so is the comparison to Jesus Jones in the Enter Shikari review about their usefulness (4 out of 10). is that a fare comparison of $h!teness or is it disrespectful to Jesus Jones???

Enter Shikari sound NOTHING like Jesus Jones. Where is the text of this review? People accuse me of lazy comparisons, but at least I've never made one that lousy.

Enter Shikari sound NOTHING like Jesus Jones.

 

I dont think its about sounding like the two bands its more of a comparison of useless bast*rd genre hybrids.

Well, I didn't have much to go on with your post, I thought that's what you were getting at.

 

Jesus Jones / EMF / Carter / Happy Mondays / Stone Roses / Pop Will Eat Itself / Candy Flip / Paris Angels / Screamadelica-era Primals etc weren't useless hybrid bands, they were about embracing the new styles of the time - dance and hip hop - with the jangly indie of the mid-late 80s.

 

Enter Shikari and other less-heralded bands like colonopenbracket have at least improved on their base sound (rrrrroooaaaaaarrrr vocals about not having a girlfriend) by incorporating gabba, synthcore, electro and rave. Just imagine how $h!te it would sound without those elements.

Well, I didn't have much to go on with your post, I thought that's what you were getting at.

 

Jesus Jones / EMF / Carter / Happy Mondays / Stone Roses / Pop Will Eat Itself / Candy Flip / Paris Angels / Screamadelica-era Primals etc weren't useless hybrid bands, they were about embracing the new styles of the time - dance and hip hop - with the jangly indie of the mid-late 80s.

 

Enter Shikari and other less-heralded bands like colonopenbracket have at least improved on their base sound (rrrrroooaaaaaarrrr vocals about not having a girlfriend) by incorporating gabba, synthcore, electro and rave. Just imagine how $h!te it would sound without those elements.

 

They still sound pretty sh!te though.... :lol:

 

I was a fan of some of those aformentioned - PWEI, Carter USM, Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Happy Mondays.... Jesus Jones had one or two moments.... EMF I always thought were a hopeless, watered down version of PWEI to be honest...

 

EMF were accused of being a watered-down version of Jesus Jones who, themselves, were a watered-down version of Pop Will Eat Itself!

 

Yeah, I think we're long overdue a PWEI revivial - Hadouken! sound like they're heading in the right direction.

 

 

EMF were accused of being a watered-down version of Jesus Jones who, themselves, were a watered-down version of Pop Will Eat Itself!

 

All stems from the same thing though dunnit...? :lol:

 

To be fair Jesus Jones made only two good singles (IMHO): the worldwide monster hit Right Here, Right Now & their debut:

 

Jesus Jones - Info Freako (1989)

 

Mind you I agree they were an inferior commercial version of Pop Will Eat Itself:

 

Who probably got the idea from the first ever Rock'n'Rap crossover record which predated the Run DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on Walk This Way by over 2 years:

 

Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon - World Destruction (Timezone) (1984)

 

Now this would have been a better song for Girls Aloud v Sugababes to cover for Comic Relief???

To be fair Jesus Jones made only two good singles (IMHO): the worldwide monster hit Right Here, Right Now & their debut:

 

Jesus Jones - Info Freako (1989)

 

Mind you I agree they were an inferior commercial version of Pop Will Eat Itself:

 

Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One (1988)

 

Who probably got the idea from the first ever Rock'n'Rap crossover record which predated the Run DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on Walk This Way by over 2 years:

 

Afrika Bambaataa & John Lydon - World Destruction (Timezone) (1984)

 

Now this would have been a better song for Girls Aloud v Sugababes to cover for Comic Relief???

Totally!

 

My fave Jesus Jones song is Who? Where? Why? - not their best known, but still great.

Now this would have been a better song for Girls Aloud v Sugababes to cover for Comic Relief???

 

Erm, why, so they could make a total arse of this one too...? Bad enough they pished on Aerosmith and Run DMC, pishing on Johnny Lydon would have made me want their blood.... <_<

 

Sorry, it would need someone with a LOT more artistic credibility than Girls Aloud or Sugababes to tackle this song....