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Post by lefty721 on May 31, 2009 20:01:40 GMT
Hey everyone, I'm new here. I am in the US and have been trying to find HB's song "Breaking My Back". I found it one day on iTunes and then went back the following day to purchase it and it wasn't there! ?? Does anyone know how or where I can get this? I have gone back to iTunes numerous times to see if it was there on there Radio Wars album again and every time it has been gone. Thanks!
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Post by blade on May 31, 2009 22:10:59 GMT
Welcome aboard lefty721! Where in the US are you?
I've sent you a PM with a link for Breaking My Back. Don't tell anyone.
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Post by lefty721 on Jun 1, 2009 3:56:14 GMT
Thanks!!!
I am in Atlanta, GA right now. Originally from Maryland though.
I just saw HB when they opened for Coldplay on the Viva La Vida tour on May 17th. Unlike a lot of people that are HB fans, I also love Coldplay, but was very pleasantly surprised when I saw that the Bells where opening for them.
The first time I saw them was when they opened for The Killers when they did a European tour back in 2006 I think. I was in Barcelona studying abroad and I had no clue who they were and fell in love with their sound after I saw them.
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Post by blade on Jun 2, 2009 8:59:44 GMT
I suppose we'll have to forgive you for liking Coldplay. Anyway, I know that you first saw Howling Bells (supporting The Killers) on November 11, 2006, at Razmattazz, Barcelona. How do I know this? See here: www.megaupload.com/?d=RDJ1446B
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Post by blade on Jun 2, 2009 20:48:27 GMT
Maybe we should get mattcambie to hand out flyers on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne.
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Post by lefty721 on Jun 3, 2009 3:42:02 GMT
Yes, blade, you are correct. That's where and when it was.
I know a lot of people on here don't like Coldplay, and I am not trying to turn this into a Coldplay thread at all, but I am just curious as to why many of the people don't like them?
Most of the "bashing" of Coldplay is just things like 'I hate Coldplay' or 'I guess I'll have to suffer through them'. I just wanted to know a specific reason why. I absolutely respect everyone's opinion and that's fine if people don't like them, just wondering why? Does it have to do with their style compared to Howling Bells?
Thanks!
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Post by blade on Jun 4, 2009 10:05:02 GMT
Why don't I like Coldplay? I must admit I've never heard a full album, only several singles, so my sample is small.
But from what I've heard, if you're having trouble sleeping, this is the cure.
And if I ever decided to end it all (some might say I should), the song to accompany me to the other side would be "Yellow". Listen to that for two minutes and there's no going back. The song to slit your wrists to.
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Post by lefty721 on Jun 4, 2009 16:23:57 GMT
Fair enough. I will say that of a lot of their music, and my friend said the same thing after he listened to their X & Y album. I tend to like that kind of music which may be a reason I like them.
I will say Yellow drives me nuts. I really can't stand that song.
I think their newest album, Viva La Vida is in many songs a departure from their previous work in that sense. Most of the songs, not necessarily the lyrics, are more upbeat and uptempo. They seem much different live though. Their performance is really "balls to the wall" so to speak. You can't fall asleep at one of their concerts!
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Post by mike on Jun 8, 2009 22:44:06 GMT
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Post by mattchew on Dec 12, 2009 18:46:54 GMT
I wonder why they never incorporate this song into the their live set? It's one of my favorites of theirs. Does anyone know if they ever have played it at a show?
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Post by blade on Dec 13, 2009 17:21:05 GMT
I've never heard that they've played it live. They generally stick to a fixed setlist for each tour - they didn't play it in the UK in March or on the Coldplay tour (unless they deviated from the setlist somewhere). Or maybe they played it at a festival somewhere? I don't know.
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Post by mattcambie on Dec 14, 2009 1:22:05 GMT
Maybe we should get mattcambie to hand out flyers on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne. Hey, I know right, where are the Aussie fans. I've won a couple of uni friends, and a chap I work with to come along to their show this friday night in Sydney. I'm that excitied its scary! I've never seen them at their own show before, a few years ago I was one day too young to attend, then the cancelled their show at my uni, but here they are finally, and there I shall be! but, if someone gave me a pile of flyers I would seriously stick them around the place! haha stay tuned for some (hopefully) good photographs of their Sydney show.
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Post by saturnine on Jul 29, 2011 23:28:16 GMT
For those of you interested, I found the Cities Burning Down digital exclusive in FLAC from a website in Canada. You have to select Zunior Plus from the available options, which is for FLAC, and pay an additional 2 bucks. Comes out to $6.44. Pretty good deal to me. Since I am in the U.S. it can be somewhat difficult to find Howling Bells music, especially offered in such a high quality format. I've seen it sold before at Itunes and Amazon but only in AAC and MP3 formats. www.zunior.com/product_info.php?products_id=2501&osCsid=q369r8ftur074pjprkbm5eq491Comes with the following tracks: 01. Howling Bells - Cities Burning Down (Album Version) 02. Howling Bells - Breaking My Back 03. Howling Bells - Cities Burning Down (Danton Eeprom Remix) 04. Howling Bells - Cities Burning Down (Naum Gabo Remis Edit) 05. Howling Bells - Cities Burning Down (The Disco Bloodbath Effect)
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