SLAVES!

[TomViolence]

Drenge - Good

RB + Slaves - Not good

Never listened to Sleaford Mods but had to endure their sound bleeding into Torres' set on the weekend so I'm chucking them on the shit pile too

[justanothername]

I thought the Are You Satisfied? was a great album but still nothing too special. Just a bit of fun but I preferred Sugar Coated Bitter Truth (the album not the song) as it seemed to have more energy and more raw in my opinion. Still may get a ticket for the rescheduled Sheffield show, just depends on the cash and if I can be bothered.

Anyway also if you guys are on about it Drenge > Slaves > Royal Blood. I just to really enjoy Royal Blood but they did a bit boring really quickly and I've never really listened to Sleafod Mods so I can't comment on them.

Edited June 1, 2015 by justanothername

[rawaudioinput]

The album sounds a little rushed; you can tell which songs they had laying about for a while and which ones they wrote to fill out the album

But still, when the record hits its peaks it's an absolute ton of fun

Slaves are heaps better live than Drenge in my experience, although I have only seen Drenge twice and those weren't at headline shows

I really enjoy Royal Blood live however after the amount of times I saw them over the past year I'm not too fussed about seeing them until they release some more material

Edited June 1, 2015 by rawaudioinput

[Cockney_Jesus]

Here's my opinion;

Slaves - Great

Drenge - Fantastic

Royal Blood - Brilliant

Sleaford Mods - Joke

I really REALLY enjoy the first 3... But Sleaford Mods? I can't get my head around them... It's basically just ranting to a backing track... They look like 45 year old cokeheads from your local pisshouse as well.

I have no idea how they've made it any further bigger than playing to 5 people in their local pub, let alone Glastonbury and decent sized venues.

[Anderson19]

I wish they'd go back to playing local pubs.

[Bradders]

I think they're great.

[dentalplan]

Either way, I think we can establish that the Venn diagram of Slaves and Sleaford Mods fans shows very little overlap and considering they represent opposite ideals for entertainment, I suspect neither party is too bothered about that outcome.

[CHRLY]

I just like Sleaford Mods because they annoy people so much

[Bradders]

I think Slaves are ok too. Seaford Mods are better though.

[EighteenSixty7]

I've been having a first proper listen to the album tonight and I bloody love it. I imagine it will sound great live.

[elfimaju]

Leaving aside the musical merits of SLAVES (the capitals seem important) for now, I just wanted to say that despite their rapid ascent they still seem top blokes. As I mentioned on another thread, my 15 year old daughter is trying to get into gig promoting and chanced her arm about 4/5 months ago (just after we saw them support Jamie T) by writing to them directly and asking them to play a gig for her.

To her (and my) amazement they wrote back directly saying they'd try and make it happen because they liked her attitude. After a bit of back and forth with their manager/tour team, they have given her their Glastonbury warm-up show and are coming playing the pub at the end of our road on Thursday 25th June. We're only covering their costs and they haven't made any particular demands - even letting my two younger children (and a bunch of their mates) who love the band but aren't allowed in the gig come along to the soundcheck.

Given how they've blown up since they agreed to play, the 180 tickets sold out in minutes and she has been flooded with demand for tickets. Should be a great night.

Ironically, her next gig looks like it could be Drenge!

[evilduck]

Thats really awesome! Glad they are still decent guys.

[Tigerdragon]

Just added them to my 'research' glasto playlist. Better than I expected.

[R95wilson]

You are, of course, correct as ever dental.

I conveniently omitted to say that they'd added their bassist, purely to include them in the Drenge>SLAVES>Royal Blood debate!

Is it just me, or are Royal Blood a bit rubbish?

Ben

I don't see what the hype around Royal blood is. Saw then last year and I didn't really enjoy it.

[mungo57]

I like RB but the better Drums and Bass 2 piece is clearly DFA 1979

[dentalplan]

Sleaford Mods: 'Slaves are a pile of shit and ripping us off' /qQu66Lyjrn

— NME (@NME)

June 15, 2015

 

Battle lines drawn on Saturday afternoon John Peel Stage.

[nofunciona]

Amp v Amp?

Winner takes both slots.

Loser leaves Glastonbury forever.

[Pbird81]

Amp v Amp?

Winner takes both slots.

Loser leaves Glastonbury forever.

 

As long as Slaves win

[Matt - Ed Banger Records]

Friend of mine recommended Slaves to me, I gave them a listen and thought they sounded a bit like Audio Bullys - and not in a particularly good way - can't really get on with either them or Sleaford Mods in truth.

[SonOfTroyMcClure]

Can't stand Slaves at all. They seemingly try so hard to be "Punk" yet manage to say nothing of note throughout the album. Lots of loose/meaningless criticisms of modern life. Telling everyone in London to "cheer up"...talking about traffic...edgy.

 

Comparisons between them and Drenge/Royal Blood seem bizarre, and I can't quite see why anyone's comparing them. They're a two-piece and that's pretty much it. Drenge/Royal Blood both infinitely better live, and Drenge's latest album is far better IMO.

 

Don't care much for Sleaford Mods either, but with them I get the impression that everything they say/do is at least genuine, and not part of some kind of label-encouraged "Punk" act.

[Bradders]

I saw Slaves before they got signed and found them a bit gimmicky. I thought the stand-up singing drummer was detrimental to their music, for example. And they started in suits and stripped down as they played which also seemed a bit pointless. I thought some of their songs were good though,  plus they definitely had energy and didn't seem to take themselves too seriously (though that seems an oxymoron given what I've just said). I saw them at a Baxter Dury gig too so they clearly have good taste. I'd give them a general thumbs up but I'll get sick of them soon, as I had by the end of that gig.

Edited June 15, 2015 by Bradders

[the wonderwhy]

Comparisons between them and Drenge/Royal Blood seem bizarre, and I can't quite see why anyone's comparing them. They're a two-piece and that's pretty much it.

 

Yeah people seem to do that with two-pieces for some reason. I think they all sound distinctly different from each other.

 

Drenge aren't even a two-piece any more.  

[Bradders]

What annoys me about two-pieces is how people seem to think it's some amazing credible feat that they "make a lot of noise for just two guys". Nowt impressive about simply being loud.

[pentura]

I like these guys, hoping to catch them at some stage over the weekend

 

Still though, no two-piece band will top the White Stripes. EVER.

[the wonderwhy]

I like these guys, hoping to catch them at some stage over the weekend

 

Still though, no two-piece band will top the White Stripes. EVER.

 

Japandroids yo 

Edited June 15, 2015 by MattDavies__