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So Sonisphere 2012 has been cancelledalthough the website doesn't give an official reason, I would guess they haven't shifted many tickets.
It's a shame as I was going to buy a ticket nearer the time, but now I have more money to spend on Donnington.
EDIT - Oh, tell me about things that have disappointed you.
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Yeah I heard that last nightGiven the typical ages of fans of the headliners you'd have thought there'd be enough spare cash floating about to make it happen. Gutted, although it makes my decision about Resistanz much easier
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You've decided it's shit and bent and thus want no part in it?Good lad.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:36,
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Do you even know what Resistanz is?Also, haven't had my confirmation of a Norwich gig (with accompanying VIP tickets and complimentary hookers) from Andy Zaltzman yet, what are you playing at Boyce?! It wasn't a big ask!
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Any event or act who cannot even spell 'resistance' do not deserve my attention.I know that much.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:52,
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This is rich coming from a man whose favourite artistcouldn't even spell his own first name
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Yes, it is, rather, isn't it?I make no claims to consistency. For some reason 'Led Zeppelin' is OK with me, too. Perhaps I am just a massive wanker?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:58,
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If you had any integrity at all you'd kill yourself in protest at yourselfPerhaps, in a deliciously ironic twist, by choking to death on the scrunched-up failed attempts to correctly spell discombobulation.
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Needs MOAR account deletion(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:04,
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I would have said the lineup was better than Download, for the most partThey left it far too late before any announcements, as quite a few would have already bought their Download tickets by the time Sonisphere even announced their first band.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:33,
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The line up looked pretty awful to meI would have gone to see Electric Wizard out of that lot. That is all.
I think perhaps this festival wasn't aimed at me...
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:35,
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I like them.EDIT They're no Electric Head Funk, mind you.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:36,
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They're no Electric Head Funk though**I mean this as a good thing.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:37,
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HahahaEHF fucking RULED the mid/late 80s home counties free form psychedelic instrumental rock scene, I'm telling you.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:40,
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Kiss, 'Queen', FNM, Incubus, Andrew WK, Refused, Mastodon, Glassjaw, Gojira, Flogging Molly, The Darkness, Wolfmother, Skindred, Alestorm, Switchfoot are the ones I'd quite like to seeAnd that was only really the first announcement
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:37,
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Wolfmother do a superb live show.All the others are either bands I've never heard of and therefore I accuse you of making them up, or they are utterly rubbish. Kiss, particularly, are fucking dreadful. Cheesy, MOR shite. Cunts, as well.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:39,
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To each, their own.I think the stage show from Kiss would have been spectacular
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:41,
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It is, I swa them a few years agothe guy shooting rockets out of his guitar is cool, and Paul Stanley flying out over the audience is also great fun.
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yes all bands should just stand perfectly still on stage playing there instrumentsthat way it's exactly just like listening to an album and adds nothing new to the experience, which is all anyone wants for a £60 ticket anyway
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No, they should wear high heels and stupid makeupand let off fireworks in order to mask the dismal mediocrity of their actual music. James Brown was an incredible showman (as was Hendrix) but you could still enjoy his gigs if you were blind. Kiss, however, are cut from the same shitty cloth as wankers like Def Leppard, and can not only fuck off, but also die in a fire. As can you.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:00,
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bit harsh there monty, i was only pointing out that some bands might want to give their fans more of a show for their moneydidn't mean to get you angry
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I'm in a good mood today.Be warned.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:03,
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uh-ohi'll mark a thing on my calendar for 6 hours time to avoid you when you hit the comedown
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Sorry Monters, but you're talking bollocks.Kiss, in their pomp, where exceptional showmen.
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...whose records were and are shit.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:54,
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True enoughbut having to listen to Kiss whilst watching it would ruin any enjoyment I might get from it. cf Rammstein. Plus I am a bit too old to be impressed by fireworks, if I am honest.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:45,
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i bet you a quid that when your son starts wanting to go to firework displays and drags you along with himyou'll change your mind
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The Paris millennium ones were genuinely impressive, I'll give you that.I don't recall liking them even when I was a kid, to be honest. My mother used to make toffee for fireworks night and that I did enjoy. Fireworks themselves, meh. Even on magic mushrooms.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:05,
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i hated them when i was a kidbut now i find good ones genuinely impressive
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Wolfmother are no Kyuss or Goatsnake, this much we know for certain.(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:46, Reply)
I think a better festival would actually have been a combination of the two lineupsI don't either one was perfect, but I would have preferred my headliners to have been Kiss, Metallica and Sabbath. And I wanted to see Within Temptation, Mastodon, Gojira, The Darkness and Lacuna Coil.
I hope Download snaps up a few of the bands.
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I've tried to like FNM, but I jsut don't see what the fuss is about.They've got a few great songs, like Digging the Grave and Ashes to Ashes, but they really aren't that good. Certainly not good enough to headline.
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They're just not very good, Al.That's the main problem.
The only tune of theirs I am familiar with had some God-awful cod rap-rock shite going on. Same 'embarrassing white person' vibe as RHCP.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:46,
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Jimi Hendrix was mine, from when I was about ten unti the present day.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:53,
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When I was ten my favourites were The Beatles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry and The ShadowsNot that my musical tastes at that age were entirely informed by my dad. Oh no...
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:01,
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Same here.My love of surf guitar music, 50s r'n'r and late 60s rock all come from my old boy. He also played me the first Jesus & Mary Chain LP (a work of genius if you ask me) and various reggae artists like Burning Spear. Cheers dad.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:09,
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My Dad played me The New Seekers.Bastard.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:11,
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I'm impressed that your dad was into JAMC(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:18,
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He could see the parallels with the Beach Boys I think.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:19,
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Dismissing your preposterous claims of quality,we both know that headlining isn't about being good enough. If it was, AC/DC would never get to headline anything.
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I'm not thoughThe suggestion that AC/DC are the best band on any given festival lineup is bollocks. Or, a really fucking shit festival.
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I would argue that the fact they're responsible for the 3rd highest selling album of all time gives them the right to headline wherever the fuck they wantAlso, Thunderstruck, You Shook Me All Night Long, Highway To Hell, Back In Black, etc. They are more deserving of headlining anywhere than Blink 182, Green Day, Guns N Roses, Arctic Monkeys, Radiohead, The Killers, Manic Street Preachers and Kasabian put together.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:09,
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He's being silly, AA. Very silly indeed.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:12,
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Some serious worrying bird shit in that barnet.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:18,
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WHAT!?I thought you and me were friends? I thought we bonded when I defended you when Swipe said you were a bumhead?
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if i banned you 4 life we could spend all day in the park making daisy chains(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:26, Reply)
you have to split the stalk, i only found this out recentlywho'd have thought?
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cf all blue masters, the Ramones etc etcShould all bands have a stylistically varied career, like, er, Genesis or Paul fucking Simon?
Clue: no they should not
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:17,
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God forbid I should think a band you like are shitI'm sure that if you disliked one of my favourite bands you'd just let it lie and wouldn't harp on about it for months
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Fuck that shit.(fuck that shit)
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:23,
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he's also bankrupt, druggie and no access to his sonwork that in somehow
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I don't think he's going to bite today mateTry calling Al a fat, bald unoriginal cunt
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Define "worked"If the purpose of doing so would be to raise a few lols, it works every time. If the purpose is to get you to shit off, I'm sure it never will. But you could say the same about you calling me a bumsexualist and posting a pic I asked you once before to take down.
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Ooops, I'd forgotten about that, picture changed to some otters.And "worked" in the sense that it may cause me to "bite".
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CheersAnd no it won't get you to bite, but that's not why the abuse gets chucked about is it.
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Those songs you list are all the same tune with different names thoughwhich is the crux of my problem with AC/DC. Anyway the album sales thing only underlines my original point; the right to headline is about popularity, not quality. Selling a lot of albums doesn't make you not shit. Oasis sold a lot of records.
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But that's just a bollocks statement isn't it?That accusation could be levelled far more accurately at Combichrist or other industrial bands.
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Not really, there are quite clearly huge variations between individual AC/DC songsthey have a similar sound and style because it's the same band, in the same way that you can tell a Rush track you've not heard before having heard Spirit of Radio and Tom Sawyer, but the actual songs aren't the same.
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There are huge variations between individual CombiChrist songs toobut you don't like them, so you don't want to invest time in picking out said differences.
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They call fit handily into the 'terrible angsty student bed-wetter shit' bracket though.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:27,
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Ignoring the fact that the above makes no grammatical senseI disagree. Also; Hawkwind are shit.
OMLG! Individual human beings having different viewpoints shocker! Someone call Bella, the system is on the verge of smashability.
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The thing is, though, Hawkwind are not shit.That's where your argument falls down.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:36,
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They are thoughYou know what else, CombiChrist are much better than Jimi Hendrix
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That's because of Geddy Lee's gay voice ruining both of them.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:24,
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Fuck off Boyce.Go and buy your daughter an ice cream. Oh wait, better not, you can't afford it, and she's with her mother.
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i imagine thats why you're disappointed with your exshe should have waited until he was older
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It's because I wanted to do the op myself.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:35,
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but you couldn't afford the instruments?you had all the anaesthesia ready to go, too :(
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I have six now.I've got three free acoustics in the past year.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:39,
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I accept the Oasis argument, but would point out that AC/DC have outsold nearly every artist to have ever existed.And I disagree on every song sounding the same.
However, that's my opinion, and everyone is entitled to theirs.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:16,
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See my reply aboveI was never arguing against AC/DC being popular - they've achieved a phenomenal amount, I just don't like them
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Fair enoughI just don't think it's right for you to say they don't deserve to headline a festival is all, as they've shown, they clearly deserve it.
However, as I say, to each, their own.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:20,
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That really wasn't my pointI didn't mean they don't deserve to headline - clearly they do. My point was that it's about popularity not quality, in response to Al's suggestion that FNM don't deserve to headline because he doesn't like them.
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It's not about not liking them, I like some of their songsbut I just don't see where the devotion comes from. Everyone raves about Angel Dust, but apart from Be Aggressive none of the songs are really that good, I don't even think Midlife Crisis deserves the ratings it gets.
I don't feel they have a sufficiently large catalogue of good songs that a large crowd would want to see, hence they shouldn't be headlining.
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I found angel dust to be a bit unpleasant when I tried it.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:29,
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And I could say exactly the same about AC/DCbut there are many thousands of people who would disagree with me, just as there are thousands who would disagree with you about FNM. Saying that a band aren't good enough to headline is a redundant notion unless they haven't shifted any units, which FNM obviously did.
The Smashing Pumpkins headling Reading a few years back, that absolutely gobsmacked me. Up until that point I genuinely didn't realise they had such a following because they were so eye-wateringly awful. But then, the only time I went to Reading Suede were headlining.
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You could say that about AC/DC, but you would be wrong, which is where your attempt at an argument falls down.Also, Smashing Pumpkins headling something falls into the FNM situation. They simply shouldn't have been headling.
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So, basicallyYou should be allowed to decide who headlines every festival according to your personal opinion, regardless of fan base or record sales?
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Of course.I'd like a 'no shit music' policy at all festivals. Decided on by me.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:44,
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Then you could decide which festival you could afford to go toevery five years
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I would be paid for my expert tastes in tickets.I've got it all worked out.
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:54,
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Including how the festival would survive financiallywhen there's only one person in attendance, and he doesn't have any beer money?
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I'd choose Monty's festival over yoursI'm not subbing his beer consumption though.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:08,
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The best act never to have headlined a festival was Daphne and Celeste.(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:44,
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Wait, what?If you sell more albums its because more people wanted to buy them. If more people wanted to buy your album, then you're better at doing what you do (sale records) than someone who sales less.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:49,
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This is exactly my point thoughBeing better at making records people want to buy, and seeing that reflected in record sales, is a completely different principle to the notion of "quality" which is entirely subjective.
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It is not entirely subjectiveBut it is true that there is no accounting for tastes.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:54,
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Yeah I phrased that badlybut you know what I mean. However amateurish a band may sound to you or I, there's always someone (usually Monty) who considers them to be a "raw, unpolished gem"
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Again you are making a mistake here, with technical ability and its effect on the quality of music produced.(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:04,
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It's called 'Emerson Lake and Palmer Syndrome'(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:08,
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Don't get me wrongIt is entirely possible for highly technically accomplished musicians to produce worthy music, but it is most definitely not a pre-requisite.
And anyone who tries to use a band or musician's virtuosity on their instruments to prove their musical worth is probably already losing the argument.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:16,
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Oh, I agree entirelyMoving Pictures by Rush is a great example of a technically accomplished band recognising the need to write enjoyable songs as opposed to just demonstrating their virtuosity.
Dreamtheater, on the other hand, are impressive for the first 30 seconds before you realise the whole fucking album goes on in that vein.
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Also, while you're about: Reggae questionI'll be honest, I know bugger all about reggae, never really been able to get into it. Can you recommend any decent-but-not-too-obscure reggae tunes with good basslines?
One of my students wants to learn about reggae basslines, and I'd prefer not to have to trawl through "no woman no fucking cry" with him.
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I can offer you a layman's advice, if that's any good?I've only really dipped my toe into reggae, but if it is bass you are after then dub is probably the place to look.
The best two dub records I know of (Monty, with his greater knowledge of this genre may disagree) are Augustus Pablo/King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown and Lee Scratch Perry/Super Ape.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:23,
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I would start withJimmy Cliff... Firstly by watching The Harder they Come, this has music from Jimmy himself along with Desmond Decker and The Slickers
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You are talking utter bollocks here.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:11,
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Oh my god, we're not going to have a disagreement about music on the internet are we?Because I don't think the world could cope with that
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It's like Juice Crew Allstars gig all over again.And the Pink Fairies at the Roundhouse. I am certain only three tickets were sold for that. To me, my brother and his mate Bonz. I was practically shitting myself with excitement about seeing them again, and then 'cancelled due to illness'. Who knew unpopularity was an illness?
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Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:35,
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i'm guttednot because it's cancelled, i was always gonna head to download, but because this means download tickets will sell out real fast, it'll be absolutely RAMMED and i'll a: have to buy early (ie before i can afford it) and b: jostle for tent space. motherfuckers.
still. mosh pits :D
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I was in one last night, feeling rather sore todayEmbarrassingly, it wasn't even for a heavy band, I came out of Cannibal Corpse with no visible injuries at all.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:50,
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last year at sonii was in the pit to mastodon, and some twunt with a big wooden skull on a stick took my knee out, causing the circle pit to fall on my duff knee. it was december before i could walk normally again. still going back in :D glutton for punishment. i'l start out withthe best intentions, but i don't think i'm physically capable of not pitting when peopel like lamb of god and mastodon play. it's the only nod to red blooded alpha male douchebaggery in my otherwise homogenised metrosexual character. can't help myself.
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Are you a second account of Fat Bobby or your own autonomous person?(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:56, Reply)
autonomouswho is fat bobby? i've been absent for a bit. and had a name change.
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I left Mastodon halfway through to go and see Jason RouseMy only regret is that I missed 'Blood and Thunder'. The pits for Parkway Drive were a bit mental, great fun though!
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:05,
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Were Mastodon on the Sunday?If so, this would explain why I didn't see them.
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Yep, on the SundayWhy, did you leave early?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:10,
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It was my wedding anniversaryI had to negotiate hard to be allowed to attend on the friday and saturday. I had been given a free pass to this years, which makes the cancellation even more annoying.
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I'm campling next to my friends caravan so we don't have to walk as far to the arena.I don't like the site layout for Download.
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The layout is one of the main reasons I swore off going to Download again, the distance between the camping and the stages was ridiculous(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:55,
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How far can it be, you lazy shite?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:58,
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Easily a 10-15 minute trek, which gets annoying when you make it several times a day(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:01,
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No, more. To get from the car park to the campsite was about 3-4 mileswhich is fucking shit when you're carrying a heavy bag and tent and your booze supply. Then from the nearest campsite to the arena is about 1-1.5 miles, but if you were camped further out then it was obviously more.
The set up really is fucking terrible.
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That was what I liked about Sonisphere, the setup was excellent(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:06,
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I read this like an advert for UnicefAl here has to walk 3-4 miles a day just to get beer. With your help we can get his tent moved to the disabled camping area. Just £10 a month could help him to get some spirits and a hipflask to carry them in.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:08,
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twenty five minutes at a brisk pacewell over a mile from mid campsite to arena gate
when you're twatted and it's baking hot and there's about one water point per thousand thirsty fans, it's like crossing the fucking sahara.
one year i'm gonna set up shop selling beers midway. i'd make a mint.
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yeah the epic trek from site to arenacan fucking do a massive one.
i hope they don't repeat the debacle from 2010 either, having the second stage (smaller crowd, heavier bands) on fucking tarmac again. that was a death trap. cavalera conspiracy was a bloodbath.
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Spanish metal fans.Joy.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:55,
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not in the slightest.(
the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 10:59,
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plus you can stay out in the sun all day and not get burned because of your massive hats(, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:01, Reply)
Switchfoot are religious Which makes the whole festival a religionfest and I am glad its cancelled.
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Peej, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:11,
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I'm aware it's a pointless statement, but there are far worse Christian bands out thereUnderoath is one of them.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:12,
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I used to think that Alter Bridge were a god rock band.I was glad when I found out this wasn't the case.
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They are fairly godly thoughBtw, have you ever heard any Halestorm?
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:17,
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Yep, Alestorm are 'pirate metal', rather silly, a bit of funHalestorm are a female fronted band, sounds almost like Paramore grew a pair - www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmkHqUwa4zg
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:25,
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I like the sound of pirate metal.I bet the reality is awful, though.
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Kroney, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:40,
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However did I guess(?)Tbh, they're a bit silly, and whilst they're treated as such, it's fairly entertaining.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:41,
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They sound alright.Not sure I'd want to listen to them for a sustained period of time.
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I wouldn't mind looking at her for a sustained period of time though...(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:36,
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Would you have given this band a second glance without her though?(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:39,
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Certainly, I heard this song before I even knew what she looked like(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:40,
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That is truly terrible(
tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:38,
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The problem here seems to be Christian Rock and MetalThere is plenty to love out there in Gospel, Spiritual Jazz, Country etc.
There is less of the "Hey Christianity is cool, we like the same music as you" in other genres.
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tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:23,
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All Religious people are equally bad whether they are in a band or notthis includes any religious family members I have.
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Peej, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:14,
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FORMAL APOLOGYI'd just like to say sorry for fucking up England's chances of winning the first test. I should not have even mentioned it. Special apologies to Darth and The Mighty Badger. It won't happen again.
*burns self to death*
*ends up as new trophy*
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Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:30,
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did you see that man on fire on the news the other day?looked warm
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The weather has disappointed me today.My iPhone told me it was going to be 23 degrees in London today. It ain't even sunny. At least Kisstory is reasonably good this morning.
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Fucking lovely up here Bazza.(
Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:33,
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Yeah I've just realised. The location on my phone is still Newcastle, Barry's being a duh-brain.
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According to the forecast the temperature was supposed to dip considerably as the week went on.If this is a dip then I want more, please.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:43,
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the suns shining in W1 and my iphone says 22 degreesI'd be interested in your favourite non game iphone app - please enlighten me
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lucosade is counting down the minutes until, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:38,
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AroundMeExcellent for finding food and alcohol in unknown locales.
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Kroney, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:39,
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wish it had AR... then it would be brillinatalso Flipboard is the nutz
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lucosade is counting down the minutes until, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:41,
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I think it'll get warmer. My phone still says its 22 degrees now in London, it's a fucking liar. Erm I dunno. Soundcloud, Twitter, Shazam is a godsend, Sky Go maybe. I need some good ones. Actually I forgot Spotify, I'd kill myself if I didn't have Spotify.
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I'm with you on shazam and spotifyWhat is the Sky one?
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lucosade is counting down the minutes until, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:42,
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Sky Go, means you can watch Sky on your iPhone. Good for Sky Sports.Obviously you need Sky TV at home.
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realtime updates of scores? or just news etc?(
lucosade is counting down the minutes until, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:42,
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Mine is the 'iPhones are bent and Apple wankers should be slapped hard' one.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:43,
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i'd like the job of "apple wanker"come sample some of my organic cloudy juice
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lucosade is counting down the minutes until, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:45,
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Until Stephen Fry dies I fear that post is filled.(
Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 11:48,
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See, I used to agree. I bought a Nokia N900 because I didn't want to be an Apple wanker. For two years I was stuck with that piece of shit. But, as cunty as the people who don't shut up about iPhones/think it makes them cool are, they're actually the best phone on the market by about a million miles. So I've joined the cunt brigade. And I'm getting an iPad on Monday, suck on that playa.
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ipad is great, iphone is shit, the home button becomes useless after about 6 months and you have to basically massage the cunt before it does anything. Can't wait to get rid of my iphone.
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Should have got it insured then dumbo. I'm piggybacking my dad's business account with Vodafone, fiver a month, unlimited claims, no excess to pay and no questions asked. Get it replaced over the counter. I might throw mine at a wall and get it replaced in town this afternoon just to annoy you.
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You're the first person I've ever heard say that, out of the millions sold.This draws me to the conclusion you used it with BBQ sauce all over your hands and never thought to wipe it down.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:13,
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google it, it happens to loads of people. Like premature ejaculation.
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just got a present in the postfrom the ex
it's the most ridiculously priced pair of headphones for iphones/ipods etc as a thank you for all the storage help.
i might cry. they sound fucking EPIC though.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:17,
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What ones are they?(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:19,
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Fucking hell, they are rather expensive...I'm rather happy with my £15 Sennheisers, the only problem I have is the 3 metre cable.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:27,
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he's like monty, SERIOUSLY INTO MUSICeven i can hear the difference, although my music is nowhere near as good as his. where they will be really great is watching tv/films on the ipad when i'm away.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:30,
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It's worth paying good money for good headphones, definitely(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:32,
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it's even more worth someone else paying good money for them!(
rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:35,
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I love my Sony headphones.Crystal clear sound and no distortion whatsoever, regardless of volume. Closed back as well, so minimal leakage and they block out nearly all ambient noise.
Wonderful things.
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These are the ones I have, pretty much perfect for mewww.amazon.co.uk/Sennheiser-HD201-Closed-Back-Headphones/dp/B0007XJSQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333021260&sr=8-1
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:41,
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it jsut seems to me you'd only give someone headphones if you were given them free as a promo of some sortfor signing up to a particular broadband or from a client who wants to keep your custom
it surprises me you didn't work this out yourself
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nah, not with his jobbesides, the receipt was in the box.
he tried to give me an equivalent amount in cash which i returned, so he has spent it instead. it's v thoughtful.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:29,
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Got my iPad a couple of days ago. Very pleased with it.(
Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:06,
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What do they actually do? I just want one because I'm a flash cunt.
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i love mineand i do very little with it except stroke it most of the time!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:18,
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Just a thoughtBut with all the conspiracy theories springing up from the extent to which Apple are supposedly recording your location, activity, etc., at the same time as their advances in touch-screen technology - i.e., all you do is stroke the thing - I'm beginning to wonder whether all those touch-screens link remotely to some crotch attachment worn by the late Steve Jobs so that you indirectly pleasure him every time you do anything with your iPhone or iPad.
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wow, that's just.......wow. there's some thought gone into THAT.
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rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:30,
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I had an N900 and then an N8 for a whileboth utter turd and the 4S is brilliant by comparison. I shall probably be trying Android next, though.
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Kroney, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:14,
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Funnily enough I had both of them as well.When the N900 finally broke I sent it off and they gave me an N8 in return. Bit like being told you've survived cancer but now have AIDs. How fucking shit were they both?!
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Yeah, I found the N900 bearable, but I had the charging issue.UPS lost it in the post and Nokia sent me a kick in the bollocks by way of compensation. The N8 was so shit I actually got angry trying to navigate using its piss poor interface.
The iPhone is a perfect instrument for what it's designed to do. Which isn't to be as moddable as Android.
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Kroney, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:17,
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Windows Phone 7 rocks, I prefer it over Android.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:22,
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I've heard the apps aren't really up to much yetwhat with the relatively short time its been out. I'm not going to be upgrading again for eighteen months yet, though. The whole landscape will have changed by then, I expect.
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Kroney, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:24,
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I'm updating in May, I have no idea what phone to go for.(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:28,
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My friend has got the HTC Titan, he swears by it, and I was impressed with what I saw on itSadly, I'm trying to downgrade my contract, which means that the newer phones often aren't available to me. Just sick of paying £50 a month, really.
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Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:38,
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That's what I've got, and it's ace.It's now about 6 months old so you should be able to find it on a lower contract.
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G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:39,
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^ This.The missus got one as an upgrade last year and straight away she had to charge it every day.
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Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:38,
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Nah', they aren't really, but they're not as needed as so much is built into the system.(
G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩€, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:38,
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Is there a particular reason he would be racist on that status, or is he just trying to shoehorn it in?(
Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Thu 29 Mar 2012, 12:53,
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