Who are The Stereophonics and why do they suck?

"Mr. Writer," though, that's some godawful shit there.

Plus, Kelly Jones is a muso fool who once said of Radiohead: "That's not about music, it's about technicians!" Because it can't be REAL music unless it's got guitars n' stuff, right?

Oh yeah: They used to be called (I swear to god) Tragic Love Company.

I really don't like them very much.

Avoid like typhoid.

And the Manics.... much more entertaining when they were called the Clash, I think......

The Manics are shit as well.

I prefer Travis or Coldplay any day. They are absolutely great while Stereophonics are no more than OK at best.

Heh, funnier was when they started staying "Radiohead moan all the time, but they've never worked their fingers to the bone in a supermarket like we have!" Oh, NOW i want to buy your stodgy, unmelodic records!

and to think they have sold over a million copies of their albums in Britain...the moronic masses.

"their inability to write good songs"

this is obscene short-sightedness. they are the heirs to hootie and the blowfish's pop-rock throne, surely?

On major flaw here:

1. Stereophonics are British and only popular in Europe
2. Hootie & The Blowfish were Americans and only popular in the US

In fact, you can blame Thatcher for the Stereophonics - if it wasn't for her shutting down all the pits, then the Sterephonics would have doen what ALL lads their age would have done for generations - gone down the coalmines.

He asked me "So where have you been?"
Let me think now let me see.
I stood once where Hitler's feet
Had stood when he made a speech
In Nuremburg in '38
When he tried to build a perfect race,
He said "Black men ain't gonna run alongside our perfect sons."
There was Dallas too, the library, the place they ended Kennedy.
We stood where Oswald took his shot, in my opinion there's a bigger plot.

I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the Gods they made

I shouted out
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me

One difference being with the Stones it was Lucifer at historically significant places/events, not the blooming Stereophonics. Talk about self-importance.

"We stood where Oswald took his shot, in my opinion there's a bigger plot."

the phonics are shedding new light on a great unsolved mystery. their place in history is secure, and who are we to question them?

Just like Status Quo.

But surely no one's going to say that the Stereophonics are LESS pretentious than Radiohead. They're certainly more so, judging from Kelly Jones's continual bashing of Yorke in the press for "not being a proper musician", and the constant solipism and self-pity that appears in their lyrics. Yorke's self-pity, if you want to accuse him of that (and I wouldn't but understand the case of those that do) is at least textured and even self-deprecating. Kelly Jones is just self-inflated.

I agree that Travis stinks. I sort of like Coldplay, though. But Radiohead tops off everyone, with minimal effort. One song from The Bends obliterates the Stereophonics' entire back catalogue.

(1) Super Furry Animals
(2) Manic Street Preachers
(3) Stereophonics

I don't know anything about Catatonia, so please don't ask ;)

You are so wrong! What about Motorhead, isn't Lemmy Welsh?
And Sammo Hung are better than any of the above.

And hey ho, Mclusky Duh! Well, okay, only one of them is Welsh but the rest of them live here and THEY'RE OUR BITCHES NOW!!!

But Stereophonics? Please, they make me ashamed to be Welsh. I'd take Budgie or Terris or even Tom Jones of the Stereopongs

My list just exists to make the point that any other Welsh band > Stereophonics. I've never heard of these "Leveller" fellows, but they must be amazingly bad to be a few rungs below Stereophonics.

Ugh. Getting bad memories of the first time I listened to "Mr. Writer"... must... stop... writing.

The Stereophonics will pay for their sins.

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs love teh Loves apparantly but what that means I don't know.

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Cable to fight 'Phonics sacking Sep 27 2003

, The Western Mail


STEREOPHONICS drummer Stuart Cable is consulting lawyers about his sacking from the band.

Cable last night said he was "stunned" to receive a phone call from the superstar Welsh band's lead singer and former best friend Kelly Jones saying he was out.

Jones said he had taken the "heartbreaking" decision to axe Cable because of "commitment" issues.

But Cable hit back, claiming Kelly and bass guitarist Richard Jones had told him to take time off from the US leg of the tour to recover from a minor operation to remove an abscess.

Cable said, "I'm a founder member of the Stereophonics and I would like to stress that I did not leave nor ever had any intention of leaving the band.

"As has been published, I underwent a minor operation whilst in the US and was unable to play two of the gigs. My doctor subsequently told me I was able to continue the US tour. However, Kelly and Richard suggested I return to the UK to recuperate for the forthcoming UK and European tours.

"Last Monday evening, Richard and Kelly telephoned me from the US and I was stunned to be told that they had decided to sack me. I still want to continue to be a part of the Stereophonics.

"I am, and have always been, a fully committed member of the Stereophonics and am very upset that Kelly seems to be saying that I was not committed to the band.

"I have now been put in the unfortunate position where I have had to place this matter in the hands of my lawyers."

Kelly Jones put out a statement on the band's website about Cable, who is dating TV presenter Lisa Rodgers. He said, "Me and Stuart started a band when I was 12. Emotionally to me this is heartbreaking.

"I love him like a brother, but commitment-wise there have been issues. We've tried resolving them but things stayed the same. Myself and Richard miss Stuart already, a band is like a gang and a lot of time he simply wasn't there."

Will they suck more or less without Stuart and the occasional interjectoin of his mam, the superbly named Mable Cable (yes really!)

And anyone got any wicked goss? I loooove acrimonious band splits.

Yay!

now coldplay and travis really do suck. they clearly ripped off the 'phonics.

It must be really galling for the Stereophonics to have all their best worked ripped of by a bunch of Scots with a TARDIS!!!!!!!!

Now that's sarcasm.

On domestic politics: "We need to make this country about songwriting again"

On Radiohead: "Put 'em in a room with just a stool, a lightbulb and an acoustic guitar and fookin' ENTERTAIN ME"

...and that post fills me with joy!

um. lennon/mccartney penned that thar 'don't let me down', i do believe.

IN A QUARRY.

In 1997, that is, at their best, Radiohead still fit into the New Grave genre, which is where Coldplay and Travis belong (Britpop was mid 90s and considerably more upbeat and optimistic). Their experimentation during the latter years have gotten them nowhere anyway

And, btw, Stereophonics still suck, and probably still will. There are a lot of great "dadrock" acts, but they are not among them.

Haha! I would have loved to have seen Kelly Jones sitting in the crowd in the back at the Hollywood Bowl crying because he'll never be able to play there.

'us troops move into vietnam'

what. the. fuck?

Hmmmm imagine what I could do, just me and Kelly Jones in a room with a lightbulb and an acoustic...should I garrot him or force him to eat the shattered light bulb first?