Talk:The Kooks
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[edit] Noteable live performances
Is Naives TOTP performance really worthy of mention? It was no more special than any other performance, nor was it the bands debuet appearance on the show. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 86.14.45.236 (talk • contribs) 23:54, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
- As far as I can remember, it really helped boost their sales, and is credited as a major peformance for them, I will try to find a link which backs up this source. Nick 17:51, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Bassist
is Max their origional and only bass player? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.131.76.195 (talk • contribs) 15:10, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
- He's been in the band certainly since before March 2005 (the first time I saw them), and I'm sure he was in the band for a long time before then. Although recently they've had someone else playing bass sparodically since Max has been in and out of rehab. I forget what the other bass player's name is, but I think he's the band's guitar tech. Sven945 17:08, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] standard
this is mostly hyperbole.. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Discotrash (talk • contribs) 14:09, 26 May 2006 (UTC)
- er, how is it? example? Alex 10:55, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Naive / Naïve
- copied from Talk:Naïve (The Kooks song)
I don't know why the page has been created at "Naïve" rather than "Naive" - all references to the song in all sources spell it the English way - without the "ï". Most important of all are the CD itself, and the band's official website. If there is no disagreement, I will go ahead and move the page to Naive (The Kooks song). DJR (Talk) 12:59, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
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- 'Naïve' IS English, albeit it a pretentious version. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Damiancorrigan (talk • contribs) 23:08, 28 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] UnOfficial / Unofficial?
Surely UnOfficial (see External Links) should be spelt Unofficial, without the capital O, to keep with proper English? Or am I just totally deranged? Please tell me what you think... Matty! 11:21, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
- I think you're right although, to be honest, half of the links on this page probably aren't worth keeping. Any views? Oggy 18:00, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Like the libertines?
Sorry, but the kooks sound nothing like the libertines, or dirty pretty things for that matter...--Therealchaffinch 19:04, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] With a Northern accent?
I don't think so. More like a West Country accent to me, best evidenced by the 'Don't let me down' line. Perhaps even bordering on Chinese on 'She Moves in Her Own Way'. mat_x 08:53, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'm not convinced that it's even appropriate to put in anything about their accent on Wikipedia. As you've just demonstrated, everyone has their own ideas about what type of accent it is! If no one can verify what type of accent it is then it should be removed. Oggy 15:55, 13 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] More info
What the hell? Surely we want more information that that pieces of unnoteworthiness! A.S.A.P. please, thank you. Scotteh 15:02, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
- Are you trying to say that we need to improve the article? If so, I agree! See my message below. Thanks. Oggy 13:30, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Issues/Areas for improvement
There are a couple of points I feel need raising about the article:
- Can we come to some consensus regarding "Slave to the Game"? It seems every time someone removes it, someone else puts it back up! From what I've heard, it was distributed only at gigs. Does this make it a single or not?
- Does the article really need long lists of planned appearances and past appearances? No other band articles have them, and it makes Wikipedia look more like a place for advertising their future performances (this information is available elsewhere). If a performance is really notable then it can be worked into a biography, which leads to my next point...
- The article really needs some sort of biography! I'll do my best to add some stuff soon, but I could really use the help of someone who knows more about The Kooks than me!
Please post any comments! Thanks. Oggy 13:38, 23 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] I changed X2 plat to 3X plat
accoarding to MTV. their album went triple plat. -thebird
[edit] Possible Link
http://www.themusiczine.com/content/view/131/42/ - Gig review, couldn't see a better place for it.
http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/K/the-kooks/inside-ininside-out/2655 - CD Review. Should we add a Professional Reviews section?
- The album review can go on the Inside In/Inside Out article. Thanks. Oggy 17:26, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
Http://www.thekooks.co.nr > Another The Kooks forum
Whoever has written this article has got totally confused between Luke Pritchard and Johnny Borrell. Please change this so that this article is wholly about The Kooks and not confused with Razorlight.
[edit] More about band's history
I checked their wiki entry to know more about the band, but there is little to mention about them. Anyone up for it? --Soetermans 23:38, 30 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Indie?
Should they really be called indie? Selling over a million copies on a major label (Virgin), doesn't seem to tie in with this. I understand that people refer to a genre as indie, when many of the bands they include in the genre are not on independent labels, but I prefer the old labelling of rock/pop. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 213.48.1.25 (talk • contribs) 23:35, 31 December 2006.
- I agree. "Indie" isn't a genre, it's a name for bands who somehow made it out of the unknown. The Kooks's style is poprock, with somewhat of a ska/reggae influence. Bands listed as indie include French electropop Air, Britpop Arctic Monkeys, harcore punk Fugazi... It seems that anything can be labeled as indie. --Soetermans 18:57, 18 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Also agree, this bans is far from indie, their album is released by a major (virgin labels) and their genre may be classified as brit pop, just like SOME indie-bands (e.g. franz ferdinand), but being britpop doesn't make something indie. The term is too often used incorrectly when it comes to Brittish bands. (Mellow gold 22:36, 1 March 2007 (UTC))
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- Several sources list the band as being an "indie" band, or at least part of the "indie" scene. It must be borne in mind that the policies that dictate what should be included in Wikipedia are not whether or not something is true, but whether or not it can be verified by reliable sources. Suggesting that the Kooks are not an "indie" band without adequate reference is, ultimately, in breach of WP:NOR. DJR (T) 02:48, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Article expansion?
They are a big band now, in the UK at least, so why hasn't someone expanded the article? Surely there is someone capable of doing a write-up about them inside of the basic stats + trivia we have at the moment. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 218.215.133.210 (talk • contribs) 03:32, 6 January 2007.
[edit] They split up?
Who said they split up? They only said on myspace, that they will take a break from a very busy year.... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.60.174.77 (talk • contribs) 12:31, 13 January 2007.
[edit] Genres
Surely "TopShop Rock" can't be included as a genre? WHirl 22:42, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
