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Let's all take Blindboy seriously now...

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People do know this is a character right? And not an actual person?

Does it strike anyone else as strange that a made-up persona with a fake voice, parody accent and a fking plastic bag on his head is treated like a normal, regular person in debates and current affairs TV shows? And given the same credibility and respect as an actual real person?

Imagine Fr. Dougal Mcguire, Dustin the Turkey and Fortycoats appearing our incisive current affairs shows discussing mental health with Alan Partridge adjudicating.

Or discussing the 8th amendment and feminism with Mrs Brown, The Bottler and Podge and Rodge? It would be treated like a joke (obviously), but when the prank phone call making, glue-huffing, spastic hawk-toting Blindboy talks serious we all suddenly have to sit up take it seriously.

If I was asked to debate on the same show as a parody character I'd be more than a little pissed off.

By all means share your story on mental health or offer an opinion on our education system. But for fk sake would you give us and the other people on the show the respect of doing it yourself, in a real voice? Without a fking bag on your head?

Alternatively if you prefer holding on to the bag, you could try going back to... you know... being funny. And less preachy.

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Stonedpilot

Dannyriver wrote: »

What do you listen to if you dont mind me asking because I cant my head around your dismissal of Bandits music [I can understand not liking the lyrics if its not your thing] but you say you are a musician and how u dont appreciate the musical element of their stuff confuses me. They ve done hip hop/pop/electronica/post punk/RandB and hardcore techno and I might be leaving some out .... very few acts would ever dream of trying those different genres not to mind making them work.

Alt rock mainly. Fave bands be Smiths, The National, Eels, Pixies, Dears, Shins, explosions in the sky.

Ah people take me far too literally on this.

Ive been accused of anger. Anger is the twin brother of depression.

I rant so does everyone on this. Good luck to blindboy. Its just I think his arguments arent as strong as perhaps he thinks they are.

Second Yellow

The thing that annoys me about the Rubberbandits is that they try to use comedy to introduce people to things they might not otherwise contemplate, but too many people can't see past the comedy to take them seriously when they make a serious point.

Dancing Inferno

The constant preaching from those twats is unbearable.

david75

Raven Rancid Slime wrote: »

He's not rich enough to be a corporate shill, just saying.

They hang out with the same people they hung out with before they got famous, and put their friends in their videos.

They're nice, genuine people. The hatred here is weird and way off the mark.

There is no hatred. Lots of self loathing being projected onto them though. Yhurt

s7ryf3925pivug

He's not rich enough to be a corporate shill, just saying.

They hang out with the same people they hung out with before they got famous, and put their friends in their videos.

They're nice, genuine people. The hatred here is weird and way off the mark.

The Moldy Gowl

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Dude, musical comedy is very gimmicky at the best of times..ok, horse outside was alright..for a while..but was overplayed and became gimmicky..and some of it was absolute muck..im all for absurdism etc, but it has to work too..not just being mad for the sake of it..that 'trout of no craic' craic like..that was just stupid..the accent only gets you so far..i dont even want to be going on about it really, but you're actually asking this dude what music he listens to because he disagrees with you..if he's a classically trained beethoven fan would it alter your view?

If only they wrote a song telling the lads who became fans from horse outside to jog on..

[Deleted User]

Dude, musical comedy is very gimmicky at the best of times..ok, horse outside was alright..for a while..but was overplayed and became gimmicky..and some of it was absolute muck..im all for absurdism etc, but it has to work too..not just being mad for the sake of it..that 'trout of no craic' craic like..that was just stupid..the accent only gets you so far..i dont even want to be going on about it really, but you're actually asking this dude what music he listens to because he disagrees with you..if he's a classically trained beethoven fan would it alter your view?

Dannyriver

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Fair enough. Don't like Coldplay though.

What do you listen to if you dont mind me asking because I cant my head around your dismissal of Bandits music [I can understand not liking the lyrics if its not your thing] but you say you are a musician and how u dont appreciate the musical element of their stuff confuses me. They ve done hip hop/pop/electronica/post punk/RandB and hardcore techno and I might be leaving some out .... very few acts would ever dream of trying those different genres not to mind making them work.

Arne_Saknussem

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Fair enough. Don't like Coldplay though.

Begrudgery

Brian?

Stonedpilot wrote: »

You're entitled to your opinion no matter how wrong it is. Can't be angry at someone I don't know from Adam in my book. Like I said amazed.

The first step on your road to dealing with your own issues, is to admit you have them.

You haven't addressed a single point I made, aside from the anger. Does that mean you conceded I'm correct.

Last part back at ya.

Horrific logic. I am defending someone I enjoy in a thread about him. You are attacking someone you profess not to think much of, but the frequency with which you post in this thread tells contradicts this assertion.

I could ask you why you have 10,000 posts?. Ever leave the laptop pal.
Big world out there.

10k posts in 13 years. So, 2 posts a day. Good one. I must never do anything else.

Stonedpilot

Dannyriver wrote: »

He calls himself a Z list celebrity in his podcast. 'Cast a cold eye' is a quote from WB Yeats its actually on his headstone. But I guess you were never going to hear that in a Coldplay song

Fair enough. Don't like Coldplay though.

Dannyriver

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Well done for you. You're friends with a d list 'celebrity' in Ireland.

Cold eye?. You listen to music pal it's ears you use:P
I Don't have a music career, it's simply a hobby. Nothing more, nothing less.

He calls himself a Z list celebrity in his podcast. 'Cast a cold eye' is a quote from WB Yeats its actually on his headstone. But I guess you were never going to hear that in a Coldplay song

Jayop

Stonedpilot wrote: »

You're entitled to your opinion no matter how wrong it is. Can't be angry at someone I don't know from Adam in my book. Like I said amazed.

Last part back at ya.
I could ask you why you have 10,000 posts?. Ever leave the laptop pal.
Big world out there.

Christ the irony...

Poster you quoted has 9906 posts since Sept 2004 - 206 months.

= 48.09 posts per month

You have 737 posts since Jan 2016 - 22 months

= 33.5

Not a huge amount of difference really.

Ever leave your laptop pal??:rolleyes:

Stonedpilot

Dannyriver wrote: »

1] I know for a fact that they are not been paid by JCs. Ring the shop if you like and ask them.

2] Im also a musician and have jammed with Blindboy and he is a serious guitar player , who obsesses over sound and tone in a way that I ve never seen before. Get a listen to the guitar work on Spastic hawk, Anthonys eye, Willie O Dea, Greyhound shuffle for a sample. He produces/writes and plays all the music in his bedroom and has managed to get a song on the trainspotting movie using this method. How s your music career getting on you must direct us over to your soundcloud/bandcamp page so we can cast a cold eye.

3] Why would I have posters of someone who I ve known since I was 15 on the wall. We have an equal relationship he does his thing I do mine.

Well done for you. You're friends with a d list 'celebrity' in Ireland.

Cold eye?. You listen to music pal it's ears you use:P
I Don't have a music career, it's simply a hobby. Nothing more, nothing less.

Stonedpilot

Brian? wrote: »

No anger? You’ve displayed nothing but anger towards him and his fans.

You initially didn’t like him because he was an anti catholic atheist agigtator, but he isn’t. A few arguments later you dislike him because he’s a corporate shill. Even though there is zero evidence of it. There is no way in hell JCs are paying him, it’s a ludicrous notion.

You’re also projecting this notion that he thinks he’s better than an average person, you have no evidence of this either.

I believe you’re angry and upset because his ideas challenge you. I think you need to look inside yourself. You’re probably the 2nd most frequent poster on this thread, why?

You're entitled to your opinion no matter how wrong it is. Can't be angry at someone I don't know from Adam in my book. Like I said amazed.

Last part back at ya.
I could ask you why you have 10,000 posts?. Ever leave the laptop pal.
Big world out there.

buried

I'm really enjoying his podcast. It's class to hear a good entertaining Irish podcast that fuses together story, comedy, history, current goings on, vistas of the imagination and just plain good auld rants. I listen to a lot of USA/UK based podcasts on various subjects but the accents and themes from most of these podcasts sometimes gets really distant for me, especially the american accents and cultural themes.
Blindboy's podcasts really are a really enjoyable 70 - 80 minutes to listen to and chill out.

Jayop

Listened to the first few podcasts and I've really enjoyed them. I liked the rambling at the start and the readings from his book had me in stitches at times. The first one especially about the lad with the American Style Fridge Freezer. Just listened to the one about the chick who wanted to join ISIS and that was a lot more serious, not really my thing but I think well enough written.

As for Blindboy, in his podcasts he seemed to refer to himself more as a writer, and says that he's much more comfortable writing and goes into the state of "flow" more often than when he's writing music.

Cienciano

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Can't be arsed.

That's because it never happened, it's in your head. You should listen to to blindboy, you might chill out and learn to be happy with yourself.

Dannyriver

Insect Overlord wrote: »

I think the cooking and Under Armour comments were about Bressie. He played GAA and rugby to admirable levels before focusing on music, so it does make sense on some level that he'd be picked to advertise fitness gear.

Fair enough apologies Seachto 7

Dannyriver

Sebastian Dangerfield wrote: »

I personally think calling him a musician is a bit of a stretch. He's hardly prolific

He plays all the instruments/and engineers and produces on songs that have about 40 million views in total Id say he s a musician alright. I know some incredible Limerick musicians who ve never released a song but make a living doing covers.

Insect Overlord

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

Same age as Christ when they put him on the cross.

Boatclub could be the second coming for all we know.

It is kind of funny that so many people are trying to interpret his message in different ways. Some day, centuries from now, there will be scholars debating the Gospel According to Blindboy according to Insect Overlord versus the interpretations of One Eyed Jack! There might even be a space-age Monty Python sketch calling us all splitters.

Spudmonkey

The Moldy Gowl wrote: »

Its only when i go home. There is a gang of lads from hyde road waiting for the dublin train to give us a welcome stab.

I know they mean well but sometimes I wish they'd keep it to themselves.

Insect Overlord

Dannyriver wrote: »

Where is he cooking, cant find it anywhere...and in fairness the fact that he s just released a book kind of suggests he is not just a musician in fairness.

I think the cooking and Under Armour comments were about Bressie. He played GAA and rugby to admirable levels before focusing on music, so it does make sense on some level that he'd be picked to advertise fitness gear.

The Moldy Gowl

Boom_Bap wrote: »

FYP

Its only when i go home. There is a gang of lads from hyde road waiting for the dublin train to give us a welcome stab.

Sebastian Dangerfield

Dannyriver wrote: »

Where is he cooking, cant find it anywhere...and in fairness the fact that he s just released a book kind of suggests he is not just a musician in fairness.

I personally think calling him a musician is a bit of a stretch. He's hardly prolific

Dannyriver

seachto7 wrote: »

I see he is cooking now too, and is endorsed by Under Armor. He's supposed to be a bloody musician....

Where is he cooking, cant find it anywhere...and in fairness the fact that he s just released a book kind of suggests he is not just a musician in fairness.

DEFTLEFTHAND

Spudmonkey wrote: »

In the same class as myself so ~33?

Same age as Christ when they put him on the cross.

Boatclub could be the second coming for all we know.

Brian?

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Utter garbage. Never said I don't like him have said I admire him in a way for being a pied piper to naive gullible people who he's playing like a fiddle. I admire his balls and nerve.
Don't think I invented any argument against him no need to, Stevie Wonder can see he's another lackey vacuous celeb who thinks his opinion is more relevant than yours or mine as he's 'on da telly' despite the fact they are rubbish ie depressed men need feminism:rolleyes:

Yes he frightens me something terrible!. :rolleyes: Good what nonsense.

Not anger just amazement that foolish people would pay for his book or to listen to him frankly, why?????
His opinions are are no more relevant than any Joe soap on this.

No anger? You’ve displayed nothing but anger towards him and his fans.

You initially didn’t like him because he was an anti catholic atheist agigtator, but he isn’t. A few arguments later you dislike him because he’s a corporate shill. Even though there is zero evidence of it. There is no way in hell JCs are paying him, it’s a ludicrous notion.

You’re also projecting this notion that he thinks he’s better than an average person, you have no evidence of this either.

I believe you’re angry and upset because his ideas challenge you. I think you need to look inside yourself. You’re probably the 2nd most frequent poster on this thread, why?

Dannyriver

Stonedpilot wrote: »

Have been to Jc's. Whats a conspiracy theorist in your view?.

Im saying companies know EXACTLY how thier name and logo is being used. Some agreement there
I am a musician so know how music is made. Real music Not that muck by Rubberbandits.

You assume alot pal!.

Very obvious you see him
as some sort of deity. Them blindboy posters above your bed must be getting old these days.

1] I know for a fact that they are not been paid by JCs. Ring the shop if you like and ask them.

2] Im also a musician and have jammed with Blindboy and he is a serious guitar player , who obsesses over sound and tone in a way that I ve never seen before. Get a listen to the guitar work on Spastic hawk, Anthonys eye, Willie O Dea, Greyhound shuffle for a sample. He produces/writes and plays all the music in his bedroom and has managed to get a song on the trainspotting movie using this method. How s your music career getting on you must direct us over to your soundcloud/bandcamp page so we can cast a cold eye.

3] Why would I have posters of someone who I ve known since I was 15 on the wall. We have an equal relationship he does his thing I do mine.

Spudmonkey

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

How old is Boatclub?

In the same class as myself so ~33?