The Darkness

[SwedgeAntilles]

58 minutes ago, The Red Telephone said:

I feel no particular love or hatred towards The Darkness.

However they did produce, at time of writing, the last great Christmas single.

I quite liked that Coldplay one.

[The Red Telephone]

3 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I quite liked that Coldplay one.

Yeah, that’s not bad.

[stuartbert two hats]

1 hour ago, The Red Telephone said:

I feel no particular love or hatred towards The Darkness.

However they did produce, at time of writing, the last great Christmas single.

I instinctively knew this couldn't be so. I was about to retort "xxxx came out after that Darkness song and it's miles better". But I checked and I could only find one original Christmas song that I'd actually heard since 2004 - Coldplay's "Christmas Lights".  

So, yeah. You might onto something.

[stuartbert two hats]

6 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I quite liked that Coldplay one.

 

2 minutes ago, The Red Telephone said:

Yeah, that’s not bad.

 

[SwedgeAntilles]

4 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

 

 

Impeccable timing 

[The Red Telephone]

The Coldplay song belongs in that sub-section of Christmas songs that I wouldn’t put on a playlist, but wouldn’t turn off if I heard it on the radio

[Avalon_Fields]

6 hours ago, henry bear said:

And they stood in for Bowie at TITP in 2004 when he had to pull out.

That’s a sore subject, the only time I ever had a ticket to see Bowie. 

I did watch them, and spent the whole set singing Bowie songs. That and the Haggis Pakora I ate and cant forget. 

 

[MrHew]

Great Christmas songs released after the Darkness:

Sufjan Stevens - Hey guys. It's Christmas Time.

Skinny Lister and Beans On Toast - This Christmas.

The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song.

[Andeeroo]

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree was an instant classic.

[zico martin]

Surely the correct answer is Amanda Jenssen - Another Christmas

[themuel]

They were the first band I ever saw at Glastonbury, so they will always be a bit special to me.  

[zico martin]

1 minute ago, themuel said:

They were the first band I ever saw at Glastonbury, so they will always be a bit special to me.  

Yeah they're really growing on me like

[Comfy Bean]

10 hours ago, Mouseboy11 said:

Not many bands I hate as much as The Darkness, they were shite back then and they’re even more shite now

Agreed. I don’t have words to describe their recent appearance at Kendal Calling.

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 hours ago, Andeeroo said:

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath The Tree was an instant classic.

Right answer.

Thay and One More Sleep by Leona Lewis.

[TheNoise]

Me and granddaughter love Underneath the Christmas Lights by Sia.

[Woffy]

I like Little Donkey.

And it was number 1 in the (sheet music) charts.

[Vik Vinegar]

The Darkness: Best band since Thin Lizzy.

[The Nal]

21 hours ago, henry bear said:

And they stood in for Bowie at TITP in 2004 when he had to pull out.

And Oxegen in Ireland. Did a good job as I recall.

Steel Panther are the new Darkness. 

 

[MrHew]

1st saw the Darkness supporting the Wildhearts somewhere in London in the early 2000s. Next time I heard of them, they'd pretty much taken over the british pop world. 

They're now doing the theme and jingles for Katie's Amazing Machines on cbeebies.

 

 

[TKOCF]

That first album, Permission to Land, is brilliant and I will stand by it. 

 

However, this is absolutely inexcusable:

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

6 minutes ago, TKOCF said:

That first album, Permission to Land, is brilliant and I will stand by it. 

However, this is even better:

 

FTFY

[danwink]

They’ve always been great fun when I’ve seen them.

However I seem to remember hearing a rumour about Eavis saying they will never amount to anything and refused to play again.

Shame.

[Keithy]

18 hours ago, MrHew said:

Great Christmas songs released after the Darkness:

Sufjan Stevens - Hey guys. It's Christmas Time.

Skinny Lister and Beans On Toast - This Christmas.

The Raveonettes - The Christmas Song.

Honourable mention to Grimes 

And Dum Dum Girls

....but tbf, The Darkness beats the lot.

Have a soft spot for them. 2003 opener was great fun,  saw them in Plymouth in 2004(?) and equally over the top fun.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 hours ago, TKOCF said:

That first album, Permission to Land, is brilliant and I will stand by it. 

 

However, this is absolutely inexcusable:

 

That was almost as bad as listening to Muse.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Motherfuckers dicussing The Darkness without even mentioning this goddamn banger. Give it up for Hazel Eyes: