Contrary to popular opinion,
I didn't shag anyone, alright?
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:12, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I was talking about the bands
but it's interesting you felt the need to tell me that.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:13, Reply)

Ahhh, I read your last post as "Was that the highlight"
Referring to my use of the word Fucking.

Highlight = AC/DC. I was so close to Brian Johnson. It was beautiful.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:15, Reply)

But you didn't fuck him?
Or indeed anyone?
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Note: I'm teasing
It's none of my business.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:16, Reply)

Hahaha no I didn't fuck Brian Johnson.

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:19, Reply)

*envies*
that must have been awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:17, Reply)

It was.
Youtube the performance, they put on such a show, it was phenomenal.
So many props!
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:18, Reply)

sweet
I'm glad I'm going to at least one of the decent festivals this year. Couldn't have handled the jealousy of not going to any I think!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:35, Reply)

Which one are you going to?

(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Sonisphere
not only are some of my favourite big names playing, but some of my very favourite small names too.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)

same
like Dir en Grey
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

I'm interested to check them out
I'm really looking forward to Bigelf. They are going to be awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)

They are :D

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

haven't heard much
will look them up.

Vipros I think you'd like Dir en Grey. They're a tad unusual, and their singer is the funniest thing to watch live ever
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:50, Reply)

Bigelf are prog rock tastic
Check out their song The Evils of Rock and Roll

I do like unusual things. what I've seen about Dir en Grey certainly makes me curious
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:57, Reply)

I shall find some Bigelf definitely
Dir en Grey used to be really into visual kei (excessive clothes/makeup) but they're toned down now in that respect and ramped up musically. When I saw them last year the singer was even tinier than he looks generally
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:00, Reply)

what is the music like?
I'd check them out, but can't use youtube or other useful things in the office
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:05, Reply)

It's quite hard to describe
Japanese lyrics, fairly shouty in bits, but a lot of melody. Fairly heavy metal I think. I hoped wikipedia would define their genre for me but all I got was 'the genre of their music difficult to determine (though it is generally considered to be a form of metal music'

They don't really do the visual kei thing anymore sadly
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:09, Reply)

did you see the japanese band that were on the main stage last year?
when coheed and cambria's ferry was late

started out interesting with masks and some good music, but then went a bit shit, and they started having a go at the crowd when people were leaving
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:11, Reply)

I think they were called FACT
didn't see them though. I may have still been arsing around on the campsite at that point
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:13, Reply)

they could have been good
sadly they weren't
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:14, Reply)

that's a pity
did you see Skindred (they played quite early)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:15, Reply)

yep
love Skindred. I know the drummer and a good mate of mine is good mates with the guitarist
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:20, Reply)

they're coming again this year I think
I thought they were awesome last year
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:27, Reply)

they are indeed
and they can be counted on to be awesome
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:27, Reply)

I was overjoyed when they were announced for Sonisphere
did the singer play two keyboards while singing when you saw them?
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:50, Reply)

I'd love to see AC/DC,
maybe one day I can afford their extortionate ticket prices.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:17, Reply)

same here
some people can get away with it.

the venue we played in last thursday is a club run by joss stone's mum. it's ok, but really up it's own arse. They had posters up for Solomon Burke with Joss Stone as a guest. Tickets were £50.

No matter how legendary someone apparently is, charging £50 for a gig in a relatively shitty club in Exeter, with an annoying try-hand bint as a special guest, is outrageous.

I paid £50 to see Metallica at the O2. That was worth it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:35, Reply)

I paid £75 to see the last NIN gig at the O2, with Jane's Addiction supporting
But that was on eBay, because tix sold out in about 2 mins and the website kept crashing on me. I HAD to go.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:36, Reply)

I was sorely disappointed in NIN at Sonisphere last year
it was not a festival set by any means. Really dirgy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:37, Reply)

Yeah, he did it on purpose apparently
He reckoned he couldn't play the hard, fast songs as Metallica would be on next. I'm not fussed that I missed it, especially as the O2 gig was the best gig I've ever been to.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:38, Reply)

I was happy enough with the NIN set
at Sonisphere. It felt quite emotional.
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:42, Reply)

Emotional sums up the O2 gig
23 songs of awesomeness, with the most moving rendition of Hurt I've seen live.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

Hurt was fantastic
at Soni. Seriously, it was a perfect setting for it- as they started playing, the clouds swept over the sun, it became cold and there was almost dead silence towards the end. People were crying around me
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:46, Reply)

really?
I must have been stood with some cold, hard bastards.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:46, Reply)

Lots of tears when they played it at the O2 as well
Last ever NIN song played live in the UK. Such a good song as well.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

oh you mean the version at Soni
was the last one?
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:48, Reply)

Nope, at the O2 I think
Might be wrong though.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)

you are indeed
because that was during July (some mates went) and Sonisphere was August
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

I had thought that Sonisphere was their last UK performance too
which was why I was surprised by the setlist
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:54, Reply)

it wasn't shit by any means
and at least they weren't limp bizkit or linkin park. they were shit.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

true
people just walked away from Linkin Park
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:46, Reply)

I still can't believe the guy wheeled on his new (even more shit than Linkin Park) band for half the headline slot
outrageous
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

Fort Minor?
I was given the album. I like precisely 1 song on it.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:48, Reply)

Death by Sunrise
I think. They were dire. They were literally a Linkin Park mashup
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:49, Reply)

could be Dead by Sunrise?
they were even worse than a Linkin Park mashup sounds.

the only thing that annoyed me more than that was Machine Head being special guests, cos I think they are hugely overrated (i.e. shit)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:50, Reply)

personally I'd have been happier
if Machinehead had been told to fuck off. They acted like children over the placing, and when Sonisphere tried to make amends they just threw another hissy fit
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)

yeah
fucking tossers
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:51, Reply)

I really like MH...
And think they're awesome live.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

have to disagree
but shouty/screamy metal bands aren't really my thing

although Slayer are going to be awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:53, Reply)

I consider them more 'groove metal'
And not as shouty-screamy as a lot of metal bands.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

last year was full of shouty/screamy
which wasn't my bag. too much constant guitar and drums going on, and not melodic enough.

Which is why Alice in Chains stood out so much as being incredibly awesome.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:56, Reply)

I'm glad I saw Heaven and Hell

( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:58, Reply)

I only saw about half I think
which I'm kicking myself about
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:00, Reply)

It was raining quite hard
at that point I think. They were quite good though (and possibly that was their last UK gig.)

Same with Avenged Sevenfold. Not my favourite band by any measure, but I'm glad I watched them since that was their final UK gig (where they're all alive anyway)
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:02, Reply)

the rain might've been it
and the call to spliffs :-)
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 12:06, Reply)

perhaps not
but I don't think they're that accomplished really. Definitely not enough so to be throwing hissy fits
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:57, Reply)

I would've thought having Metallica on next would be a better reason to play those songs
I heard a lot of mutterings amongst the crowd during and after. Not happy.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:43, Reply)

Yeah, everyone I know who went said they were disappointed
(apart from AmberI!)
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:44, Reply)

that was last year
my feet hurt a huge amount still, so I wasn't by that point in the mood for moshing, dancing or having my feet stamped on. So a slow, quiet set wasn't the worst thing in the world to me
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:47, Reply)

I can't be arsed with moshing and dancing these days, my headbanging days are behind me
I just enjoy the music and the atmosphere
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:49, Reply)

mostly this is true of me
but there are going to be some bands that I'm determined to try and get to front for
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:52, Reply)

I think Pendulum might tempt into a bit of a dance
depends how much booze I've had.

I've just been reminded that 65daysofstatic are playing. that'll be great
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:53, Reply)

Pendulum got me dancing. SOBER.
They were amazing, especially their cover/mix of Voodoo People, and Island Pt2
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:54, Reply)

I can't wait to see them
I've been listening to them a load over the last few weeks, and got really into it.

going to be great live
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 16 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)