¡Forward, Russia!

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I don't see a thread on this yet (although I might be wrong...)

I've got the album and it's growing on me. It's a bit math rock, a bit indie..I find it a bit hard to classify personally. I know they have quite a ferocious live reputation, and I hope to see them on their UK tour next month to see for myself what all the fuss is about.

Any other thoughts?

(BTW - Hello. I'm new to this posting lark.)

― Andrea Breau (andie b), Monday, 5 June 2006 21:46 (twenty years ago)

morelike ¡Forward, Rubbish! amirite?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 5 June 2006 21:53 (twenty years ago)

horrid band

― kevin barking (arghargh), Monday, 5 June 2006 22:16 (twenty years ago)

I ¡hate! them

― Johnny Fever (johnny fever), Monday, 5 June 2006 22:24 (twenty years ago)

NME backed shoddy rubbish

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Monday, 5 June 2006 22:25 (twenty years ago)

i don't mind them but they're the least interesting thing on their label

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Monday, 5 June 2006 22:44 (twenty years ago)

Are they Spanish?

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 5 June 2006 22:44 (twenty years ago)

pretentious

― electric sound of jim (and why not) (electricsound), Monday, 5 June 2006 23:06 (twenty years ago)

Pretentians! From Planet Pretentia!

― Tracey Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 5 June 2006 23:07 (twenty years ago)

I actually kinda like "Fourteen" but yeah, that album is not so much.

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:18 (twenty years ago)

Make them go away.

They come from this horribly incestuous scene in Leeds, where the music is so horrid everyone has to distract themselves with hairspray and cocaine.

They also love to point out that they don't mind if people don't like them. So do your worst!

― TomTomGo!!! (TomTomGo!!!), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 17:23 (twenty years ago)

I'm with Andrea. I'm not crazy about them, but I've had the album for a little while now and it's growing on me. I don't understand the hatred. I'm looking forward to seeing them live here (New York) next week.

― Matt Berlyant (incarag), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 21:07 (twenty years ago)

Saw them at Dublin Whelan's - after their set an affable Irish lad came up to my girlfriend and I and asked 'Was that the main band?' We said yes... he said 'F*cking sh*t, weren't they???.... Want a drink???'. Now it would be just disrespectful not to honour the guy's opinion under the circumstances......so Forward Russia are indeed terrible. The only good thing about them was that they won 'Best Band In Leeds' last year and put the Kaiser Chiefs' collective nose out of joint...

― Paul Grimshaw (eriverpipe), Thursday, 8 June 2006 09:30 (twenty years ago)

I thought I'd like them but it's terrible. Really derivative scratchy rubbish with terrible yelpy vocals. Seem to rememeber Black Wire being quite good from the Leeds scene but I've not heard anything recently...

― Treblekicker (treblekicker), Thursday, 8 June 2006 10:33 (twenty years ago)

ilm welcomes newbies.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Thursday, 8 June 2006 10:51 (twenty years ago)

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