soldier of fortune Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 The Darkness - Permission To Land 1. Black Shuck 2. Get Your Hands Off MY Woman 3. Growing On Me 4. I Believe In A Thing Called Love 5. Love Is Only A Feeling 6. Givin’ Up 7. Stuck In A Rut 8. Friday Night 9. Love on The Rocks With No Ice 10. Holding My Own Ok, so you lot won't have heard much of these state side, they're doing quite well over here at the moment, they've also just signed a record deal with a US label so you'll hear them soon enough. Hard to describe, its like a throwback to 80s rock, Iron Maiden, AC_DC, but the fella singing, is really screaming like a soprano. The best songs are the singles, Growing on Me, I Believe in A Thing Called Love, Get Your Hands Off My Woman. But other great album tracks include the opener, Black Shuck, and Holding My Own. Oh yeah, the lead singer Justin, wears spandex jumpsuits and also sports a permed mullet! I'd recommend this to anyone! Here's what amazon.co.uk had to say; Amazon.co.uk Review The Darkness's Permission to Land is an entertaining and unabashed return to the pomp-rock of a bygone age, when mullet-clad dinosaurs travelled the stadiums of the world--back before Nirvana and their lank-haired ilk swept the world in an unstoppable tide of flannel shirts and overwrought earnestness. So, while their peers were drawing inspiration from the Pixies, Sonic Youth and the Stone Roses, the four guys in the Darkness were busy studying their Queen and Def Leppard albums and learning how to rock. It's this unapologetic rock & roll spirit that makes Permission to Land a stand-out debut album (well, for 2003 at least--sometimes, you've gotta look back in order to move forward). There's no bedsit electronica, acoustic surrealism or garage rock to be found here; instead, this is music as pure entertainment, best suited to a wall of Marshall amps, guitars tuned up to 11 and a pyrotechnic display visible from orbit. Singles "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", "Growing on Me" and "Get Your Hands off My Woman" are all typical of what's on offer here: huge guitar riffs, crashing drums and the over-the-top falsetto vocals of singer Justin Hawkins. But they're not the only stand-outs here: "Black Shuck", "Givin' Up" and "Love on the Rocks (with No Ice)" are all anthemic fist-raisers, packed with sing-along choruses and guitarist Dan Hawkins' ultra-infectious hooks. Original? No. Ironic? Maybe. Fun? Oh yes. A lesser band would have approached the spandex-clad rock of Permission to Land with tongues firmly in cheeks, and it's to the Darkness's eternal credit that they manage to inject the whole thing with enough sincerity to carry it off. And why shouldn't they? After all, Bon Jovi always looked like they were having a heck of a lot more fun than Nirvana anyway. --Robert Burrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 Has any one even checked out one of this bands songs!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboys girl Posted October 19, 2003 Share Posted October 19, 2003 the Darkness make me :ill: can't stand them at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 oi i heard they're bringing out a new record or something lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 I thought they broke up after their mega flop second album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorelei Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 heard him on the radio recently, something must be going on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier of fortune Posted October 5, 2008 Author Share Posted October 5, 2008 i heard the singer dude left. boy these guys were really flash in the pan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alive she cried Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 saw 'em live, terrible experience which was followed by linkin fuckin park. metallica were lucky they were so fuckin good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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