Gorillaz snobbery

[lanesra23]

Loved what I saw. The person I was with wasn't too hyped about them though so I conceded after about 2/3 of the set.

I'll never get to see all those guests in the one spot in Australia so it was quite a treat.

[amfy]

I enjoyed them - all I'm saying is that the people who didn't, clearly didn't think they needed to do homework to prepare for a Glastonbury headline set.

Personally - I was never a fan of The Fall (didn't dislike them either - was just into other stuff), wouldn't recognise Mark E Smith if I fell over him in the street, but that doesn't stop me respectnig him as an artist or being impressed that he appeared. I just would've liked to know at the time rather than later. I don't know if that would've changed what I thought of it for better or worse, but I think it would've improved it for a lot of people, and had a knock on effect for the rest of us who had to put up with their crap as they moved on.

What did spoil my enjoyment of the set was people's need to boo, or shout how shit and boring it was as they left. If The Gorillaz could have done anything to alleviate that, it would've been good. Introducing the guest artists might've been one of those things.

[airds]

If you dont recognize the special guests, then your probably not that into them, so whats it matter ?

how does not knowing you have seen someone affect your enjoyment of a band, would you have clapped louder if you had been told who they were ?

[amfy]

For years I have hoped for a Glastonbury appearance from some of my dad's RocknRoll heroes like Little Richard for example - if he did a set it would be unmissable for me! However - if he'd appeared halfway through this set, performing material that wasn't familiar to me, I probably wouldn't have recognised him, because I know what he used to look like but wouldn't necessarily recognise him now, or out of context

I wouldn't mean that I'd enjoy the music any more or less, but I'd like to enjoy the fact that I'm seeing Little Richard, rather than find out later that it wasn't just some random old black guy that performed that bit I loved!

I need to stop because if i haven't made any sense yet, i'm not going to.

[The Nal]

What did spoil my enjoyment of the set was people's need to boo, or shout how shit and boring it was as they left. If The Gorillaz could have done anything to alleviate that, it would've been good. Introducing the guest artists might've been one of those things.

[laid back in the sun]

Personally - I was never a fan of The Fall (didn't dislike them either - was just into other stuff), wouldn't recognise Mark E Smith if I fell over him in the street, but that doesn't stop me respectnig him as an artist or being impressed that he appeared. I just would've liked to know at the time rather than later.

What did spoil my enjoyment of the set was people's need to boo, or shout how shit and boring it was as they left. If The Gorillaz could have done anything to alleviate that, it would've been good. Introducing the guest artists might've been one of those things.

[amfy]

mark e smith has to have one of the most recognizable faces in british music... nobody else looks like him thats for sure!!

and as for doing something about dickheads booing and shouting comments as they left, perhaps they should have banned anyone in a u2 tshirt from the pyramid field that night as they seemed to be the worst offenders from what i saw :angry: i'd imagine there were quite a few of them there who had only bought a ticket to see bono and the other twats churn out a couple of hours of stadium rock shite and were going to be pissed off no matter who had replaced them but especially when it was something so different from the usual garbage they listen to, hopefully they wont have any reason to return to glastonbury again!

[bombfrog]

I enjoyed them - all I'm saying is that the people who didn't, clearly didn't think they needed to do homework to prepare for a Glastonbury headline set.

[amfy]

Well - that didn't read the way i meant it to then! I don't think people should have to do homework either - that's why i'm trying to argue that they should've introduced the guests....or did you just read the first line of that post and explode?

[MEGABOWL]

I enjoyed them - all I'm saying is that the people who didn't, clearly didn't think they needed to do homework to prepare for a Glastonbury headline set.

[laid back in the sun]

Absolute horseshit, for 2 reasons.

1) You shouldn't have to do "homework" to enjoy a gig.

2) I knew exactly who all the guests were and I still didn't enjoy it.

You're just plain wrong.

[bombfrog]

Well - that didn't read the way i meant it to then! I don't think people should have to do homework either - that's why i'm trying to argue that they should've introduced the guests....or did you just read the first line of that post and explode?

[Wooderson]

1) You shouldn't have to do "homework" to enjoy a gig.

You're just plain wrong.

[bombfrog]

Ive zero sympathy for anyone who turned up to Gorillaz without knowing anything about their stuff.

In fact I'm glad they were put out by how inaccessible it may have appeared. F*ck ignorance and dumbed down music culture.

[fatyeti24]

"don't give the people what they want. give them what you want"

that's a Bono quote, that is.

[amfy]

1) you dont but it might actually help you find out if thats the right gig for you instead of turning up for a band that plays music you probably wont like

2) so you admit knowing who all the guests were didn't add to your enjoyment of the gig at all yet you wanted to have the guests announced as you think it would have made the gig more enjoyable for everyone else?

[strudders]

Then you're a fool.

Glastonbury is not just about going to see the acts you already know the entire back catalogues and history of and if you do then you're missing out.

[laid back in the sun]

What IS Glastonbury about then?

[josephg]

Ive zero sympathy for anyone who turned up to Gorillaz without knowing anything about their stuff.

In fact I'm glad they were put out by how inaccessible it may have appeared. F*ck ignorance and dumbed down music culture.

[MEGABOWL]

Ive zero sympathy for anyone who turned up to Gorillaz without knowing anything about their stuff.

In fact I'm glad they were put out by how inaccessible it may have appeared. F*ck ignorance and dumbed down music culture.

[MEGABOWL]

Glastonbury is not just about going to see the acts you already know the entire back catalogues and history of and if you do then you're missing out.

[bombfrog]

What IS Glastonbury about then?

[bombfrog]

coming on here and complaining about trivial shit it would appear

[The Nal]

Ive zero sympathy for anyone who turned up to Gorillaz without knowing anything about their stuff.

In fact I'm glad they were put out by how inaccessible it may have appeared. F*ck ignorance and dumbed down music culture.

Edited July 14, 2010 by The Nal

[llcoolphil]

How can you still be arguing about this? Boredom must have set in by now surely?