Future Headliners?

[thetime]

I reckon White Lies are just becoming the great live act they are capable of being. Hopefully this will inspire the next album to be huge and maybe in the future we might see them even higher up in the bill

[thetime]

The only thing I do find peculiar is that in a time of such economic distress, social deprivation, youth unemployment, political apathy and anxiety of the personal identity the majority of popular music consists of utter escapism. AM is pretty much the furthest you could get away from social commentary; to be honest the way I feel about AM I reckon is quite akin to the way people felt about hair metal just before Grunge came along, I find it irrelevant to the point of abhorrence.

Edited January 9, 2014 by thetime

[rafflesia]

Is it just me that also thinks no new bands' names sound like headliners? I realise how stupid that sounds, but bands like 'Foo Fighters' and 'Muse' and 'Radiohead' and 'Kasabian' sound like big bands. 'Two Door Cinema Club' and 'The Vaccines' certainly don't. The fact that the four I mentioned have always been big bands since I got into music probably helps that, mind.

[rafflesia]

I think the success of Vampire Weekend was really dependant on the last album, and although Modern Vampires was a brilliant album it surprisingly recieved little public attention, I think if they're lucky they might sub in the next couple of years, but that's it for them sadly.

Edited January 9, 2014 by rafflesia95

[Babyquack]

Just a poor mans editors are they not? Who are a poor mans Interpol, who are a poor mans Joy Division.

[Gucci Piggy]

Just a poor mans editors are they not? Who are a poor mans Interpol, who are a poor mans Joy Division.

[Andre91]

Is it just me that also thinks no new bands' names sound like headliners? I realise how stupid that sounds, but bands like 'Foo Fighters' and 'Muse' and 'Radiohead' and 'Kasabian' sound like big bands. 'Two Door Cinema Club' and 'The Vaccines' certainly don't. The fact that the four I mentioned have always been big bands since I got into music probably helps that, mind.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Andre91

[thetime]

They definitely are, yes. If Editors can't make it to headline, White Lies shouldn't. Don't agree with the Interpol part though, although I've never listened to them properly after being put off by seeing them live.

[rafflesia]

I still think Arcade Fire is the coolest band name going, it just sounds awesome.

[Gucci Piggy]

The Vaccines sounds like some underground Punk band from the 80s nobody.

I still think Arcade Fire is the coolest band name going, it just sounds awesome.

[Gucci Piggy]

I would say on record Interpol piss all over editors and as you know I'm a big editors fan.

[rawaudioinput]

The trouble with the majority of music nowadays is they don't actually say anything or motivate people to change society.

That's probably why today's youth are more likely to moan on a keyboard than get out there to protest.

[thetime]

I've been meaning to give Turn on the Bright Lights a listen at some point.

Also, Editors are ten times the live band White Lies are. White Lies never look good on an outdoor stage.

[rafflesia]

Next time Chase and Status play... unless they rapidly decrease in popularity.

Edited January 9, 2014 by rafflesia95

[Gucci Piggy]

Only seen white lies once, quite a while ago and can't remember what they were like.

Probably tells you everything haha.

Turn on the bright lights is awesome! Last time I saw Interpol I couldn't see them on stage they used so much smoke on the smoke machine.

[Gucci Piggy]

No offense, out of pure curiosity, but how can Chase And Status headline? They never released decent albums and I'm pretty sure they never will.

[Andre91]

I was about to reply to the list of acts above, saying those acts all sound like big acts to me, and that Arcade Fire is a brilliant name I think Radiohead's a perfect band name.

Edited January 9, 2014 by Andre91

[rafflesia]

In the last couple of years we've had Blink, Paramore, Kasabian and Green Day headline... Quality of albums means nothing.

Edited January 9, 2014 by rafflesia95

[Tobieski]

No more idols was a very successful album

[kaosmark2]

I think Radiohead's a perfect band name.

[Gucci Piggy]

Credit to the greatest band of all time.

[kaosmark2]

No you're thinking of "Bonehead", not "Radiohead".

[Gucci Piggy]

You know what I'm Talking about

[kaosmark2]

I do but you just claimed Talking Heads are better than the Gallaghers.

[Gucci Piggy]

True facts.