More schadenfreude...The new albums of two Moz-hating, 1980's, indie blokes have completely bombed.
The Echo and the Bunnyman album entered the chart at 63, and Barry Sumners new band (Bad Lieutenant) entered at an even-more-dismal 70.
Hoorah!
More schadenfreude...
I was stuck in a car and forced to listen to the Echo & The Bunnymn album. It's shite. All the same cack.
Peter
I bet Bunnymen / New Order fans would say exactly the same thing to YOR.
The new albums of two Moz-hating, 1980's, indie blokes have completely bombed.
The Echo and the Bunnyman album entered the chart at 63, and Barry Sumners new band (Bad Lieutenant) entered at an even-more-dismal 70.
Hoorah!
Just wait till you hear of Swords chart-entry
The new albums of two Moz-hating, 1980's, indie blokes have completely bombed.
The Echo and the Bunnyman album entered the chart at 63, and Barry Sumners new band (Bad Lieutenant) entered at an even-more-dismal 70.
Hoorah!
"Never Cry Another Tear" isn't earth shattering, but it's a very solid, feel-good album. Check out "This Is Home" -
The new singer and Bernard both share vocals on this one.
Indeed. All Bernard and Mac have to do now is say,"Morrissey is great" and their stock on here will go right up again.
you guys are right with the schadenfreude thing but it's not really coz they don't like Moz (I was a big fan of Steven Wells, notorious Moz-hating journalist) altho Barry Sumners does seem a bit obsessed with him in a v negative way.
I just don't think much of them, and I'm sure that (in the unlikely event of us meeting) the feeling would probably be mutual!
I think the Bernard aka Barney Sumner negative view of Moz stemmed from Morrissey's outspoken hatred of the rave scene, of which Barney was not only a contributor, but also a massive fan of raves, going by the amount of times I used to see him dancing all night at the Hacienda and warehouses in Blackburn. I wouldn't think that the hostility towards him is as prevalent nowadays.
I don't understand the hostility. I'm a fan of all three. Any rancor between them was just professional rivalry, as far as I could tell. Ian and Benard have been catty toward Morrissey, but the latter hasn't exactly been singing the praises of New Order or the Bunnymen, either. Who cares?
It goes back even further, to the earliest days of The Smiths. They've never liked each other, at least publicly. It's hard to know how serious they are about their dislike of one another, as New Order (particularly Hooky) and Morrissey alike seem to be in the habit of slagging off peers. I don't think any of the public remarks should be taken seriously. I mean, I'm sure Morrissey doesn't like Bernard Sumner and vice versa, but I don't think it amounts to serious hatred or anything. These "feuds" are overhyped.
I'm pretty sure there is a Manchester-based dislike of Morrissey. I say this because many Mancunians have said Morrissey is not a "real Mancunian" (the standard line is, "He's a genius but a real twat and not one of us"). Of course, since I am an ignorant Yankee pig, I wouldn't dream of knowing the first thing about Manchester's tribal attitudes, but this is the impression transmitted through interviews and such.