Ed Sheeran, am i missing something?

02-02-2017 01:08PM

Red hair and general air of being a loser/in love with a woman who hates red hair are pretty in at the moment, Millennials love that crap. Gavin James etc. etc.

Django99 · 02-02-2017 01:08PM

seachto7 wrote: »

The Coronas are successful in the UK?

Yeah they're not huge or anything but they've had tours there that sold well. They aren't huge in Ireland either though and are mainly a support act for bigger artists.

machiavellianme · 02-02-2017 01:09PM

rusty cole wrote: »

I dunno folks, there must be something to him because he exists in an industry that's build on boybands, girl bands, ex Disney stars and fake rappers!

As many have said, he's not much to look at, his voice is average and song writing is beneath even Gary barlow.

Are we to assume a sup par, ginger busker has done a david blane and hypnotised the world??

Fook sake, could it be that he's a decent person, who has time for most fans and his music therefore seems heartfelt?? he seems genuine too unlike the bono's, Jay z's, tailor swifts and Kanye's of this world. they love money and would eat their young to get it. They smack of arrogance and self entitlement, bleeding self enriched clowns. He has a shelf life alright, and I personally wouldn't be cooing over his music but I can see why people would enjoy his songs, a bit like David gray

Why not, it worked for Ginger from the wildhearts and he rocked the world without being such a sap.

Jofspring · 02-02-2017 01:09PM

machiavellianme wrote: »

Yes, but have you seen anyone who is actually excellent live to compare against?
Rammstein, Iron Maiden and heck even Baby Metal put on a great show and aren't some dull plinky plonky "woe is me" "I'm such a tortured soul" acoustic singer/songwriter nicey nice butter wouldn't melt sort. If you want an excellent Irish show, go see kerbdog next time they play or sultans of ping!
Crikey, if acoustic gigs are what floats your boat, go to therapy? in whelans in April.
You'll never listen to Ed sheeran again afterwards

Who says that person wouldn't hate all the acts you mentioned?

Me personally I've gone to see Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Metallica, Michael Buble, Ed Sheeran, Bruce Springsteen, Ne-Yo, rock festivals, alternative music festivals, rap concerts, acoustic shows and many more different styles of music and I have enjoyed most of them all for different reasons. I've never said oh Metallica were class I am never going to go to a Michael Buble concert again.

Knex* · 02-02-2017 01:09PM

Yeah, the amount of people who say he's average probably don't know what a loop pedal is, let alone have ever attempted to do what Ed does with it.

He's clearly musically talented. He can compose an entire song, percussion, backing vocals, rythm etc all on his own. Not a lot of that knocking around the place, folks.

Lucas Hood · 02-02-2017 01:13PM

I've never seen one man on his own command a stage so well as him.

murpho999 · 02-02-2017 01:13PM

seachto7 wrote: »

I was referring to radio in Ireland. Are you the drummer in any of the bands mentioned?

Ever heard radio abroad? They're playing the same stuff.

Lived in Netherlands for a while. Airwaves full of bland easy listening, progressive rock stuff.

Ireland's music scene much more vibrant.

However, pop acts like Ed Sheeran, will have always have mass appeal due to the taste nowadays for men weeping over their acoustic guitar.

02-02-2017 01:13PM

machiavellianme wrote: »

Why not, it worked for Ginger from the wildhearts and he rocked the world without being such a sap.

ok so you're issue is him being a sap then???

murpho999 · 02-02-2017 01:15PM

Lucas Hood wrote: »

I've never seen one man on his own command a stage so well as him.

Christy Moore, John Lennon, Prince, Paul Simon to name but a few.

He's a long way to go.

Hans_Memling · 02-02-2017 01:16PM

While I wouldn't be a fan of his music, he clearly has talent.

02-02-2017 01:17PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Red hair and general air of being a loser/in love with a woman who hates red hair are pretty in at the moment, Millennials love that crap. Gavin James etc. etc.

Don't do that. Please.

Muir · 02-02-2017 01:17PM

I always tell people who don't like him to watch the first song on this video if they want to understand why people do. This is him playing live in Vicar Street. We all have our own tastes, but I don't know how anyone could watch this, see him building the whole song on a loop pedal live on stage, and deny the guy is talented.

Arghus · 02-02-2017 01:17PM

His music does absolutely nothing for me but cause irritation. But, sure, if it floats your boat...

Dots1982 · 02-02-2017 01:17PM

I don't get it, but I see music as a highly overrated genre of art/entertainment so maybe i just don't get it period. I don't get most of Radiohead as well.

machiavellianme · 02-02-2017 01:18PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

have you actually read them? you describe a song about a drug addict as soft, soppy lyrics?

Even the nursery rhyme "You are my sunshine" is darker than that fraud of a lyric. Look it up if you don't believe me.

If you want songs about drugs, I can point you to thousands of albums worth and they're a lot more meaningful when the songwriter has first hand experience of succumbing to their addictions.
Even limiting myself to the acoustic stuff, try Conor Oberst / Bright eyes out. He has a world weary view of life and more talent in his little finger than Ed sheeran could ever hope to attain.

ronnie085 · 02-02-2017 01:18PM

Knex. wrote: »

Yeah, the amount of people who say he's average probably don't know what a loop pedal is, let alone have ever attempted to do what Ed does with it.

He's clearly musically talented. He can compose an entire song, percussion, backing vocals, rythm etc all on his own. Not a lot of that knocking around the place, folks.

But can he..... Really

Gwynplaine · 02-02-2017 01:18PM

An albino with his hair dyed bright orange.

Lucas Hood · 02-02-2017 01:18PM

murpho999 wrote: »

Christy Moore, John Lennon, Prince, Paul Simon to name but a few.

He's a long way to go.

I've never seen any of them live but I'm sure there are other musicians on stage with most of them during their gigs.
When he's up there it's just him and his guitar and his loop pedal.

seachto7 · 02-02-2017 01:19PM

Knex. wrote: »

He's clearly musically talented. He can compose an entire song, percussion, backing vocals, rythm etc all on his own. Not a lot of that knocking around the place, folks.

Because it's hard to do. Lots of people do it, badly though. It's not easy to get it spot on, so I admire him for that.

Arghus · 02-02-2017 01:21PM

dulpit wrote: »

Can an opinion be wrong though?

Yes. Why do people say this?

ohnonotgmail · 02-02-2017 01:21PM

machiavellianme wrote: »

Even the nursery rhyme "You are my sunshine" is darker than that fraud of a lyric. Look it up if you don't believe me.

If you want songs about drugs, I can point you to thousands of albums worth and they're a lot more meaningful when the songwriter has first hand experience of succumbing to their addictions.
Even limiting myself to the acoustic stuff, try Conor Oberst / Bright eyes out. He has a world weary view of life and more talent in his little finger than Ed sheeran could ever hope to attain.

Please. thats just a typical "my lover has left me and i'm so sad" song. As dark as a 100W bulb.

Muir · 02-02-2017 01:22PM

machiavellianme wrote: »

Yes, but have you seen anyone who is actually excellent live to compare against?
Rammstein, Iron Maiden and heck even Baby Metal put on a great show and aren't some dull plinky plonky "woe is me" "I'm such a tortured soul" acoustic singer/songwriter nicey nice butter wouldn't melt sort. If you want an excellent Irish show, go see kerbdog next time they play or sultans of ping!
Crikey, if acoustic gigs are what floats your boat, go to therapy? in whelans in April.
You'll never listen to Ed sheeran again afterwards

I've seen Iron Maiden live 3 times. I've seen Ed live 8 and got tickets for number 9. He is an amazing live performer. Have you seen Ed Sheeran live yourself to make that comparison?

Arne_Saknussem · 02-02-2017 01:24PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

Please. thats just a typical "my lover has left me and i'm so sad" song. As dark as a 100W bulb.

"And we're all under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
To fly, fly
For angels to fly, to fly, to fly
For angels to die"

It's not exactly Heroin by The Velvet Underground.

seachto7 · 02-02-2017 01:26PM

machiavellianme wrote: »

Even limiting myself to the acoustic stuff, try Conor Oberst / Bright eyes out. He has a world weary view of life and more talent in his little finger than Ed sheeran could ever hope to attain.

That's just opinion though, and there are plenty of classic musicians who created masterpieces in their early 20s.

awec · 02-02-2017 01:26PM

When people say he's an average singer who are they comparing him against?

ohnonotgmail · 02-02-2017 01:28PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

"And we're all under the upper hand
Go mad for a couple grams
And we don't want to go outside tonight
And in a pipe we fly to the Motherland
Or sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
Angels to fly
To fly, fly
For angels to fly, to fly, to fly
For angels to die"

It's not exactly Heroin by The Velvet Underground.

just your typical soppy lyrics from a boyband wannabe

White lips, pale face
Breathing in snowflakes
Burnt lungs, sour taste
Light's gone, day's end
Struggling to pay rent
Long nights, strange men

bosskavanagh84 · 02-02-2017 01:29PM

Are you missing something??? Yes you obviously are.

To say that he is untalented is beyond a ridiculous statement. The lad is in his mid 20's and he sells out arenas all across the globe with just him and a guitar.
He constantly has number ones in the charts and his albums are extremely successful.

And to say he's not a good song writer just says that you haven't listened to a single song he has written because at the moment he is one of the best songwriters of this generation.

Very highly talented lad.

Robineen · 02-02-2017 01:29PM

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

I'm not a fan of Ed Sheeran but he's undisputedly talented.

However, +1,000,000 to the above comment. He is objectively an average-looking guy. But riches and status do wonders for menfolk.

Riesen_Meal · 02-02-2017 01:29PM

Knex. wrote: »

Yeah, the amount of people who say he's average probably don't know what a loop pedal is, let alone have ever attempted to do what Ed does

He's clearly musically talented. He can compose an entire song, percussion, backing vocals, rythm etc all on his own. Not a lot of that knocking around the place, folks.

No, none of that was knocking around well before Ed came along, except it's just a completely different genre of music:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qciVXUHTN10

PARlance · 02-02-2017 01:31PM

Arne_Saknussem wrote: »

Jesus, that's brutal.

It's like he stole a 13 year old girl's diary and based a career on it.

Ed Sheeran, am i missing something?

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