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titch juicy

titch juicy

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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

Otta

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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

Otta

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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!

El Pibe

El Pibe

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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.

Otta

Otta

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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.

StraferJack

StraferJack

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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?

Otta

Otta

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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.

El Pibe

El Pibe

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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.

titch juicy

titch juicy

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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

titch juicy

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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

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