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Started by Speedball in General Therapy? Topics

If Never Apologise Never Explain gets an american release, does that mean they’ll have to change the spelling to Apologize.

Maybe thats why the record companies wont release it there, not american enough.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 09:29

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sister wrote:

a very strange example of American Curiosity if you ask me ;)

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 11:41

#2

Speedball wrote:

yep, somewhere an american cat has just died

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 12:06

#3

Preacher wrote:

Maybe, but the Foo Fighters released an album here called Colour & The Shape.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 14:50

#4

Speedball wrote:

Thats a good point, hadn’t thought of that. But maybe that further implies that no matter how retarted british record companies are, america are just a tad more retarted.
Im not anti-american people, but im anti american busineses and stuff, especially record companies and film studios. Dont get me started on the average american version of british events, leading actor played by americans, americans did it, not the british, the usual U.S bullshit.

Plus why do americans think that british people all have bad teeth? ant movie execs who happen to be a member of the therapy message board(chances are soooo high), please explain yourselves.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 15:12

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Preacher wrote:

Um, can’t explain the business side of things, but I do agree that there are quite a few amazingly stupid decisions made by a lot of U.S. companies and productions (Britney Spears, etc.). I could go into more detail, but manifestos aren’t my bag.

As for the bad teeth stuff, I think it’s quite possibly an old sterotype that had some legs and people just ran with it and won’t stop. The British people I met in college all had nice teeth, so I think it’s more of an old joke that still gets laughs from people, so it keeps getting told.

Posted on Thu, 23 September 2004 at 15:18

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davefromoverthere wrote:

Title: whee

This thread’s negative responses are a bit silly, and do ring of the whole “brits all have bad teeth” thing.. spiteful and stereotypical.. ;)

As for changing the name, it’s doubtful. As mentioned, the Foos album “Colour and the Shape” was released w/ that title.. they took it the same in the states as over there.

And for the gent who said the bit about stupid moves of American labels.. don’t get me wrong, I’m not a big fan of any labels, no matter what country, but come now.. using Britney Spears as an example of American business stupidity?

2 words for you my friend.. “The Streets”.

Posted on Sat, 25 September 2004 at 14:56

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

I’m in no way going to say that the US companies don’t do stupid things. Especially the record companies.. But I have to place the finger of blame entirely at the Brits…

You guys have more than paid us back for the Revolution by unleashing two of the most insideous, horrible and sneaky weapons of mass annoyance ever to darken the Earth…

Spice Girls and American Idol (brought to us by Brit Simon Powell)

Nothing has done more damage to the fiber of American life then these.

But it’s backfired on you. Ha!Ha! You give us the Spice Girls and we send back a bunch of even worse Pop wannabee’s

That’s what you get!

And Yes! This tirade is completely brought on by the fact that I’m bitter that I have to import NANE!!

Hallelulya!!! Holy Shit!!! Where’s the Tylanol!

Posted on Sat, 25 September 2004 at 21:07

#8

dano wrote:

It’s the least you deserve squire, for all those shite “sit- coms”, real life cop/ fire fighting/ natural disaster/ cat stuck in a tree series that you’ve been pumping out for what seems like forever, and as for crap cheesey manufactured pop, you lot invented it- now it’s payback!

You reap what you sow!;)

Posted on Sat, 25 September 2004 at 22:03

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

We may have invented crap-pop (debatable), but we had the problem under control in the mid-90 we had kicked the new kids to the curb and all was good until you guys decided to piss on our parade and send the spice girls over…EVIL!
Should have left well enough alone.

But we did give you Punk! via the Ramones. Give us credit for a good idea once in a while. Euro-(or anything for that matter) Disney is another story.

You have a point with the so-called “Reality” shows, thank god for DVDs. The only possible good outcome is the next generation of kids may be the most literate since there isn’t shit on TV! But just as much of that crap started in the UK so we can’t sholder the whole blame.

At one time I could have thrown up Star Wars in your face…but then Lucas had to go and make the latest movies which has pretty much wrecked it…

I’m depresing myself..right now The Matrix is on..another good example of something great until they made a sequal(s).

Ugh! I need a beer

Posted on Sun, 26 September 2004 at 02:29

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Speedball wrote:

you couldn’t throw star wars in our face, as most of it was made in england, and most of the cast minus the main cast were english.

I hate american sit-coms. Ive always felt that england does the best sit-coms, and america does the best cartoons, such as family guy, simpsons, futurama, king of the hill, beavis and butthead…theres probably a lot more i cant quite think of at the moment.

Problem with american tv, as it appears to a brit who has only been there once on holiday, is that someones comes up with a hit, and everyone follows suit, and you just get the same old plot over and over.

How many american comedys have we seen where you have that episode where someones favourite pet dies, normally the BOSS, and the person tries to get one that looks EXACTLY the same, but they confess in the end even though they could have got away with it, OR, theres a really bad give away, luck the wrong gender.

Posted on Sun, 26 September 2004 at 11:29

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deadsetgav wrote:

The Americans have given us some great shows - The Sopranos, The West Wing, 24, the Shield…

You just have to filter out the shit

It aint all bad ;)

Posted on Sun, 26 September 2004 at 22:56

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MR POO! wrote:

and the simpsons!

btw-shouldnt this thread be called american curioZity ?

What is it with americans and the letter ‘zed’?

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 14:55

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White Psycho wrote:

FNYANKEZ wrote:

But we did give you Punk! via the Ramones. Give us credit for a good idea once in a while.

Debateable whether you gave us punk. Stuff like sex pistols were pretty different to what the Ramones were like, although saying that I think the Ramones were good, sex pistols shite, but the clash were pure class!

Besides this Sum 41 and Blink 182 punk-shite, you’re responsible for :p This’ll never end will it? Basically we all have a lot to answer for but never really will (its like a family argument about “What our janine said about our karen at unlce franks silver wedding anniversary”

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 15:05

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allroy wrote:

White Psycho wrote:

Besides this Sum 41 and Blink 182 punk-shite, you’re responsible for :p

I got one word for you:
Busted

And some other for the invention of punk:
Iggy & The Stooges

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 18:26

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Speedball wrote:

yeah busted
But busted are just a shocking copy of american pop punk, and i say pop, cos there about as punk as i am a brazillian monk.

And no, im not a brazillian monk.

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 18:35

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motherh666 wrote:

Busted are a good imitation of a an old dog turd covered in vomit. I can’t believe that heap of wank is still about let alone that is has desecrated our beloved board with its mention.

Holes filled with scorpions and rusty blades spring to mind again… :mad:

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 18:41

#17

allroy wrote:

Let’s pray for Father Speedball. :)

***jumps into the pit singing:
Air hostess, I wanna wear your dress***

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 18:47

#18

Morlock wrote:

Perhaps, in the spirit of movie productions, they will buy the rights for Therapy? and release and American Band called “Therapy! Wild rock’n’roll” with Fred Durst singing, some guy from Sum 41 on guitar, the bassist from Avril Lavigne and the drummer from Maroon 5.

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 19:35

#19

Speedball wrote:

Father speedball would condemn that notion to hell, but Is it not Satan who Andy has decreed Rocks.
I’ll leave this one for buddah, try sorting out your karma on this one me laddy o.

Our therapy in heaven,
Andy be thy name,
thy album come,
live shows be done,
in venues as in studio,
give us today our diary entry
and forgive us that we mention shit like busted

Amen

I will now commend the rest of the serman to the evil priest.

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 23:11

#20

allroy wrote:

:D

An appropriate prayer for the Church of Noise.

Posted on Mon, 27 September 2004 at 23:25

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hoochalobster (Sarah) Super Moderator wrote:

*actually laughing out loud @ prayer* :D

Posted on Tue, 28 September 2004 at 18:00

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