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anyone heard em yet? they are cute

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

my friend's comment on the raveonettes, which i think sums it up nicely : "this sounds like every band we played with in 1996."
super super dull, and the whole "ooh they're sexy thing" leaves me scratching my head in bewilderment. everyone i know is better-looking than them!

― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 17:57 (twenty-two years ago)

is it fun being as bored as you?

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 18:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw the video for "Attack of the Ghost Riders" on MTV2 a while ago and bought Whip It On as a result (that and it was $5). I've listened to it once or twice, and it certainly seems like the single is the one true standout. Overall not that interesting though.

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 18:25 (twenty-two years ago)

I tried to get into them, hoping from reviews that they were a poppier BRMC. unfortunately they suck almost as bad as BRMC due to their complete and utter lack of hooks and melody - and the sound is only OK. However, the woman in the band is rather sexy.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 18:28 (twenty-two years ago)

I saw 'em last Thursday at an NME extravaganza opening for Ladytron and Ikara Colt and Soundtrack of Our Lives.

My verdict? Yawn. I honestly cannot remember what they sounded like. They were *that* mundane/boring/whateverone else is doing nowadays.

Except for the drum sound. They do something neat with the drums that make them sound really snare-y and studio-ish. Anyone know anything about this? Triggers? Mic placement?

― The Knitter, Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I've only heard "Attack of the Ghost Riders", and the only part of it that I like is the dissonant bridge. The rest of it (including the video) is blah.

Although this paragraph, taken from their bio, is kinda cool in a "how uber-hip can we possibly get" way:

"Drawing on cultural as well as musical influences, the Raveonettes have taken their inspiration from trashy B movies for Whip It On's packaging and Denmark's Dogme95 theoretical film collective for the current incarnation of their sound. When it came time to record their band's debut, Sune and Sharin decided to work within a set of prescribed rules: e.g., a) all the songs would be recorded in the same key: Bb minor; b) no more than three chords were allowed; c) each song had to be under three minutes; d) no high hat or ride cymbals were allowed in recording the album."

― Nick Mirov (nick), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 19:58 (twenty-two years ago)

no thanks.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:00 (twenty-two years ago)

theoretical film collective

― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, 11 February 2003 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

they just piss me off because they ripped "midget submarines" for "attack of the ghost riders" (EXACT! SAME! RIFF!) and didn't do anything worth hearing with it.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 00:11 (twenty-two years ago)

There was a brief interview with them on 120 Minutes over the weekend (first time watching Empty V in years) and based on how they described themselves I expected the Jesus And Mary Chain with some sort of ingenue singer - not the Cramps as designed by Martha Stewart.

Feh.

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)

"That Great Love Sound" is a great pop song. What little else I've heard was quite bland. I dashed out a review of this single at Delusions of Adequacy a while back:
http://www.adequacy.net/music/online/11-25-02.shtml#1

― Ryan McKay (Ryan McKay), Wednesday, 12 February 2003 23:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Fiona says...

― kate, Wednesday, 12 February 2003 23:51 (twenty-two years ago)

two months pass...

Friend of mine just lent me this album after I said I really enjoyed the track "Beat City" (which I do). Played the album. They really don't deviate from that one sound, do they? Oh well.....it's still a great track.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Saturday, 3 May 2003 07:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Veronica Fever is great too

― zilverberg.tk (zilverberg.tk), Saturday, 3 May 2003 09:17 (twenty-two years ago)

eight months pass...

boring boring boring...

― paulhw (paulhw), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Man, I'd well give the blonde girl one...

― C-Man (C-Man), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i like it.

― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 18:58 (twenty-one years ago)

every time I see their name I think of the rasinettes theme ("catch some rays/catch some rays/catch some RASINETTES!")

― anthony kyle monday (akmonday), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 19:01 (twenty-one years ago)

I just picked up the LP and dig it, but we'll see about its shelf life. They've certainly listened to 'Psychocandy' a time or two.

― rainman (rainman), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Raveonettes are great. I like the way they're so pleased with themselves at being able to recreate a certain sound so accurately.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I think the full-length's fantastic, and I was not all that into the E.P.
Search "The Love Gang" from the full length, where it goes from the real pretty Buddy-Holly-if-sung-by-a-super-stoned-girl verse into absolute reverbed-out-white-noise. Gorgeous.

― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Boring and samey beyond reason. Admitedly, they cop to their one-trick status, but that hardly makes it better.

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 20:38 (twenty-one years ago)

i like them in single doses. i put the album on once and literally did not notice the transition between songs

― the surface noise (electricsound), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 21:56 (twenty-one years ago)

i should hate this record and its mannerisms, but the songs are generally undeniable. great songs always win.

― southern lights (southern lights), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 23:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I avoided the Raveonettes because of the hype and the "rock revival" stuff, but both of they're great. Nothing groundbreaking or unique, and yeah, the album kind of blends together, but sweet sweet noise and fun songs.

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 23:51 (twenty-one years ago)

eight months pass...

I wuv them. on a first listen their album sounds like enjoyable sub-JAMC fluff, but on repeated listens it drills inside your head as uber enjoyable sub-JAMC fluff.

― DV (dirtyvicar), Wednesday, 6 October 2004 19:33 (twenty-one years ago)

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