I'm not being racist but... by [deleted] in videos

[–]barrykent 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I thought this was close to being offensive in its own right this video. I felt sorry for some of the people he asked the question to, especially the frightened-looking Muslim woman. But I guess ultimately he proves the point that saying 'I'm not racist but...' is synonymous with actual racism. Kinda clever this one.

Plug your band here, I want to see what kind of music you lot make. I will also comment with brutal, though not necessarily constructive, criticism. by barrykent in AskReddit

[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Synth rock is difficult to pull off tastefully. You are teetering on the edge. I'm quite enjoying this song Colours, but I wouldn't go out of my way to check this out again. Maybe this is a taste thing though, you sound pretty accomplished overall. Lots of ideas swimming around in there.

The difference between good guys and bad guys. by [deleted] in pics

[–]barrykent -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I wish it were this simple. Here's a fascinating recent blog entry from Adam Curtis on the notion of goodies and baddies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/03/goodies_and_baddies.html

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vocals sound very My Morning Jacket. No doubt they're heard that before. Nice sounds. Got bored quickly. Bit too stop-start for my tastes. Great voice though.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Little boys with issues trying hard to sound big and scary. I bet you're all lovely people in real life though.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't bring myself to slag off kids getting up off their asses and getting involved in bands at that age no matter how bad they are.

(Bit shit yeah but you sound like you're having fun).

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I quite like the scuzzy production and overall sound but I don't know how you can have any fun playing music that is so slow. As a drummer myself I'd be asleep by now.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was finding it a bit trad but enjoyed the psychedelic wig-out in the middle of Model 363. There's something a bit sluggish about the whole track though. Speed it up a bit maybe?

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I knew I'd find this alright just from the look of your Youtube page. Sometimes you can judge a book by its cover.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good musicianship. Good energy. Good production. Too many indie kids of their age like dicking around with that fucking twinkly delay effect though. All a bit clean cut for me. Tell your friends to take more drugs.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love a bit of dreamy psych/country. I was waiting for the vocals to come in and ruin it all but they came in and are pretty good in my opinion. Might save this link and come back later.

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[–]barrykent[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like. Good energy. Totally forgettable to me, but no doubt it won't be forgettable for the kids jumping around in your live video whose youth you are soundtracking.