Bring Me The Horizon

[6t6o6m]

5 minutes ago, paulmuchmore said:

While it's Oli that writes the lyrics, the clear change in direction came when they hired a keyboardist to the band before Sempiternal. From what I can tell, he's the one who actually makes most of the music, is arranging the orchestral stuff they're doing for the Royal Albert Hall this week, and pretty much brought the change from the awful stuff they made before he joined.

I got into them through That's the Spirit but now I prefer Sempiternal, prefer the bit of edginess that it's got to it. While I think That's the Spirit is a great album, it's very 'clean'.

Sempiternal is a great album.

I still can't see a linkin park comparison. More of a Soil / Drowing Pool in my opinion.

[6t6o6m]

22 minutes ago, thatcrazypenguin said:

The only comparison that works for bmth is the following...and even that's generous 

 

Haha. Isn't it bmtth?

[dannygrif]

3 hours ago, feline said:

I read something yesterday about the singer's ketamine addiction - he was saying that originally the direction of the music involved more screaming so he could get out of his head (or something to that effect), which is why he started taking ketamine because it disassociates you from yourself. He said once he got clean (before Sempiternal) he then didn't need to scream as much because he wasn't as angry and in such a bad place, and he felt freer to write the sort of music he'd always wanted to rather than a style of music that would allow him to get away from himself...

I know it sounds BS and makes him sound like a tool, but I think it makes sense (plus, of course, the extra dolla from radio play etc.).

I remember hearing about his addiction issues so it could definitely be part of the reason. It's probably a combination of the two like you've said. 

Their music isn't particularly to my tastes but I can appreciate Sempiternal is quite a well crafted album and I like it when a festival takes risks. 

[feline]

39 minutes ago, dannygrif said:

I remember hearing about his addiction issues so it could definitely be part of the reason. It's probably a combination of the two like you've said. 

Their music isn't particularly to my tastes but I can appreciate Sempiternal is quite a well crafted album and I like it when a festival takes risks. 

Yep I agree. I think it'll be really interesting to see how they're received, and I'm kind of hoping that they don't clash with Coldplay so I don't have to break away from the group for the last evening!

[Bisque]

I can't personally see them pulling a massive crowd at Glastonbury. Probably the younger ones & the odd dad being dragged along, but I bet when we all watch a bit on iPlayer after we'll mostly agree it would be a great gig to witness having a few ciders at the back if they aren't your thing

[MikeEssex85]

On 18/04/2016 at 11:36 AM, 6t6o6m said:

Sempiternal is a great album.

I still can't see a linkin park comparison. More of a Soil / Drowing Pool in my opinion.

There is a Linkin Park feel to the new album in places, when I first heard 'Throne' on the radio I actually thought it was Linkin Park (well the early 2000's Linkin Park anyway)

[madtanz]

It's obvious BMTH won't be everyone's cup of tea but there is no way they will be playing to a small crowd, rave reviews continue........

 http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/review-bring-me-the-horizon-come-of-age-at-monumental-royal-albert-hall-sho

[FloorFiller]

1 minute ago, madtanz said:

It's obvious BMTH won't be everyone's cup of tea but there is no way they will be playing to a small crowd, rave reviews continue........

 http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/review-bring-me-the-horizon-come-of-age-at-monumental-royal-albert-hall-sho

that whole review reads like a megafan trying to convince the unconverted. playing a gig to their own adorning fans does not equal being able to pull a big crowd at Glastonbury. i'm sure those who attend will enjoy it, but it's hardly going to be a life changing show, and they will pull a small crowd for an Other Stage headliner

and i'm not convinced about that bit saying his singing is great. he can't sing. that's been proven time and time again for years now

[SwedgeAntilles]

17 minutes ago, FloorFiller said:

that whole review reads like a megafan trying to convince the unconverted. playing a gig to their own adorning fans does not equal being able to pull a big crowd at Glastonbury. i'm sure those who attend will enjoy it, but it's hardly going to be a life changing show, and they will pull a small crowd for an Other Stage headliner

and i'm not convinced about that bit saying his singing is great. he can't sing. that's been proven time and time again for years now

Exactly.

Fair play to those that like them that will go along and enjoy it but they're going to lose out big time to Coldplay in terms of the Glastonbury crowd.

[dentalplan]

Not saying they'll pack the place out but they've clearly broken out of their niche audience and a very big band in the mainstream now so writing them off because it's 'metal at Glastonbury' is silly. Considering there were - and still are - plenty thinking that they'd be shoved in John Peel or lower down the Other bill shows that it's just a case of being out of touch for some people here.

It doesn't matter one bit in the scheme of things but they could very easily pull a bigger crowd than New Order or LCD Soundsystem. Remains to be seen what else goes on the other stages first though.

Edited April 24, 2016 by dentalplan

[LondonTom]

2 hours ago, madtanz said:

It's obvious BMTH won't be everyone's cup of tea but there is no way they will be playing to a small crowd, rave reviews continue........

 http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/read/review-bring-me-the-horizon-come-of-age-at-monumental-royal-albert-hall-sho

Well thats me convinced....

 

Lets be honest, they will get an average sized crowd for an act of their size, like almost every act at Glasto does, unless they happened to have had a recent hit or the legend slot has caught people's imagination for silly t-shirts/fancy dress.

So fairly packed until the mixing desk but likely able to get nearish the front if you care to, then gradually get sparser and sparser across the field.

[chestwig]

On 22 April 2016 at 4:32 PM, Mackem said:

I had young kids at their first festival and they insisted on watching Kasabian instead of Radiohead. Kasabian finished first so we headed to the main stage. As we got closer I could hear the strains of Creep drifting across the field. doh!

 

On 18 April 2016 at 10:52 AM, jparx said:

I find it amazing and utterly mind boggling that in 2016, these questions about metal music are still brought up. 

Metal is like EVERY SINGLE OTHER GENRE IN MUSIC. If it's good metal music, it's good fucking metal music. There's shit metal, just like there's shit indie music, or shit dance music. It amazes me that despite the variety of music listened to on this forum, (certain) people still feel as though they can make broad sweeping statements about an entire genre, of which they have likely listened to very little.

Bands such as TOOL, Opeth and ISIS (boy does their name seem an unfortunate choice now) are great, great bands (in the case of TOOL, an all time great band I would argue). In fact there are certain Sigur Ros tracks that almost sound as though they are TOOL covers. 

Also, I don't know why this conversation has been brought up in the BMTH thread. They ceased being a metal band years and years ago. They are a poor man's Linkin Park. 

Couldn't agree more. Bring me the horizon are turgid though. 

[chestwig]

1 hour ago, dentalplan said:

Not saying they'll pack the place out but they've clearly broken out of their niche audience and a very big band in the mainstream now so writing them off because it's 'metal at Glastonbury' is silly. Considering there were - and still are - plenty thinking that they'd be shoved in John Peel or lower down the Other bill shows that it's just a case of being out of touch for some people here.

It doesn't matter one bit in the scheme of things but they could very easily pull a bigger crowd than New Order or LCD Soundsystem. Remains to be seen what else goes on the other stages first though.

Absolutely no way these piss ants would pull a bigger crowd than new order or LCd sound system. This is Glastonbury!

[calcium_kid]

Seen them live once in 2009 at the Roundhouse and it was brilliant. Haven’t really followed them over the past couple of albums, and I know they’ve changed much musically since then, but they’ve started to grow on me again, so will definitely try to see them.

[CaledonianGonzo]

The latest live review from www.bringmethehorizonfanz.web indicates that it'll be one of the greatest sets that Glastonbury has ever seen.

[madtanz]

On 24 April 2016 at 10:26 PM, FloorFiller said:

that whole review reads like a megafan trying to convince the unconverted. playing a gig to their own adorning fans does not equal being able to pull a big crowd at Glastonbury. i'm sure those who attend will enjoy it, but it's hardly going to be a life changing show, and they will pull a small crowd for an Other Stage headliner

and i'm not convinced about that bit saying his singing is great. he can't sing. that's been proven time and time again for years now

 

On 24 April 2016 at 0:30 AM, LondonTom said:

Well thats me convinced....

 

Lets be honest, they will get an average sized crowd for an act of their size, like almost every act at Glasto does, unless they happened to have had a recent hit or the legend slot has caught people's imagination for silly t-shirts/fancy dress.

So fairly packed until the mixing desk but likely able to get nearish the front if you care to, then gradually get sparser and sparser across the field.

The review was one of several that all seem to agree that the band have come of age and that they are not afraid to try new things or move out of their comfort zone. I think that they will put on a great show and pull a healthy crowd. I saw them at Reading years ago and thought they were terrible, last year I gave them a second go and the difference was amazing. They may even pick up some new fans, I've stumbled across artists at Glastonbury that I would never have discovered had I not been at the festival. All part of having that wonderful weekend where the partying never seems to stop.

[guypjfreak]

listened ...turned them off ..my granddaughter called it zombie music lol

[The Ghost Of Eddie]

Saw them at Reading '13, thought they were terrible live, was never a huge fan anyway but I've heard many people who have seen them live back then and recently and have said that Oli Sykes can actually perform the newer stuff and quite well. They'll draw a reasonable crowd, especially if they are playing at the same time as Coldplay, basically no fan crossover, won't be a huge crowd but won't be small either.