you stand for parliament, I would also be your assistant, together we'd sort this country out!!

[shaggy]

vote for me? look what happened with the last major MP from Hull In his honour Ikea have created a Prescott flat pack. A few screws in the wrong places and the whole cabinet comes crashing down.
Screaming Lord Sutch would have seen to it that rock would be the main music played on our airwaves - he would have imprisoned the likes of Strop, Aching and Watered down for crimes against music. The hideous tones of (p)Rick Ghastly and Jason Donavan et al would never have been allowed to subject our ears to such drivel. Boy bands and rap music would be banned from ever being allowed to perform in public.