U2 live in the Gowlett

[Nero]

Vintage gossip. How quaint! Nero

[Asset]

are you sure?

EDIT: just googled it, sorry, my celebrity gossip radar out of action. I bow to your superior knowledge Sean!

[SeanMacGabhann]

from, you know, the wiki place....

For many years, Clayton was the only bachelor member of U2. First, Bono married his high school sweetheart Alison Stewart. Then, The Edge married first Aislinn O'Sullivan, going through a stressful divorce during the recording of Achtung Baby, falling in love with and subsequently marrying Morleigh Steinberg, a choreographer and one of the dancers on the Zoo TV Tour. Mullen lives with his longtime girlfriend, Ann Acheson, and their three children. During the early 1990s, Clayton was involved in a relationship with and at one point engaged to British supermodel Naomi Campbell. More recently, he was engaged to marry Suzanne Smith, whom he was planning to marry in the summer of 2007, but broke up in February 2007[3].

[Asset]

he gave her a big rock though, I remember the pictures. Wonder if she kept it.

[SeanMacGabhann]

If I had to take a guess.....

wouldn't it be great if there was more proper pub gigs these days. I know a few places to jazz and open-mic evenings but - you know - a proper sweaty rock bill with several acts

[Keef]

TillieTrotter Wrote:

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> I'm afraid I'm with Chrissy boy - love Bitter

> Sweet Symphony - infact The Verve for travelling

> is a must in my car!!!

And you've never felt the need to drive your car in to a wall? ;-)

I remember being at a party in Liverpol when Urban Hymns was at it's most popular. It was played on repeat all night! I believe there were 4 suicides.

Chris Martin has said that if it wasn't for the Verve, there wouldn't have been a Coldplay, which in my bok is another reason to despise them!

[*Bob*]

Bittersweet Symphony is a great song.

Congratulations to The Rolling Stones for writing it - and retaining 100% of the copyright and royalties.

[Asset]

quite

[*Bob*]

Unfortunately, they still managed to cash-in with the self-indulgent dirge which was 'The Drugs Don't Work"

[Brendan]

Keef Wrote:

> Chris Martin has said that if it wasn't for the

> Verve, there wouldn't have been a Coldplay, which

> in my bok is another reason to despise them!

In my bok too!

There is no place in this world for Whine-Rock.

[Keef]

Agreed about The Stones thing, made them (Verve) look rather foolish >:D<

Regarding Whine Rock, I always find myself liking the odd singles from the likes of Coldplay, Snow Patrol, Travis etc etc, but trying to listen to an album is just painful! Plus, at least the singers of Snow Patrol and Travis seem like okay blokes. I feel rather sorry for the other members of Coldplay, they all got in it together4 as a band, and whilst it's accepted that the singer gets most attention, in their case they are just Chris Martin's backing band.

With regards Live Aid / Live 8 and all that, it's great that it happened, and great that the bands took part and helped raise so much money. However, when they start trying to get all morally superior, and shout at us to give all we can, that I can't stomach... If they gave all they could, they might really make a difference!

[*Bob*]

I think you're right, Keef.

Coldplay-bashing is all too easy since they've 'made it'. I remember hearing 'Yellow' and 'The Scientist'. They were good songs.. and they've had others. But if you listen to more than one at a time, you just want to throw them all down a hole and wee on them. Well I do, anyway.

[mockney piers]

Totally with you guys on that. As it goes early days interviews with Coldplay and they came across really well, even Chris Martin. Of course post 'supergroup' and gwinnie nonsense he's an insufferable arse, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

Funnily enough when a song plays on my work random play at work (about 700 albums) that I think, that's a nice song, it's usually travis or morning runner, but likewise I wouldn't sit through a whole album.

[Brendan]

Fair enough. Personally I just don?t like whiny introspective music.

?You?re a rock star dammit! Not me on an internet forum. So stop moaning and dance monkey, or get off stage!?

[*Bob*]

Ha Ha..

What's your 'bag' then, Brendan? (Be prepared to have your personality unfairly judged based upon the mention of a few bands)

[Brendan]

Ok Bob. A few weeks ago I spent a lazy Friday afternoon in the Music Room. http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?20,7146,page=15

Check out pg 15 and you should get a general idea.

[TillieTrotter]

I can smell a couple of music snobs on here. Not suprising really. Although real musicians would appreciate any music whether it was to their taste or not. You have to be pretty gutsy to say you like something thats against popular opinion. Have you notice though that all you music snobs are all agreed on whats good and whats not. Popular music!!!

[*Bob*]

I see..

I'm guessing we're probably around the same age then..

[Brendan]

But I'm not a real musician Tillie. Just a failed musician turned narrow minded music snob. ;-)

[TillieTrotter]

Ah, that explains that Brendan. Bet there are a few others of the same species on here too.>:D

[*Bob*]

Not at all, Tillie - quite the opposite.

One of the great things about getting a (bit) older is that you cease giving a hoot about what anyone thinks about what you want to listen to.

Fantastic but unfashionable songs:

The Buggles / Video Killed The Radio Star

Chas n Dave - There Aint No Pleasin' You

Toto / Africa

The Beautiful South / Song For Whoever

Joe Jackson / Be My Number Two

Bon Jovi / Shot Through The Heart

Phil Collins / In The Air Tonight

Boney M / Painter Man

Cliff Richard / Devil Woman

Daniel Bedingfield / If You're Not The One

Dolly and Kenny / We've Got Tonight (the best live duet you will ever hear)

Madness / Michael Caine

ps - I'm not a real musician either. I just make a living from writing music. It's definitely not the same thing.

[Brendan]

Last night (after hearing it on the radio) I realised that I really like Cher?s cover of Walking in Memphis.

Although I?m not yet sufficiently ?over myself? to not find that slightly embarrassing.

[mockney piers]

I think everyone would agree on The Buggles, and I believe it's even made an appearance in the music room.

I'm shocked no mention of "Starship - We built this City" though ;-)

[*Bob*]

no no NO NO NO

[Brendan]

Dooont you remember?..