a lot of negativity on this board for the coral, god knows why. most people who aren't in to them are probably living in the past though, looking through rose tinted bi-focals at their halcyon days. the coral are a seven piece band who as a whole are greater than the sum of their parts, they have a member whose brother was in the la's and are as good as any other band live right now, if not better.

i'm sure all the 'right-on' trendy lot who w*nk over the likes of the arcade fire and cold war kids, would love these boys if they weren't dirty scousers and whored themselves to the media a bit more.

i totally agree about the zutons, seen them a few times, and they're good live but i just don't think the songs are good enough.
the coral may not be the most fashionable band about, i guarantee their music will still stand up in years to come. all you haters are wrong, wrong, wrong. still, at least they made proper music in your day.

I like um mate, not one of my favourites but their a good good band! Im in a phase of kings of leon (again!) and abit of maximo park, each to their own though.

Gona have to go download the new Coral album though so i can give some opinions!!

Yeah me too, the kings of leon album was long awaited for me!

Glad to see theres some people with good taste in music on here too! anyway back on subject..The Coral!

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i think the thing with the coral is there is no quality control, they make an album, they release it they move on - it's pure art. over time you can pick out what works for you best but they resist the urge to censor themselves and put a percieved image of perfection, it's not raw but it is certainly very much true to itself (buzz word version - organic).
that's why i love them so much, they make it, put it out there and allow the listener to pick the bones of it, good or bad. it shows a massive amount of respect for the fan/listener too, it shows that they want to allow you the freedom to make up your own mind.
maybe that explains the lack of press collusion afterall the press only serve to cater for your own ends and the image you want t o project. no press means you make up your own mind.

now do you see why i don't understand why if people don't like them they at least respect them. so much more class than your run of the mill whores.