Chat thread - Ramble on

dr.bollocko

Ravi Shankar has just passed away and I didn't want to start another thread about this so I said let's just have a bit of a chat thread for random stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxI6IkH9Mvo

Here's Ravi teaching George Harrison how to play Sitar in 1968.

dr.bollocko

Also...
What the actual balls:

Sir Paul McCartney is to front Nirvana for one night only, it has been reported, when surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic reunite for the first time in 20 years.

The former Beatle, not exactly known for his gravelly voice and brooding on-stage persona, is a choice of front-man that is likely to bewilder many Nirvana fans.

McCartney will reportedly perform a new song with the pair at Hurricane Sandy charity concert 121212, which will also feature The Rolling Stones and takes place in New York tonight.

He has been secretly working in the studio with Grohl and Novoselic, who formed the main line-up of the iconic grunge band along with singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain who committed suicide in 1994.

http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/12/paul-mccartney-to-replace-kurt-cobain-at-nirvana-reunion-gig-3312907/

Morag

Clever name...

Classic Riffs.

Classic Rock Riffing

Classic Rock Riff and Raff.

9959

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Also...
What the actual balls:



http://metro.co.uk/2012/12/12/paul-mccartney-to-replace-kurt-cobain-at-nirvana-reunion-gig-3312907/

"The former Beatle, not exactly known for his gravelly voice........"

'Helter Skelter', 'Why Don't We Do It In The Road?', 'Oh! Darling' etc.
Obviously not gravelly enough.

Washington Irving

9959 wrote: »

"The former Beatle, not exactly known for his gravelly voice........"

'Helter Skelter', 'Why Don't We Do It In The Road?', 'Oh! Darling' etc.
Obviously not gravelly enough.

Not quite the same. Cobain's vocals were a lot more effortless, for want of a better word. In those songs you mentioned McCartney is kinda straining his voice and is quite loud. In any case, McCartney isn't known for a gravelly voice anyway, especially not nowadays.

mike65

Damn stupid idea the say the least, I really hate these contrived revivals be they one offs for the anniversary or a dumb ass tour.

I see Rush are to be inducted into the Hall of Fame or whatever its called, like they give a fvck!

dr.bollocko

Heart... Public enemy... Randy newman... Donna summer...
They all get in this year.
The hall of fame sounds like a load of crap to me considering who's in and who isn't.

Opinicus

What about:

"Are you ready to TAAAAWWWWWKKKKK?!"

dr.bollocko

Opinicus wrote: »

What about:

"Are you ready to TAAAAWWWWWKKKKK?!"

When you say it out loud it sounds more like "Are you ready to toke?" than something encouraging more discussion.
:pac:

big b

dr.bollocko wrote: »

When you say it out loud it sounds more like "Are you ready to toke?" than something encouraging more discussion.
:pac:

Toking encourages discussion. Usually about what's in the sweetie jar, but discussion none the less


also....classic rock talk


or.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_OSm8noi-8

--Kaiser--

Beating around the Bush is the new name of the thread

--Kaiser--

--Kaiser-- wrote: »

Beating around the Bush is the new name of the thread

Well, that's that settled then.

rednik

'In through the out door'

dr.bollocko

rednik wrote: »

'In through the out door'

That sounds like it would hurt. At least the first few times.

El_Dangeroso

dr.bollocko wrote: »

Ravi Shankar has just passed away and I didn't want to start another thread about this so I said let's just have a bit of a chat thread for random stuff.

Ravi hated hippies apparently.

Roanmore

ZZ Top tickets going on sale tomorrow (Friday) for the Marquee, anybody going?
Wouldn't mind seeing them but not a good time of year to be buying tickets.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse playing the RDS on June 15th 2013, hoping to pick up tickets to that one.

Also looking forward to The Gaslight Anthem on June 17th.

Opinicus

What about "For those about to CHAT, we salute you!"

I can keep going...

dr.bollocko

Queuing for tickets to ZZ top and the guy at the front bought them all out before me.

"Gimme all your tickets... All your other tickets toooooo."

Beardy bastard.

</groan>

mackg

Roanmore wrote: »

ZZ Top tickets going on sale tomorrow (Friday) for the Marquee, anybody going?
Wouldn't mind seeing them but not a good time of year to be buying tickets.

Deleted User wrote: »

Neil Young & Crazy Horse playing the RDS on June 15th 2013, hoping to pick up tickets to that one.

Also looking forward to The Gaslight Anthem on June 17th.

Would really like to go to both. Will the Neil Young tickets sell out fast?

singlesnights

Roanmore wrote: »

ZZ Top tickets going on sale tomorrow (Friday) for the Marquee, anybody going?

Me! :cool::D:cool:

mackg

mackg wrote: »

Would really like to go to both. Will the Neil Young tickets sell out fast?

Gaslight Anthem have announced a second date on the 18th.

Not too sure about Neil Young, he's already played here a couple of times in recent years but the addition of Crazy Horse it might increase demand.

I'll be booking early anyway, just in case.

Madam_X

dr.bollocko wrote: »

When you say it out loud it sounds more like "Are you ready to toke?" than something encouraging more discussion.
:pac:

And the problem is...? :pac:

loyatemu

Deleted User wrote: »

Neil Young & Crazy Horse playing the RDS on June 15th 2013, hoping to pick up tickets to that one.

Also looking forward to The Gaslight Anthem on June 17th.

I assume Neil is just going to play this song for 2 hours (not that I object to that idea)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmHljOmSw6I

loyatemu

talking of Macca earlier, "Wonderful Christmas Time" came on the radio earlier and 2 things occurred to me:

• he's probably made as much (or more) money out of that POS than some of the great Beatles songs
• It sounds like it took about as much time to write as it does to sing - it is the very definition of tossed-off

similarly, Chris Rea must be getting a huge chunk of his annual income from radio play of "Driving home for Christmas"

Sarky

If there are no ZZ Top tickets left by the time I can afford one, I will be unhappy. They're such a class act, and not having to travel would just be the icing on the cake.

Got Neil Young tickets there, they were shilling the new album with the order.

Didn't see any option to say 'no thanks', thought about it and figured I didn't mind too much so went with it.

Is selling an album with tickets a common thing?

mackg

Deleted User wrote: »

Got Neil Young tickets there, they were shilling the new album with the order.

Didn't see any option to say 'no thanks', thought about it and figured I didn't mind too much so went with it.

Is selling an album with tickets a common thing?

I've never heard of it either, can't afford them at the minute anyway but I think my sister might be getting a few so I might get one of them.

mackg

mackg wrote: »

I've never heard of it either, can't afford them at the minute anyway but I think my sister might be getting a few so I might get one of them.

To be honest, before gigs, that don't involve an act popular with the kids, in venues like the RDS you can pick up tickets handily enough closer to the date. My old work had an electronic bulletin board and there were always ones going.

I was close to not hitting the buy tickets button but getting paid tonight swung it. Will be glad I did when it rolls around.

mackg

Sarky wrote: »

If there are no ZZ Top tickets left by the time I can afford one, I will be unhappy. They're such a class act, and not having to travel would just be the icing on the cake.

Good bands at the Marquee is brilliant. Gig - the cost of a trip to Dublin. I don't think there is ever a problem getting tickets for Marquee gigs with the exception of maybe huge names like Elton John or someone like 50cent at the height of their popularity. The fact that tickets are so easy to come by probably goes some way to explaining why there aren't more regular gigs down this end of the country.

rednik

Well put David Coverdale,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3pIr_Zm8rU

dr.bollocko

Back from me 'unny moon.

Time to get some classic rock kicks back.


Incidentally Yo La Tengo's new album is streaming free online:
http://pitchfork.com/advance/1-fade/

Beruthiel

Thread title: Careful with That Axe, Eugene

Ya, I know it's random, but I fukin' love that line!

RayCon

Beruthiel wrote: »

Thread title: Careful with That Axe, Eugene

.... or Careful with That Chat, Eugene ... no ?

Lyaiera

RayCon wrote: »

.... or Careful with That Chat, Eugene ... no ?

This.

I agree with this post.

Beruthiel

RayCon wrote: »

.... or Careful with That Chat, Eugene ... no ?

Perfect.

Roanmore

Just seen on Deep Purple website Claude Nobs (funky Claude from Smoke on the Water and Montreaux Jazz Festival founder and organiser) has died.

dr.bollocko

WHY ARE THEY ALL WEARING THE SAME GODDAMMED CLOTHES????

RayCon

Re: Thread name .... I vote "Meh+" ... which indicates an initial - "yeah, not bad" ... then "actually now that Ive read it a few times .... meh"

mike65

In honour of the thread name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uVgoekHDks

dr.bollocko

RayCon wrote: »

Re: Thread name .... I vote "Meh+" ... which indicates an initial - "yeah, not bad" ... then "actually now that Ive read it a few times .... meh"

I agree.

It's not been an easy start.

rednik

Come on Mick Fleetwood, work your magic and get Christine back.

http://www.planetrock.com/news/rock-news/christine-mcvie-to-re-join-fleetwood-mac/

mike65

Nick Mason is 69 on Sunday! :eek: (out of respect I won't post up "Time"! )

dr.bollocko

We got our first spam the other day.

On the fcuking map now.

--Kaiser--

Is this the name of the thread? Really? After all the good suggestions (by which I mean mine)?

dr.bollocko

"The Black Eyed Peas are rock for people who don't like rock, rap for people who don't like rap and pop for people who don't like pop."

Quote from a us office episode I saw recently.

That's how I feel about your thread title suggestion.

dr.bollocko

And yes I know that makes no sense and I have so far sucked at thread titling.

--Kaiser--

I've got it!
<Drum roll>

Ramble on

dr.bollocko

It's actually good.

Unfortunately this is like one of those scenarios where you're choosing a restaurant on holiday.

If we went with the first good suggestion we'd have nothing to talk about all night.

What about greatest hits? That's what all my favourite albums are called for some reason.

--Kaiser--

dr.bollocko wrote: »

It's actually good.

Unfortunately this is like one of those scenarios where you're choosing a restaurant on holiday.

If we went with the first good suggestion we'd have nothing to talk about all night.

It's done been talked about!

dr.bollocko

FINE!

Yesterday was the anniversary of the plane crash that killed Richie Valens, the big bopper and Buddy Holly.

http://www.geeksofdoom.com/2013/02/03/remembering-february-3-1959-the-day-the-music-died