Arctic Monkeys at Glasto- legend in the audience

[Satriales 702]

58 minutes ago, Ken Hairy said:

Whilst they were great, Axl is showing signs of his voice deteriorating a bit, still he's 61 and miles better than Elton.

It was good to see some bona fide rock stars on the Pyramid Stage, bit of a dying breed.

[PurpleCanary 5,587]

1 hour ago, Ken Hairy said:

Whilst they were great, Axl is showing signs of his voice deteriorating a bit.

True enough, and actually the band asked me to deputise, but my hair stylist couldn't get me ready in time.

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

I thought they were absolute shoite. 

[Kenny Foggo 1,118]

GnR were appalling last night. Axl was embarrassing and I managed to clean the house and walk the dogs three times during one Slash guitar solo. Lizzo on the other hand was entertaining and fun. Music all about opinions and taste...

[Satriales 702]

1 hour ago, Kenny Foggo said:

GnR were appalling last night. Axl was embarrassing and I managed to clean the house and walk the dogs three times during one Slash guitar solo. Lizzo on the other hand was entertaining and fun. Music all about opinions and taste...

Nah, proper rock n roll innit.

[ec-p 99]

Cat Stevens’s set worth catching, for those into that kind of thing.

[FenwayFrank 2,469]

Just now, ec-p said:

Cat Stevens’s set worth catching, for those into that kind of thing.

Just watched it, made me realise I'm not into that sort of thing 😄

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

1 hour ago, Satriales said:

Nah, proper rock n roll innit.

It was Rock Jim but not as I know it, not as I know it.

[Mello Yello 2,306]

I just watched the Rick Astley highlights....and I smiled and lip synced along for the whole duration....It was really good fun and very entertaining....and Rick's still got it and is a talented chap....

Enjoyed the Manics....very much....

[Mello Yello 2,306]

Is that Glen Matlock on bass for Debbie Harry?.....

[FenwayFrank 2,469]

16 minutes ago, Mello Yello said:

Is that Glen Matlock on bass for Debbie Harry?.....

Yes

[Kenny Foggo 1,118]

2 hours ago, Satriales said:

Nah, proper rock n roll innit.

If you want proper rock and roll, check out the Viagra Boys.. more rock and roll in their little finger than GnR.. just retire for god sake... Duff is cool though

Edited June 25, 2023 by Kenny Foggo

[Midlands Yellow 4,113]

Cracking Glastonbury line up over the long weekend. The Nolans and Cliff Richard are rumoured to be headlining in 2024. 

[FenwayFrank 2,469]

Glastonbury stopped being a rock festival a number of years ago, now it's just a "family fun weekend"

[Herman 9,841]

5 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

Glastonbury stopped being a rock festival a number of years ago, now it's just a "family fun weekend"

Wrong. It's a very expensive family fun weekend. 

[Mello Yello 2,306]

1 minute ago, FenwayFrank said:

Yes

Last time I saw Mr Matlock he was bassist for 'Dead Men Walking' at the Waterfront around 2003...ish....alongside Mike Peters, Kirk Brandon, Slim Jim Phantom and Bruce Watson....a very good night....

[Herman 9,841]

49 minutes ago, Mello Yello said:

Is that Glen Matlock on bass for Debbie Harry?.....

The drummer for Blondie plays in a Blondie cover band in his spare time. 

[Capt. Pants 4,299]

Well it's been pretty dreadful what I've seen, one of the worst for many a year.

[Mello Yello 2,306]

Blondie's drummer Clem Burke has hardly aged at all....Although I think Debbie's had a bit o' work done....

[paddycanary 539]

On 24/06/2023 at 06:46, Ulfotto said:

Hard to disagree on the Arctic Monkey first album is a stone cold classic hard to imagine writing songs as good as a certain romance as a teenager.

As for the Foo Fighters I wonder if Therapy think as the Foo clearly stole there sound.

You're going nowhere with that argument my friend.

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,198]

9 minutes ago, paddycanary said:

You're going nowhere with that argument my friend.

He needs to keep his foot on the  accelerator 

[Capt. Pants 4,299]

1 hour ago, Mello Yello said:

I just watched the Rick Astley highlights....and I smiled and lip synced along for the whole duration....It was really good fun and very entertaining....and Rick's still got it and is a talented chap....

Enjoyed the Manics....very much....

Yes just caught Rick, certainly put some effort in. Saved the day for many I suspect.

Panic Meat Streakers, not a huge fan but more talented than some on display. 

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,198]

Nothing worse than an act playing their latest album at a festival.

No sir, I want to hear their NEXT album 

I want to hear the song they wrote 30 minutes ago in the dressing room 

I want to see the new guitarist looking around in panic as the rest of the band play a song he doesn't know 

I want to see a member of the audience given the guitar and asked to play along

I want to see the singer and keyboardist play one song, while the rest of the band, who were recruited the day before, play an entirely different song. At the same time.

I want to see the singer's mic passed around the crowd 

I want to see the singer walk off stage, then spookily hear his voice as he sings from the dressing room.

I want to see a fight on stage 

I want to listen to the song with a bassline of just 3 notes dragged out for at least 12 minutes 

I want to see the singer turn the guitarist's amp off

I want to see 2 drummers 

I want to see 2 bassists

I want to see 2 drummers AND 2 bassists at the same time 

....

I don't ask for much 😊

Edited June 25, 2023 by How I Wrote Elastic Man

[FenwayFrank 2,469]

4 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said:

I want to see a member of the audience given the guitar and asked to play along

That's the last thing I want, I've noticed a few cardboard signs saying " I play drums" etc. It's no better than "can I have your shirt please"

[Worthy Nigelton 1,080]

Arctic Monkeys are an average band with an above average debut album. The Foos are a good band but totally overrated. Cat Stevens knocked it out of the park for me. GnR were okay but the sound seemed off as you couldn't hear Axl Rose clearly enough. Elton is likely to be terrible - his voice is shot. Manics were great. Looking forward to Lil Nas X.

[Herman 9,841]

22 minutes ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said:

Nothing worse than an act playing their latest album at a festival.

No sir, I want to hear their NEXT album 

I want to hear the song they wrote 30 minutes ago in the dressing room 

I want to see the new guitarist looking around in panic as the rest of the band play a song he doesn't know 

I want to see a member of the audience given the guitar and asked to play along

I want to see the singer and keyboardist play one song, while the rest of the band, who were recruited the day before, play an entirely different song. At the same time.

I want to see the singer's mic passed around the crowd 

I want to see the singer walk off stage, then spookily hear his voice as he sings from the dressing room.

I want to see a fight on stage 

I want to listen to the song with a bassline of just 3 notes dragged out for at least 12 minutes 

I want to see the singer turn the guitarist's amp off

I want to see 2 drummers 

I want to see 2 bassists

I want to see 2 drummers AND 2 bassists at the same time 

....

I don't ask for much 😊

Did Mark E Smith do all of these things? 

[keelansgrandad 6,679]

And Mr Evis is no longer the quaintbold hippy but a business man. 

People paying £6 for a can. Stall holder said he has to pay £30K for the pitch.

I reckon the Saudis will buy it out soon and Ronaldo will headline with his AI band.

[baldy09 162]

The age of players city signing -we could end up signing Elton John playing  in midfield -singing yellow brick road etc- so just hope webber not in the crowd 

Edited June 25, 2023 by baldy09

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,198]

15 minutes ago, Herman said:

Did Mark E Smith do all of these things? 

I'd need to check the one about performing a song they wrote in the dressing room, though I'm pretty sure they pulled something like that 

The others are all true. I witnessed some, but not all. There is a bootleg of The Fall playing 2 songs at the same time on their American tour of 2006

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,198]

39 minutes ago, FenwayFrank said:

That's the last thing I want, I've noticed a few cardboard signs saying " I play drums" etc. It's no better than "can I have your shirt please"

A guy I used to know, Stuart Estell, got given the guitar at a Fall gig in 1998 at Camden. I don't think he was holding up a sign! This was a few weeks after the band imploded at Brownies in New York. All that was left was Smith, Julia Nagle on Keyboards, and a drummer called Kate, who was recruited after the Brownies gig. They played 2 gigs in Camden. Smith wouldn't cancel the gigs, so they went with what they had 🤣

I was at one of those gigs , sadly not the one Stu got the guitar 

I understand your point, but normal rules never applied to The Fall