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I'm not in any way a fan myself, but a quick heads up
Declan Mckenna
The Civic Centre Trowbridge, this Saturday 10th. A special one off gig to promote his new album. -
The Waterboys 1986.
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I would highly advise against the sp app if your aim is simply to play songs as opposed to pieces. Even if you want to learn to sight read there are much more effective methods. The sp app is much derided by classical musicians. A very easy, very effective and FREE method is:
Learn all your major chords (very easy, just play the first, third and fifth of a scale to form a chord). Use YouTube to find how to do this, or take any note, this can be your root (or TONIC) count four notes up and then another three, including the black keys). You now have a major chord. Now drop your third a semitone (down to the next note which may be a black key) and the chord has changed from a major chord to a minor chord. After these, which only take a day or two to remember, look at YouTube and learn Sus 2 and Sus 4 chords, sevenths and inversions. They are simply variations on your original major chord. You will find that within a week you will be able to play almost any song you can think of and it will sound great. The only exception is Coldplay, Adele, Sheeran or U2. Nothing you do will ever make them sound good.
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Yoko, with Yo La Tengo as her backing band, was one of the highlights of my 33yr Glastonbury experience to date.
The worst? Having to walk past any anodyne, generic garbage such as Arctic Monkeys, Killers, Coldplay, Arcade Fire et al on the way to real music. Best ever GB set? Leonard Cohen. End of debate.
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Not keen on cherries. Also not going to waste time defending things I already know and am happy with. Not offended, just continually gobsmacked that people, esp the younger generation, fall for Corbyn's rhetoric. They are clearly too young to remember the 70s. The Lib Dems are the only major party calling for a 2nd referendum, standing up for students and defending the worker. Or you can vote for the party of Diane Ab...
Ummm...
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'a man who is readily upset or offended by progressive attitudes'
No, that's not me. Not upset by progress, just mindless stupidity by anybody who thinks everyone's entitled to an opinion as long as it agrees with theirs!
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1 minute ago, SwedgeAntilles said:
I just had to check the Lib Dems deputy was indeed Jo Swinson after reading the above ?
Jo Swinson that voted to increase tuition fees and was vocally against increasing minimum wage as part of the coalition government? That Jo Swinson? Aye she's great eh.
You had a choice, compromise on one issue (which was being called for by the Universities so they could remain competitive globally) and get the majority of the Lib Dem manifesto through, or side with Labour who refused to get rid of G Brown (a major liability and the sticking point for collaboration) or letting the Tory's run the country by themselves. If the Lib Dems were the winning party then there would have been free edu. But they weren't. Unfortunately the snowflakes looked only at the headlines and not the facts and the background story. Besides which, both Labour and the Tory's were seeking fees, and it was only because of Lib Dem intervention that the payback threshold was set at 21k and not 18k!
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As the ever reliable Wikipedia states: Generation Snowflake, or Snowflake Generation, is a neologistic term used to characterize Millennials andGeneration Z as being more prone to taking offence and having less psychological resilience than previousgenerations, or as being too emotionally vulnerable to cope with views that challenge their own.
I stand by my statement, or have I triggered you...?
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AOC is without any shadow of a doubt one of the least politically knowledgeable politicians on the scene. She is embarrassingly naïve and is perfect for the snowflake brigade who seem to fall for anything where they don't have to employ common sense or reason.
If you want to hear common sense and reason I will point you in the direction of the deputy leader of the Lib Dems. A woman who understands what she's talking about and understands the true impact of policy from a social, political and fiscal perspective.
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Oasis were nothing more than a pub band that got lucky off the back of Brit Pop, a truely hideous period for music. Whilst I appreciate for some young people it may have seemed refreshing compared to some of the chart rubbish of the 90s, it was cheap pub rock compared to Zep, Sabbath, Purple, Queen, Ramones, Sonic Youth (I could fill a few pages here but won't). A cultural embarrassment, the 'rock' (I employ the word lightly) equivalent of the Spice Girls or Mel and Kim that was hyped to death by the media. It was that period's Darkness. Darkness fans failed to see the group started as a parody, a Spinal Tap for their generation, and actually took them seriously! They must laugh all the way to the bank. Ever get the feeling you've been cheated...?
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Bowie's last appearance on the main stage. I was there in 2000 and I have to say this performance (Michael Clark Company) was far more enjoyable. Along with Leonard Cohen this was the joint best event I've witnessed at Glastonbury in the last 33 years.
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I rarely post to the forums, but having been one of the first to extol the virtues of TuneYards before they first played West Holts (where was everyone for the gig of the festival - two rows of spread out musos...), I feel I have to share PWR BTTM - Ugly Cherries. I'm a little late to the party I know (I hate parties anyway), but if you haven't heard this and you like TuneYards/Pixies/Breeders/great music then I guarentee you will have this on repeat for days. btw they are touring next month!
Enjoy...
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Just realised I haven't even got around to processing this year's pics or even properly processing 2015! Here's a few though to keep you going: http://festivalpictorial.com/glastonbury/
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Take children to GB?
Both mine (13 and 10) have been going since birth (think my daughter may have missed her first year). My son was 3 mth old and he got to experience Radiohead, David Gray and REM amongst others. He also saw Sufjan Stevens as a babe in arms. Has since seen hundreds of bands. My daughter's first gig was Paul Simon at the BIC in 2006 (6 mth). They both love music and have had the opportunity to see a number of bands and singers who, for one reason or another, they will never have another opportunity to see. The only downside? Well, the daughter watched Ad*** and Col***** this year. Still, a small price to pay to also get them to The Fall, Yoko Ono, Art Garfunkel, Tune-Yards and the like over the years. If you are in any doubt, ask yourself, would you have been happy to know your parents took you to see Jimi at Woodstock (I would have been 2yr old). If that means nothing to you, then you've answered your question. If it means everything to you - you've answered your question.
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Take a Nikon to Glastonbury? You can't be serious!
Take a Canon!
I'll be taking my 5D iii plus 70-200 and 24-70 2.8s. However I go home each night so i don't have to worry about lock ups.
Some of my shots are posted on festivalpictorial.com, however they are still quite large so would benefit from a fast connection. I also haven't got around to fixing the white balance in some - can't believe that was a year ago...
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Just to let efesters know that I have finally got around to posting a few GB shots. I appreciate a few may need some tweaking, but if I don't get them up now I probably won't get around to it. Hopefully a few nice memories though, especially for those that attended last year. The link is:
http://festivalpictorial.com/glastonbury/
The gallery is clickable to enlarge and you can scroll though with the arrows.
There's also some Tune-Yards up there under MISC and a gallery of Greenbelt pics (any Greenbelters out there?).
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Sorry, I think I have undersold myself. I am a huge music fanatic and couldn't tell you what was in the charts for at least the last 20 years!. I was never mainstream but do feel that pseudo-mainstream back then was quality music, whereas anything bubbling under mainstream these days is generic garbage. I guess what really grates is the way people these days (yes, mostly yp) are so naive about music e.g. those who feel M and Sons equates to 'folk' or that Arcade Fire are soooo diverse. At least GB has something for everyone, even the naive youngsters. I'll go and listen to my Yo La Tengo and look forward to/dream about JMJ on mainstage.
Yes, I'm getting old - and yes, Pipkins does give my age away. Hooray for Hartley Hare!
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The JMJ rumours have got me thinking about other favourites from the late 70s early 80s. Does anyone know if Hazel or Toyah have played (I know Hazel played the Spirit of stage last year but didn't know if that was the first time at GB)? I see Toyah is touring soon (at least she's playing in my neck of the woods at Trowbridge Civic Centre in a cpl weeks in Wiltshire). Would also be good to see ELO (full band not just JL) and esp Mike Oldfield, Cat Stevens and a S and G reunion. Just typing these few makes me realise what a dismal state modern music is in...
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Apologies for starting a separate thread for one act after all the comments about best/worst bands etc but am I alone in thinking the Michael Clark Dance Company was one of the best, if not the best, moments of 2015? I caught them opening mainstage Friday (small but very appreciative crowd) and on the Sat in Astrolab (crammed and once again very appreciative crowd). Both were absolutely 5*, but the pounding sound on mainstage and the increased performance space really made for a spectacular moment in GB history. (I have some photos to post at some point from both if anyone is interested in seeing them.)
And for the record - Burt B (5* joint best backing singers in GB history along with Webb Sisters for L Cohen), Who (love them but this was a tired set - admittedly didn't see all of it), KW - stayed for first song to say I'd seen him (shockingly bad and out of tune from the start), The Fall (superb), Ryan Adams (superb but should have played Winding Wheel - not an O**** song, despite playing it superbly). Buzzcocks - great energy and sound.
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Sorry if this is way off the ball and Pulp have already announced something non-GB, but the Pulp web site under FAQ looks interesting.
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Tune-Yards
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As I have secured a ticket for the Bristol gig (avoiding the rush that is guaranteed after I post this), I feel it is now my duty to let members know that Tune-Yards has a very convenient Glastonbury sized hole in her schedule. UK dates on the revamped website. For those unaware, Tune-Yards at Glastonbury was the highlight of the weekend a few years back and her subsequent gigs were equally stunning. Surely a cert for 2014...?
Duty done. DON'T say I didn't warn you.
btw This year is my 26th GB anniversary and I only missed 3 or 4 in that time. T-Y is without a doubt in my top 10 of all those years.
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18 times since 1986. Should have been every year, but fallow years in 88/91/96/01 and 06 and due to being away at uni and having got married/set up home in late 93 I missed 94 and 95. So 18 out of 20 actual festivals - not too bad.
My 19th next month, but 25th anniversary since 1st!
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I feel I have to post on this topic for the simple reason that I fear some people (ok young(er) people) may not fully appreciate what PS on the main stage means. I grew up, like may of a certain age on this forum, listening to PS, Art and particulalry S and G. They are the soundtrack to my life. Now I'm sure many young people (and older) will claim the same about Muse, or Blur, or the other mediocre bands I can't even bring myself to type (U... and O...). They would be wrong. I consider myself very lucky to have seen not only PS and AG solo shows, but S and G together. I was also lucky enough to be in New York to catch The Capeman on stage! It ran for a very short time and was much derided. How was it? Well, it had some of PS's best songs (and I don't say that lightly) and it starred Ruben Blades. What do you think! Anyway, the upshot of this is quite simply, PS is without a doubt the most consistant composer alive and the only person who could even challenge his catalouge is Macca. His musicianship is stunning - try and find a clip of the solo acoustic version of Father and Daughter he did on his last tour. If you only know Graceland then you are scraping the surface. This is not going to be a N Diamond show. (BTW - I have seen ND before the GB show and even as a fan I admit at GB the sound and atmosphere was poor - that was not a real ND show. The same goes for CSN on main stage - give them another chance if you didn't enjoy it.)
Rant over.
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Tune-Yards
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Did any one else watch the Tune-Yards o the Jazz World stage this year. It was the first group I saw this year (and admittedly the one I was looking forward to), but i have to say it was THE gig of the festival. Unfortunately no video seems to exist (none on Youtube and no cameras for the BBC). Is there anybody else here who can vouch for this being the mind-blowing set I know it was? I've been going for 25 years and this was truely one of the best gigs ever.
Oh - and if you missed Richard Thompson - you missed the 2nd best set of the festival!
Embrace missing out or hideaway?
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I've been to most years since 1986. As is clearly evident from the majority of posts, this year is severely underwhelming. Without doubt the worst I've ever seen in nearly forty years. As such I have no regrets missing it, especially as The Breeders are playing Bristol that weekend. And to be honest over the past couple years there's a rather different, how shall I put this, unpleasant wave of teens that have a Reading festival vibe about them. Free from mummy and daddy and acting like prats. Until recently that was very rare to see at Glastonbury.