'Hey I know let's call ourselves Film School !!!' No let's not. The days when Morrison was walking down Venice Beach with Manzarek, and 'Let's call ourselves The Doors Ray,' seemed like a fine idea, are long gone. Film School is the most meaningless, generic name anyone could possibly think of.
Film School the actual band have something more going for it. Though it's all still rather generic. The genre concerned on latest album Field being Shoegaze first and foremost.
Atmosphere seems to be the driving inspiration and motivation here. You get plenty here. But not really enough to separate them from the central pack that they 're riding in and closing the distance to the leading pack they're chasing.
That's Joy Division, (they had a song called Atmosphere didn't they - rather good too), Bunnymen, The Cure, House of Love, Ride, Slowdive and so forth. Film School walk the walk, they've got the hair, the shades, the clothes. It's alright, in fact rather charming. But they forget to invent a new colour. Many will enjoy this. Nobody needs it
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