My music's better than yours

[Pogues Mcgogues]

Okay, so there's a pub in Hamilton that's normally an old man-ish pub but on a Monday night they play a 'Mosher' mix and it brings in people who like the heavier kinda music and stuff. They mostly play early 00's Kerrang stuff, nobody's absolute favourite but everyone knows it and has a good time with it.

And it just got me thinking. Granted a lot of folk know each other in the bar but in there everyone was chatting to everyone, something that would be unusual on a normal night. I was thinking then abou festivals and I've always found the heavier festivals like Download and Sonisphere to be the most friendliest. Perhaps a sense of musical solidarity or something?

I've came to the conclusion that people who like heavier music are more friendly than those who like other genres. I've still to conclude if not liking heavier music makes you a c**t deep down inside, but yeah you know what I mean?

Anyone here feel more at home in a certain type of musical atmosphere?

Also, I got a bit drunk last night for next to nothing and I got up at 6am today. Perhaps why I'm posting this.

[ampersand]

They mostly play early 00's Kerrang stuff, nobody's absolute favourite.

[RABun]

Nah my other half is into the heavier stuff and he's a w*nker!

[saratink]

I've came to the conclusion that people who like heavier music are more friendly than those who like other genres. I've still to conclude if not liking heavier music makes you a c**t deep down inside, but yeah you know what I mean?

[sifi]

I have friends who like all kinds of music, and don't tend to analyse any correlation between their music tastes and how friendly they are to others.

There is probably some truth - or there was when I was more of a rocker - that the rock / metal community operate under the dilussion of us and them. So rockers might be more disposed to other rockers, I guess.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

I have friends who like all kinds of music, and don't tend to analyse any correlation between their music tastes and how friendly they are to others.

There is probably some truth - or there was when I was more of a rocker - that the rock / metal community operate under the dilussion of us and them. So rockers might be more disposed to other rockers, I guess.

[jump]

I've met plenty of twats who are into metal, just as I've met twats who are into indie, electro, blah, blah, blah.

[eFestivals]

I've came to the conclusion that people who like heavier music are more friendly than those who like other genres.

It's of course nothing to do with people thinking the best of themselves and what they do while thinking worse of those that are different.

[eFestivals]

i agree!!!

I know this is a silly example but in sonisphere i loved it there and had a good time and V fest was full of w*nkers i personally thought..

So the smashing up of the campsite at Sonisphere was done by nice people?

[ampersand]

here comes neil

any chance we could get some police records? i checked last week and found 5 arrests at sonisphere. 3 which were for immigration offences, so unrelated to the fest i'd imagine.

compare that to the likes of t in the park where we have attempted murders and rapes, and also a fest like latitude.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

It's of course nothing to do with people thinking the best of themselves and what they do while thinking worse of those that are different.

[ampersand]

Eh? How did that equate to everyone getting on in the pub last night, where everyone was just talking to everyone, and where the entire pub was invited back to a party, compared to other nights when that would never happen?

[Pogues Mcgogues]

and not to mention a lot of people who i know who were into that genre who self harmed as teenagers. yeah, they think amazingly of themselves.

[RABun]

Its all about the yooves innit. Where the demographic is predominantly young dumb and full of ahem there will be a minority of young ooligans. who get f**ked up and make a nuisence of themselves. god i sound like a grumpy old woman scared of teenagers hehehe

[Paul ™]

and not to mention a lot of people who i know who were into that genre who self harmed as teenagers. yeah, they think amazingly of themselves.

[ampersand]

What?

[ampersand]

Probably due to the shite music they listen too

[t8yman]

what si said. rockers feel an affinity with other rockers. but there are still some real arseholes at donny/soni.

[Pogues Mcgogues]

what si said. rockers feel an affinity with other rockers. but there are still some real arseholes at donny/soni.

[Paul ™]

The only festival that comes close to the friendliness I've experienced at Download and Sonisphere is Glastonbury (and even at Glastonbury, the friendliness is notably exempt from certain areas)

[Pogues Mcgogues]

You need to try smaller festivals then like Bearded Theory, Alchemy, Loopallu and probably some medium size ones such as Beautiful Days, Wickerman etc

[ampersand]

You need to try smaller festivals then like Bearded Theory, Alchemy, and probably some medium size ones such as Beautiful Days, Wickerman etc

[jump]

It might be the bigger the bands palying will bring a crowd less intrested in music in general, I go to the Camden Crawl every year and they will avoid telling you who are the name bands untill the last minute and I've never had trouble there.

[Paul ™]

Why? I'm happy doing Download/sonisphere and Glasto. Like the vibe and line ups.

[ampersand]

Cool but they are very friendly festivals and were just suggestions for that vibe

Point missed completley = Ben