The Enemy. Are they better than The Jam???

Enemy are a good band, with a great album but they'll never be as good as the Jam obviously

QUOTE(1Dave2006 @ Aug 19 2007, 03:15 PM)

WHAT!!!!????

Now im really annoyed, not only is Robyn being labelled as 'euro-cheese', but now my favourite new band of 2007 are being 'attacked'!!!!

well i suppose on Robyn it might depend on whether Cherion is involved. currently they are trying to make emotronica stick

QUOTE(thisispop @ Aug 19 2007, 05:07 PM)

Personally, they remind me more of the Specials (minus the Ska influence) with their attitude.

i think Ian Brodie and Terry Hall should do a cover of S Club's Automatic High. i would make a good record (but with squeeky vocals) even better

QUOTE(Grandwicky @ Aug 19 2007, 06:12 PM)

The problem I have with them is that they go on about 'oh we've had enough of working all the time' etc. when how they hell do they know when they're all about 18?

Hey, hasn't everyone had enough of working. They've got old heads on young shoulders, They're next song you're not alone is actually about Peugeot shutting down the Peugeot factory in Coventry. They write songs about everyday life and how they don't want to grow up and have dead end jobs like their friends and families i'm sure most working class people would agree with them, and when they got their record deal they were selling TV's and temping so they've done brilliantly and will be an inspiration to lots of young bands i'm sure. One year they're selling TV's, next year they have a number one album and are picked to support The Rolling Stones at the 02 arena, not bad really.


This post has been edited by the enemy: Aug 21 2007, 03:33 PM

I really like their album, one of the better ones of the year so far. They have a good bit of attitude

QUOTE(the enemy @ Aug 21 2007, 04:28 PM)

Hey, hasn't everyone had enough of working. They've got old heads on young shoulders, They're next song you're not alone is actually about Peugeot shutting down the Peugeot factory in Coventry.

then again i suppose it could be worse. They could be from Linwood

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no.... but then again were the jam better then the kinks?...

i dont think they can be compared to The Jam so early in their careers, i think they have a similar sound, but so what if they write about how life can be and the hard stuff that happens, as far as im concerned they're album is one the best debuts ive heard for a long time, yet its ok for oasis to have attitude yet this band are called arrogant, so what if they're only about my age and most people on this board, some of the lyrics on the album are amazing and dont scream 'we've got issues, deal with it or get lost', i love this band and cannot wait to see them live later this year, however, people are entitled to their own opinions....

QUOTE(1Dave2006 @ Aug 22 2007, 09:38 PM)

i dont think they can be compared to The Jam so early in their careers, i think they have a similar sound, but so what if they write about how life can be and the hard stuff that happens, as far as im concerned they're album is one the best debuts ive heard for a long time, yet its ok for oasis to have attitude yet this band are called arrogant, so what if they're only about my age and most people on this board, some of the lyrics on the album are amazing and dont scream 'we've got issues, deal with it or get lost', i love this band and cannot wait to see them live later this year, however, people are entitled to their own opinions....

Hey, great post.

Why are people asking if they're better than The Jam? Of course they're not better than The Jam, they're only just starting out, pretty good start though.

Have you seen them live before? They are pretty fantastic

That question is sooo premature. The jam didn't really get going until their third album so let's wait until The Enemy have released album number 5 and then ask the question again.