# I attack The Darkness! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053 "2003-12-19T21:37:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/1 "2003-12-19T21:37:04Z")
[The band, that is.](http://www.thedarknessrock.com/) Based on the name alone, I can’t help thinking of [Galstaff, Sorcer of Light](http://www.ifilm.com/filmdetail?ifilmid=220487), but the lameness doesn’t end there, oh no. Their current “hit”, I Believe In A Thing Called Love, makes me believe in a thing called Suck. The video is some kind of bastard hybrid of Bohemian Rhapsody and Flash Gordon. In fact, this band resembles Queen, except for the sucking part. If they sucked any more, they would have go to Druidia and switch to Blow. ---
**Author:** ![SpartanDC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/2 "2003-12-19T21:53:04Z")
Oh, this ought to be fun. I was just listening to The Darkness’s album, “Permission to Land,” that I bought off iTunes. I LOVE it. It’s so refreshing to hear a band that sounds like it’s actually having fun, has actual guitar solos, has a lead singer with amazing vocal range, and has songs with catchy lyrics and hooks galore. As for your criticism, **sturmhauke** , I just plain disagree. Queen is an _obvious_ influence, of course, but I think they really have a distinct sound of their own (thanks mainly to the vocals) but also synthesize some good elements of AC/DC and KISS. The Darkness is FUN. A lot of FUN. Their lyrics are pure pop, their music is a great hybrid of glam and metal, and it all comes together really well. Dude, lighten up. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/3 "2003-12-19T23:22:14Z")
The Darkness rulez!!! Woooooooooooo!!! I love 'em. Grasping the essential appeal of The Darkess requires a real leap of faith from the listener, a suspension of normal critical faculties, and a willingness to just enjoy some big dumb rock, even while being kind of amused at the big dumbness at the same time. It’s 1974. You have long feathered hair, a thin mustache, and you’re sitting on the hood of your Trans Am with a 12-pack of Miller Lite and _rocking the fuck out to the Darkness, man_. You lean back and listen to that singer wail, dude. You think “It’s like opera, you know? Like fucking super rock sci-fi opera, with guitars of pure energy and drums that rock like Gibraltar.” You are cheezy and lame, yet you rule incontrovertibly. Dig it? They don’t like to be classified as a joke band, but they kind of are. You just have to be able to think that something is hilarious, yet awesome simultaneously. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/4 "2003-12-19T23:31:31Z")
I thought y’all were referring to a sentence in [urlhttp://www.dutchtop40.net/display/1515/The\_dead\_alewives\_Dungeons\_and\_dragons]this .mp3 file about Dungeons and Dragons. (Warning: the page linked to above will try to open about a zillion pop-up ad pages) ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/5 "2003-12-19T23:32:49Z")
I thought y’all were referring to a sentence in [this .mp3 file about Dungeons and Dragons](http://www.dutchtop40.net/display/1515/The_dead_alewives_Dungeons_and_dragons). (Warning: the page linked to above will try to open about a zillion pop-up ad pages) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/6 "2003-12-19T23:35:38Z")
The Darkness. The best thing I can say about them is that they aren’t The Rapture. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2003, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/7 "2003-12-19T23:45:22Z")
> [@](#): > > The best thing I can say about them is that they aren’t The Rapture. I love The Darkness. But, as it turns out, I’m not the only one who dislikes The Rapture! ---
**Author:** ![Peach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Peach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peach)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/8 "2003-12-20T00:14:18Z")
I am hooked on The Darkness! I love singing along to the fun tunes…even the songs that - at first - I hated (Friday night, Love is only a feeling…)now, I LOVE! Great Band! SING IT!! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/9 "2003-12-20T00:55:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tracer \* > **I thought y’all were referring to a sentence in [this .mp3 file about Dungeons and Dragons](http://www.dutchtop40.net/display/1515/The_dead_alewives_Dungeons_and_dragons).** You may perhaps want to investigate my Galstaff link at the top there, next to the Cheetos. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Spurious George_ > **You are cheezy and lame** See, I just can’t get past that part of the sentence. I suppose it’s because I hadn’t even been _born_ in 1974. ---
**Author:** ![graememorrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/graememorrison/32/2287_2.png) [@graememorrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/graememorrison)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/10 "2003-12-20T01:17:52Z")
i wasn’t much of a fan of them either until i got a ticket to see them in concert last week, but they rocked big style, man, and im not really a fan of live music. Their album hasnt been off the stereo since then and im even considering investing in a nice wee catsuit aswell, although im not the sveltest of chaps. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/11 "2003-12-20T05:01:50Z")
“It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.” --Helen Keller “Stupid darkness!” --Lucy Van Pelt (Chas. Schulz) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/12 "2003-12-20T05:26:00Z")
The lead singer looks like he should be fronting a band called The Wussness. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/13 "2003-12-20T20:08:36Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Spurious George \* > \*\* Grasping the essential appeal of The Darkess requires a real leap of faith from the listener, a suspension of normal critical faculties, and a willingness to just enjoy some big dumb rock, even while being kind of amused at the big dumbness at the same time._\* Sorry, no can do. Hate 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Husker\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Husker\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Husker_Dude)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/14 "2003-12-20T21:19:32Z")
Bullshit novelty band. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/15 "2003-12-20T21:39:00Z")
The album is actually quite good, even if I dont particularly like them and have resisted buying the album myself. They have a certain talent for sure, and i do like their Christmas Song. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/16 "2003-12-20T21:43:24Z")
My opinion of them drops substantially every time I see an interview with them. Either they think far too much of themselves, or they’re pretending that they do and are failing to indicate that it’s a joke. Either way, they are annoying people whose music goes from entertaining to grating very quickly indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/17 "2003-12-21T11:32:16Z")
They’re the ultimate tribute band (try to name a classic rock band they don’t owe something to). But hell they’re more fun than Kylie (or Korn come to that). I guess they will piss off all the nu-metal heads who think rock music has to _mean_ something\*, preferably something _angry_. \*like, have a message, man. ---
**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/18 "2003-12-21T11:39:13Z")
They have a silly side, but they make good music that rocks. I like them. ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/19 "2003-12-21T14:41:28Z")
I tend to think of them as “Queen meets Spinal Tap”. They’re a fun band. No more, no less. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053/20 "2003-12-21T18:00:35Z")
So what is this band The Rapture that even you Darkness fans hate? I’ve never heard of them. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-attack-the-darkness/220053.md?page=2)