Off Topic Thread too point uh

Podge_irl

I'm going to see Sting at a festival in Geneva. They serve wine in bottles with actual glasses. The Swiss do things differently...

dregin

I can safely say there are less than 3 acts I have any interest in seeing at Electric Picnic, but looking forward to it a lot. Really good buzz at it. Music hipsters listen to noisecore and crust, awec. Jeeeeeezzz. People who THINK they're music hipsters listen to electronica, amirite ak??

dregin

CatFromHue wrote: »

I saw Blur live when they were at the height of their fame and I didn't think they were great.

Back then they didn't have many concert songs, they've a few more now but still would be just goodish.

I've a mate who like Oasis AND blur. Unfortunately, he didn't come with a receipt. FAULTY GOODS!

thomond2006

dregin wrote: »

I've a mate who like Oasis AND blur.

Fireball07

I like Oasis and Blur; not a rabid fan of either but Oasis' first two albums are excellent, and Blur have a number of very good albums.

dregin

Only ever liked Oasis. Definitely Maybe and What's The Story Mornin Glory piss all over ANYTHING Blur ever did.

sydthebeat

Much more of a James fan myself. ..

Pudsy33

dregin wrote: »

Only ever liked Oasis. Definitely Maybe and What's The Story Mornin Glory piss all over ANYTHING Blur ever did.

Oasis are incredibly bland and every song sounds the same. Blur are far greater musicians and have fantastic songs in many different styles...

dregin

I didn't like Blur much, but this made me despise them:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkNvk2MgiCc

Fireball07

sydthebeat wrote: »

Much more of a James fan myself. ..

James are very good tbf.

But Pulp are the best Britpop band tbh, love Jarvis Cocker's lyrics.

Pudsy33 wrote: »

Oasis are incredibly bland and every song sounds the same. Blur are far greater musicians and have fantastic songs in many different styles...

You could call them bland I'd guess, but I'd say it's harsh to say they all sound the same. Noel Gallagher may be a **** but he's a good songwriter (or good at stealing other people's songs, if you want to look at it that way ). Blur have some talented musicians alright but I wouldn't necessarily say they are way more individually talented. Better lyricists, I'll give them that. And more varied.

irishbucsfan

Caramel-Trimm Trabb-No Distance Left to Run is one of the best 3 song combinations on any album, puts anything else from that era to shame.

.ak

dregin wrote: »

I can safely say there are less than 3 acts I have any interest in seeing at Electric Picnic, but looking forward to it a lot. Really good buzz at it. Music hipsters listen to noisecore and crust, awec. Jeeeeeezzz. People who THINK they're music hipsters listen to electronica, amirite ak??

Nail on the head. I'm just the pied piper.

stephen_n

Oasis are a jumped up cover band, blur have a far more interesting back catalogue, certainly wouldn't pay money to see oasis.

.ak

Blur vs Oasis fight is it? Feels like I'm back in school!

Buer

Went to Blur last year. Great fun. So many hits, great atmosphere and good performance from them although Albarn's voice is ageing a little.

CatFromHue

stephen_n wrote: »

Oasis are a jumped up cover band, blur have a far more interesting back catalogue, certainly wouldn't pay money to see oasis.

Oasis rock
Blur make music which you say Hmm that is good to

.ak

... Anyway here's Wonderwall.

stephen_n

yeah but I'd prefer to listen to the Beattles though, a case of the original always being better.

mfceiling

Reading all the posts here and nodding like I understand what you're all talking about!! I'm currently listening to nrg fm and phever fm...great dance music.

Next week I'll probably go back to listening to the stone roses or the streets maybe even the Beatles.

Fireball07

Do you know what's a great song lads?

CatFromHue

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

:cool:

P_1

Gentlemen, gentlemen...

CatFromHue

I feel like one of those Amazonian slugs/worms/parasites that go up through the crotch after watching that video!!

irishbucsfan

Apple pie, first ingredient bacon. 'Murica

molloyjh

Can't be talking about music and not mention the passing of B.B. King last night. Whatever can be said about the likes of Oasis or Blur or Foo Fighters, that man had longevity like nobody else. In 1956, when my father was barely a year old, he played 342 gigs over the entire year and it is believed he played over 15,000 in total. And in 1988, 32 years later, he was still reaching new audiences through his collaboration with U2 on When Love Comes To Town. In 2000 he released Riding With The King with Eric Clapton proving that over 50 years after he'd started his career he still had it and was even playing Glastonbury in 2011 at 85 years of age.

Forget about your Strypes and your RHCPs. This man was the real deal and a proper legend of the music industry.

Aware that politics is off limits, and that the in particular the current train of conversation isn't within a million miles of the topic!

But I'm just going to post this link without comment and encourage people to read it.

Not sure there's much discussion to be had on it. I just felt it was worth a read.

molloyjh

Deleted User wrote: »

Aware that politics is off limits, and that the in particular the current train of conversation isn't within a million miles of the topic!

But I'm just going to post this link without comment and encourage people to read it.

Not sure there's much discussion to be had on it. I just felt it was worth a read.

The article says it all really.

Synode

She's on the Anton Savage show at the moment

molloyjh

Synode wrote: »

She's on the Anton Savage show at the moment

That generates nearly as much sympathy as the article itself! :pac:

Synode

Wasn't mad about it at the start but the show is growing on me. He's a very good interviewer