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Fun Stuff => BAND => Topic started by: La Creme on 03 Sep 2005, 10:28

Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: La Creme on 03 Sep 2005, 10:28: So, has anyone else heard of them? I've known of em for a couple months now, but I just started listening to them yesterday, and I am really really impressed. This is easily the best band I've heard from Australlia ever. It's like they took every idea from 3rd wave ska and turned it totally better. And they are all great instrumentalists.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Rizzo on 03 Sep 2005, 20:39: Hhhhello Hhhhello

Best Australian band ever.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 04 Sep 2005, 01:37: I have always thought Nick Cave was the best thing to come out of Australia, the worst thing being Kylie Minogue or any other soap-opera(all the australian series I have seen have been terrible, especially the Tribe, that Swift guy needs a kick in the groin) actress turned singer.
Anyway on topic Taggart sent me a song by them on his mix, and while I liked it, I didn't pursue it any further. I think I am too mellow for ska :)
Title: As an australian I am appalled
Post by: soak on 04 Sep 2005, 16:59: Jesus Christ - this is not the best Australia Music - this is crap.

I have had it crammed down my throat for a year know and it just gets worse, ughhh! Their only good song is 'The Car Song' because it is vaguely amusing.

They went all the way to Cuba to record their lastest crappy record and its still annoying drivel.

If you want to hear some good Australian music try

Rocket Science
The Avalanches
Crowded House
Augie March
Love Outside Andromeda
Midnight Oil
Architecture in Helsinki
The Cops
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: La Creme on 04 Sep 2005, 19:27: Yeah, the Avalanches are tres goot.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Johnny C on 04 Sep 2005, 19:56: Midnight Oil = awesome.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Kelamin on 04 Sep 2005, 22:42: If anyone comes up to me and even looks like saying hello hello like in the song, i punch them in the face. It is a disease that must be purged.
Title: Re: As an australian I am appalled
Post by: Rizzo on 05 Sep 2005, 00:22: Quote from: soak
Jesus Christ - this is not the best Australia Music - this is crap.

...The Avalanches

I'm inclined to disagree. The Avalanches do however rank a close second. I'm across the ditch though so I can't make a judgement on the underground scene in Auz.
The Cops though? God awful...
I shall rephrase: Best main stream Australian band that we get in New Zealand.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: GebStar on 05 Sep 2005, 00:46: I hate the Cat Empire, I'm not the biggest fan of .."talking songs" where they like to say lyrics rather than sing them. Some bands have a great track so "talking" isn't an issue but sadly TCE don't. Plus their style of music isn't my favourite. As for the statement of best australian band? I don't think it's even close, although it subjective.

Adding to the list of great Australian bands.

Dappled Cities Fly.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: La Creme on 05 Sep 2005, 01:15: Yeah, I realized after I made this that I was gonna get shot down bigtime by a lot of Australlians. Didn't even know they were big there. Though they were one of those bands like Mano Negra that gets a little play in a lot of countries.

I just dig "Manifesto" a lot. And a couple of other tracks on the CD with it. Don't know the name, knicked it from a freind. I think it's fun stuff though.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: daysweregolden on 05 Sep 2005, 02:15: fuck....fuck, please dont say things like that...

ughh best thing to come out of australia??? UGHH
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: McTaggart on 05 Sep 2005, 04:44: While definately not the best thing to come out of Australia, they really aren't as bad as some of you are making out. Their first album was pretty good if I recall, but it did get annoying with repetition. I find you've got to be in the right mood else they get kind of irritating.

I don't think they were ever actually big here though, Hello Hello or whatever got some air play on the commercial stations and then I think the population in general promptly forgot about them.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 05 Sep 2005, 07:14: Quote
Crowded House

you aussies can't take the honour for them, CH is from New Zealand.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: Rizzo on 05 Sep 2005, 22:24: Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum
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Crowded House

you aussies can't take the honour for them, CH is from New Zealand.

AMEN. You claim all our famous people...
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: soak on 05 Sep 2005, 22:49: I was born in NZ, so was Neil Finn and he was the only Kiwi in Crowded House (except for Tim for Woodface) and they were always based in Aus so for me that makes them an Aussie band.

NZ can keep Russell Crowe and 30 odd foot of c^hgrunts.
Title: The Cat Empire
Post by: salada on 06 Sep 2005, 01:42: Quote from: GebStar
I hate the Cat Empire, I'm not the biggest fan of .."talking songs" where they like to say lyrics rather than sing them.

you must have serious issues with hip-hop, then.

i've always thought of the cat empire as a poor man's ozomatli. but then, recent ozomatli stuff is pretty much a poor man's ozomatli. so i don't really know what to think anymore.