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Bounty Hunter

Smegball wrote: »

Many a times I've seen a band in a pretty drunken state and thought they were incredible :pac:
Worst I've ever seen must be Amy Winehouse! Was uber poop

was that the opposite of the above you sober her in a drunken state?

leninbenjamin

Mr Alan wrote: »

here is one of the songs off the upcoming release.

Its live, quality aint great, but its enough to see its a ****ing rasper of a song, and reason to be quite hopeful.

sounds like muck tbh. it's lacking the rough edge that made them so appealing in the first place, reminds me of a mix between them and U2. yeuch.

Mr Alan

leninbenjamin wrote: »

sounds like muck tbh. it's lacking the rough edge that made them so appealing in the first place, reminds me of a mix between them and U2. yeuch.

LOL may explain why i like it

i think it sounds great.

the "rough" edge, by their own admission, was them not being able to play their instruments properly and Caleb not being confident with his voice, hence mumbling or squelling.

Beacause The Times>Aha Shake heartbreak>Youth & Young Manhood imo.

ie. i think they are getting better with every album, adding to wat made them so appealling in the first place as opposed to losing it.

Smegball

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

was that the opposite of the above you sober her in a drunken state?

Pretty much :pac:

leninbenjamin

Mr Alan wrote: »

Beacause The Times>Aha Shake heartbreak>Youth & Young Manhood imo.

uhhh... you really think the new one was better than the other two? no way.

that should read: Aha Shake heartbreak>Youth & Young Manhood >Because the Times

Mr Alan wrote: »

ie. i think they are getting better with every album, adding to wat made them so appealling in the first place as opposed to losing it.

judging by that song they haven't gotten any better. Caleb is over doing the singing, the guitarist sounds like someone who thinks himself a god because he can twiddle a few knobs, and the drummer is certainly no better. sounds like they've gotten cocky. what made them so good in the first place was their ability to get the most out of their limited ability, with Caleb in particular i find his shyness behind the mic worked more in his favour. he hasn't a fantastic voice, but it was the reserved understated quality to it that made their songs.

Bounty Hunter

Smegball wrote: »

Pretty much :pac:

Friend of mine saw her recently said she was surprised that she could stand let alone preform with how fubar she was. Supposidly she can be quite good tho.

Im going nuts atm, literally can not wait to move out of this place

GuanYin

I saw Amy Winehouse and she was fantastic. Was in a small venue in New York, but she has an amazing voice, so powerful.

Mr Magnolia

I got emailed a series of pictures of Amy Winehouse, they ranged from a couple of years ago until present day. The physical change that she's gone through from a beautiful healthy young lady to the sad gaunt state she currently occupies was shocking.

Pighead

Anybody who says Winehouse is a disgrace to music and can't sing probably haven't heard her sing before. They're just rehashing stuff they've read in tabloids.

Here she is during her Grammy performance. Sassy, soulful, and sober-ish.Take a bow Amy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQtE2RrDAF8

Bounty Hunter

dont think anyone is saying that Piggy, but she isnt always at her best. but what a voice

Pighead

Bounty Hunter wrote: »

dont think anyone is saying that Piggy, but she isnt always at her best. but what a voice

My friend Jamie said it and a cousin of mine who's from Galway but now lives in Maynooth also said it. That post was for them Bounty Hunter. Philistines.

~Rebel~

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Best live performances i've been to are;
Pearl Jam
Red Hot Chili Peppers (back when they supported U2, before they lost their way)
Amon Amarth (Massively loud adrenaline fueled metal in a very small pub, saw them in front of 50,000 people which was also amazing).
Finntroll (Melodic Finnish metal with a bit of a jig-like celtic twist)
Prodigy
Aphex Twin
Megadeth
Rage Against The Machine
REM i was also much more impressed by then i thought i'd be.

For me (no order):

TOOL
Metallica
Muse - best visuals you'll get
Pearl Jam
Chili Peppers - too many nobs go and see them these days though
The Police
Rage Against the Machine
Kings of Leon
Megadeth
Velvet Revolver
The Prodigy
Tricky
Aphex Twin




****DISCLAIMER - NOT FOR HATERS OF METAL!! ****


And i'm gonna give a band a mention here, not for the music but for one of the coolest fan interactions I've experienced........Slipknot (yes Slipknot - they were a support act!) ....... Their music is not most peoples cup of tea but the get down on the ground followed by "Jump the **** Up" bit in the middle of "Spit it Out" for crowd experience alone is worth goin to see. Actually its hard to describe. heres a vid, starts in the middle so no fast forward needed. The bit that i'm talking about kicks in at 4:10 wait for the bit where he says Jump!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJglnPVcaWU

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

Beacause The Times>Aha Shake heartbreak>Youth & Young Manhood imo.

ie. i think they are getting better with every album, adding to wat made them so appealling in the first place as opposed to losing it.

I agree. their newest album is by far and away their best. The songs are more "epic" than "rocky" and its very mature.

I tend to stay away from a lot of music because i dont like stuff thats too basic and simple. Because of the Times is for me, excellent. Thats not to say the other two arent great. I mean I think "Milk" and "Trani" are 2 of their best songs.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

uhhh... you really think the new one was better than the other two? no way.

that should read: Aha Shake heartbreak>Youth & Young Manhood >Because the Times



judging by that song they haven't gotten any better. Caleb is over doing the singing, the guitarist sounds like someone who thinks himself a god because he can twiddle a few knobs, and the drummer is certainly no better. sounds like they've gotten cocky. what made them so good in the first place was their ability to get the most out of their limited ability, with Caleb in particular i find his shyness behind the mic worked more in his favour. he hasn't a fantastic voice, but it was the reserved understated quality to it that made their songs.

I disagree. I think they're starting to come into their own in terms of knowing what they do that sounds good. Kalebs voice is polarizing, I think its deadly tbh. The bass player is very nice, everything he writes fits the songs so well without just plodding along with the guitar, a proper bassist.


Ive heard some new stuff and it sounds amazing tbh.

Necronomicon

Deleted User wrote: »

And i'm gonna give a band a mention here, not for the music but for one of the coolest fan interactions I've experienced........Slipknot (yes Slipknot - they were a support act!) ....... Their music is not most peoples cup of tea but the get down on the ground followed by "Jump the **** Up" bit in the middle of "Spit it Out" for crowd experience alone is worth goin to see. Actually its hard to describe. heres a vid, starts in the middle so no fast forward needed. The bit that i'm talking about kicks in at 4:10 wait for the bit where he says Jump!

Yep I agree there, I was in one of those. They are fantastic live.

Pighead

Pighead wrote: »

My friend Jamie said it and a cousin of mine who's from Galway but now lives in Maynooth also said it. That post was for them Bounty Hunter. Philistines.

Jesus dude that BGRH ban has hit u hard, you're letting yourself slip....you're meant to say "Pigheads friend Jamie...."....sort it out!!! :pac::pac::pac:


I agree with you about Winohouse, she can most definitely sing. her problem is she's a train wreck and a lot of people can't look past that because a lot of people are as much into image as they are music. I like some of here stuff, its not all my cupán téa but those who say she's rubbish and can't sing are talking nonsense tbh.

Necronomicon

Necronomicon wrote: »

Yep I agree there, I was in one of those. They are fantastic live.

Me too man, twice! Nearly lost my runners!! Best craic ever though! They left the stage both times and we needed to rest, we were knackered!! Not just me, all my mates, an energetic show!!

Necronomicon

Deleted User wrote: »

Me too man, twice! Nearly lost my runners!! Best craic ever though! They left the stage both times and we needed to rest, we were knackered!! Not just me, all my mates, an energetic show!!

I had to do it while holding a drumstick I caught from the clown too

Fantastic though. That show really got me into them. Pity their set was short, they were support when I saw them too (can't remember who promoted that event so I'll say no more).

Necronomicon

Necronomicon wrote: »

I had to do it while holding a drumstick I caught from the clown too

Fantastic though. That show really got me into them. Pity their set was short, they were support when I saw them too (can't remember who promoted that event so I'll say no more).

It was Aiken!!! :pac::p

Metallica FTW!

Necronomicon

Deleted User wrote: »

It was Aiken!!! :pac::p

Metallica FTW!

Ah yes so it was! Yeah that was a fantastic gig. I've seen Metallica 3 times, that was my favourite (probably because of the whole show, it's the only time they've had good support IMO). The 2006 set list was great though, playing all of Master of Puppets. Orion live :eek:

Necronomicon

Necronomicon wrote: »

Ah yes so it was! Yeah that was a fantastic gig. I've seen Metallica 3 times, that was my favourite (probably because of the whole show, it's the only time they've had good support IMO). The 2006 set list was great though, playing all of Master of Puppets. Orion live :eek:

Yea they were all Aiken but not anymore........

Yea man the second show was for me the time when they played best. Plus they played "Fade to Black" so I loved it BUT seeing Orion live was one of the best experiences of my life. It really was. One of the songs that really influenced how I play bass. Trujillo nailed the solo. What p1ssed me off at that was that they played the video, announced they were gonna do the whole album from start to finish, and yet after Puppets was played there were loads of idiots shouting "Whiskey"....:rolleyes:

I agree, the support the 2nd time was fantastic, but the 3rd was cool too because it was a festival buzz! Awesome.

Necronomicon

Actually, I just realised my last post was a big load of bollocks.

Alice In Chains, how could I have forgotten?! They were fantastic. Pity their set-list was even shorter than Slipknot's. Also, when Korn pulled out and Avenged Sevenfold (who are shìt in my humble opinion) got bumped up the bill I was annoyed. I was pretty pissed off too that I missed Stone Sour, I had no idea they were playing in the tent.

Deleted User wrote: »

What p1ssed me off at that was that they played the video, announced they were gonna do the whole album from start to finish, and yet after Puppets was played there were loads of idiots shouting "Whiskey"....:rolleyes:

I remember that. I think it was when they played in 2003 people started booing when they said they weren't going to play it, I felt embarrassed to be in the crowd.

Necronomicon

Necronomicon wrote: »

Actually, I just realised my last post was a big load of bollocks.

Alice In Chains, how could I have forgotten?! They were fantastic. Pity their set-list was even shorter than Slipknot's. Also, when Korn pulled out and Avenged Sevenfold (who are shìt in my humble opinion) got bumped up the bill I was annoyed. I was pretty pissed off too that I missed Stone Sour, I had no idea they were playing in the tent.



I remember that. I think it was when they played in 2003 people started booing when they said they weren't going to play it, I felt embarrassed to be in the crowd.

Alice in Chains was unreal. That guy sounds so like Layne Staley its unreal. I like Avenged Sevenfold myself! Stone Sour were frickin awesome, i went round to see them and wandered straight to the front! Great stuff! they played "get Inside" which made my night!

Yea i was the same. Shameful stuff. Whatever about the second time tryin to make them play it but EVERYONE knew they'd play it at the end the 3rd time and anyone worth their salt knew what the next songs would be (or frankly they shouldnt have been there) so that REALLY p1ssed me off.

ShiverinEskimo

That Slipknot vid is manic Neil.

Charlie

Pighead wrote: »

My friend Jamie said it and a cousin of mine who's from Galway but now lives in Maynooth also said it. That post was for them Bounty Hunter. Philistines.

Here voice is ok-ish, b is ofn difficul to har what she is singing as she mumbles alot.

[namedrop] My cousin is a producer over in England and produced a track on her last album. From what he told me about her, she sounds like a grade-A cunt.[/namedrop]

ShiverinEskimo

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

That Slipknot vid is manic Neil.

Tell me about it dude, one of the most intense things I've experienced!

Mr Alan

leninbenjamin wrote: »

uhhh... you really think the new one was better than the other two? no way.

i think the new one is light years ahead of the other two tbh.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

Caleb is over doing the singing.he hasn't a fantastic voice, but it was the reserved understated quality to it that made their songs

i disagree totally, i think he is an excellent singer, in both that he has a unique quality to his voice while at the same time having a quite excellent range.

leninbenjamin wrote: »

and the drummer is certainly no better.

after caleb, the drummer is the most improved since their first album, some of the drumming on the new album is quite excellent (mcfearless for example), and the radiohead drummer recently praised him for his great drumming, high praise indeed.

funny that you mentioned U2 sounding quality in their latest stuff, and Neil mentioned the epic scope of Because of the times.
caleb has said that they learnt a lot from U2 while supporting them, and the songs for BOFTT were inspired by U2 and the vast stadiums they played.

great news for me, bad news for you

*and on Amy Winehouse, anyone who can sing "what kind of ****ery is this" is alright with me. Very talented lady.

Xavi6

Glad to see Slipknot getting the recognition they deserve. Would absolutely love to see them live. Some of their music is unbelievable and they're criminally underrated and dismissed. The fact is Corey Taylor is an amazing vocalist. Just listen to Vermillon Part II or some of his Stone Sour stuff.

Charlie

Slipknot as a band are o.k-ish, but it would be their fans that turn me off them. Repressed passive aggressive fcukers.

GuanYin

*pulls up easy chair, grabs popcorn and points telescope at feedback*

*munch, munch, munch*

GuanYin

By the way, fair warning, like all other long threads in soccer, this one will be closed/restarted at a certain point.

Xavi6

charlie mchugh wrote: »

Slipknot as a band are o.k-ish, but it would be there fans that turn me off them. Repressed passive aggressive fcukers.

QFT. It's the **** that put me off too.

GuanYin wrote: »

By the way, fair warning, like all other long threads in soccer, this one will be closed/restarted at a certain point.

Give us til 10,000

Charlie

GuanYin wrote: »

*pulls up easy chair, grabs popcorn and points telescope at feedback*

*munch, munch, munch*

Ah no, i'm not saying it about anyone in here, but the lads back in secondary school who were into them, and the fans you see sh/ting on about them on t.v., give them a bad name and image, and do my nut in.

GuanYin

charlie mchugh wrote: »

Ah no, i'm not saying it about anyone in here, but the lads back in secondary school who were into them, and the fans you see sh/ting on about them on t.v., give them a bad name and image, and do my nut in.

Is that english?? You've lost me!!!

I have a match now, I can't wait to read a certain admins take on a certain feedback thread.

Charlie

GuanYin wrote: »

Is that english?? You've lost me!!!

It mightn't be her Majesty's finest, but I think it makes sense.

EDIT: Sorry, I assumed that your original post was in response to my Slipknot comment.

GuanYin

Ok I'm really pissed. Stupid team.

Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote: »

Glad to see Slipknot getting the recognition they deserve. Would absolutely love to see them live. Some of their music is unbelievable and they're criminally underrated and dismissed. The fact is Corey Taylor is an amazing vocalist. Just listen to Vermillon Part II or some of his Stone Sour stuff.

As a live unit they're absolutely unreal to be fair. They;ve a new album out soon with a tour so you'll catch them then.

Their latest album was unbelievable, a real mature outing for them.

I like their first album but I did think for the most part that "Iowa" was bloody awful, I don;t know why but I really didnt like that album.

Corey is an amazing vocalist and Joey is one of the best metal drummers going.



The 2 things that put people off them is the masks which gives them a certain image (again for people who arent ALL about the music - I could care less about image) and the little d1ckheads in their Slipknot hoodies walking around town!!

GuanYin

GuanYin wrote: »

By the way, fair warning, like all other long threads in soccer, this one will be closed/restarted at a certain point.

10,000 posts? Then re--start! I love this thread, gets me through the work day with added banter!

pvt.joker

Sherifu wrote: »

Batman tomorrow, at last........

will it be subtitled into English in Romania?

Sherifu

pvt.joker wrote: »

will it be subtitled into English in Romania?

No.

pvt.joker

hmmm thats a bit crap.

Sherifu

Not at all my good man.

Sherifu

Sherifu wrote: »

Not at all my good man.

Sounds a bit crap!! :P

Pighead

Sherifu wrote: »

Not at all my good man.

Poţi tu speak român?

Sherifu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XusMoFte0xE

Cant watch that with sound Sherifu, what song are the Metallicats playing? And did u take that vid?!

ShiverinEskimo

This post never had anything to do with an upcoming gig. Ever. Promise.

ShiverinEskimo

ShiverinEskimo wrote: »

Y'all going to Marlay Park in Augustus?

Ssssssssssh, cant talk about that one.


Good to see someone on here, this thread is VERY quiet this morning!

Necronomicon

I'm lurking. Actually having a busy morning and that's unprecedented :pac:

Nobody even stopped in to say good mornin!!

Im busy-ish, but not the kind of busy that forces me to close my minimised window!!


This really should be called the work dodgers thread except that boards.ie is in general a work dodger website! :pac:

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