Great Gigs

[HonaloochieB]

StraferJack Wrote:

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> People been to both saying sound was much better

> than at Hyde park last year?

>

> My other half always gives out to me for reviewing

> sound at a gig.

I'm with LadyStrafer on this, the part of the looking over the concert where someone opines 'Yeah, but the SOUND was terrible/sh!t/poorly mixed/required acoustical dampers/the soundman summarily executed and thrown to the dogs/could have done with a bit more bass/treble/Jack Daniels or class A's in the drummer, always leave me all shuffle-footed and hangdog and eager to change the subject to the bass player's marital problems.

Inside I'm always thinking 'it sounded OK to me'.

I just don't really know what to add. Once I can discern the opening riff, most of the lyrics and the solos, which in my experience I can, all's well.

An outside show where the wind is taking everything round the back of the next village? I could get that, but it's why I don't attend them sorts of overblown fetes.

But then at a concert I'm always unjaded and in the moment/groove/somewhat pissed, so I reckon I'm just the sort of good egg the band is looking for.

[MrBen]

Hyde Park in particular has always been terrible sound wise. It's basically a wind bowl surrounded by buildings. That and residents complaining is of several reasons why Live Nation quit promoting gigs there after 10 years. I'm keen to see if the new lot have improved things (I have Stones on 13th) but I'm not expecting too much given reviews to date.

I saw The Boss there just a few years back. He was super fit and managed a 3 hr set with ease. I think I mentioned it on here but got some stick because you were all too cool for school. But it was impressive.

[RosieH]

The Boss is super-awesome, don't listen to them MrBen, they know not what they do.

[malumbu]

Just checking out Costello at Glastonbury. TV coverage looked pretty awful but the Radio 6 recording sounded much better. Then in considering my good and bad Costello experiences remebered I saw him on 27 December 1980 with an amazing lineup at the NEC

Squeeze

Madness

Rockpile

Selector

UB40 (in the brief year or so when they were phenominal)

And John Cooper Clarke as compare

?5.50 equivalent maybe to ?35 now

And it was a great Saturday as we beat the red scum as well 3-1 Great late Xmas pressie

[KidKruger]

The Egg at Jazz Cafe on Thursdsy 11/7.

[StraferJack]

"Hyde Park in particular has always been terrible sound wise. It's basically a wind bowl surrounded by buildings. That and residents complaining is of several reasons why Live Nation quit promoting gigs there after 10 years. I'm keen to see if the new lot have improved things (I have Stones on 13th) but I'm not expecting too much given reviews to date.

I saw The Boss there just a few years back. He was super fit and managed a 3 hr set with ease. I think I mentioned it on here but got some stick because you were all too cool for school. But it was impressive."

Ah yes, otta "tedious shite, shouts bloke"

He changed his tune last week. He was like that with pixies too. ;-)

[Otta]

I still wouldn't buy his albums!

[Lilly Potes]

Everyone invited today to the party in Vauxall next to the Catholic Church 1PM - 4PM if you keep quite not to disturb the neighbours then you got the job if you don't you best friend Viviana will have the job. Oi oi I am hurt very hurt but where is the job where I am sure Viviana and Flor will be very happy they are poor Women. They have being looking for work for almost 3 years. Can we do it now are you ready. OK I will wonder around a bit more until arrived :(

[El Pibe]

Ooooh, watching Jools.

Not sure which is more excruciating, Kanye West's earnest gospel take on his 'ghetto' music, neatly and acoustically packaged for the chattering classes to knock one out to, or Sting's typically misplaced attempt, well, to do anything, but in this case rediscover his heritage. Apparently the unthanks feature on his new album. Anyone interested. Do yourselves a favour. Buy an unthanks album.

[maxxi]

Definitely Sting - a narcissistic twonk even then.

[woodrot]

um. watching teh tube on Ch4. too much geldof, but some classic stuff othwewise. and sting. the 12 hour sexing twat.

[El Pibe]

How weird woody, your docu is narrated by that bloke of suffer weidersen pet, whilst on the other Jools show, jimmy nail is fawning around sting.

Dare I use the s word?

[maxxi]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> How weird woody, your docu is narrated by that

> bloke of suffer weidersen pet, whilst on the other

> Jools show, jimmy nail is fawning around sting.

> Dare I use the s word?

I was talking about the C4 thing too rather than the B2 thing - thought you were referring to an early Sting-Paula yates clip... he is still a twonk.

[El Pibe]

It was all terrible. Even the leftfield act, a passably pretty kiwi plopping out generic post post post techno cum ga ga ballad pap was just terrible.

I do love music, but tonight was like anti matter to music.

[maxxi]

still time to catch the Tube doc on 4+ for a nostalgia boost

[El Pibe]

I amth misfortunate enough to hath beith watching Shakespeare.

What a loadeth of shitteth

Wast there none that didst ever say what they {inne Englande of her madge, Liz} fucketh well meant?

Whateth a bunch of mealy mouthed twonks....eth.

[giggirl]

Have you been on the Rioja El Phibe?

[maxxi]

watching the 50th anniversary of Please Please Me - wtf? Joss Stone?...Ian Broudie?.. please make the pain stop... Paul Carrack!? No you dick, no!.... Glen Tilbrook? ah, mmn, yeah, okay fine.

ETA: Mick Hucknall?!??!? what a dirty low down trick, absothoroughlylutely NO.

[titch juicy]

maxxi Wrote:

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> watching the 50th anniversary of Please Please Me

> - wtf? Joss Stone?...Ian Broudie?.. please make

> the pain stop... Paul Carrack!? No you dick,

> no!.... Glen Tilbrook? ah, mmn, yeah, okay fine.

>

> ETA: Mick Hucknall?!??!? what a dirty low down

> trick, absothoroughlylutely NO.

Awwww really? I thought they did a fine job tbh. Beverley Knight was something else and all the others you'd mentioned did it justice. Not people I'd usually buy records by, but good for something like this.

[Kingy]

5hit concept - 5hit performances - I'd Rather Go Deaf

[Otta]

Think this is the same programme I started to watch a while back. I too was not impressed.

[titch juicy]

If any lucky bugger managed to get tickets for arcade fire at the roundhouse and has a spare that they are wondering what on earth to do with, then if you consider me, I will be your best friend forever!

[MrBen]

Anyone else off to BluesFest tonight at the Albert Hall? Or been this week?

Some decent reviews coming out if you're a blues nut like me:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/live-music-reviews/10417524/Van-Morrison-Royal-Albert-Hall-review.html

[Otta]

Not going no, but looks like a cool line up.

[Jah Lush]

The last couple of gigs at the Queen's Head in Brixton that were hosted by Fat White Family. They're playing at the 100 Club on December 10th. Go see 'em. They are ace.