Topic: Q and not U are now QUitting (Read 14513 times)

Korlin · « **on:** 09 Jul 2005, 04:17 »

God that is a horrible subject title.

But yes, for those who haven't otherwise heard, Q and not U are going the way of Mclusky and the Unicorns, and after their oustanding tours and maybe one last farewell set they will be going bye bye.

Sucks!

McTaggart · « **Reply #1 on:** 09 Jul 2005, 04:26 »

I can't say I ever got into Q and not U.

Valrus · « **Reply #2 on:** 09 Jul 2005, 05:16 »

Wouldn't they be "Qitting?"

sp2 · « **Reply #3 on:** 09 Jul 2005, 07:35 »

I saw this a few days ago and it depressed me. A lot. Goddamnit.

lastclearchance · « **Reply #4 on:** 09 Jul 2005, 07:46 »

I'm glad I get to see them at Siren because I missed them when they played locally with Minus the Bear. I haven't really gotten that into Different Damage, and I don't know No Kill No Beep Beep at all, but I love Power. And their performance on the Burn to Shine DVD was great.

My Aim Is True · « **Reply #5 on:** 09 Jul 2005, 07:49 »

Quote from: Valrus

Wouldn't they be "Qitting?"

this guy is right.

I like Q And Not U, but mostly just their first album. I mean, everything they've done is pretty good, but they seemed to get less good as they went on. SO I'll never get to see them, but my feeling is I wouldn't really want to see them in their recent phase anyway.

mahlon · « **Reply #6 on:** 11 Jul 2005, 22:16 »

This is very very sad news. Power was a decent album, they could of done a lot better, and it could be as bad as the Black eyes last album, which was fucking terrible.

But Dischord bands break up all the time, I never really put too much hope in seeing them around for awhile.

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 16:21 »

Man, that really sucks. I own all of their albums so I guess I could say that I'm a fan.
Heh, at least one band I saw live before they broke up (along with mclusky, whom I refuse to write in caps, that makes two bands, actually). Oh, and even though their equipment broke, they rocked. ... Not quite as much as 31 Knots, who opened for them, but still.

Merkava · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 16:57 »

Can't say I've ever heard of this band.

Skibas_clavicle · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Jul 2005, 19:03 »

I love the awful pun in the thread name. Kudos.

As for Q and not U, I've never really been a fan, I find their music to be really irritating, slightly resembling Les Savvy Fav, if they sucked (whic they do not).

Sturge · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 03:10 »

Yeah, heard about this a few days ago.

At least I got to see 'em before they broke up, unlike Black Eyes

Sturge · « **Reply #11 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 03:11 »

whooops double post.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #12 on:** 13 Jul 2005, 22:29 »

!? they played here in dc (where theyre from) so much...i used to see them live every other time they played, and still see them a few times a year

this sucks SO OSOSO SMUCH

SpacemanSpiff · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Jul 2005, 16:50 »

It sure does.
Somehow, this hasn't been a good week for rock. Within a week we had Q And Not U, Hot Snakes, Gluecifer and One Man And His Droid (German emo band) split up. Who's next?

myfriendthelily · « **Reply #14 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 00:44 »

ok, i have to admit, i've never heard any of their recorded stuff, but when i saw them with interpol, i was thoroughly unimpressed. actually, when the lead singer came out i started laughing (i'm sorry, but an ugly overweight guy in an entirely too small women's sports jacket is really funny to me), and then they proceeded to justify my scorn by making asses of themselves and by playing a set that reminded me of a really bad battle of the bands i once attended. the band who won basically sat on stage, screamed, made funny noises, and hit random stuff with large wooden objects. and everyone was like "yeeeaahhhh!!!'

i threw up.

seriously.

i'll admit they were interesting, but fuck, trainwrecks are interesting. that's what they sounded like to me. they tried to pass themselves off as intelligent, different, and fresh, but just because you dance around on stage like an idiot, play dissonant chords with techno beats, whisper-sing, and wear stupid lime green t-shirts, it doesn't make you good or cool or intelligent at all.

best quote of the night came from my 3 pinted, irish car-bombed friend:: "man, there's nothing like really bad music to sober you up. interpol better fucking rock"

and they did.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #15 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 14:40 »

^ its funny because i find interpol to be completely boring and even more so annoying.

mahlon · « **Reply #16 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 20:32 »

Quote from: will: wanton sex god

^ its funny because i find interpol to be completely boring and even more so annoying.

This is true.

thermodynamics · « **Reply #17 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 22:31 »

Quote from: myfriendthelily

ok, i have to admit, i've never heard any of their recorded stuff

there's your first problem. buy (or d/l...whatever) their album "different damage" ...its probably their easist cd to get into for me. once you listen to that, listen to some of their other recordings and see how they grew over time and completely changed their sound 2 or 3 different times.

Quote from: myfriendthelily

i'm sorry, but an ugly overweight guy in an entirely too small women's sports jacket is really funny to me

so what do you wear? i am sure we could critique whatever you're wearing and probably be "unimpressed" with it.

Quote from: myfriendthelily

i'll admit they were interesting, but fuck, trainwrecks are interesting. that's what they sounded like to me. they tried to pass themselves off as intelligent, different, and fresh, but just because you dance around on stage like an idiot, play dissonant chords with techno beats, whisper-sing, and wear stupid lime green t-shirts, it doesn't make you good or cool or intelligent at all.

what i really want to know out of all of this is how you know what they are "trying to pass themselves off as" ...did they come on stage and say that? did you talk to them or their friends? i would venture out on a limb and say that a band that has the qualities you just listed aren't seen every day or at every show. if anything it sets them apart.

so when interpol gets up on stage in their matching suits and jostle around while playing, that makes them cool and intellegent? at least q and not u didn't need a gimmic to attract attention. i own and have listened to a lot 'turn on the bright lights' and 'antics' ...i put it on when i am going to go to bed.

seriously.

it makes me sad to see q and not u go bye bye... add that to the list of bands (dismemberment plan, 764 hero,...) i havent gotten to see because of living in tennessee. oh well. maybe their new projects will be good.

sp2 · « **Reply #18 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 22:39 »

The Black Keys are playing somme shows right about now in Tennessee. Go see them. Now. Before it is too late.

And seriously, yeah, saying "Q and not U are kinda too gimmicky for me and by the way Interpol are totally cool" is pretty lame. Way too many people act like Interpol are the second coming of Christ. This is really not the case.

thermodynamics · « **Reply #19 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 22:48 »

i'll probably see them in knoxville on sept. 1st. that still is about a month and a half away, isn't it? thanks for the heads up!

sp2 · « **Reply #20 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 22:54 »

More than a month, but still a good plan nonetheless. Sometimes it pays to plan ahead.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #21 on:** 15 Jul 2005, 23:10 »

Quote from: thermodynamics

Quote from: myfriendthelily
ok, i have to admit, i've never heard any of their recorded stuff

it makes me sad to see q and not u go bye bye... add that to the list of bands (dismemberment plan, 764 hero,...) i havent gotten to see because of living in tennessee. oh well. maybe their new projects will be good.

their side-projects (well atlesat chris') have been to black cat(the dc venue they frequent and will be having their last shows at) but i havent ever had the chance to see them.

im going to both their last shows, i already decided.

myfriendthelily · « **Reply #22 on:** 16 Jul 2005, 00:11 »

meh. sorry about that. you're just mourning their loss, there wasn't really any good reason for me to crap on them. it's not like i'm going to change your mind or anything.

sp2 · « **Reply #23 on:** 16 Jul 2005, 07:09 »

Quote from: myfriendthelily

meh. sorry about that. you're just mourning their loss, there wasn't really any good reason for me to crap on them. it's not like i'm going to change your mind or anything.

No, you just have bad taste in music. I've tried and tried to give Interpol a fair chance, but they seriously bore the shit out of me. They do nothing innovative or new and don't push any boundaries whatsoever. Fine, if you like that sort of bland shit, all the more power to you, but don't say a band is shit just because their music makes you a little uncomfortable.

Especially when you listen to boring-ass shit like interpol.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #24 on:** 16 Jul 2005, 13:27 »

^

congrats on becoming a COMPLETE asshole.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #25 on:** 16 Jul 2005, 15:02 »

*laughs because he thinks all this music is bland, and is more than a complete asshole*

sp2 · « **Reply #26 on:** 16 Jul 2005, 15:40 »

Quote from: will: wanton sex god

congrats on becoming a COMPLETE asshole.

I've been a complete asshole for a long, long, long time. This is not news.

Additionally, lily started the douchitude, and claiming Interpol is better than any band is just asking to get insulted, sorry.

will: wanton sex god · « **Reply #27 on:** 18 Jul 2005, 09:31 »

im seeing them tonight, and their last two shows

sp2 · « **Reply #28 on:** 18 Jul 2005, 09:57 »

Quote from: KharBevNor

*laughs because he thinks all this music is bland, and is more than a complete asshole*

That's the problem with metal. It desensitizes you to subtle nuance.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #29 on:** 18 Jul 2005, 11:37 »

There's gotta be a bit of desensitisation, when your music kicks so much ass.

Then again, metal hasn't desensitised me to folk music, classic rock, ebm, goth rock, pscyhobilly, punk, or any of the other stuff I listen to.

Odd that. Or, maybe not...

sergeant chouette · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 Jul 2005, 14:46 »

I just saw them on the 18th, I didn't even know they were breaking up til I went to the show and everyone was talking about it. So now I'm extra happy that I went. I'll probably go to one of their last shows too.

lastclearchance · « **Reply #31 on:** 21 Jul 2005, 14:47 »

They just announced two shows on 9/20 at the Knitting Factory (NYC) and I know I'll be at one of them. I saw them at Siren and I danced so idiotically that some girls started laughing at me.

kidd o · « **Reply #32 on:** 22 Jul 2005, 01:53 »

I just wanted to mention that;

1. I've seen the black eyes in concert... they sound NOTHING like they do on album but equally good.

2. I remember all the crazy drama about dischord signing faraquet and Q at the same time. In my opinion you really can't even compare the two. And with any luck the splinter projects will be better than the splinter projects from Faraquet.

3. To the guy that mentioned the black keys show... different band dude. (although if you can catch them in a small place they are a lot of fun to see)

4. I really liked different damage... so sue me.

sp2 · « **Reply #33 on:** 22 Jul 2005, 10:28 »

I know Black Keys are a different band. I was responding to someone else's complaint that nothing good ever plays shows in Tennessee.

clasicks · « **Reply #34 on:** 22 Jul 2005, 10:41 »

well darn, i saw Q and Not U with interpol at the Orpheum a little bit ago, they played well, but the crowd was not into it, im glad i saw them before they broke up. as a matter of fact im wearing their shirt. hopefully they will move on to new bands, and make some good stuff

kidd o · « **Reply #35 on:** 22 Jul 2005, 11:18 »

sp2

sorry about that
I was just reading and saw black eyes black eyes black eyes...
here everybody the black keys do play around here!

my mistake

sp2 · « **Reply #36 on:** 22 Jul 2005, 13:07 »

No prob. Honest mistake.

Threatis · « **Reply #37 on:** 23 Jul 2005, 03:56 »

ok, this is easily my favorite band, and all i can say is GOD DAMN IT!

never got a chance to buy merch for them, anyone got a shirt they're willing to sell?

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Author Topic: Q and not U are now QUitting (Read 14513 times)

Korlin

sp2

SpacemanSpiff

Merkava

Sturge

Sturge

SpacemanSpiff

myfriendthelily

thermodynamics

sp2

thermodynamics

sp2

myfriendthelily

sp2

sp2

sp2

sergeant chouette

kidd o

sp2

clasicks

kidd o

sp2

Threatis