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CD Review - Pink Punk - Rockstars [Single] Pink Punk - Rockstars [Single]


Pink Punk - Rockstars [Single]

Freeport/Universal Digital

October 21, 2009, 10:33 PM

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This is a record of many surprises. Sadly none of them are welcome or interesting.

'Rockstars' starts with a bass-heavy keyboard riff with a vocal refrain which (first surprise) turns out to be “Pop! I kill rockstars.” Oh, a bit of controversy ahoy. I start looking forward to where this goes next. Unfortunately (next surprise) “poorly executed white-boy rap in an Irish brogue” was not what I was thinking. Pink Punk refer to this as ‘slam-poetry’ but let’s call it what it is: embarrassingly bad. Then comes in another voice, female this time (Kate Tempest), moderately better but only by comparison. And this is all over some seriously lame music – drab trance at best. Underwhelming.

The next surprise is the second song 'Calling Time.' At first I thought it was a different band - all Damien Rice balladry with strings and piano. Is this a mis-press I’m listening to? Or is it the same band and their first song is ‘satirical’? A deliberately poor ‘comic’ take on rap as a one-off? No. For the third song 'End Times' (final surprise - but by now these ‘surprises’ are wearing thin) it is back to the lame rapping.

Pink Punk is the duo of guitarist Massimo Fiocco and vocalist Brian “Yap” Barry (ex-One Minute Silence). Whatever their experience or heritage, whether ‘Rockstars’ is a lampoon or delivered with serious intent, it's all a sadly misguided mess with no redeeming musical features.

I didn’t think I would say this about anything I would review for Altsounds.com but here goes: avoid.






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This album is Trash Can Fodder and should be avoided





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Ouch. Harsh. This is the lowest rated review ever I do believe so well done to Pink Punk for thus far being the shitest band we have ever reviewed.
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Excellent review - this band are embarrassingly bad. The lead vocalist sounds like Bob Geldof on work experience with EL-P (if EL-P taught him nothing). It's the worst use of an Irish acccent in music since Bewitched ("whatcha-loyk?") and the female singer sounds like Lady Sovereign in about 15 years when she is claming benefits.

...BUT, that said I do think they may just be ahead of their time. The Mayan's tell me it will be in just over two years time that we should see this band be truly appreciated.
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Ah right in time for the 2012 change of the universe eh?

On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Heron <> wrote:


> Excellent review - this band are embarrassingly bad. The lead vocalist
> sounds like Bob Geldof on work experience with EL-P (if EL-P taught him
> nothing). It's the worst use of an Irish acccent in music since Bewitched
> ("whatcha-loyk?") and the female singer sounds like Lady Sovereign in about
> 15 years when she is claming benefits.
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> ...BUT, that said I do think they may just be ahead of their time. The
> Mayan's tell me it will be in just over two years time that we should see
> this band be truly appreciated.
>
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Pretty much yeah - the end of this world as we now it (and I won't feel fine).
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Heron I think your dismissal on them is so much better - and shorter - than mine. I did think the scoring was low too when I saw the review posted. So listened to it again today - and it's spot on. Hello trashcan!


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I wonder if this review will draw any members of the band in? I hope so.

I bet he types with an Irish accent too.
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What lyke dis? Guinness and green tings.
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That's racist actually, apologies.
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Zeros? I mean is this allowed...Actually upon listening yes.He sings "Rockstairs" What the hell are "Rockstairs"


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