# The Darkness **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness/202708 "2003-09-19T23:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Made\_in\_Macau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@Made\_in\_Macau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Made_in_Macau)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness/202708/1 "2003-09-19T23:38:02Z")
They are the hottest band in the UK today - any awareness in the USA? They are after all a Boston/Styx/Frampton/etc homage- stroke-pastiche, and I love 'em ---
**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:** [September 20, 2003, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness/202708/2 "2003-09-20T00:55:12Z")
Dont know about USA but I have heard them and they’re actually pretty good, better than i was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness/202708/3 "2003-09-20T02:41:36Z")
I like the music, but that singer is HORRIBLE. Get rid of him and you have something. ---
**Author:** ![Run4YourLife](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9a28c/32.png) [@Run4YourLife](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Run4YourLife)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-darkness/202708/4 "2003-09-20T04:01:29Z")
I don’t understand why they’re so popular, they don’t seem that great. I downloaded a song by them, and it just not that good. This being from a classic rock lover, so hmm.