Anyone see the coverage of Primal Scream from last night ? Now there's your rock n roll stars right there , how Mani ever stood up and played that bass throughout is amazing , he looked scared
Like 'em or not, they can play. I wonder what the sound quality is like there. I went to see Kings of Leon Wednesday night at Hyde Park, bloody awful pa system. I've heard better in a lift. Walked out after 30 minutes along with quite a few others
I saw Kings of Leon Thursday & Killers Friday and have been previous years.I always thought the sound was just right - often at other venues the volume is so loud it hurts my ears and they still ring the next day. So perhaps if you're standing some way back it's not good. As I stand about 80 foot from the stage, it sound ideal to me.Love Hyde Park gigs personally. (Weather was a bit sh*t though).
Glastonbury is an absolute fucking joke of a festival and always has been. All this 'bringing people together' shit is like being excoriated with a rusty kitchen knife. If I want to go and see a fuck load of dance acts, I'll go to a rave. If I want to go and see a fuck load of metal acts, I'll go to a metal festival. If I want to go to see a fuck load of pop acts - I'll go to Glastonbury. Shit sound, shit atmosphere, shit acts, full of dopey student cunts and posh hoorays with overbites the size of donkeys pretending to be hippies.
Glastonbury is an absolute fucking joke of a festival and always has been. All this 'bringing people together' shit is like being excoriated with a rusty kitchen knife. If I want to go and see a fuck load of dance acts, I'll go to a rave. If I want to go and see a fuck load of metal acts, I'll go to a metal festival. If I want to go to see a fuck load of pop acts - I'll go to Glastonbury. Shit sound, shit atmosphere, shit acts, full of dopey student cunts and posh hoorays with overbites the size of donkeys pretending to be hippies.
U2 best live band on the planet, as for morrisey he sounds like shite ,all these bands today need to do an awful lot to take U2s place as the best band on the planet ,and thats if they are around long enough.
U2 - the embodiment of corporate rock....right down to the part where they avoid paying tax!
Not so much a band, more like a multinational company that also does music...also, why do they come across as the biggest gang of twats ever to have graced the music industry (and believe me, there's a lot of competition)?
Is because they are just a gang of twats? I mean 'the edge', honestly? He does realise he's not 16 anymore, surely?
Rock 'n' roll kids, rock 'n' roll.
Sorry for the rant, but I think that I am allergic to that gang of twats and their dreary, corporate rock.
U2 - the embodiment of corporate rock....right down to the part where they avoid paying tax!
Not so much a band, more like a multinational company that also does music...also, why do they come across as the biggest gang of twats ever to have graced the music industry (and believe me, there's a lot of competition)?
Is because they are just a gang of twats? I mean 'the edge', honestly? He does realise he's not 16 anymore, surely?
Rock 'n' roll kids, rock 'n' roll.
Sorry for the rant, but I think that I am allergic to that gang of twats and their dreary, corporate rock.
Glastonbury is an absolute fucking joke of a festival and always has been. All this 'bringing people together' shit is like being excoriated with a rusty kitchen knife. If I want to go and see a fuck load of dance acts, I'll go to a rave. If I want to go and see a fuck load of metal acts, I'll go to a metal festival. If I want to go to see a fuck load of pop acts - I'll go to Glastonbury. Shit sound, shit atmosphere, shit acts, full of dopey student cunts and posh hoorays with overbites the size of donkeys pretending to be hippies.
Luckily I have the new CharltonLife copyrighted subtext for Leroy's posts.
This one transliterates as Me me me, controversial me me me, swearing to make my point more strident, me me me, I am different from everyone else in my dreary suburb, me me me me me me me me me me ooh look at me - I am a big boy, I used the 'c' word, oooh me me me I am soooo special, no - one else needs to use it, me me everyone...I'm here
Hi Clem, I wouldn't dream of trying to change your opinion, but obviously I can't agree based on many years of going to Glastonbury myself.
On the other hand, my 24 year old lad goes to Glasto (he's there, right now) and all he heads for is the bands and the dance tent. If he feels like it, he'll see a band he fancies, often on the Other stage; and then in the Dance tent all night with his mates.... and sleeps all day.For him, it's just one big party.
I know loads of people from my area who go year after year, ordinary people like me, many of whom never bother with the big names stuff,and every year they come back telling what a great time they've had.
I haven't been since 2005 (done 11 Glastos all told) but as I got older, got to discover the rest of the festival. Loved it. It's the huge bit that you never see on the telly.
People forget that Glastonbury is not just a music festival - that's only one part of it. It's a festival of all the performing arts, and often the best bits have to be discovered in random corners.
spot on, oggy. from some of the drivel spouted on this thread you'd think glastonbury was just one stage.
the best moments (blur 2009 aside) happen nowhere near the pyramid stage and you certainly won't see it on the bbc.
Sending this from my van in Glastonbury. No surprise that people say it's not as good as it was, that's always a cheap and lazy way of saying 'when I did it it was cool, now the masses are doing it it's shit'. I really don't care, I've had a great time so far and I don't think I've seen anyone who are ever likely to get a recording contract let alone 'selling out'
Sending this from my van in Glastonbury. No surprise that people say it's not as good as it was, that's always a cheap and lazy way of saying 'when I did it it was cool, now the masses are doing it it's shit'. I really don't care, I've had a great time so far and I don't think I've seen anyone who are ever likely to get a recording contract let alone 'selling out'
Leroy,do you ever think that the festival has moved on since you were a youngster?
And everyone else? Yes Glastonbury isn't the same since you were a teenager but isn't that the beauty of a festival, it tries to cater for what everyone wants? Personally I wouldn't watch the headliners this year but there is so much going on that I really wouldn't care. It's easy to criticise from your armchair, but how about acually going then try and tell us how shit it is. Typical Charlton.
U2 i cant understand why people hate em that much they are a fantastic live rock band obviously im biased been following em since the early days maybe they are victims of their own success ,but they had to start off with f--k all like most groups ,coldplay are going the same way as U2 ,THE REST of the groups about all want to be like U2 or coldplay because that means they are successful and as in football nowadays it is all about making money.
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BTW I bloody hate Jessie J. Awful
I saw Kings of Leon Thursday & Killers Friday and have been previous years.I always thought the sound was just right - often at other venues the volume is so loud it hurts my ears and they still ring the next day. So perhaps if you're standing some way back it's not good. As I stand about 80 foot from the stage, it sound ideal to me.Love Hyde Park gigs personally. (Weather was a bit sh*t though).
BBC just started showing their set on the red button
U2 best live band on the planet, as for morrisey he sounds like shite ,all these bands today need to do an awful lot to take U2s place as the best band on the planet ,and thats if they are around long enough.
U2 - the embodiment of corporate rock....right down to the part where they avoid paying tax!
Not so much a band, more like a multinational company that also does music...also, why do they come across as the biggest gang of twats ever to have graced the music industry (and believe me, there's a lot of competition)?
Is because they are just a gang of twats? I mean 'the edge', honestly? He does realise he's not 16 anymore, surely?
Rock 'n' roll kids, rock 'n' roll.
Sorry for the rant, but I think that I am allergic to that gang of twats and their dreary, corporate rock.
Cheer yourself up and watch Coldplay. ;-)
As you probably guessed, I'm not their biggest fan either.
But they don't strike me particularly as being, well, a gang of twats..so they don't make me come out in hives like U2 do..
My dad likes them, though..
Souless middle class movie music.
thought I'd give Coldplay a go, dozed off
probably for the best!
This one transliterates as
Me me me, controversial me me me, swearing to make my point more strident, me me me, I am different from everyone else in my dreary suburb, me me me me me me me me me me ooh look at me - I am a big boy, I used the 'c' word, oooh me me me I am soooo special, no - one else needs to use it, me me everyone...I'm here
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U2 i cant understand why people hate em that much they are a fantastic live rock band obviously im biased been following em since the early days maybe they are victims of their own success ,but they had to start off with f--k all like most groups ,coldplay are going the same way as U2 ,THE REST of the groups about all want to be like U2 or coldplay because that means they are successful and as in football nowadays it is all about making money.
As for Fearne Totally Amazing Cotton.....