Dizzee Rascal to replace U2 if bonos still ill!

[Bort]

People really don't know who the Flaming Lips are? Seriously? I'm worried now. This year at Coachella an excess of musically ignorant teenyboppers flooded the fest and totally killed the vibe. By the third day, I had given up on trying to talk to new people.

Average conversation:

"So did you see Fever Ray on Friday? That was one life-changing experience?"

"Who? Sugar Ray?"

"Nevermind. Little Dragon?"

"Who?"

"Are you going to see Devo tonight?"

"Those old guys with the hats? No way, I'm going to plur to TIESTO! Do you have any rolls? Call me if you find any rolls."

"Charlotte Gainsbourg or Jonsi, what will/did you choose in that unreasonable conflict?"

"Who?"

"Pavement or Orbital?"

"Who?"

"So who are you here to see?"

"Jay-Z, zomg Beyonce! MGMT, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Tiesto, Deadmau5, Muse, and isn't Thom Yorke that guy from that Creep band? What do those question marks mean? Do you have any rolls? I need rolls. Why are Gorillaz headlining? They only had two songs and that is when I was in middle school four years ago!"

"Goodbye.

[Badlands]

lol ok den

what i meant was that The Flaming Lips arent a band who are just going to be fed to you by the radio - you have to discover them for yourself (aka, what all big music lovers do)

no snobbery intended

i don't get how saying that my friends don't know about them is 'grating' at all either

[Wooderson]

Me too... an electric chair.

[___S_o_m_a__]

You are a waste of carbon.

[Steve P]

Out of interest, how many people on here were listening to stations other than radio 1 when they were in their teens? Sounds like some of you must have been rather pretentious

[russycarps]

People really don't know who the Flaming Lips are? Seriously? I'm worried now. This year at Coachella an excess of musically ignorant teenyboppers flooded the fest and totally killed the vibe. By the third day, I had given up on trying to talk to new people.

Average conversation:

"So did you see Fever Ray on Friday? That was one life-changing experience?"

"Who? Sugar Ray?"

"Nevermind. Little Dragon?"

"Who?"

"Are you going to see Devo tonight?"

"Those old guys with the hats? No way, I'm going to plur to TIESTO! Do you have any rolls? Call me if you find any rolls."

"Charlotte Gainsbourg or Jonsi, what will/did you choose in that unreasonable conflict?"

"Who?"

"Pavement or Orbital?"

"Who?"

"So who are you here to see?"

"Jay-Z, zomg Beyonce! MGMT, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Tiesto, Deadmau5, Muse, and isn't Thom Yorke that guy from that Creep band? What do those question marks mean? Do you have any rolls? I need rolls. Why are Gorillaz headlining? They only had two songs and that is when I was in middle school four years ago!"

"Goodbye.

[Buddhafish]

People really don't know who the Flaming Lips are? Seriously? I'm worried now. This year at Coachella an excess of musically ignorant teenyboppers flooded the fest and totally killed the vibe. By the third day, I had given up on trying to talk to new people.

Average conversation:

"So did you see Fever Ray on Friday? That was one life-changing experience?"

"Who? Sugar Ray?"

"Nevermind. Little Dragon?"

"Who?"

"Are you going to see Devo tonight?"

"Those old guys with the hats? No way, I'm going to plur to TIESTO! Do you have any rolls? Call me if you find any rolls."

"Charlotte Gainsbourg or Jonsi, what will/did you choose in that unreasonable conflict?"

"Who?"

"Pavement or Orbital?"

"Who?"

"So who are you here to see?"

"Jay-Z, zomg Beyonce! MGMT, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Tiesto, Deadmau5, Muse, and isn't Thom Yorke that guy from that Creep band? What do those question marks mean? Do you have any rolls? I need rolls. Why are Gorillaz headlining? They only had two songs and that is when I was in middle school four years ago!"

"Goodbye.

[sifi]

No, that's Fight Test you are thinking of.

The bastard actually got money out of them for that too.

[ukslim]

"Pavement or Orbital?"

"Who?"

"So who are you here to see?"

"Jay-Z, zomg Beyonce! MGMT, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Tiesto, Deadmau5, Muse,

[OneLittleFish]

Sadly glastonbury is pretty much the same these days.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were 2nd from top on the main stage last year and played a storming set with songs from right across their back catalogue. Unbelievably good, but of course it was watched by a miniscule crowd as most people were watching Glasvegas!

People are idiots.

[Steve P]

They do sound incredibly similar. I did buy that Flaming Lips album but never really got on with it, and decided they weren't for me.

[sifi]

Sadly glastonbury is pretty much the same these days.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were 2nd from top on the main stage last year and played a storming set with songs from right across their back catalogue. Unbelievably good, but of course it was watched by a miniscule crowd as most people were watching Glasvegas!

People are idiots.

[GingerRock]

Sadly glastonbury is pretty much the same these days.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were 2nd from top on the main stage last year and played a storming set with songs from right across their back catalogue. Unbelievably good, but of course it was watched by a miniscule crowd as most people were watching Glasvegas!

People are idiots.

Edited May 24, 2010 by GingerRock

[ukslim]

They do sound incredibly similar. I did buy that Flaming Lips album but never really got on with it, and decided they weren't for me.

[guyfawkes]

The one good thing i can take out of U2 possibly pulling out is id get to see FL's set (i was hoping they'd 2nd headline under U2)

Still not much of a consolation for me i do love flaming lips but i was really looking forward to seeing U2 granted some of their new stuff is a bit dodgey but the set lists from the 360 tour were awesome, the one band i was only really bothered about going to see

*weeps*

Edited May 24, 2010 by guyfawkes

[sifi]

Idiot

[Steve P]

I know. I'll just go back to listening to It's Alright Ma, by Bob Dylan with his silly simple limeric style deliveries.

[sifi]

The first 3-4 lines of the verse sound very similar. I don't have a problem with that. Lots of songs sound like one another. Every single 12 bar blues song, for example.

Edited May 24, 2010 by sifimaster

[russycarps]

They do sound incredibly similar. I did buy that Flaming Lips album but never really got on with it, and decided they weren't for me.

[coolethan]

Oh now! He has to get better in time... I've been judged mercilessly for the last few months since coming out to my family by saying "I think... I'm sorry... but I think U2 will put on a really good show. and I will be watching them!"

Dizzee is great, but he's a fun afternoon act I would say! Has the Sun managed to blame Bonos black problem on Gordon Brown yet?

[russycarps]

I didn't get into their set that much last year. I've seen him (and them) peform a lot stronger sets in the past.

How much that is because people were just milling around waiting for Blur, I don't know.

[ukslim]

Of couse, some people will never like Wayne Coyne's voice as it is a bit of an acquired taste I grant you.

[sifi]

I tend to agree. It was hard to get into it properly due to all the people coming and going and just standing around chatting. And I was right down the front! I wouldnt blame them if they never played glastonbury again, I wouldnt after playing for that crowd.

[sifi]

Does anyone remember that analysis that came out a few years ago which correlated students SAT scores in the States against their favourite types of music? I'll see if I can dig it out.

It's herehere.

It's obviously flawed, but interesting nonetheless.

Edited May 24, 2010 by sifimaster

[bulb]

Sadly glastonbury is pretty much the same these days.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were 2nd from top on the main stage last year and played a storming set with songs from right across their back catalogue. Unbelievably good, but of course it was watched by a miniscule crowd as most people were watching Glasvegas!

People are idiots.