2020 Line-up Thread

[Mardy]

1 hour ago, Wooderson said:

Horseshite.

😃

Genuinely, I'll argue this forever, PGG is a thrilling ride, full of darkness and light, GMF is his finest song, Glacier is astonishing, and the title track is brilliant as well. It's just a complete work of art that album. QoD is too in thrall to the Midlake influence. JG hasn't yet got the confidence to do his own, unique thing. I like Midlake well enough, but they're not exactly thrilling. it's all so one-paced, worthy and in thrall to the idea of being 'classic' that it fails to achieve that. PGG is when he stretches himself and absolutely fucking soars.

[Mardy]

3 hours ago, goldengirl said:

Hope someone sets up a WhatsApp for the secret shows, it was useful in 2019 🙂

Also worth following Paul Bridgewater (from Line of Best Fit) on Twitter, he usually tweets about secret performances/piano stage etc.

[Wooderson]

18 minutes ago, Mardy said:

Genuinely, I'll argue this forever, PGG is a thrilling ride, full of darkness and light, GMF is his finest song, Glacier is astonishing, and the title track is brilliant as well. It's just a complete work of art that album. QoD is too in thrall to the Midlake influence. JG hasn't yet got the confidence to do his own, unique thing. I like Midlake well enough, but they're not exactly thrilling. it's all so one-paced, worthy and in thrall to the idea of being 'classic' that it fails to achieve that. PGG is when he stretches himself and absolutely fucking soars.

Pale Green Ghosts is a super record, and Glacier is his (imo) finest moment. But Queen of Denmark's songwriting is better. I think its a timeless end to end masterpiece.

Don't think I've listened to the Midlake record in over a decade so it's influence doesnt enter into the space for me. Listening now, can see tonal and textural overlap, sure.

[The Nal]

Allmusic (who have intoduced me to loads of cool new shit over the years) must've been on the sauce when they rated his records

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-grant-mn0000218781/discography

[Mardy]

New one is really good, but overlong, needed chopping down to a single album, 45 minutes of top notch stuff

[Wooderson]

12 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Allmusic (who have intoduced me to loads of cool new shit over the years) must've been on the sauce when they rated his records

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-grant-mn0000218781/discography

Had a quick glance there. Innaccurate at best and homophobic at worst. Shite all told.

[xxialac]

Looks like The Murder Capital will be around.

Please squeeze them in somehow!

[Brave Sir Robin]

29 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Allmusic (who have intoduced me to loads of cool new shit over the years) must've been on the sauce when they rated his records

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-grant-mn0000218781/discography

That’s hilarious. I always thought of Allmusic as a reliable indicator of the consensus as to an act’s best records, but this is the work of some dumb MFs. Glacier is ‘Scissor Sisters inspired’!?

[eagles69]

No rough trade records this year.  Looks like stranger than paradise instead

[robith]

Some comedy  and wider announced

 

Edited August 18, 2021 by robith

[The Nal]

11 minutes ago, eagles69 said:

No rough trade records this year.  Looks like stranger than paradise instead

Where did you see this?

[Mardy]

15 minutes ago, eagles69 said:

No rough trade records this year.  Looks like stranger than paradise instead

wonder who's doing it then, cos there's still a 'record shop' marked on the map.

 

Ah, sorry, I read that wrong, couldn't parse it, all clear now. Thanks

Edited August 18, 2021 by Mardy
pure stupidity

[The Nal]

Aha

  

32 minutes ago, Brave Sir Robin said:

That’s hilarious. I always thought of Allmusic as a reliable indicator of the consensus as to an act’s best records

Yeah me too, usually very good. Reviewer seems like some butthurt Czars nerd. Kinda person who wouldve slated Ram because its not the Beatles. 

Edited August 18, 2021 by The Nal

[xxialac]

Who’s particularly good from the comedy lineup?

[Mardy]

1 minute ago, xxialac said:

Who’s particularly good from the comedy lineup?

Jordan Brookes. Saw him the other year at Edinburgh, the year he won the Perrier. Superb show. Reckon @CaledonianGonzowill back me up on this. 

[robith]

8 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Who’s particularly good from the comedy lineup?

Full disclosure - he's an acquaintance of mine, but Garrett Millerick is hilarious

[Mardy]

2 minutes ago, robith said:

Full disclosure - he's an acquaintance of mine, but Garrett Millerick is hilarious

Seconded. Saw him a couple of years back. 'Sunflower' I think it was. Really good.

[robith]

1 minute ago, Mardy said:

Seconded. Saw him a couple of years back. 'Sunflower' I think it was. Really good.

yeah, Sunflower is amazing

[xxialac]

brilliant, thanks all!

[RedRockRick]

So if no Rough Trade, no EOTR 2021 compilation I assume. Not altogether surprising with the line-up changes but still disappointing bearing in mind how far back they go. 

[xxialac]

Looks like we've lost Altin Gun 😞

[The Nal]

20 minutes ago, xxialac said:

Looks like we've lost Altin Gun 😞

Covid?

[xxialac]

9 minutes ago, The Nal said:

Covid?

Possibly. Have pulled out of a festival the same weekend 'for medical reasons'.

[xxialac]

Get Beak> in to replace them on the Thursday.

Job done!

[Justiceforcedave]

I've heard talk of secret sets at EOTR. Is this a fairly regular occurrence and can someone elaborate/manage my expectations?