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[El Pibe]

They did, as the encore, it's just you'd left by then you silly sausage.

[titch juicy]

been told that the NMH gig last night was disappointing

I disagree with almost all of that list- but it's no surprise when it's been put together by someone's who's idea of edgy and interesting is Kings of Leon

TV On The Radio- Brilliant

MGMT- first album very decent

Wavves- second album excellent

Decemberists - brilliant

Ariel Pink - massively underrated, misunderstood genius

Beirut- hit and miss

Grizzly Bear- the best band in the world, recorded and live

Bright Eyes- how can anyone hate Bright Eyes ffs?

Arcade Fire- gradually getting worse, but Funeral is one of the albums of the last 20 years

Tune-Yards- genuinely exciting

Bon iver- two really solid albums

[Otta]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> They did, as the encore, it's just you'd left by

> then you silly sausage.

No I wasn't at that gig. Myself and out bearded friend went to see them at the Shepherds Bush Empire, it was the same year as you saw them, but a few months earler.

I met you guys for a beer before you went to see them, but couldn't face the gig, and was totally gutted to hear they'd done the feckin whale song!!!!!

[Otta]

It was Feb 2007 I saw them in SheBu. It was particularly annoying because although the smoking ban didn't come in til July that year, the empire had taken it upon themselves to start early, but had no option to go out for a fag, it was stay in or leave and don't come back.

I bloody hated that gig!

[StraferJack]

to prove otta's point:

http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/the-decemberists/2007/shepherds-bush-empire-london-england-5bd0c32c.html

but going to a gig for one song is a mugs game... smoking ban or no smoking ban

[Otta]

It was more a case of going because my friend was deperate to see them and needed company. I liked them, but was disappointed they didn't do that song, and it was a weird night for several reasons.

Shocked to realise it was over 7 years ago though! I was still in my 20s!!!

[El Pibe]

titch juicy.

Excellent post, agree on almost everything, well except grizzly bear, good but country mile from best band.

I hated the audience at bright eyes not the band; actually mr oberst had a distinct lack of self knowing irony that i had attributed to him. My mistake, not his admittedly.

I might even give waaves another chance on the back of that. (first album committed the crime of being boring, noise doesn't cover the lack of a good tune).

But how can an NMH gig be dissappointing?!?!

We were literaly never expecting to ever see them again, but they came back, job done.

..and did a solid set.

If your friend mentions the word acoustics then just hit him from me.

[miga]

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[Otta]

RE the NMH Gig last night, The band were great, the acoustics were rubbish, and the standing crowd were asleep. Was a shame because the set deserved more of a reaction, but it was all a bit polite applause where we were, except us of course, but I got some funny looks.

So as a gig, I'd say the atmosphere could have been better, but that's the crowd's fault. As someone who was indifferent to the band before last night, I really enjoyed their performance and don't know what else they could have done.

[StraferJack]

gigging in London is such a strange beast - so many opportunities to see so many great bands and yet so many dull crowds.

Of course one breeds the other I suppose - if you are used to going to gigs why get excited by Yet Another One

Why do people spend so much cash going only to yak over the set as well?

[El Pibe]

easy to hate, miga, what do you love?

[Otta]

Once upon a time I'd go to loads of gigs whether I was particularly interested in the act or not (I even went to see Nickleback, and actually was rewarded with a pretty spectacular stage show). I just loved the crowds and the atmosphere, but I'd always do my best to get in to it and cheer and jump around a bit. If I really couldn't get in to it I'd leave or just sit in the bar, but that was very rare.

And then I just got fed up with it. Yes there's the smoking ban, yes there's kids, yes I'm older and don't have quite the energy I did 10 years ago, but really and truly I just don't enjoy the experience so much anymore. So these days I'd only go out to see something I really wanted to see, or to see people I really wanted to see.

Luckily last night I got to see the people, and was also pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed the band.

[Otta]

El Pibe Wrote:

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> easy to hate, miga, what do you love?

You won't have heard of them. Way too cool for the likes of you.

[El Pibe]

and because I'm just generally pedantic, and just to set out my stall....

20. The Black Keys - i dunno

19. TV On The Radio - boring

18. Sleigh Bells - i like, girls, noise, pop, why not?

17. Fun. - i dunno

16. MGMT - its ok

15. Death Cab For Cutie - nice friendly music

14. Wavves - boring

13. The Decemberists - witty, lyrically excellent, musically excellent, fun

12. Pomplamoose - i dunno

11. Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros - i dunno

10. White Rabbits - i dunno

9. Beach House - i dunno

8. The Airborne Toxic Event - i dunno

7. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - i dunno

6. Beirut - like i said, one good album, i challenge anyone not to like Postacrds From Italy

5. Grizzly Bear - yeah but no but

4. Bright Eyes - i never forgave him for that gig over a decade a go, have not listened to a song since

3. Arcade Fire - Funeral is indeed one of the best albums of the past 20 years

2. tUnE-yArDs - i dunno

1. Bon Iver - nice but unremarkable, folk for people who do folk ironically, but very pleasant for all that.

[miga]

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[El Pibe]

It was a bit old times wasn't it keef!

Signed mockney ;-)

[*Bob*]

Last few months I've been listening a lot to -

The Singlets

Armenian Coil

Drastic Lumbago

Binge

Lemming Explosion

Beards of Frimley

[miga]

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[*Bob*]

No really Miga, you should check out The Singlets at least.

The Chillibox remixes on the Ramekin EP are just incredible.

[miga]

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[*Bob*]

Sorry, I am interrupting.

You were explaining how your musical taste > other people's musical taste.

Please continue.

[miga]

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[titch juicy]

miga Wrote:

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> titch juicy Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > TV On The Radio- Brilliant

> > MGMT- first album very decent

> > Wavves- second album excellent

> > Decemberists - brilliant

> > Ariel Pink - massively underrated,

> misunderstood

> > genius

> > Beirut- hit and miss

> > Grizzly Bear- the best band in the world,

> recorded

> > and live

> > Bright Eyes- how can anyone hate Bright Eyes

> ffs?

> > Arcade Fire- gradually getting worse, but

> Funeral

> > is one of the albums of the last 20 years

> > Tune-Yards- genuinely exciting

> > Bon iver- two really solid albums

>

> I can ("how can anyone hate Bright Eyes ffs?").

> Perhaps not hate, it's a bit too strong an emotion

> for this kind of junk, but I have a very low

> opinion of most of the above mentioned bands.

>

> I think this generic, festival-friendly mainstream

> indie rock is the worst, most insipid,

> insubstantial type of pop music in existence, with

> the possible exception of late 90's stadium emo of

> Jimmy Eat World, Promise Ring, Get up Kids etc. It

> is unsurprising to find it popular on this forum,

> though, as it's the sort of music you can really

> tune out at Topshop, or in a Starbucks. It's

> "brunch rock".

which of the above bands are you talking about- i can see it being levelled at mgmt, beirut and bon iver possibly- but none of the others come close to your description

[titch juicy]

Otta Wrote:

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> RE the NMH Gig last night, The band were great,

> the acoustics were rubbish, and the standing crowd

> were asleep. Was a shame because the set deserved

> more of a reaction, but it was all a bit polite

> applause where we were, except us of course, but I

> got some funny looks.

>

> So as a gig, I'd say the atmosphere could have

> been better, but that's the crowd's fault. As

> someone who was indifferent to the band before

> last night, I really enjoyed their performance and

> don't know what else they could have done.

really surprised by more than one report of bad sound- not something you usually hear about the roundhouse

[*Bob*]

I am sorry for failing to offer a joke. Please accept my apologies.

Back to the REALLY SERIOUS music talk.