Surely these two things are intrinsically linked?

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:40, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

if you hate their music, of course.
But if you are ambivalent it's worth seeing them play live, he's a remarkable showman.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:49, Reply)

I'm all for seeing a good live band and being pleasantly surprised as a rule
I do draw the line at Pulp, however
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:53, Reply)

you might be right about many things
but you'll forever be wrong about this.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:56, Reply)

He should have got an OBE for that Michael Jackson thing. That was pure genius.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:54, Reply)

A friend of mine reviewed their recent gig
thequietus.com/articles/06542-pulp-live-review
He's a bit of a 'marmite' writer, so don't blame me if you disagree with what he writes
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:55, Reply)

Having read that, I put it to you that he is in fact not a 'marmite' writer, but a 'marmite miner'.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:58, Reply)

His writing is fairly fucking pretentious, I have to be honest.
But I agree with him about most stuff. Plus, I was at Finsbury Park in 97. Although the gig he'll always regret not being at, was Pulp at Glastonbury 95.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:59, Reply)

Of course it is
But writing about music usually is pretentious and over-opinionated and egotistical and of course, pointless - like Zappa said, it is like dancing about architecture.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 10:02, Reply)

Fo' sho.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 10:42, Reply)

not really
the music of Rammstein is largely dung but I'd still like to see them live.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:56, Reply)

Conversely, I'd like to see them die.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 8 Jul 2011, 9:57, Reply)