The 'Shiny Toy Guns' Thread
#1
DVD Talk Hero
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The 'Shiny Toy Guns' Thread
I scooped up their latest album called "III" and I really dig the band! I love synth-pop, new wave, dance, indie rock, etc., and they fully encapsulate the various styles.
Hell, I didn't even know that their current lead singer was not their former lead singer, so that's pretty cool. They had a 'Major Tom' cover with the old singer that was really popular, too.
This is their track from III:
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Looks like I will be checking out Metric next since that's who everyone keeps saying is somewhat similar to these cats.
Hell, I didn't even know that their current lead singer was not their former lead singer, so that's pretty cool. They had a 'Major Tom' cover with the old singer that was really popular, too.
This is their track from III:
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Looks like I will be checking out Metric next since that's who everyone keeps saying is somewhat similar to these cats.
#2
DVD Talk Legend
Re: The 'Shiny Toy Guns' Thread
"Le Disko" was a free download on iTunes ages ago, and it has somehow found it's way into my big random playlist on my iPod. Fun, if nothing else.
This song is very 80's, but other than that it doesn't do much for me.
This song is very 80's, but other than that it doesn't do much for me.
#4
DVD Talk Hero
Re: The 'Shiny Toy Guns' Thread
Great band. Season of Poison (the one that has Ricochet with Sisely Treasure instead of Carah Faye) isn't a bad album, but III and We Are Pilots are better.
#6
DVD Talk Limited Edition
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I'm a KMFDM fan, and "Ricochet" didn't stray too far from some of their early 2000's sound (actually closer to MDFMK). Which might be why I liked it so much.
#8
DVD Talk Hero
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Re: The 'Shiny Toy Guns' Thread
Was listening to some STG earlier and saw that they did a Blue Oyster Cult cover of "Burning For You," which sounds awesome, in my opinion. It's very synth pop-ish and that's why I like it!
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#9
DVD Talk Legend
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Funny, I was thinking about this thread the earlier today when the original Major Tom was on Pandora while I was at work. I'm glad there's some appreciation for them.
#10
DVD Talk Hero
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If you liked that, their version of Major Tom is my favorite cover of the song (and is better than the original, IMO):
Funny, I was thinking about this thread the earlier today when the original Major Tom was on Pandora while I was at work. I'm glad there's some appreciation for them.
Funny, I was thinking about this thread the earlier today when the original Major Tom was on Pandora while I was at work. I'm glad there's some appreciation for them.
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#12
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Indeed. They also put out an entire album full of covers and it rocked!
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Stellar stuff!
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Stellar stuff!