The lead singer of The Darkness, Justin Hawkins, bought a copy of his own band’s sophomore album on Ebay after an advance copy was illegally offered on the auction site. The Darkness, a giant of our modern musical age, has for the time being prevented the unauthorized release of their album “One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back”, the follow up to their debut “Permission to Land.”
Is it possible to overstate the importance of The Darkness within the world of rock music? No, not really. I say a word, you give me the first thing that pops in your head: ROCK. No, not The Beatles, nor Elvis Presley, nor Led Zeppelin. The Darkness. That’s what I’m looking for. You disagree? You’ve obviously not heard “Permission to Land”.
Mr. Hawkins has something for the true believers to sink their teeth into:
“There’s no way that a fan of The Darkness, based on what we did on the last record, is not going to love this record even more than the first one.”
1-2-3…ROCK!
Wow. I’m gonna have to disagree with you there. I just listened to the samples for all the songs on “Permission to Land” and I really don’t understand what you’re raving about. It sounds like a throwback to 70s/80s big hair bands. A *bad* throwback. Sure they have one or two half-way decent songs on there, but most of it sounded pretty bad. Certainly nothing to justify asking “Is it possible to overstate the importance of The Darkness within the world of rock music?” The only way that they’ll be important to the world of rock music is if they inspire some other, better bands to develop.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I love rock, but I’d say it’s pretty sad if these guys are the posterchildren for rock in this decade.
Comment by Adam — November 10, 2005 @ 4:26 pm
Too true. It was meant as hyperbole. I’d take Zeppelin, the Beatles, or Elvis over The Darkness any day. Permission to Land is fun to listen to, though.
Comment by jjk — November 10, 2005 @ 4:29 pm
Ahh, okay. My respect for you has been restored!
Comment by Adam — November 11, 2005 @ 3:42 pm
я думаю: прелестно..
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