Live Nation is doing a crazy thing here in Europe, Journey and Heart are touring separately here at the same time. I'm not sure if either is big enough to sell arenas. It would have been common sense for them to tour together. Can't recall Journey playing anything but afternoon slots at festivals o...

When I saw the initial ads, I thought it was going to be Journey, Def Leppard, Steve Miller, Heart and Cheap Trick each night . Damn, that's a boomer festival that will sell out everywhere. Can't miss. When I saw that it was the 178th co-headline of DL & Journey w/ one of those 3 in each city, ...

Neil Diamond Dave wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 9:27 am Many a day did my small-town teenage self pose in the mirror playing most the TKO album. "I Wanna Fight" was my jam. I was probably one of only two people in my little town who had even heard of TKO and Adam Bomb. Good stuff.

All three TKO records are good.

Sleek wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 9:55 am I've also noticed that there are no restaurants in Britain or Europe where there is no tipping culture.

It depends on the country. For example here there's no tipping culture. You can tip, but it's not expected at all. Workers earn well enough even without tips.

windycitycane wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2024 6:35 pm Whoever was the guitarist for Bryan Adams always had good solos.

That's Keith Scott. One of my coworkers actually knows him.

Not Of This Girth
Dirty Black Pudding
When The Frying Calls
etc.

Van Halen-- Big bad Bill
Crowded House-- Sister Madly
The Cure - Love cats

The only one I've watched completely must be Lust Detector, which was as much comedy as porn. But that was over 35 years ago.

Looks like it's 4/5 original members. Good gig.

Therapy- Nowhere

TL;DR

ijwthstd wrote: ↑Wed May 15, 2024 2:18 pm don't want to pee during the gig

So true. If I don't have a seat, let's say at a club gig, I hate losing my spot.

GoodJudge wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 1:52 pm

Hellsinkey wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 10:04 am A lot of people in this country poo-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palate but also to the cognoscenti of Great Britain.

I was going to ask where you quoted all that from but I'm guessing it's a Python sketch.

Yes.

Also, I used to work at Virgin Records, the label, not the store... and I can't tell you how much stuff they gave me, and I took even more. These labels give away endless product, and every time a guest would visit, they would say "Stevie, take them shopping..." which meant walk them into...

A lot of people in this country poo-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines appeal not only to the Australian palate but also to the cognoscenti of Great Britain. Black Stump Bordeaux is rightly praised as a peppermint-flavoured Burgundy, whilst a good Sydney Syrup...

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 8:33 am What are some bands you would pay to see if they came to your city?

There are many bands I'd go and see if they came here. Very rarely I have travelled to see bands.
Some I'm seeing this year:
Journey
The Darkness
Heart
Pulp
Pixies (twice)
Ride
Therapy
Sleepy Sleepers

Over 3000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nu_metal_bands

This list is a little ridiculous. Primus? Body Count and Rage Against The Machine influenced a lot of nu metal bands, but I wouldn't call them that either.

After leaving those three out, it's Korn.

pieceofme wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 11:58 am Stuff like food, merch, drink, parking etc.

I very rarely need any of those at gigs. The last time I remember buying t-shirts or cds was at a Kraftwerk and Mentors gig.

Cast- Mother
Blind Melon- Mother
Luke Haines- Mother
Police- Mother
Pop Will Eat Itself- Mother
Red House Painters- Mother

That's just from my records, never mind the hundreds of variations.

Hear 'N Aid- Stars lp with autographs (some, not all)

Good band,but not good enough for getting bigger. Miss Mystery should have been a hit though.

Still pretty much the same as always: jeans, boots or trainers and t-shirt (yes, of own band or other).

Well, there's this one that came out last year: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29268092/ There was also an earlier one that was pulled, because MM didn't see eye to eye with the director and ended up suing him. Probably didn't suit the best-kept-secret-in-rock-n-roll narrative he's been desperately t...

XTC - This Is pop (documentary)
https://youtu.be/ytc9fv96ZGg?si=WpZWx7X3Yz3ykz9I

It’s rare in entertainment to make to the very top wrung. Some that have cannot accept that they’ve fallen below it. To cope they develop bad habits. Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Prince, and Britney all fall into that category. It’s ends early and needlessly for them. There is probably no help...

It is acceptable, even for a band themselves. Fuck the rules. If even Iron Maiden can wear their own t-shirts on stage, so can everyone else.

Blind Melon- Letters From A Porcupine
Pavement- Slow Century
Inxs- I'm Only Looking
Nada Surf- Live 2003
Sleepy Sleepers- Soppa
Ween- Live In Chicago

nosell wrote: ↑Wed May 01, 2024 6:45 pm Ash - Kablammo

Not a Sludge-band by any means, very good still. 1977 and Free All Angels are my favourites from them. A-Z Vol. 1 & 2 are very good too.

BulletProofPoet wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:34 am
GUN - never really get talked about on here but those first 3 albums are spectacular! The new stuff without Mark Rankin is also still really solid.

Their ep Popkiller with Toby Jepson (Little Angels) is really good too. Shame they didn't do more together.