If East Dulwich was a band...

[Quizteam Aguillera]

..it would be Keane, or Kooks or The Fratelli's: white, uninspiring and banal, but likes to think of itself as independently-minded,grown-up, cool, articulate and a little bit edgy.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Funny then how none of those bands get a look in on the music threads. .

[giggirl]

What Sean said

[BJL]

If East Dulwich was a band...

What a strange topic.

If a carrot was a book it would be...

If your telephone was a shirt it would be...

If a worm was a bird it would be...

What does it all mean? And who are those people you mention?

[HonaloochieB]

...it would be Bare Groove.

And damn glad we'd be to be 'em an' all.

[Brendan]

I've always thought of East Dulwich as being a bit more like Gwar but then I did take that dodgy trip back in '95.

[EDOldie]

No it's this

[Tony.London Suburbs]

I regard EDF as a hybrid of Curved Air and Wishbone Ash with a lil Editors thrown in...

[MrBen]

Quizteam Aguillera....that's a funny post. And by far the best forum name since We-all-adora-Marmora. Hiiiigh fiiiives.

[????]

Coldplay (or Dire Straits for the oldies).....nice, decent, middle-class and a bit dull

[????]

oh...and a bit worthy, forgot that

[KalamityKel]

(!)

[Moos]

Funny thread! Coldplay an excellent call, and didn't someone mention Jools Holland recently?

For me the racism didn't add anything though, was it included for edginess?

[SeanMacGabhann]

Not sure it's a thread that can work - I mean, a whole suburban area reduced to banal indie bands... but to play along with the concept a little bit, and to extend it further..

If you could change ED to be more like a better band than any of the dullards mention, who would it be, and which areas are aready like that?

As for quids decription of Coldplay, not a lot wrong with being nice and decent. Can't see much wrong with BEING middle-class either. Coldplay's problem is shit songs...

Oh I've just realised! This isn't a thread about any of those things - it's just another tiresome excercise in easy mockery/flaggelation! Doh....

[Moos]

Oh I dunno, nothing wrong with a bit of self-mockery. ED isn't all that sacred - unless it's because I live in Peckham?! ::o

Agree it's a bit silly to make sweeping generalisations about race or class, especially if the intent is to come up with a not-very-serious assessment of the area. But if we can side-step those minefields (yeah, right) then can't we have a bit of fun with this one?

[SeanMacGabhann]

"fun" is such a middle-class luxury

;-)

Maybe rather than a band for a whole area - it's a fesival with differennt bands representing different parts/roads/establishments?

The Streets could represent Betfred

Iggy Pop for The Drum

etc

etc

[Moos]

Goose Green = the Wurzels?

(or aren't they shit enough to represent dog turd alley?)

I like it!

[citizenED]

..it'd be a band of gold.

[candj]

Quizteam Aguillera Wrote:

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> white, uninspiring and banal

Do you know EVERYONE in ED or are you just generalising? I'm detecting a chip.

[Keef]

Oh I dunno, nothing wrong with a bit of self-mockery. ED isn't all that sacred

Exactly bloody right!!!

Perhaps the original post was a bit aff, but I like the idea of this thread. And I hate the defensiveness that it has inspired! Then again, the staff in Threshers who are all about to lose their jobs are just a bunch of chavs aren't they.

*stomps off*

[MrBen]

And I just detect some harmless fun on this one. Although clearly the Keane comparison rankles Sean...!

[candj]

Okay everyone relax - don't want a class struggle to ensue on this thread. Forgot to insert an emoticon so :X there! :)

[MrBen]

East Dulwich IS Keane...

Used to have a drug problem but now doing really well at John Lewis.

[SeanMacGabhann]

Plus I get the impression the Threshers staff thing was aimed at me and I've never said anything about them!!!

AND I have carried on with the thread title

Ok so now I'm being a bit defensive...

[MrBen]

And I tell you what. I'm f*&%%%ng bringing some Keane along to the next Lucky 7's night.