Calvin Harris should stop making music immediately

I don't think Gavin Martin has been called a "kid" since 1978

RICH PEOPLES KIDS GETTING GOOD REVIEWS BECAUSE MUMMY FUCKED THE JOURNO IN THE 80S

Might want to ruminate on this given that a strong majority of music journos are in their 20s or 30s

Right, I misunderstood, who is he referring to?

Wow, that Petriedes article is one of the best things I think I've ever read of his. I mean that totally without irony.

So basically, Harris' angst about that article boils down to "wah wah wah, Alexis Petriedes is smarter and better educated than I am" - WOW, that must *really* hurt.

Credit where credit's due, I think everyone gave that album two stars, not just Petridis.

Now clarified: "that wasn't about @alexispetridis' review by the way, his came as no surprise."

there are people who will like the album who wont get the album because they saw a shit review

lol

FUCKING JOURNALISTS GIVING PEOPLE SHIT REVIEWS

AND SLEEPING WITH WOMEN IN THE PAST

Which jobbing indie band's parents would you travel back in time to have sex with?

"Gay Dad" indeed

"Come tweet wiv me"

Been digging his tweets immensely. Thanks Mike!

I've got love for you unless your mum fucked a journo in the 80s, the 80s

apparently he debuts on the hot 100 this week with one of his own tracks ;_; rihanna what have you done

tired of hearing that damn chintzy circus organ all the time

title of thread still applies

never gonna forgive rihanna for this tbh

Rev OTM

I guess we should get used to it

tired of hearing that damn chintzy circus organ all the time

yesss but this is like the definition of "grooving" for certain people

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/tracerhand/silkstink.jpg

I wonder what you guys would be saying had you been around for La Bouche, The Real McCoy and Captain Hollywood Project

(although "Feel So Close" is pretty much terrible)

I wonder what you guys would be saying had you been around for La Bouche, The Real McCoy and Captain Hollywood Project

― (thinks and smiles) (DJP), Thursday, February 16, 2012 7:06 AM Bookmark

iirc my thoughts on all this stuff at the time was "when are they playing Coolio again?"

I fux w/ "Sweet Dreams" and "Another Night" (tho I always thought this sounded like a Coke jingle) and maaaaaaaaaaayyyybe "Be My Lover" tho

i can't figure out if la bouche and the real mccoy are supposed to really be a defense of this (or anything)

it's more, people are having this hysterical overreaction to this dude as if he's some brand new circle of awful hell rather than someone who is pretty clearly operating in a paradigm that's been sending hits to the charts for 20 years

it's basically "look, we survived Robert Miles, we will survive this too, just relax"

"look, we survived Robert Miles, we will survive this too, just relax"

I immediately vote for this as the replacement slogan for "Keep Calm and Carry On"

fuck you Dan, "Children" is a classic *takes ball and goes home*

lol

I mean, in the interest of full disclosure I never understood why everyone despised "Children" either but Miles such a good stand-in for "commercially successful dance dude that dance people seem to hate with terrifying and unhealthy fervor"

it's basically "look, we survived Robert Miles, we will survive this too, just relax"

Dan obviously doesn't remember the mass group suicides of the 90s.

i loved "children" and "one & one"

still do

calvin harris could never

i am a big fan of "another night" to be honest

"Another Night" is brilliant. That bit near the end with the crazy little synth arpeggio behind Olaf's rap is one of the best all time house party moments.

it's more, people are having this hysterical overreaction to this dude as if he's some brand new circle of awful hell rather than someone who is pretty clearly operating in a paradigm that's been sending hits to the charts for 20 years

Pretty much all of my issues with Harris are tied up with his voice and persona, which were heavily prevalent on "I Like The Girls" and "Born In The 80s"; those records really were some brand new circle of awful hell. He was a dickhead in interviews and the like at that time as well.

Fear and loathing seem somewhat overdone if he's just producing chintzy circus organ dance-pop now, but if he opens his mouth on the new record then all bets are off.

lol @ this being a carbon copy of "We Found Love" with Ne-Yo subbing in for Rihanna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpMbjW43vGY

I just looked at his wikipedia page... that "Sweet Nothing" song is getting some radio play in the US and aside from the horrible Rihanna song it's his highest charting single. But in the UK his last six songs have gone 2-2-2-2-1-6 and both albums #1. Is he totally unavoidable on UK radio/in clubs etc?

i don't know if actual djs in actual clubs actually play him but yeah he's all over the radio, drinking from the bottle being the current irritant

I can't imagine any DJ with any kind of rep ever playing Calvin Harris, but he's probably ubiquitous in high street nightclubs (ie most of the clubs in the UK).

"thinking about you" is such a good song

yeah it's much better than his other recent stuff, i was actually surprised it was him. naturally it is not getting nearly as much american radio play as his other songs did.

fukk yes

gr8 song, esp for the 278th single off that record, possibly the best 278th single ever?

i'm sort of into "summer"

video for it is garbage

horrifyingly, i kind of enjoy the rita ora single which is his handiwork i think *ducks*

"Summer" is ok but seems like a rewrite of "Feel So Close" (which I kind of liked *ducks*)

the synth line of the chorus to summer is beyond parody, like something from page 2 of "john thompson's elementary guide to the piano"

not into "summer" at all

i enjoy like 50% of his singles COME AT ME

'summer' is aite. i still think 'i'm not alone' is the best, such a dumb song i love

it's my favorite by him too, tho i heard it again recently and i would say it has lost some of its appeal