tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post5371706799862024793..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Bits of busted Busted still washing up on the shoresSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-2256912228402104112007-04-23T14:02:00.000+00:002007-04-23T14:02:00.000+00:00Busted are hardly in the "distant past" - after al...<I>Busted are hardly in the "distant past" - after all, it was less than 18 months ago that they called it a day... </I><BR/>but when you're twelve and a half, 18 months can seem like a very very very very very very very very very very long time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-90776456510410294932007-04-23T13:14:00.000+00:002007-04-23T13:14:00.000+00:00Victor:Their fan base would be getting increasingl...Victor:<BR/><BR/>Their fan base would be getting increasingly mature - everyone, after all, is getting older.<BR/><BR/>Busted are hardly in the "distant past" - after all, it was less than 18 months ago that they called it a day, and until one of them does something that's bigger than Busted, that's going to be what they're known for - after all, Pat Phoenix had been out of Corrie for years when she died but they still called her "Coronation Street's Elsie Tanner" rather than describing her in relation to her role in Constant Hot Water.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not "knocking the band by referring to" Busted, anyway - I'm quite happily calling them a terribly well-meaning waste of everybody's time and efforts on their own somewhat lacking merits.<BR/><BR/>Grand Unification shipped 40,000 copies, which is laughable considering the amount of press they got - clearly, Island records thought so as they couldn't drop 'em fast enough. That it took over a year before they could find anyone prepared to give it a release in the US says quite a lot, don't you think?<BR/><BR/>Spence: Oh, lord... can't someone offer them retraining or something?Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-68573204069635266012007-04-23T11:29:00.000+00:002007-04-23T11:29:00.000+00:00I'm more terrified by the fact that Son Of Dork ar...I'm more terrified by the fact that Son Of Dork are touring again.Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043035917980747955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-3571692244225495792007-04-23T08:12:00.000+00:002007-04-23T08:12:00.000+00:00Step away from the computer Victor- your mum says ...Step away from the computer Victor- your mum says tea's ready.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-79362168978781728322007-04-22T22:03:00.000+00:002007-04-22T22:03:00.000+00:00Fightstar are a good band getting better. They hav...Fightstar are a good band getting better. They have a strong, and increasingly mature, fan base. Grand Unification was a terrific first album which has sold well for its genre. Live they have little competition. Initial USA sales look excellent (released there last week). I'm afraid commentators like you who think they will get some cheap kudos by knocking the band and referring to the distant Busted past only show their total ignorance. Grow up or go out and play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com