Some time ago, I penned a long and pointless
stream of negativity entitled 'Who Do You
Loathe?', in which I examined a number of
much loved and respected bands that, for
various reasons, I just don't get. In the end
I decided not to publish the piece, as, by
and large, I prefer to promote positivity.
Ultimately, even if a particular band or
artist is not to my personal taste, I can
usually appreciate the qualities in what they
do and understand their popularity.
Having said all that, Muse......what's that all about? I listened with interest to their
recent hour-long chat with Steve Lamacq on
6Music, in support of their new LP, 'Drones'. They are without question a
pleasant, funny, engaging, interesting,
eloquent and thoroughly decent bunch of
chaps, who I wish no ill towards whatsoever.
It's just that when it comes to their music, I
struggle to find a single solitary redeeming
feature.
On a more positve note, here's a band who
are currently pushing all the right buttons
here at Swede Towers. Young Knives played a
Marc Riley session last week, which I'm very glad I caught, as I was unaware of their recent 'Something Awful EP' up until that point. The title song from the EP deals in part with the death of singer Henry Dartnall's Grandfather from Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and the dark
accompanying clip is '..an imagining of a
deteriorating mind, like an old VHS tape
that's been recorded on too many times'.
