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George M wrote: ↑Fri Sep 09, 2022 6:13 pm I wasn’t a big fan of The Jam , but saw Paul Weller at Chelsea Barracks in the summer where he performed a number of Jam numbers. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

Dunners wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:26 am TQID is, in my opinion, the weakest song on that album. It's too long with the instrumental sections doing little of interest.

What else is the internet for if it's not for expressing controversial opinions?

Constanza wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:21 pm Old Misery Guts was on fine form last night in Killarney. Even played Frankly Mr Shankly for the first time solo apparently.

The local health board should have provided free prostate examinations as never have so many 50-60 year old middle aged balding men been congregated in one area.

Constanza wrote: ↑Sun Sep 25, 2022 2:21 pm Old Misery Guts was on fine form last night in Killarney. Even played Frankly Mr Shankly for the first time solo apparently.

The local health board should have provided free prostate examinations as never have so many 50-60 year old middle aged balding men been congregated in one area.

Dunners wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:39 am Went Brixton last night.

First off, there are two things that seriously piss me off about a Morrissey gig:

1 - Considering his back catalogue, he never plays for more than 90 minutes. I'm not expecting a 3- or 4-hour Springsteen-style show, but surely 2 hours is pretty standard nowadays. Especially when you consider the price of tickets.

2 - The sound desk. Having dabbled in a bit of audio engineering back in my college days, I think the sound from the band is being fed through a master compressor at the mixing desk, which is set to flatten the musical accompaniment and bring Moz's vocals to the front so that they are clear and distinguishable. The problem with this is that the band sounds quiet in comparison and less immersive, so much so that you can hear conversations around you in the crowd. It's just not rock'n'roll, and at Brixton I'm used to my gigs being deafening.

Other than that, we were treated to five Smiths songs, some decent rare album/b-side tracks, and I thought the new stuff was sounding pretty good. Bonfire of Teenagers, in particular, may get a bit of a reaction. Rebel Without Applause sounds like it's the long-lost cousin of Cemetry Gates.

For a 63-year-old, he's still got his voice, and his last few albums (IMO) have been some of the best he's done.

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 11:46 am

Dunners wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 10:39 am Went Brixton last night.

First off, there are two things that seriously piss me off about a Morrissey gig:

1 - Considering his back catalogue, he never plays for more than 90 minutes. I'm not expecting a 3- or 4-hour Springsteen-style show, but surely 2 hours is pretty standard nowadays. Especially when you consider the price of tickets.

2 - The sound desk. Having dabbled in a bit of audio engineering back in my college days, I think the sound from the band is being fed through a master compressor at the mixing desk, which is set to flatten the musical accompaniment and bring Moz's vocals to the front so that they are clear and distinguishable. The problem with this is that the band sounds quiet in comparison and less immersive, so much so that you can hear conversations around you in the crowd. It's just not rock'n'roll, and at Brixton I'm used to my gigs being deafening.

Other than that, we were treated to five Smiths songs, some decent rare album/b-side tracks, and I thought the new stuff was sounding pretty good. Bonfire of Teenagers, in particular, may get a bit of a reaction. Rebel Without Applause sounds like it's the long-lost cousin of Cemetry Gates.

For a 63-year-old, he's still got his voice, and his last few albums (IMO) have been some of the best he's done.

Did he do a nazi salute or anything like that?

Max B Gold wrote: ↑Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:30 pm Possibly the worst song ever written in the history of song writing.