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The
UK's very own The Darkness centres around irrepressible
frontman Justin Hawkins (vocals/guitars/keyboards),
who, along with his guitar-playing baby brother Dan,
bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Ed Graham, single-handedly
resurrected the rather unfashionable sounds and attitudes
of late-‘70s hard rock for an unsuspecting generation.
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Following the demise of an earlier, conspicuously synth-pop-based
outfit named Empire, the Hawkins brothers sowed the
seeds of what would become the Darkness at an impromptu
karaoke session on New Year's Eve 1999. Justin's rapturous
rendition of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" showed
them the way, and the suitably dramatic name of the
Darkness was chosen shortly after the arrival of Poullain
and Graham. With outrageous stage antics that included
gaudy leotards stolen from Steven Tyler's wardrobe,
leaps and splits borrowed from David Lee Roth, and an
ear-piercing falsetto copped from Freddie Mercury himself,
the multi-talented elder Hawkins led the quartet as
they spent the next two years slogging it out in London's
pub circuit. Though they were immediately singled out
as a joke by the notoriously vicious British press,
the Darkness' high energy sets, remarkably catchy material
and unapologetic worship of old-school rock & roll
bombast gradually earned them a fanatical following
based on simple word of mouth.
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Guitars - Les Paul White - Justin Hawkins Model
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The
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New
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have been used by countless artists. This replica of
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quite heavy. Comes complete with adjustable display
stand which will prevent guitar from falling. All approx.
9" (23cm) long.
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The
Darkness - Permission to Land
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The
Darkness's Permission to Land is an entertaining and
unabashed return to the pomp-rock of a bygone age,
when mullet-clad dinosaurs travelled the stadiums
of the world--back before Nirvana and their lank-haired
ilk swept the world in an unstoppable tide of flannel
shirts and overwrought earnestness. So, while their
peers were drawing inspiration from the Pixies, Sonic
Youth and the Stone Roses, the four guys in the Darkness
were busy studying their Queen and Def Leppard albums
and learning how to rock.
It's this unapologetic rock & roll spirit that
makes Permission to Land a stand-out debut album (well,
for 2003 at least--sometimes, you've gotta look back
in order to move forward). There's no bedsit electronica,
acoustic surrealism or garage rock to be found here;
instead, this is music as pure entertainment, best
suited to a wall of Marshall amps, guitars turned
up to 11 and a pyrotechnic display visible from orbit.
Singles "I Believe in a Thing Called Love",
"Growing on Me" and "Get Your Hands
off My Woman" are all typical of what's on offer
here: huge guitar riffs, crashing drums and the over-the-top
falsetto vocals of singer Justin Hawkins. But they're
not the only stand-outs here: "Black Shuck",
"Givin' Up" and "Love on the Rocks
(with No Ice)" are all anthemic fist-raisers,
packed with sing-along choruses and guitarist Dan
Hawkins' ultra-infectious hooks. Original? No. Ironic?
Maybe. Fun? Oh yes. A lesser band would have approached
the spandex-clad rock of Permission to Land with tongues
firmly in cheeks, and it's to the Darkness's eternal
credit that they manage to inject the whole thing
with enough sincerity to carry it off. And why shouldn't
they? After all, Bon Jovi always looked like they
were having a heck of a lot more fun than Nirvana
anyway
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The
Darkess - Permission to Land : Sheet Music & Guitar
Tablature
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Winner
of the Best British Album at the Brit Awards 2004
The smash hit debut album by the East Anglian rock upstarts,
arranged for guitar tab with full lyrics. More than
just a matching folio, this book contains eight additional
transcriptions of all of The Darkness B-sides plus their
Christmas 2003 single, Christmas Time (Don’t Let
The Bells End).
This
is the official book commissioned by the band, with
all the extra songs included at their request.
Contents
/ Song list
BLACK SHUCK
GET YOUR HANDS OFF MY WOMAN
I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE
GROWING ON ME
LOVE IS ONLY A FEELING
GIVIN UP
STUCK IN A RUT
FRIDAY NIGHT
LOVE ON THE ROCKS WITH NO ICE
HOLDING MY OWN
CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LET THE BELLS END)
THE BEST OF ME
HOW DARE YOU CALL THIS LOVE
BAREBACK
PHYSICAL SEX
MAKIN' OUT
OUT OF MY HANDS
LOVE YOU FIVE TIMES
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