Did any of you guys watch The Bravery on the VGA's?

Okay so.... I actually sat through the awards, I was kinda going back and forth between the VGA's and the documentary on Charles Manson (I never did research on it but I found it pretty interesting), so I heard that a band named The Bravery was performing and so I decided I might as well watch it. And omfg I weep for Rock's future. Seriously it was that bad. 
 
I can't find the video for it any more for some reason.... But did any of you guy see that? It was just sooo horrific and funny at the same time...

I saw it, does the singer have a menal disabilty? Cuz he sounded like he did and his left hand was always in a weird pose.

Were they the band playing on the tail end of the show? If so they were pretty atrocious.

It was...interesting.  It wasn't HORRIBLE but it was just odd.

He sounded like a Cat being strangled. I hit the mute button.

" @Ahmad_Metallic: It was just..... idk what to call it.... why was the guitarist trying to play his guitar like a damn violin? "

The only person who is allowed to bow a guitar besides Jimmy Page is Jón Þór Birgisson

Yeah, it was pretty bad. Especially since they played again at the end of the show.

Guess I missed the VGA's. 

They were awful, I was kind of embarrassed watching them to be honest.

It sounded like they were dying

Oh god, that band was horrendous.  I kept thinking that the singer was fucking up his pitch or something, until he proceeded to make the same screechy and gargly noises over and over again.

Then I realized they were intentionally horrendous.

Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all. 

they were alright. they were suppose to sound like that. it really not my type of band. i wish they had somebody more popular.

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

Playing the guitar like a violin is an interesting idea, but it sounds like complete ass.

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

That doesn't mean that the sound doesn't sound like shit. Crap music is crap music no matter how you look at it. "

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

" @kmdrkul said:

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

Be as critical as you like because you have the only valid negative comment against them I have seen on here :P  Remember, I didnt say I like them. "

dude the bravery suck fat balls.. period. end of story

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

That doesn't mean that the sound doesn't sound like shit. Crap music is crap music no matter how you look at it. "

" @Atramentous said:

" @kmdrkul said:

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

Be as critical as you like because you have the only valid negative comment against them I have seen on here :P  Remember, I didnt say I like them. "

Oh, you didn't?  Uh, I guess I better put my torch and pitchfork away then... "

" I saw it, does the singer have a menal disabilty? Cuz he sounded like he did and his left hand was always in a weird pose. "

They were awful.

I seen them, but I didn't pay attention.

That was pretty funny. I was just laughing about how bad it was.

When they can have a single videogame awards show without bringing in bullshit like this, I'll be happy.
 
How about NO Hollywood celebrities or popular musicians?  How about NO network television tie-ins?

"And omfg I weep for Rock's future. Seriously it was that bad."

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

" @kmdrkul said:

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

Awesome bands you've listed there.  Still I enjoyed The Bravery and anybody who is just going to dismiss it as shit can go get fucked.  There are about a hundred other bands getting far more attention than they deserve and as soon as these guys get a TV spot people decide to cut them down.  If you have to spend your time hating musicians hate the ones that deserve it, like Greenday or Lady Gaga, say what you want about me comparing the two of them, the only thing either is interested in is money. "

" @baconbits33 said:

"And omfg I weep for Rock's future. Seriously it was that bad."

They've already been going for 6 years and had a few big songs in the UK as well as a song on Burnout Revenge. It's good to see you're far enough behind the times that you won't even know about rock's future until it's already gone. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" @baconbits33 said:

"And omfg I weep for Rock's future. Seriously it was that bad."

They've already been going for 6 years and had a few big songs in the UK as well as a song on Burnout Revenge. It's good to see you're far enough behind the times that you won't even know about rock's future until it's already gone. "

Well considering for the past 4 years I've been in South Korea and for the other couple years before that I was in Salt Lake City, Utah where it's true rock being shown there... at least that's how it was....  "

That was so bad.... I had to mute my tv

They were goddamn horrible, I just turned off the sound and went and got a snack until they finished

" @baconbits33: Christ, calm down. I'll have to remember never to point out your irrelevance again. "

" @HandsomeDead said:

" @baconbits33: Christ, calm down. I'll have to remember never to point out your irrelevance again. "

You do realize that I have had the internet right? And itunes, and I have a library of roughly around 25,000 songs? I know todays music, I just have alway stayed away from shitty music.  "

" @HatKing said:

" @kmdrkul said:

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

Awesome bands you've listed there.  Still I enjoyed The Bravery and anybody who is just going to dismiss it as shit can go get fucked.  There are about a hundred other bands getting far more attention than they deserve and as soon as these guys get a TV spot people decide to cut them down.  If you have to spend your time hating musicians hate the ones that deserve it, like Greenday or Lady Gaga, say what you want about me comparing the two of them, the only thing either is interested in is money. "

Sorry but that was shit. You can't defend shit, it was bad, and almost everyone on here thought it was shit, Green Day has back stabbed punk, and Lady Gaga..... She's just a freak.... "

i switched to mythbusters when they were on

I've never even herd of them before yesterday.

" @baconbits33 said:

" @HatKing said:

" @kmdrkul said:

" @Atramentous said:

" Almost positive that you guys are all just too young to understand the sound they are going for. Im not saying I like them very much but they nailed the sound they were trying to emulate 100%, vocals and all.  "

No, no, no.  They were a poor imitation, at best, of their influences.  The Bravery have long been regarded as jokes when it came to post-punk in my book, and I was embarrassed for the genre as a whole last night watching them.  Their music is an insult to bands like Joy Division, whom the singer was clearly trying to emulate.  Robert Smith from The Cure was allowed to get away his sort of off-pitch, scared style of singing.  The clown from The Bravery just sounds like he flat out doesn't know how to sing... period.  If I want good examples of modern post-punk I'll listen to The Horrors, Interpol, Editors (not their last album though, it fucking blows HARD!...) or Bloc Party.    Sorry, didn't mean to be so critical of your post, heh.  I just felt rather strongly about it... "

Awesome bands you've listed there.  Still I enjoyed The Bravery and anybody who is just going to dismiss it as shit can go get fucked.  There are about a hundred other bands getting far more attention than they deserve and as soon as these guys get a TV spot people decide to cut them down.  If you have to spend your time hating musicians hate the ones that deserve it, like Greenday or Lady Gaga, say what you want about me comparing the two of them, the only thing either is interested in is money. "

Sorry but that was shit. You can't defend shit, it was bad, and almost everyone on here thought it was shit, Green Day has back stabbed punk, and Lady Gaga..... She's just a freak.... "

Yeah because I base what I like off of how everybody else feels about it.  I don't a fuck what anybody else likes, I know I listen to their albums and enjoy them.  I don't understand why you hate this band so much after seeing one live performance.  What kind of bands do you enjoy?  I'll go watch one video of them and dismiss it as "shit".  Also don't act like Green Day back stabbed anybody, punk was dying and the pseudo-rebels were begging for something to give them the legitimacy they've lacked since the 80's.  When Green Day brought the scene back to the spotlight the crowd turned on them.  They can act as hardcore as they want with their leather Misfits jackets and gauges in their ears but they preach the same generic sermon as the big guys do.  In reality the new punk music is the same scene that the punk fans hated not more than 20 years ago. "