Wall of Mouths

You mean they get used as a standard for other bands to fall down to, right? It’s one of the most negative ways I ever saw T? get mentioned!

That’s a bad thing, y’know…

Cheerz,
TW.

i saw the review to,
i think it’s kinda positive like knives said, the fact that there is something like a T?-riff and that some millionsellers can’t write such a riff isn’t that bad i think

you must know that humo loves therapy? and that the part where the T? reference was in was in the part were the few hilights of that terrible album were reviewed, so maybe it’s a little bit pulled ou of its context

they did, and it was a positive review

I must have missed it… :o

aagh!! where ‘s the review exactly?? I can’t seem to find it… :(

soul doubt wrote:

If humo loves therapy? so much, why don’t ever do an interview, the last interview they did was in 2001! And I even doubt they made a review of high anxiety!

I’m taking it all back! Great review!!! Humo loves Therapy?! ;)

thanx Gie

I don’t think that the quote in question could be taken in a negative way…the reviewer stated that it was like a mediocre Therapy? riff…

I very much doubt that he was implying that Therapy?’s riffs are in any way mediocre…As it wasn’t a Therapy? review…it was an Offspring review…

Therefore when he said that it was like a mdeiocre Therapy? riff, he obviously meant that the Offspring riff was a mediocre version of a riff that Therapy? would play…

Also, possibly implying that this massive band like Offpsring…that sell millions of albums and are very rich men…can only come up with what sounnds like a bad version of a discarded Therapy? riff…despite Therapy? being a much smaller band with hardcore fanbase…and therefore obviously more talented than the millionsellers

Or something like that

It makes sense in my head

Exactly. I don’t think it’s saying a riff by medicore Therapy?, it’s saying a mediocre version of a Therapy? riff.
I think.

Tightrope Walker wrote:

Hey, why not read through some ol’ NME’s, maybe I can find some more insults that I can see as a compliment all of a sudden

easy now - you know the NME has never said a kind word about anyone who’s been around for more than five minutes (even if they were praising them to the high heavens for the first three).

with other magazines, some doubt, benefit of-type arrangement may yet be possible.

No offence Tightrope Walker…but I think you missed the point of the review…it wasn’t written about Therapy?, it was written about The Offspring…it was stating that the riff was like a mediocre Therapy? riff…which isn’t a slur against Therapy?…in fact it’s probably a praise…as in the best that The Offspring could come up with was a riff that Therapy? would discard…as in Andy Cairns would think it was mediocre and bin it.

As much as I hate NME, they did, i think, quite a bit for Therapy? in the early days…They, if my memory serves me correctly, describe Therapy? as one of the most exciting and important indie bands since Nirvana and The Pixies in 1992…or something to that effect…But you can’t really blame NME…as they’ve all done it Kerrang, Metal Hammer, NME, Melody Maker, Select…etc…etc…They’ve all loved Therapy?…all hated Therapy?…and all been indifferent towards Therapy?…

Because at the end of the day, these magazines are business…it’s their job to sell magazines…and if that means ignore truly talented bands and praise “the next big thing” or whoevers cool at the time…and that’s what it takes to make big profits then they’ll do it…but i doubt Therapy? care…these guys are a band who made it through hard work and not because they dressed like The Strokes…and that’s something that we as fans should be proud of…the Therapy? guys never sold out…always made consistently fantastic albums…From hearing Nurse the first time…through buying troublegum on day of release…and then buying Infernal Love on the day of release…and being overwhelmed that this band were so truly amazing and awe-inspiring…to the fact that Andy Cairns donates mediocre riffs to The Offspring is even better

I think maybe thats the point…maybe people are too biased and can’t comprehend Therapy? making a mediocre riff…so therefore were offended by the piece…the review just proved to me that despite not recieveing mainstream and commercial success anymore…the band are still critically acclaimed

maybe to rephrase it in a simple way, i think this is what the reviewer meant:
therapy? have brilliant riffs
compared to therapy?, the offspring only have mediocre riffs

T? and Offspring? That would be a good night out. Have tickets for the London Offspring gig, but didn’t know they were playing Dublin - do you have a date? Might be able to get over there on work, but am guessing it’s not going to happen so really hope T? play the whole tour.

Seen Offspring, but only at Reading - -never at their own headline gig.

The Dublin date is Mar 14

Tightrope Walker wrote:

I’m not even gonna explain why I think y’all wrong, because too me it’s too damn obvious (and I don’t mean in a arrogant way)

I think TW is right - it’s an insult.

Lets play with the words a little.

“it starts like a shitty Robbie Williams song”

Does that sound like a compliment to RW to you?