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Saw them on Saturday night, were fantastic - am i alone in thinking this?

― leigh (leigh), Monday, 11 November 2002 10:24 (twenty-three years ago)

short but sweet:
Girls Against Boys (aka GvsB) - Classic or Dud?

― zebedee, Monday, 11 November 2002 10:53 (twenty-three years ago)

yeah, i noticed that after i'd posted this one

― leigh (leigh), Monday, 11 November 2002 11:17 (twenty-three years ago)

Great, great band. I have a lot of songs on my computer, more then a thousand, and when I just make a random playlist of them to listen to while I do other things, I usually ignore it all, but when I heard "One Dose of Truth" I stopped to see who it was. If that means anything.

― David Allen, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 03:02 (twenty-three years ago)

I love GVSB. Just listened to Venus Luxure last night. However, was anybody else disappointed that YCFWYCS was such a retread? Some great individuals tracks (BFF my fave) but after the stellar "One Dose Of Truth" I was disappointed that they didn't go further in that new wavey direction (or in any other for that matter).

― Anthony Miccio, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 03:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I have two albums of theirs--Freak*On*Ica and House of GVSB. The former sucks. The latter is nice, if a bit monotone.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 04:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I think Freak*On*Ica's got some decent tracks on it. The production is too shiny-shiny, but "Roxy," "Park Ave." and "Exorcisto" are very nice. I think if it had done better they may have perfected their new direction. However I doubt anyone was inspired to kiss Scott McCloud's soundsystem after hearing it.

― Anthony Miccio, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 04:10 (twenty-three years ago)

Their new album could not possibly be duller.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

My own various thoughts here. Freak*On*Ica is just dire, but I'll agree with Anthony on the word of "Exorcisto."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 15:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Er, 'worth.' ;-)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 15:56 (twenty-three years ago)

I think yer too hard on Freak (**h at least) and too soft on the rather generic Cruise Yourself (*** myself) but yer pretty on point. How would you have rated YCFWYCS? I haven't listened to it in a while but the four stars that guy gave it seems a bit much.

― Anthony Miccio, Tuesday, 12 November 2002 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Haven't heard it but was warned against it, so we'll see. Freak*On*Ica is too absolute a change of what had gone before for me to hear it as anything but a timewasting failure.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 16:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I LIKE Freak*On*Ica. It's so over the top, it's a riot, and the idea of liking it is funny too b/c at that point just about everyone in DC turned on them. Come on, the lyrics aren't to be taken *super* seriously, not with that delivery! Oh, and they all have nice pants.

― daria g, Wednesday, 13 November 2002 03:46 (twenty-three years ago)

The lyrics? What are those?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

gvsb and their nice pants

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mcain/gvsb/images/gvsb22.jpg

― leigh (leigh), Wednesday, 13 November 2002 10:44 (twenty-three years ago)

seven years pass...

house of gvsb is so cool.

― scott seward, Saturday, 24 July 2010 18:39 (fifteen years ago)

two years pass...

https://soundcloud.com/girlsagainstboys/its-a-diamond-life/

what

― adam, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 14:28 (twelve years ago)

not bad

last I heard, one of those guys was recording with Cristina Martinez

― The Great Natterer (dandydonweiner), Wednesday, 24 April 2013 19:57 (twelve years ago)

what a short thread. haven't listened to them for eons but i happily join the house of gvsb lovers. menacing, uncompromising and cool. the new song doesn't do it for me. it's ok but not really a step forward.

― it's the distortion, stupid! (alex in mainhattan), Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:14 (twelve years ago)

I have a lot of songs on my computer, more then a thousand

Boasting circa 2002.

― Position Position, Wednesday, 24 April 2013 20:23 (twelve years ago)

Venus Lux is their best by a mile

― Master of Treacle, Thursday, 25 April 2013 03:54 (twelve years ago)

five years pass...

YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKE, yeah.

― earlnash, Thursday, 5 July 2018 03:11 (seven years ago)

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