JUDGE POP is back

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Another week, another case for JUDGE POP. This time he's investigating an outbreak of TWEE on the streets of MEGA CITY POP. The good Judge has his suspects - Belle And Sebastian, ten-year indie pop veterans who regularly turn up high on the Poptimists last.fm charts. Are they a credit to pop - or a menace?

[Poll #965057]

If Belle And Sebastian are cubed, they will join PATRICK WOLF, who was narrowly found guilty last time the good Judge's services were called upon.

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

BELL END SEBASTIAN MORE LIKE

God they are rub.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Pro:

1. I like their inclusive spirit.
2. I like a lot of their tunes.
3. Indirectly responsible for me knowing lots of my friends.

Anti:

1. Their inclusive spirit extends to letting people who aren't Stuart Murdoch do the songs.
2. I haven't liked many of their tunes since about 2000.*
3. Indirectly responsible for Snow Patrol.

*they are another of those bands my listening life is littered with who got rub pretty much as soon as I started liking them. Except for "Stay Loose" which is grebt in bits.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I own two records by B&S - Tigermilk and the "I'm A Cuckoo" CD single.

I wouldn't part with them (or with "Lazy Line Painter Jane" if I owned that, which I don't). But I still voted to send them down. They have no place on Poptimists. Confine them to indieguilt innit.

FAKE Judge more like!

[awesomewells.livejournal.com]

I thought this was supposed to be about the Young Persons Music, surely even the youngest B&S fans are into their mid-20s now?

I hate them as you all know, for all the most obvious reasons. And yet so many people I like seem to love them.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

If they'd split up after their first two albums and their EPs, they'd be free to go. As it is, they have become most criminal.

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Great things by Belle and Sebastien:
'Get me away from here I'm dying' (or whatever it's called)

Bad things by Belle and Sebastien:
Nearly everything else

Really fvcking horrifically awful things by Belle and Sebastien:
Funny Little Frog -AARGH. [No I have not confused it with Lord Crazy of Frog, it is just really really bad all by itself. :(]

Sometimes I can deal with twee but very rarely and it generally requires a certain not killing my ears aspect. My boyfriend tells me that I listen to a lot of twee music, however, so maybe I am just in denial.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I think I've given the thumbs down to everyone who's gone before Judge Pop so far!

[sbp.livejournal.com]

Belle and bl**dy Sebastian. Thats all Im saying.

[umlauts.livejournal.com]

Frankly they're terrible except for the odd decent song here and there. As much as I wuv "I'm A Cuckoo", OFF TO JAIL WITH THEM.