Florence + the Machine

[Matt42]

I Hope she plays

[russycarps]

I Hope she plays

[Wooderson]

Or maybe he thought the Chiefs were a decent warm up act for them? . Not trying say they are pushing any boundaries or have great musical output but they do get a crowd nicely warmed up and into a bit of a sing song.

[russycarps]

They were abysmal.

[abdoujaparov]

were they on before leonard cohen the other year or am I imagining things? I'm sure I've seen a couple of songs on the pyramid stage before when waiting for something else, or maybe I was just passing through.

Dreadful, dreadful stuff.

[Sketchead]

This thread makes me laugh. Who gives a shit where she went to school and how she got her big break? This stuff happens these days.

I'm not a fan, either.

[sjp61]

Phew! Thank god I'm not the only one who thinks she is nothing more than a red haired shouty singer who really shouldn't bother!

[russycarps]

This thread makes me laugh. Who gives a shit where she went to school and how she got her big break? This stuff happens these days.

I'm not a fan, either.

[Sketchead]

because the british music scene is currently dominated by acts that went to private school and it interesting to examine why that might be.

"Who gives a shit" "This stuff happens these days" shows your apathy.

Not everyone is so happy to bend over and be fucked by the establishment.

[Kyle the Sink]

I personally think that Florence and the Machine is quite hard done by on here. I actually enjoyed her first album and have been to see her twice. 1st album is quite considerably better than the 2nd but still do not think she deserves the criticism she gets.

Don't shoot me down but it is my opinion

[mandolin]

Don't shoot me down but it is my opinion

[abdoujaparov]

So I decided to listen to young Flo tonight - a song called Spectrum I think...

Dreadful, vacuous, derivative pop...

[Kyle the Sink]

And you are perfectly entitled to your opinion. Just as I am perfectly entitled to disagree with it. I honestly thought she was awful at Glasto in 2010. Seriously couldn't listen to her for more that a few minutes.

[mandolin]

Suppose that makes music so brilliant that one mans heaven is another's hell

[Andeeroo]

because the british music scene is currently dominated by acts that went to private school and it interesting to examine why that might be.

"Who gives a shit" "This stuff happens these days" shows your apathy.

Edited March 15, 2013 by Andeeroo

[Kyle the Sink]

Yep, absolutely. It'd be seriously frigging boring otherwise! (You're still wrong about Flo, by the way )

[Ed209]

Constantly saying such and such came from a private school background is hardly an in-depth analysis or examination of the state of the music industry though is it?

Is it worrying that certain avenues are closed off to certain people? Yes.

Does it make it impossible for people without this background to.make it? No.

Is it a legitimate slight against a band? In my eyes, not really.

[mandolin]

Constantly saying such and such came from a private school background is hardly an in-depth analysis or examination of the state of the music industry though is it?

Is it worrying that certain avenues are closed off to certain people? Yes.

Does it make it impossible for people without this background to.make it? No.

Is it a legitimate slight against a band? In my eyes, not really.

[Andeeroo]

Yes, it is a legitimate slight against the band when the music industry favours those they don't have to invest a great deal in in order to get a return. Contacts and money is everything. It's much easier for a person with rich and generous parents to "practice" by being support acts for a year or two. It's much easier for them to be invited to "important" events (I'm not suggesting Glasto is one of them). It's much easier for them to build a reputation. And it is reputation that allows one to play at significant events such as Glastonbury.

Edited March 16, 2013 by Andeeroo

[mandolin]

Surely that is a slight against and flaw within the music industry rather than a slight against the musician?

I don't see how taking advantage of a presented opportunity can be held against an act or be used to create resentment towards them.

[Superscally]

They were abysmal.

[Essex_George]

Tone deaf artschool drag act.

[James Bolivar]

But would you still have a go on her?!

[CaledonianGonzo]

From the posed photos, she's clearly seen one-too-many Rossetti pictures.

Edited March 16, 2013 by CaledonianGonzo

[Trebor]

One thing I love about this forum is the almost-universal hatred aimed towards her. She's abysmal. I remember watching the coverage when I got home one year and the BBC were treating her like the messiah, and I was actually concerned I was the only person who could see her for what she was: shit