| Glastonbury 20:16 - Jun 24 with 6913 views | W14Hoop |
Watching it now on bbc4 some great stuff, a Ukranian group called Dakhabrakha.
1 bloke, 3 women, drums and a cello i think - really unique! |  | | |  |
| Glastonbury on 09:26 - Jun 27 with 1548 views | simmo |
| Glastonbury on 09:23 - Jun 27 by Monahoop |
Chris Martin once quoted 'it's great to be in the most unpopular popular band around'. I liked their first single Clocks and still do, but anything thereafter, nothing. I guess for me it is the over hyped press they have received and the mainstreamness if there is such a word, of their music and following. Here is a band like so many before them, followed by legions of bandwagonners or lemmings who feel they have to like them, because everyone else does and Chris Evans says so, never mind the quality or lack of it of their musical creativity. Thus, Coldplay are the band to follow and nothing else matters. This is the same for U2 as well.
I also find most of their music just plain dreary, without wit, wisdom or punch and Martin's high pitched moaning voice too much to bear. But that's just my opinion. Others will have theirs I'm sure. |
U2 is a great example and one I always make. It's like they have attracted an army of fans because their fame has snowballed, rather than their ability or quality of their output. They are just wishy washy and appeal to the most common denominator and people talk about them being the best band in the world... Come on... I too liked Clocks and a few of their singles around the time of Parachutes, but that was so long ago and they have done fck all memorable or decent since.
They are the Michael McIntyre of music and it really grinds my gears that they are referred to as a 'rock' band. |  |
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| Glastonbury on 10:13 - Jun 27 with 1509 views | robith |
| Glastonbury on 09:23 - Jun 27 by Monahoop |
Chris Martin once quoted 'it's great to be in the most unpopular popular band around'. I liked their first single Clocks and still do, but anything thereafter, nothing. I guess for me it is the over hyped press they have received and the mainstreamness if there is such a word, of their music and following. Here is a band like so many before them, followed by legions of bandwagonners or lemmings who feel they have to like them, because everyone else does and Chris Evans says so, never mind the quality or lack of it of their musical creativity. Thus, Coldplay are the band to follow and nothing else matters. This is the same for U2 as well.
I also find most of their music just plain dreary, without wit, wisdom or punch and Martin's high pitched moaning voice too much to bear. But that's just my opinion. Others will have theirs I'm sure. |
Clocks was off their second album! It was their 8th single.
This makes me sound like a fanboy. I'm not, but their first two albums are pretty good. Everything that happened after that....yeeesh |  | | |
| Glastonbury on 10:14 - Jun 27 with 1505 views | robith |
Explosions in the Sky and Sigur Ros both looked great - a shame that much like the 5 times I went there any time they booked interesting alternative acts no one bloody goes to see them | | | |
| Glastonbury on 10:28 - Jun 27 with 1491 views | westberksr |
Coldplay, "They are the Michael McIntyre of music " - Simmo
That sums it up perfectly. To those with MOR taste it is the background/soundtrack to their lives; if they ventured away from Radio 1/2/Heart/Smooth they might see something that sparks them into life. I have nothing against them per se, but when they are selling out stadiums and fukking movie stars, then surely somethings wrong!
Had some friends see them at Wembley last week and had to bite my lip when they were sharing their joy at having feasted on the artistry of Sir Christopher of Martin and mates.
Mrs West loves Adele, but the chatty ex-council bird thing getting to Lilly Allen levels of irritating/choke to death with a microphone. |  | | |
| Glastonbury on 11:25 - Jun 27 with 1464 views | Monahoop |
| Glastonbury on 10:13 - Jun 27 by robith |
Clocks was off their second album! It was their 8th single.
This makes me sound like a fanboy. I'm not, but their first two albums are pretty good. Everything that happened after that....yeeesh |
Cheers Robith for correcting my error. Guess I never listened to or heard any of their stuff before Clocks and to be honest, I'm not about to any time soon.
Back to Glastonbury itself, there seemed to be a quite a few African bands about and good they were too. A very underestimated niche of music me thinks. There's some good stuff coming out of Mali including a decent Afro/blues band. If only I can remember their name. |  |
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| Glastonbury on 11:31 - Jun 27 with 1455 views | robith |
| Glastonbury on 11:25 - Jun 27 by Monahoop |
Cheers Robith for correcting my error. Guess I never listened to or heard any of their stuff before Clocks and to be honest, I'm not about to any time soon.
Back to Glastonbury itself, there seemed to be a quite a few African bands about and good they were too. A very underestimated niche of music me thinks. There's some good stuff coming out of Mali including a decent Afro/blues band. If only I can remember their name. |
I can totally understand why Clocks might have been the first of theirs you came across - it was played to death. I think the year it came out Channel 4 used it in about 60% of their promo idents. I still shudder involuntarily whenever I hear it | | | |
| Glastonbury on 11:37 - Jun 27 with 1449 views | TacticalR |
On the Adele thing, in this age of specialised musical tastes I have got a lot of admiration for singers like Adele and Amy Winehouse or bands like The Verve that can transcend the divide and appeal to a mass audience. They seem like a throwbacks to the time of Dusty Springfield. The only problem I've got with Adele is that her material seems a bit limited with just one or two big hits, whereas Dusty had loads of big hits. Maybe there aren't those big hit writers around any more. I'll leave it for others to decide if the girl next door stuff is a performance or not. |  |
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| Glastonbury on 11:47 - Jun 27 with 1430 views | Monahoop |
Dusty could sing and didn't drone on about boyfriends. Her music was from a different decade, when there was a lot of creativity and good song writing. Don't get me wrong, there are still some good songwriters around, but not in Adele's case. Tabloid/Facebook lyrics at best or worst. | |
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| Glastonbury on 11:51 - Jun 27 with 1426 views | W14Hoop |
| Glastonbury on 10:14 - Jun 27 by robith |
Explosions in the Sky and Sigur Ros both looked great - a shame that much like the 5 times I went there any time they booked interesting alternative acts no one bloody goes to see them |
Staying away from the headliners, looked like some gems on some of the smaller stages.
Rocky NTI ( i think) was quite interesting, bit Jam-esque, great energy on stage, its great to hear up and coming acts and all types of music.
Tame Impala were decent and i'll also mention Christina & The Queens for getting everyone moving in our living room! | | | |
| Glastonbury on 12:03 - Jun 27 with 1407 views | TacticalR |
| Glastonbury on 11:47 - Jun 27 by Monahoop |
Dusty could sing and didn't drone on about boyfriends. Her music was from a different decade, when there was a lot of creativity and good song writing. Don't get me wrong, there are still some good songwriters around, but not in Adele's case. Tabloid/Facebook lyrics at best or worst. |
Boyfriends are more trouble than they are worth. Dusty always steered clear of them. | |
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