CaledonianGonzo Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 That's the baffling bit. Macca's literally a white guy with a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Just now, CaledonianGonzo said: That's the baffling bit. Macca's literally a white guy with a guitar. THE white guy with a guitar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyDunlop Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Biggest "White Guys with Guitars" Band of all time? The Beatles. 2020 Headliner - Paul McCartney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Also they dont just want white guys with guitars. They want something more. What that is I cannot figure out. It might be gym sock related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 minute ago, FuzzyDunlop said: Biggest "White Guys with Guitars" Band of all time? The Beatles. 2020 Headliner - Paul McCartney. NOT GOOD ENOUGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MetaKate said: THE white guy with a guitar. He's THE white guy with a guitar that inspired literally every other white guy with a guitar. If the festival booked something like Kenny, Grande, Swift then I could maybe see the argument that they're not serving the indie rock lads, but they've got a fucking Beatle headlining. Now your argument is just "well yeah, but I don't want THAT white guy with a guitar!" Edited November 26, 2019 by jparx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyDunlop Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, MetaKate said: NOT GOOD ENOUGH WE WANT THE WOMBATS WE WANT THE WOMBATS!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetaKate Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 What do we want? WHITE GUYS WITH GUITARS!! Who do we want? WE'RE REALLY NOT SPECIFICLLY SURE BUT WE KNOW WE ARE GENERALLY A BIT ANGRY ABOUT EVERY OTHER TYPE OF ACT INCLUDING MOST OF THE ONES INVOLVING WHITE GUYS WITH GUITARS. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Jass Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Who knew Gazza was actually Neil Lonsdale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jyoung Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jow95 said: Anyone else just think Taylor Swift is shitty unimaginative pop music and whilst it fits the festival following on from Beyonce/gags/katy Perry etc it is ultimately a bag of shite I think your shitty unimaginative opinion is ultimately a bag of shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jow95 said: Anyone else just think Taylor Swift is shitty unimaginative pop music and whilst it fits the festival following on from Beyonce/gags/katy Perry etc it is ultimately a bag of shite Willing to consider your opinion on this if you give me a decent list of acts that you'd like to see as an alternative.... Otherwise I'm getting the gammon memes out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 It should have been Biffy's year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatyeti24 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Will nobody think of all the moombahton heads? They've been badly served by the big pointy stage in recent years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModBoy Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 I can't speak for everyone here that isn't fully happy with the headliners, but personally, don't get me wrong I would love to of seen one of AM/The 1975/Foals etc headline (Guitar band), but that doesn't mean my music taste is limited to that genre, it just tends to be my favourite, I listen to a good amount of pop stars but I have never connected with Taylor's music, if you had replaced her with Gaga I would of been all for it. But that isn't me saying Gaga is bigger than Taylor or deserves it more, it is just more my era and who I grew up listening to...Or if people aren't happy cause I am comparing Taylor to Gaga because they are both women, I would of replaced Taylor with The 1975 who also pop style of music (More recently). With regards to Kendrick I can't comment much as it isn't a genre I really listen to there may be 1 or 2 rap/hip hop artist out there I would listen to but only for a couple of their songs, so yes Kendrick is huge and once again deserves to headline, there is no arguing that just not my genre of music. Then finally Macca, yes is a legend and I can appreciate that, the big Beatles songs I know and could sing along to, but that's where it ends I am not going to claim to know all of The Beatles work, and I don't know any of Macca's solo stuff, he is the headliner I am most likely to see but dependent on clashes. I like to think I am open minded so will be giving them all a listen in depth up until the festival (Given that they are announced) to see if one catches my attention and changes my mind. I'm just trying to reflect that because people don't like all the headliners doesn't mean they don't like the genre's that have been offered...obviously can't speak for everyone who isn't happy with the headliners, just wanted to show that not all of us wanted 3 "White male guitar bands" as the headliners, but that we also may not like all 3 of the headliners 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostdancer1 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 hour ago, jow95 said: Anyone else just think Taylor Swift is shitty unimaginative pop music and whilst it fits the festival following on from Beyonce/gags/katy Perry etc it is ultimately a bag of shite no-one who has actually listened to her back catalogue, no. you can tell someone who has zero clue about Taylor Swift and her career and musical output, when they start throwing out the Katy Perry comparisons. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, ModBoy said: I can't speak for everyone here that isn't fully happy with the headliners, but personally, don't get me wrong I would love to of seen one of AM/The 1975/Foals etc headline (Guitar band), but that doesn't mean my music taste is limited to that genre, it just tends to be my favourite, I listen to a good amount of pop stars but I have never connected with Taylor's music, if you had replaced her with Gaga I would of been all for it. But that isn't me saying Gaga is bigger than Taylor or deserves it more, it is just more my era and who I grew up listening to...Or if people aren't happy cause I am comparing Taylor to Gaga because they are both women, I would of replaced Taylor with The 1975 who also pop style of music (More recently). With regards to Kendrick I can't comment much as it isn't a genre I really listen to there may be 1 or 2 rap/hip hop artist out there I would listen to but only for a couple of their songs, so yes Kendrick is huge and once again deserves to headline, there is no arguing that just not my genre of music. Then finally Macca, yes is a legend and I can appreciate that, the big Beatles songs I know and could sing along to, but that's where it ends I am not going to claim to know all of The Beatles work, and I don't know any of Macca's solo stuff, he is the headliner I am most likely to see but dependent on clashes. I like to think I am open minded so will be giving them all a listen in depth up until the festival (Given that they are announced) to see if one catches my attention and changes my mind. I'm just trying to reflect that because people don't like all the headliners doesn't mean they don't like the genre's that have been offered...obviously can't speak for everyone who isn't happy with the headliners, just wanted to show that not all of us wanted 3 "White male guitar bands" as the headliners, but that we also may not like all 3 of the headliners Assuming you mean Macca + Wings as well as his strictly solo stuff, you must surely know Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed, Let 'Em In, Let Me Roll It? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 minute ago, ghostdancer1 said: no-one who has actually listened to her back catalogue, no. you can tell someone who has zero clue about Taylor Swift and her career and musical output, when they start throwing out the Katy Perry comparisons. Can those videos be set as an auto reply to anyone who calls Taylor shitty pop and clearly hasn't listened to her back catalogue? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 minute ago, jparx said: Assuming you mean Macca + Wings as well as his strictly solo stuff, you must surely know Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed, Let 'Em In, Let Me Roll It? Which is all he'll likely do anyway. Maybe Queenie Eye or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyDunlop Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 As long as he doesn't do Mull of Kintyre - it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, ModBoy said: But that isn't me saying Gaga is bigger than Taylor or deserves it more, it is just more my era and who I grew up listening to... Swizzle's been around a bit longer but Gaga and her are pretty contemporaneous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaledonianGonzo Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 Just now, FuzzyDunlop said: As long as he doesn't do Mull of Kintyre - it's all good. I saw him do it at Hampden with full pipe band and it was something I strongly loved to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModBoy Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, jparx said: Assuming you mean Macca + Wings as well as his strictly solo stuff, you must surely know Live and Let Die, Band on the Run, Jet, Maybe I'm Amazed, Let 'Em In, Let Me Roll It? Maybe I should of said I don't know a lot of his solo stuff, not all of it, I know the first 3 of those, may know the others when I listen to them, don't shoot me for not knowing them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livvy13 Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, jparx said: Can those videos be set as an auto reply to anyone who calls Taylor shitty pop and clearly hasn't listened to her back catalogue? Those and the one of All Too Well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jparx Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 1 minute ago, ModBoy said: Maybe I should of said I don't know a lot of his solo stuff, not all of it, I know the first 3 of those, may know the others when I listen to them, don't shoot me for not knowing them I think he'll probably only play the ones I mentioned and one or two more (Junior's Farm, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five perhaps) I think you'd be surprised how much of his set you would know, probably mostly through osmosis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry bear Posted November 26, 2019 Report Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) 19 minutes ago, ModBoy said: ..obviously can't speak for everyone who isn't happy with the headliners, just wanted to show that not all of us wanted 3 "White male guitar bands" as the headliners, but that we also may not like all 3 of the headliners That’s pretty much where I’m at. Ultimately, next year’s headliners reflect current music tastes, and a recent chart of the biggest selling albums since 2000 shows the majority of them are from solo artists, and largely pop orientated. It just so happens that KL and TS don’t do anything for me. Had Lana Del Rey been given a top spot it would’ve been a different matter. We can’t have the same bands headlining all the time. Having Muse or the Arctic Monkeys or whoever back again just seems unimaginative; I dare say the likes of The 1975 and Foals may get their chance in future years, but I don’t see too many ‘guitar bands’ coming through that will be big enough, hopefully that will change though. As an aside, I’m envious of someone not too familiar with The Beatles/(most of) Macca’s solo stuff. Much joy awaits! Edited November 26, 2019 by henry bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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