Mr_Sleep wrote:Saw him last year and it was a trio, saw him a few month ago and there was a second guitarist added to the line-up but only for some songs. The Glastonbury gig was just a solo set, him and a lap-slide, in a small pub tent. |
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Zomoniac 10,628 posts
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nickthegun wrote:
I think this is teh part where me and you stop talking!
It doesnt help that they were never that good in the first place -
gamingdave 5,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHaving watched a fair amount over the weekend on TV and catching up on a lot via iPlayer, its a mixed bag.
Rolling Stones looked better than I thought they would, Jagger's voice held up well. Charlie Watts has to be the least energetic drummer in the world though.
Portishead looked incredible, if I had been and missed that I would have been gutted.
Primal Scream were solid as always.
Highlight that I have found so far though (that I had never heard of, I dont read the music press) are The Strypes : http://www.bbc.co.uk/events/ej58q9/acts/ar9nc8#p01c37lp
Absolutely rocking rhythm and blues, the best since the original Dr Feelgood lineup. And their combined age is less than any of the Stones.
Load of tracks on their soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/the-strypes
And a great live set: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6IQiTxteKA and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Je2y1TdCjs -
Primal Scream lead singer looked like a junkie; not well at all. -
gamingdave 5,087 posts
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Registered 18 years agoOh, and Johnny Marr, he may be an exceptional guitarist, but his lack of singing talent really shows when he plays the Smiths numbers. He should just do them as instrumentals and let the crowd sing. -
imamazed 6,709 posts
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Registered 15 years agobitch_tits_zero_nine wrote:
He was off his head on valium, he actually said as much. His voice mostly stood up, but he was a mess on stage. Still thoroughly enjoyed it, but it was a little embarrassing at times!
Primal Scream lead singer looked like a junkie; not well at all. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agoThere was a period when he, effectively, had a teleprompter on stage as his memory was so fucked, he couldnt remember the lyrics to his own songs. -
heh rock and roll! I can't imagine the slew of singer/song writers we have at the moment doing drugs. -
Armoured_Bear 31,234 posts
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Registered 10 years agogamingdave wrote:
Could be worse, could be Jonh Squire.
Oh, and Johnny Marr, he may be an exceptional guitarist, but his lack of singing talent really shows when he plays the Smiths numbers. He should just do them as instrumentals and let the crowd sing. -
nickthegun 87,711 posts
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Registered 16 years agobitch_tits_zero_nine wrote:
Weirdly, if they did there would be a media backlash against them and they would be hounded out of the music industry.
heh rock and roll! I can't imagine the slew of singer/song writers we have at the moment doing drugs. -
Zomoniac wrote:
Ah, cool, that's a pretty perfect setting to see him in.
Mr_Sleep wrote:
Saw him last year and it was a trio, saw him a few month ago and there was a second guitarist added to the line-up but only for some songs. The Glastonbury gig was just a solo set, him and a lap-slide, in a small pub tent.
Zomoniac wrote:
Is he still playing in a trio or has he expanded the lineup? I saw him years ago in the Troubadour and I absolutely loved it, he has a wonderful voice.
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Trafford 9,359 posts
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Registered 14 years agoGillespie gets away with his drug antics because he's never hidden it and its been going on for years.
See also Jason Pierce.
Any new artist who tried it would be ridiculed. -
Trafford wrote:
I'm not sure that's true. People seem to like the romance of a bohemian drug dependent. See: Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse.
Gillespie gets away with his drug antics because he's never hidden it and its been going on for years.
See also Jason Pierce.
Any new artist who tried it would be ridiculed. -
BreadBinLidHero 10,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agoPete Doherty ridicules himself with his unbelievably atrocious music.
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Tuffty 4,954 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWonder if all those music journalists hailing Doherty as our next lord and saviour are feeling rather silly now? I remember seeing one of his music videos a few years back and it was pretty much "I'm Pete Doherty, look at me aren't I great?" What was hilarious was the video showed a portrait of Shakespeare then it cuts to Doherty as if to say they're both genius artists. Pretentious twat. -
Popular music press = even more myopic, hype-led and pretentious than normal criticism.
Remember the Vines? The 'new Nirvana'?
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tombo 2,170 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI had a great first time at Glastonbury. It's pretty big, isn't it?
Highlights for me were Chic, James Blake, Steve Winwood, The XX and we had lots of fun walking around Bella's field and in the Caberet tent. -
BreadBinLidHero 10,803 posts
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Registered 12 years agoAhh, The Vines - fucking shite. I remember NME putting Andrew WK on the front cover before he had even released a single. Ridiculous. The funny thing is that he's still better (or at least more entertaining) than most of the other bands they hype up. -
DigitalDelay 230 posts
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Registered 12 years agoBobby Gillespie encouraging people to do drugs just looked sad. Loved Screamadelica at the time, but thought their later rock n roll stuff was just boring. Shame they didn't do stuff like "Higher than the Sun" for instance, after touring that album I thought they'd do some less obvious ones instead of just the usual crowd pleasers. Yawn. -
DigitalDelay 230 posts
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Registered 12 years agogamingdave wrote:
I though he sang "Stop Me if You've Heard This One Before" really well. In fact, to me he sounded an awful lot like Mozza. Thought he nailed that song. Sounded pretty fresh.
Oh, and Johnny Marr, he may be an exceptional guitarist, but his lack of singing talent really shows when he plays the Smiths numbers. He should just do them as instrumentals and let the crowd sing. -
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Registered 15 years agoDigitalDelay wrote:
I think that's expected of you on the pyramid stage, to be fair.
I thought they'd do some less obvious ones instead of just the usual crowd pleasers. Yawn. -
Going through the Portishead set on iplayer. Absolutely incredible, must have been insane to be there.
The Strypes looked really good as well, will be extrememly interested to see how they fare in the next few years, they could be massive. -
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Registered 18 years agoI was pleasantly surprised by Johnny Marr, some of his new solo stuff was nicely Smiths-esque (this for instance, the studio version of which I've since discovered kinda sucks).
I probably haven't heard 99% of what he's done post-Smiths but what I have heard was bloody awful, so this was a nice surprise. I was never the biggest Smiths fan or anything but I just love the guy's riffs when he's on form, brilliant song writer.
The Pumpkins managed to be the best thing I saw on the BBC coverage despite a flat start that seemed to deflate the crowd a little and Billy not looking like he wanted to be there. Not to mention them not really being the Pumpkins anymore.
It was a rubbish set by old Smashing Pumpkins standards, but still knocked most of the other bands into a cocked hat.
It's been said enough but Portishead were superb too.
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localnotail 23,079 posts
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Registered 13 years agoThe XX set was amazing too. I remember them stumbling through their first set in the John Peel tent. Also loved (LOVED) Tame Impala and Alabama Shakes.
There was a lot of Fey Rock but I'm not averse to that: Of Monsters and Men, Local Natives, Palma Violets (I think). Alt-J, 2-door Cinema Club also good. Ooh and Foals. And Editors.
Basically I got to put faces to a lot of songs I know from 6Music, which was nice.
Arcadia show is up now:
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HoriZon 14,352 posts
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Registered 19 years agoWas all a bit meh this year I think Glastonbury has run it's course now. -
localnotail 23,079 posts
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Registered 13 years agoObvious troll is obvious 
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FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoAye. Time to pack it all in. No money in it and nobody wants to go. Turn it into a yearly donkey race. -
HoriZon 14,352 posts
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Registered 19 years agoLots of trolls there granted but come on it was so underwhelming. -
FWB 56,369 posts
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Registered 20 years agoYou basing this on the Beeb coverage which only focuses on the generic shite, hosted by individuals with less presence than pond scum? -
@localnotail Tame Impala are SO good, two amazing albums.
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