Thread: Flobots

Just got their album, I heard handlebars and thought that it was a pretty good song... the rest of the album is much deeper and more developed in terms of music. Handebars ticks all the right boxes as a single but there's some really good stuff on here.

Politcally aware lyrics remind me of Lupe, Fort Minor and Black Thought and the instrumentals and band are excelent, sort of pop-rock/hip hop beats but with horns and violas... reminds me of incubus in some ways and what early gym glass heroes cold have developed into (Don't get me wrong I still like gym class... just for the few catchy tracks they have... cookie jar etc is a laugh even if I don't really like them as the 'serious band' I used to )


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7zDW0GROnt8

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CpuamG9HjT8

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=H0XmsUlz2hI&NR=1

Are you kidding AdamGB?

I fucken hate that song... That shit was on the radio out here forever.
Every fucken single day.

Stupid lyrics for the most part. Have you I've not heared anything else from them...

At first I thought he was bragging about pretty stupid shit... but if you listen to it more it's showing the contrast between 'normal people' and those with power.

I can hand out a million vaccinations
Or let'em all die in exasperation
Have'em all healed of their lacerations
Have'em all killed by assassination
I can make anybody go to prison
Just because I don't like'em and
I can do anything with no permission
I have it all under my command
I can guide a missile by satellite
By satellite
By satellite
and I can hit a target through a telescope
Through a telescope
Through a telescope
and I can end the planet in a holocaust
I can split the atoms of a molecule
Of a molecule
Of a molecule

versus:

I can show you how to do-si-do
I can show you how to scratch a record
I can take apart the remote control
And I can almost put it back together
I can tie a knot in a cherry stem
I can tell you about Leif Ericson
I know all the words to "De Colores"
And "I'm Proud to be an American"
Me and my friend saw a platypus
Me and my friend made a comic book
And guess how long it took
I can do anything that I want cuz, look:

I can keep rhythm with no metronome
No metronome
No metronome


That's the point of the song, the difference between the 'stupid lyrics' and the powerful ones.

Handlebars is pretty decent for a mainstream single but you should check out the album properly. depends on what type of rap you like too I guess

Loved that song, will check out the album.

It's slightly different but good none the less. I don't think either of them are particularly talented MCs or anything I just love the instrumentals and they have something to say.

Originally Posted by CutMeMick

Are you kidding AdamGB?

I fucken hate that song... That shit was on the radio out here forever.
Every fucken single day.

Stupid lyrics for the most part. Have you I've not heared anything else from them...

HA HA HA. I knew Mick would be on here like WTF? We talked about this like 4 months ago.

Yeah, I probably heard it about 4-5 months ago when I went to Global gathering 08.

wasn't wowed by Handle bars or anything and thought he was boasting about shit, was stuck in the house a few days ago so downloaded a few albums just to try and got "fight with tools" from pirate bay