Triumph for The Darkness

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Glam rock sensations The Darkness have dominated the Brits, winning three awards at the UK music industry's annual ceremony.
The band took best British album, best British group and best British rock act at the event in London.

And they deserve it (Although I liked Muse's "Absolution" even better)

Sometimes I think The Darkness are a sort of 00s equivalent of the Sex Pistols. Although it's not a direct comparison, the way hardcore indie fans hate them with a passion is remarkably similar to the way prog rock fans hated punk more than 25 years ago. I just hope much of the tuneless boring pretentious 'indie' which has effectively become what passes for mainstream rock gets swept away into the cutout bins on history where they belong.

Posted by TimHall at February 17, 2004 10:32 PM | TrackBack

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I LOVE The Darkness! Congratulations to them on their awards. Unfortunately, most of the people I've played them for can't hear how great their music is, because they just focus on Justin Hawkins' voice, which, for some unexplainable reason, they don't like. I just hope to hear more from them.

Posted by: Highway on February 18, 2004 05:03 AM


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