# The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell and Back...recently forgotten great music! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 16, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-recently-forgotten-great-music/352839 "2006-04-16T01:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-recently-forgotten-great-music/352839/1 "2006-04-16T01:54:36Z")
I’ve recently been home for a week and a half, and forgot to take back any music with me. So the only music I’ve had in the car (had a lot of driving to do) are the overlaps between my dad and my music tastes. I played Counting Crows to death last time, but last week I found my dad had a copy of the Darkness’ latest album _‘One way ticket to hell and back’_. It’s confusing title aside, I’d forgotten how great this album was. Every song is unique, and there are some true gems on it. Bald is a fantastic song, and gets better each time you listen to it. I know the Darkness haven’t dont too well stateside, but I want to know what other dopers think (if anything) of the latest album. The opinions I’d like to hear are along the lines of _“I actually listened to the album, and therefore I’m not just a liar when I say…”_, because people on this board (and everywhere else, for that matter) love to jump at the chance to say _“ooh…I heard them once in the hairdressers, I couldn’t hear it very well, but I know I hate them and everything they’ve ever done or will ever do.”_ It’s be nice to hear some well-formed opinions on one of my newly-rediscovered favourite bands…or what music had you forgotten you loved and found again? ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-recently-forgotten-great-music/352839/2 "2006-04-16T16:05:23Z")
Well, I’ve loved both albums by The Darkness, although I admit I haven’t played the second one multiple times the way I did for their first, _Permission To Land_. Still, I’m glad they’re out there being swaggering cock-rockers and having fun with rock ‘n’ roll and taking the piss out of all these overly-serious bands. I’m sure Freddie Mercury would have been very proud of them, had he lived to see them – particularly of Justin Hawkins’ soaring falsetto and inappropriately-tight stage costumes. I was lucky enough to see The Darkness live in 2004, and even though it was a short concert (where they essentially only played their one album out of order), they were amazing live performers, and the sold-out crowd at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live was really into them. I wish there were more rock bands who were just having fun with music, and not all trying to be gloomy or angsty or angry or saving the world. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness-one-way-ticket-to-hell-and-back-recently-forgotten-great-music/352839/3 "2006-04-16T17:12:34Z")
I like the Darkness - have only heard the title track off this CD but think it is fine. I have seen footage of them live and think they rock live better than the tracks on the CD… I just am posting to comment on \*\*BBVLou’s \*\* comment about liking “swaggering cock-rockers and having fun with rock ‘n’ roll and taking the piss out of all these overly-serious bands” - I agree. That’s why I am getting Eagles of Death Metal’s “Death By Sexy” - sounds, from I have I heard, like it is the same kinda vibe. I started a thread about them a day or two ago. Also Supagroup - their song “Ready to Go” has a great AC/DC with Bon Scott hard rock vibe… We need more of that all around…