Musical Confessional

[Mouseboy11]

5 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

Same with Floating Points. It's a bit too "chin strokey" for me.

I don't mind Hopkins to be honest.

I hate the phrase IDM. "Intelligent dance music" as if it has more merit than any other dance music. It is not more intelligent than listening to some Gabber and actually enjoying yourself.

Floating Points is another one for me, when I’ve seen him I’m just constantly thinking ‘just stick a fucking banger on!’

[liame]

I love Kelly Clarkson and hope she plays at Glastonbury one day

[whitehorses]

My first LP was The Memphis Sessions by Wet Wet Wet 

(nearly, but not quite, went along to Pellow this year)

[Quark]

 

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 hours ago, kingbadger said:

Music snobs who lambast people for enjoying meat and potatoes rock are just as bad as indie ladsladslads who denounce hip hop, pop and every other genre as 'not proper music.

Not sure I entirely agree with this as the latter is often a symptom of a deeper, less pleasant prejudice.

Wasnt going to dwell on it, but this popped up today.

Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/19/disco-demolition-the-night-they-tried-to-crush-black-music

[Ayrshire Chris]

Ok, prog rock. Yes, Emerson lake and Palmer, king crimson, and more obscure ones such as atomic rooster. 

There, said it

[gigpusher]

6 minutes ago, Mouseboy11 said:

Floating Points is another one for me, when I’ve seen him I’m just constantly thinking ‘just stick a fucking banger on!’

Yes I'm not really a fan of the ambient doesn't really go anywhere music. I guess I just like melody. I don't mind it as background noise, ok for in a restaurant or something where you want to have a conversation but I'd never choose to listen to any of them at home. This time around 2 artists had me reaching for the skip button on my Glastonbury playlist Jon Hopkins and Acid Mother's Temple. I just kept wondering when they were going to get to the point. The fact that they don't probably is the point but it's not for me. 

[deebeedoobee]

I like both kinds of music. Country AND western.

[Quark]

If this thread goes down the toilet on a discussion over black or white music, I'm coming for you Calgon!

[bombfrog]

5 minutes ago, Ayrshire Chris said:

Ok, prog rock. Yes, Emerson lake and Palmer, king crimson, and more obscure ones such as atomic rooster. 

There, said it

You don't get it, or guilty pleasure?

Genuinely not sure if Prog Rock is supposed to be cool or not?

[FuzzyDunlop]

The first CDs I ever bought with my own money are "Justified and Ancient" by the KLF and "Faithful" by Go west.

Not sure in which order to be honest. For the sake of this thread, I hope it's Go West.

[Barney McGrew]

I regularly daydream about arranging a successful campaign to get Erasure a decent Pyramid slot... it would go off!

 

[hillwalker]

Bon Jovi......

[Ayrshire Chris]

6 minutes ago, bombfrog said:

You don't get it, or guilty pleasure?

Genuinely not sure if Prog Rock is supposed to be cool or not?

I bloody loved it. Massive gatefold album covers with roger dean artwork. Gigs with half hour Carl Palmer drum solos ending up with giant gongs being battered, audiences of teenage lads with RAF trench coats and extreme acne. It was ultra cool for a wee while!  

[maelzoid]

2 hours ago, carlosj said:

I also think Wagner is overrated.

Say it isn't so...

[Livvy13]

5 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

Say it isn't so...

I genuinely thought this is who he meant when he said Wagner and it took me a minute or so to realise it wasn't.?‍♀️?

[gigpusher]

20 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Not sure I entirely agree with this as the latter is often a symptom of a deeper, less pleasant prejudice.

Wasnt going to dwell on it, but this popped up today.

Disco Demolition: the night they tried to crush black music

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jul/19/disco-demolition-the-night-they-tried-to-crush-black-music

Really interesting article. I genuinely think a lot of people who claim rock as real music aren't aware of the racist/sexist undertones that is there but that doesn't mean that it isn't. One of the reasons I couldn't really get on board the Foo Fighters train the other year was the way Dave Grohl talked dismissively about the EDM tents as though rock is somehow superior. I personally probably prefer more rock because of my upbringing, product of my environment etc but it doesn't mean it is better. It just has a nasty 'white men are the best, anything else is just not quite as good' attitude. I'm sure Dave Grohl isn't racist but that superiority thing seeps into everything in life. 

[gigpusher]

19 minutes ago, Barney McGrew said:

I regularly daydream about arranging a successful campaign to get Erasure a decent Pyramid slot... it would go off!

 

Is there a world in which this is considered uncool because if there is I don't want to live there. It would 100% go off and they would be amazing. 

[fatyeti24]

50 minutes ago, FuzzyDunlop said:

 

I hate the phrase IDM. "Intelligent dance music" as if it has more merit than any other dance music. It is not more intelligent than listening to some Gabber and actually enjoying yourself.

IDM was an awful Americanism when it first appeared 20-odd years ago.  It's resurgence in 21st century England is disappointing.

[Troop Dogg]

2 hours ago, maelzoid said:

Beatles ✓

Floyd ✓

Really need someone to bring their A-game and trash Led Zep and Bowie now.

Ok: 

Nine Inch Nails @ Glasto 2000 > David Bowie @ Glasto 2000

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 minute ago, Troop Dogg said:

Ok: 

Nine Inch Nails @ Glasto 2000 > David Bowie @ Glasto 2000

Cyndi Lauper 2016 > LCD Soundsystem / Coldplay 2016

[Crazyfool01]

I struggle to get the love for Kate tempest ... maybe too much concentration on the music is needed for me ... 

[priest17]

Watching you all fight for who has the worst music taste

[Quark]

Feels like this has been a decent venting space on a Friday

[maelzoid]

17 minutes ago, Troop Dogg said:

Ok: 

Nine Inch Nails @ Glasto 2000 > David Bowie @ Glasto 2000

Well... I don't really think saying an artist is not as good as NIИ is exactly a trashing. Nearly all artists are not as good as NIИ.