The Off Topic Thread & Off Topic Thread II - Collectors Edition Bumper Pack

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Xavi6 wrote: »

U2 are ****. Carry on.

plus infinity

gucci

DesF wrote: »

The stewie version.

Totally! Awesome! In other news, i was bollick naked in Dublin Bay on saturday morning, for a change i was surrounded by two or three thousand other people too and some fella was taking photographs!

Xavi6

Were there many shaven havens on show?

Mr Alan

Morning people.

can i please just say that "A Sort Of Homecoming" (live version) by U2 is a ****ing breathtakingly brilliant song.

Carry on...

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gucci wrote: »

Totally! Awesome! In other news, i was bollick naked in Dublin Bay on saturday morning, for a change i was surrounded by two or three thousand other people too and some fella was taking photographs!

I was going to go, but my humongous cock would have put everyone else to shame.

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Mr Alan wrote: »

Morning people.

can i please just say that "A Sort Of Homecoming" (live version) by U2 is a ****ing breathtakingly brilliant song.

Carry on...

That's twice now.

Again.

U2 are shíte.

Spud83

Mr Alan wrote: »

Morning people.

can i please just say that "A Sort Of Homecoming" (live version) by U2 is a ****ing breathtakingly brilliant song.

Carry on...

We heard you the first time.

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

Morning people.

can i please just say that "A Sort Of Homecoming" (live version) by U2 is a ****ing breathtakingly brilliant song.

Carry on...

DJ Repeat in the house.

Oh and they're still ****.

gucci

DesF wrote: »

I was going to go, but my humongous cock would have put everyone else to shame.

Yes well when you see the photos, that wasn't the light house in the picture, that was me lying down!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Were there many shaven havens on show?

Evidently the razor and modern waxing techniques have become popular in some regions of our land, but not all!

Fluck me it was cold though! Strangely enough finding my cloths among 2000 other plastic bags afterwards was straight forward enough.....thank jeebus!

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gucci wrote: »

Yes well when you see the photos, that wasn't the light house in the picture, that was me lying down!

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gucci wrote: »

Evidently the razor and modern waxing techniques have become popular in some regions of our land, but not all!

I don't like the totally bald shaven look, makes women look like pre-pubescent kids.

Er, no thanks.

Mr Alan

dont know why that post went twice, my comp in work is acting up today.

U2 are not **** though. And that song most certainly isnt ****. Its from an early album before they would wat many people would see as "lost their way"

Xavi6

They are **** though, and Bono's a knob.

The Edge is an overrated guitarist who masks his average guitar playing with effects while the bassist is just plain crap.

Mr Alan

Bruce Springsteen said do not underestimate The Edge, when you hear him play, think Clapton, think Hendrix, cause thats how good he is.

I agree. And if its good enough for the boss its good enough for me,

He is different, but an excellent guitarist none the less.

And Bono may be a knob, but he is a knob with an amazing voice.

And Larry is ****ing awesome.

Adam....meh...bass is boring at the best of times.

gucci

DesF wrote: »

The Edge is an overrated guitarist who masks his average guitar playing with effects while the bassist is just plain crap.

In fairness his effects aren't even that....well really effective?!?!

I hate sounding like a pretentious git, saying one band is better than the other etc, but when it comes to U2....they contain a pretentious git, so il just say, aaahhh no I dont like them! Bar the Fly and Bullet the Blue Sky, I wouldnt ever think of listening to anything more.

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Mr Alan wrote: »

Bruce Springsteen said do not underestimate The Edge, when he hear him play think Clapton, think Hendrix, cause thats how good he is.

lol

Springsteen is also an over-rated crock of shíte tbh.

Mr Alan wrote: »

And Bono may be a know, but he is a knob with an amazing voice.

Shít singer, nothing but a moany, hyped up prick.

Xavi6

Mr Alan wrote: »

Adam....meh...bass is boring at the best of times.

Lol go listen to some Muse

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gucci wrote: »

In fairness his effects aren't even that....well really effective?!?!

I hate sounding like a pretentious git, saying one band is better than the other etc, but when it comes to U2....they contain a pretentious git, so il just say, aaahhh no I dont like them! Bar the Fly and Bullet the Blue Sky, I wouldnt ever think of listening to anything more.

Dude, that wasn't me who said that.

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Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol go listen to some Muse

Flea ftw, I hate RHCP, but Flea is amazing.

And Bootsy.

Mr Alan

again des, i understand why people hate Bono, but vocally he is excellent.

and i'm gonna pretend you didnt insult the boss.

Mr Alan

Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol go listen to some Muse

I actually bought a Muse live album yesterday after a recommendation you made a while ago to me.

see I am not close minded Xavi

gucci

DesF wrote: »

Dude, that wasn't me who said that.

Apologies for the miss-quote there.

Bass is such an under-rated essential instrument, but they will never be the star of the show! (Unless to budding bassists!) One things for sure is its easy to pick out a bad bass player!

Listen to Primus....now theres bass!!

Rules of Bass: 1. Do Not use a Pick
2. Do NOT use a Pick!


(Someone is gonna put up about 10 pictures of primus using picks now i guess!)

estebancambias

U2 were great, and I'm not eve a fan of theirs.

Xavi, I have no idea how you can say Muse are so great, they are sub-standard at best.

Bubs101

Sorry, you are all wrong. If you are in the mood for some bass, Death From Above 1979 are the way to go. No guitars, just bass and drumage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRxDeRu3AtI

Mr Alan

Good man Este, i always knew you were a man of fine tastes, despite you're little McGeady obsession!

Xavi6

estebancambias wrote: »

U2 were great, and I'm not eve a fan of theirs.

Xavi, I have no idea how you can say Muse are so great, they are sub-standard at best.

Lol sub standard? I've heard it all now. I take it you've never seen them live. Listened to anything prior to BHAR or did Starlight sucker you in?

estebancambias

Have you ever seen U2 live? I hated them until I went see them live....

Their good if you like catchy pop songs which I normally do but I'll stick with Blink 182 if I want that.

gucci

Iv actually seen U2 live twice...admittantly they do put on a "Big Show" but any show where 2 of your band looks absolutely bored out of their tree (Clayton and Mullen) never convinces me! To add to it, they usually have one screen on each member, just so you never miss how bored they actually are!

Muse put on a pretty good show, alot of noise for 3 guys, and a hell of alot of lights!

Mr Alan

wat ya mean look bored?

Clayton is always ****ing bopping around wielding his bass like a ****ing axe and wat the **** do ya want larry to do? a tap dance?

Xavi6

estebancambias wrote: »

Have you ever seen U2 live? I hated them until I went see them live....

Their good if you like catchy pop songs which I normally do but I'll stick with Blink 182 if I want that.

:eek: You did not just make that comparison.

How the fuck does this sound like blink 182?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y56va74bX0

Or this? Listen to the feckin bass at the start!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DR2DpgV8fPw

/shakes head in amazement and disgust

Posts PM'd to MrJoeSoap. He'll love this.

gucci

Iv actually seen U2 live twice...admittantly they do put on a "Big Show" but any show where 2 of your band looks absolutely bored out of their tree (Clayton and Mullen) never convinces me! To add to it, they usually have one screen on each member, just so you never miss how bored they actually are!

Muse put on a pretty good show, alot of noise for 3 guys, and a hell of alot of lights!

Xavi6

Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol sub standard? I've heard it all now. I take it you've never seen them live. Listened to anything prior to BHAR or did Starlight sucker you in?

Muse live are one of the best bands going. And their bassist is deadly.

gucci

Mr Alan wrote: »

wat ya mean look bored?

Clayton is always ****ing bopping around wielding his bass like a ****ing axe and wat the **** do ya want larry to do? a tap dance?

Maybe its because i freaking love the drums, and love to watch drummers giving it socks, but Larry rarely breaks a sweat on stage! I guess its just not my type of music, but I do think they were very good for their time....which has now passed!

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

And Larry is ****ing awesome.

Adam....meh...bass is boring at the best of times.

Larry might be a top bloke (as u have told me from ur meetings with him) but to call him awesome from a drummers perspective is a bit much. Youtube John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Danny Carey (Tool), Stuart Copeland (The Police), Ginger Baker (Cream) and you'll see proper drummers!

And Al, I thought u had some degree of musical intelligence, to call the bass borin is sacreligious!

Xavi6 wrote: »

Lol go listen to some Muse

Agreed.


Or Tool, Chili Peppers, Primus, Incubus (older stuff), Bootsy Collins, Jaco Pastorius, The Police, Mars Volta (some of which is Flea again), The Who.



Just cos U2 have a SH1TE bassist doesnt mean bass is borin!

Mr Alan

I'll find a couple of videos of Larry drumming when i get home this evening and pop em up, but needless to say, Larry gives it welly on the drums. and often actually looks like he is in serious pain (he has problems with his back)

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gucci wrote: »

Listen to Primus....now theres bass!!

Fúck yeah! Quality call


This is a great Primus song.

"Here they come, here they come"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbz8Dupz0Z4

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

I'll find a couple of videos of Larry drumming when i get home this evening and pop em up, but needless to say, Larry gives it welly on the drums. and often actually looks like he is in serious pain (he has problems with his back)

Poor him!! Def Leppard have a one armed drummer, Id say thats considerably more pain!!

Mr Alan

Neil, I wasnt slating bass (neil plays the bass), wat i meant was, that wat i am into is the "song" itself, not virtuoso musicians, they're all well and good, but the song is the main thing for me, as such the bass is their to lay the foundations in my opinion. adam is a perfectly good bass player for doing that. take someone like Robbie Robertson (The Band) he is a ****ing breathtakingly good guitarist, jammed with clapton on the last waltz and was more than able to hold his own, if not possibly outshine clapton, but with a lot of the bands songs his guitar is nothing more than a simple rythm guitar (see;the night they drove old dixie down for example) thats because they were off the philosophy that the song was the main thing. everything else was secondary.

I am the same :cool:

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Deleted User wrote: »

Poor him!! Def Leppard have a one armed drummer, Id say thats considerably more pain!!

Check out this hilarious thread.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=56227462

Xavi6

PMSL

Mr Alan

Mr Alan wrote: »

Neil, I wasnt slating bass (neil plays the bass), wat i meant was, that wat i am into is the "song" itself, not virtuoso musicians, they're all well and good, but the song is the main thing for me, as such the bass is their to lay the foundations in my opinion. adam is a perfectly good bass player for doing that. take someone like Robbie Robertson (The Band) he is a ****ing breathtakingly good guitarist, jammed with clapton on the last waltz and was more than able to hold his own, if not possibly outshine clapton, but with a lot of the bands songs his guitar is nothing more than a simple rythm guitar (see;the night they drove old dixie down for example) thats because they were off the philosophy that the song was the main thing. everything else was secondary.

I am the same :cool:

Id agree but theres no reason why u cant be creative in doing this. Also if u take a band like Tool, they interchange the rhythm section from the bass and guitar playing rhythm with drums playing lead, to bass playing lead with the other 2 as rhythm etc, no reason u cant wexplore and push the boundaries whilst still avoiding up-your-own-hole-virtuoso self indulgance in fairness.

Xavi6

Played a great game of 5 a side earlier. Helped myself to 6 goals in a 9-5 victory. Nice to have found the shooting boots again!

Mr Alan

I agree, you can be a bit more flexible with it, see someone like the Stone Roses for example.

BUT my point was that you cant really say Adam is a ****e bass player when he has played on someone of the best songs of modern times and is in the biggest band of all time* after only the Beatles and is quite clearly more thqan capable on his instrument.

For example, One, i really like the bass in that song and the point at which it comes in at the start of the second verse, and most people agree that its a good song.

The End of the World-another cracking tune, and a great rythm section.

Do You Feel Loved-quality bass. I could carry on but i wont.

(*no one start going on about Spice Girls etc etc please, and the very least U2 deserve a bit of respect for wat they have achieved)

gucci

My most competitive football lately was with young lads in the local park last thursday night. I hadn't boots so ended up playing in goals in a 9 aside game. Inevitably it went to a "Next goal wins" scenario as we wanted to get home for the football on telly (and young lads probably had to be home for their tea) Cue me putting in a Jerzy Dudek extra time chamions league final performance. Must have saved about 3 point blank shots and turned over 2 other shots from close enough range. Physically dont know how i done it. They were all eager for me to come back and play again....I'm afraid I peaked way too soon!!

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Mr Alan

wat the **** is that?!

Xavi6

pvt.joker

pedobear

gucci

I meant peaked regarding my performance in goals, not peaking at the young lads!!

In fairness they were all over 16.......so its ok to fancy them right?

IrishMike

gucci wrote: »

I meant peaked regarding my performance in goals, not peaking at the young lads!!

Tell it to the judge you Garry Glitter wannabe!!!!!

estebancambias

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