Ed Sheeran, am i missing something?

Dave_The_Sheep

To be honest, I thought the whole slagging gingers was all in good spirits - ie like you'd slag a mate who is going bald, or has a tiny weiner. If you actually thought a person was actually getting upset about it for some reason, you'd stop.

As for Sheeran, I don't really see the attraction (musically or folically) but to each their own.

riclad

Some people like metal.,edm,hip hop ,rap,indie music ,pop music there is no singer whom everyone likes .I Think alot of women like him because he,s writes romantic songs .he can sing live ,he is not ugly .He looks like the kid next door.And he sells cds ,downloads etc
How many current irish singers song writers can sell out venues and sell millions of
cds.not one i can think of.We have a few big pop groups like u2 ,the corrs etc

Heckler

Tunstall doing this, to a lesser degree, 13 years ago. Its nothing new.

I don't begrudge Sheeran his success at all. More power to him.

But as someone else mentioned the likes of him and Adele are instant channel switchers if they come on. I find his style of guitar playing and singing irritating and his lyrics are pretty woeful.

He's the boy next door with a lash of tattoos that make him seem a bit edgy to teenagers.

I'm not his demographic (40's) although a while back a work colleague (early thirties) was banging on and on about after getting tickets. When I mentioned it wouldn't be my cup of tea he asked why not.

Answering "because I'm not a 13 year old girl" didn't go down too well.

karaokeman

Knex. wrote: »

Music is subjective. Let people enjoy things.

I agree with this 100%.

Mint Sauce

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Ahhh.... there was a rake of young ones camped outside a local bookstore (which also sells concert tickets) last night, sleeping bags and all. This would probably explain it.


It absolutely pissed down overnight as well.

Spotted one or two outside Wednesday at about 7.30 am, Thursday morning there was about 20-30. Camping chairs, couple sleeping bags, even a tent. I would be gutted for that girl at the front if she never got one.

Irish Guitarist

His music isn't really my thing but it's not bad.

I was listening to BBC Radio a while ago and they were going on about his incredible new song (Castle On The Hill) and how emotional it was. Then it came on and it sounded almost exactly like The JCB Song with different lyrics.

B.A._Baracus

Peintre Celebre wrote: »

Birds goin on about how good looking he is. A fat ginger lad with kinda froggy eyes, wonder would they say that if he worked in Tesco

One of the best replies I have read on boards in ages. Excellent point.

Mister Vain

He may be a ginger with froggy eyes but he's not exactly fat.

Sam Kade

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

To be honest, I thought the whole slagging gingers was all in good spirits - ie like you'd slag a mate who is going bald, or has a tiny weiner. If you actually thought a person was actually getting upset about it for some reason, you'd stop.

As for Sheeran, I don't really see the attraction (musically or folically) but to each their own.

Do you normally compare the size of your friends weiners?

trashcan

TheRiverman wrote: »

Sheehan?

Yeah, see that's how little impact he has on me- I don't even know what he's called. :P

Jimmy Garlic

His kind have come and gone before. James Blunt. Craig David.

somefeen

Not a fan but at least he did have a few songs that were different.

I heard him do a version of 'The Parting Glass' though. It was awful, truly awful.

callaway92

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

His kind have come and gone before. James Blunt. Craig David.

You are clueless if you call Craig David 'his kind'

mfceiling

Yeah he is obviously talented but to me (42) he is bland, middle of the road shìte.

As someone else on boards once said "he is for the average housewife who buys 2 albums a year"

(The other album is probably Adele).

Love my meath mates response when he seems to be on the radio every 5 minutes..."don't tell me that Ed Sheridan prick is on again"

Jimmy Garlic

callaway92 wrote: »

You are clueless if you call Craig David 'his kind'

Wasn't Craig David a big influence on Ed? He has a lot of nice things to say about Craig.

https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/453513886080442368

callaway92

Jimmy Garlic wrote: »

Wasn't Craig David a big influence on Ed? He has a lot of nice things to say about Craig.

https://twitter.com/edsheeran/status/453513886080442368

That doesn't make him 'Ed Sheeran's kind'

Jodotman

He's talented and likeable.

A lot of his songs are rubbish and are forgotten about after six months.

Some of his songs are excellent! ATeam and I see fire are two favourites of mine.

Slydice

*sees Ed Sheeran thread*

*remembers that cover of his song*

Dave_The_Sheep

Heckler wrote: »

Tunstall doing this, to a lesser degree, 13 years ago. Its nothing new.

I'd have Tunstall head and shoulders above Sheeran, admittedly from the little I've heard of him. She's got some serious game.

Sam Kade wrote: »

Do you normally compare the size of your friends weiners?

All the time. We have a few drinks each week on Weiner Wednesday and slap our lads together.

stateofflux

To me it is complete commercial cheese i file in the same pile as celine dion and bruno mars.

but i still respect anyone that grafted and got successful on their own back.

Jodotman

https://www.facebook.com/Beat102103/photos/a.121264277918724.8871.117022648342887/1470007716377700/?type=3&theater

Heckler

Slydice wrote: »

*sees Ed Sheeran thread*

*remembers that cover of his song*

That was half listenable till Sheeran chimed in.

Heckler

If you think Ed Sheeran is a talented songwriter go listen to Nick Cave and realise how wrong you are. And no its not subjective or an opinion. Compared to Nick Cave Sheerans lyrics are beyond piss.

"I'd crawl over fifty good pussys just to get to one fat boys asshole". Stagger Lee.

Not even in the same universe of songwriting.

A song like Caves "Millhaven" has more intricate, rhyming and savage lyrics in one song than many artists have in a whole album.

Whether you like Cave or not his songwriting is beyond reproach. His singing and the Bad Seeds isn't for everyone but pretty much any song from the Murder Ballads would put most songwriters today to shame. (and thats without touching his other works)

I fear the noose and I fear the stake, for there ain't a bone they did not break

Thats how its done.

=

Heckler

Now thats a songwriter.

You may not like his music, singing etc. but he is right up there with Cohen, Dylan, McGowan et al in terms of lyrics.

Outlaw Pete

No offense to yourself good Sir but Nick Cave is shite. Pretentious muck. He is to music what Tracey Emin is to art. Went to see a docu he made a few years back and fcuk me is he up his own hole and I'm not sure why as he has fcuk all to say and it doesn't even sound all that good listening to him say it. Cats being drowned would make a more melodic sound. The only decent song he ever made was the duet with Kylie Mi-fcuking-nogue. Not a fan of Ed Sheeran at all but I'd rather listen to him on loop than have to endure so much as a half hour of Cave droning on.

Sam Kade

Heckler wrote: »

That was half listenable till Sheeran chimed in.

Sounds like some fella with a hangover, people actually pay to listen to this tripe, easily see how fools and their money are parted.

Jimmy Garlic

Morrissey is a phenomenal songwriter - "Belligerent ghouls. Run Manchester schools. Spineless swines. Cemented minds." The guy is a phenomenal songwriter, Ed Sheeran couldn't hold a candle to him.

We live in an age of very mediocre muck. We are supposed to believe that Ed Sheeran and Beyonce are musical geniuses ffs. It's dead and sterile if you ask me. There is no substance in it at all.

cnocbui

ronnie085 wrote: »

Average singer, average songwriter, go as far as saying he'd struggle to fill the local based on talent (in my opinion) yet he is one of the biggest deals at the moment. Victory for the PR hype machine? He's kinda Irish you know

Yes, you are missing a second X chromosome.

In a world obsessed with 'authenticity', Sheeran and his PR team tick all the right boxes. Ironically, in a pretty contrived way.

Mister Vain

Heckler wrote: »

"I'd crawl over fifty good pussys just to get to one fat boys asshole".

WTF?

Not even in the same universe of songwriting.

Well you got that right. :pac: