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Last Post 8/31/2005 10:12 AM by  Una
The Chalets - Check In
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Una
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8/31/2005 10:12 AM
    Was worried it was going to be a bit filler around a few good singles, but some of the album tracks are even better than 'Theme' and 'Sexy Mistake'. Great stuff. Unbelievably, I've never seen them live, but Electric Picnic should change that.
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    9/1/2005 9:23 AM
    The Chalets - a novelty act?
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    9/1/2005 9:25 AM
    Eh Yep.... not a fan at all. Squeaky voices just aint my thing.
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    9/1/2005 10:02 AM
    of course they're not a novelty act, unless you think every pop band is a novelty act. Just because there are female musicians in the band and they dress well doesn't mean they're f**king Crazy Frog. What snobbery!
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    9/1/2005 10:56 AM
    Eh, Have you actually listened to their lyrics Una? And the musical influences are clearly cheesy pop. Its pretty obvious that they are a novelty act. I'm not saying thats good or bad on their part but don't try and talk them into something their not.
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    9/1/2005 11:02 AM
    eh no I definitly have NO problem with ladies in music... jesus I'm one myself. But I have heard their music and seen them live and that is my conclusion. To dismiss other peoples critisisms of them by claiming its just because they are females and dress pretty is a lame defense in fairness.
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    9/1/2005 11:14 AM
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    of course they're not a novelty act, unless you think every pop band is a novelty act. Just because there are female musicians in the band and they dress well doesn't mean they're f**king Crazy Frog. What snobbery!
    Possibly the biggest over reaction I have ever read on this board.
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    9/1/2005 11:54 AM
    yeah, I listen to the lyrics, but I don't see the difference in singing about boy/girl relationships as the chalets do, and boy/girl relationships that every other band does. Except, that the Chalets perhaps are a little more inventive. Cheesy pop? If you mean 80s pop, then a lot of the synth influences might come from that, but what's cheesy now is usually 'valuable' in 10 years, cest la industrie
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    9/1/2005 12:05 PM
    I like cheesy 80s synth pop, but I still haven't been all that impressed by what I've heard from the Chalets so far. Haven't heard the latest single though.
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    9/1/2005 12:12 PM
    I love cheesy pop also - saw the Chalets in the Village and thought they were truly awful. I don't hear any good pop songs (cheesy or otherwise).
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    9/1/2005 1:25 PM
    Theres a big difference between 80s synth pop (which i like also) and cheesy pop. They have more in common with the cheeky girls than the B52s which they frequently get referenced to.
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    9/1/2005 1:41 PM
    What does their official website say ? Let me see..."Irish pop chancers". Yep, that was it.
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    9/1/2005 2:29 PM
    i always thought the chalets were a joke band, kinda like aidan walsh, and i havent heard anything yet to change that opinion. theyre a real case of style over substance. absolutely no songs and the time i saw them in vicar st, the girls were out of tune and the drummer was awful pop can be cool and fun and funky and wild. but the chalets are not pop. or any damn good Next........
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    9/1/2005 3:19 PM
    Amen
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    9/1/2005 5:43 PM
    you guys are REALLY not going to like my review of the record in this months Totally Dublin then. Lucky I'm not in the business of pleasing people... debate = good
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    9/1/2005 5:44 PM
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    debate = good
    debate with una = better!
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    9/1/2005 5:52 PM
    i really like the chalets its pure simple pop i have seen them loads and they never fail to entertain. i think alot of people are just music snobs and everything has to be deep and meaningful to them . like whats that s**te about them being cheesy pop hardly a slag if thats what they want to be
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    9/1/2005 6:26 PM
    Hey, I like synth pop of the non cheesy variety (as pointed out already, not all synth pop is cheesy) but I'm also partial to a bit of pure cheese every now and then, if you want to hear some GOOD cheesy pop, check these out, the Chalets just can't hold a candle to them: Luv - Shoes off, Boots on (Dutch Abba soundalikes): http://bubblegum-machine.com/week6.html Vitamin C - Vacation http://bubblegum-machine.com/week26.html Betty Boo - Where are you baby http://bubblegum-machine.com/week30.html Reperata and the Delrons - Look in my diary http://bubblegum-machine.com/week48.html Giorgio Moroder (pre-synthpop, just pop) http://bubblegum-machine.com/week69.html
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    9/2/2005 9:51 AM
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    i really like the chalets its pure simple pop i have seen them loads and they never fail to entertain. i think alot of people are just music snobs and everything has to be deep and meaningful to them . like whats that s**te about them being cheesy pop hardly a slag if thats what they want to be
    aw man no way... I like lots of 'fun' music.. in fact I think Neosupervital is hilarious and really entertaining but his lyrics - (esp that song about the Dublin music scene) are clever and relevant so I really enjoy his shows. I hate that crap - trying to defend a band by calling people who dont like them snobs is bad form man.... seriously.
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    9/2/2005 10:32 AM
    I haven't heard the album yet but I've got their singles and I've seen them live several times and I have to say that they p*ss all over the majority of Irish artists discussed on this board. Although I'l admit they were better when they only let the girls sing the choruses.
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    9/2/2005 10:57 AM
    They were better when they all lined up against a wall and I shot them. But that was just a wonderful dream.
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    9/2/2005 11:44 AM
    i think the chalets are all right... ...still, watch you don't contradict yourself... you can't say all irish music would make no waves abroad because it's crap and then say the chalets are the worst of the lot (even though they're making the biggest waves abroad)... generalisation but i trust you get my drift
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    9/4/2005 9:48 AM
    I'm sort of with Una - didnt really rate them but their new material is good. Will go to see them in The Brog when they play there. The support band for them will be the big draw for me though - nothing novelty about the Hybrasilian boys - its quality all the way.
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    9/6/2005 11:27 AM
    dont like them at all there's me two cents worth in this chat!
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    9/6/2005 6:23 PM
    I have seen the Chalets live twice now, they were very poor on both occasions. The fact is that the girls just cant sing very well at all. And nothing particular struck me about the talents of the rest of the band. Sure the girls look good have a nice 'image' but I think its all style over substance. They may have their 15 minutes of fame but I still think thats 15 minutes too long.
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    9/6/2005 8:33 PM
    they played a great set at Electric Picnic
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    9/11/2005 3:55 PM
    I don't know why this band is getting such a rough ride. I went to see them last night in the Roisins and had a great night. They played a highly enjoyable DJ set afterwards. I'd bever heard Stereolab and Charolette Church played in the same set before.
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    9/11/2005 5:08 PM
    "I don't know why this band is getting such a rough ride." Stroller, it's because they're good, and most Irish people have no taste.
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    9/11/2005 5:52 PM
    No, it's because they are, in the opinion of the posters here, in fact s**te. But you're right on one level, most Irish people have no taste.
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    9/11/2005 7:15 PM
    they're image is cool, the artwork is fantastic, live they're quite good, but i think the songs are kinda weak. i think they'll get better though and that'll be worth it.
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    9/13/2005 4:07 PM
    Una, calm down dear. People don't like, accept it. It's nothing to do with them being irish etc. Saw them at oxegen in 04 and they were fairly entertaining and good fun. On another point, Totally Dublin hilariously refuses to write anything negative about Dublin to the point of declaring every single pub/bar/club in Dublin as great, terrific, a must visit etc.
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    9/13/2005 4:50 PM
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    "I don't know why this band is getting such a rough ride." Stroller, it's because they're good, and most Irish people have no taste.
    jeez una, will you ever take it easy? most people full stop have no taste but then they would probably say that about me as well. taste is a matter of....taste. i can't believe i just wrote that. i'm going for a lie-down
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    9/13/2005 9:49 PM
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    ...most Irish people have no taste...
    most people full stop have no taste...
    i think something should be done about the canabalism that is clearly rampant among certain cluasers.
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    9/15/2005 9:29 PM
    munch
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    9/15/2005 9:53 PM
    although, seriously Pilchard, there´s little point in saying I should ´calm down´and then post something far more dramatic than i originally did. Anywhoo its not a case of calming down really - if you´re going to make a point make a strong one, cést mon philosophy. im not uncalm, just emphatic


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