RIP 2018
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I went to the same concert, and that was my one and only U2 concert. I would have liked to hear some of my favourites (e.g., The Unforgettable Fire) but most of the hits were played including “One Tree Hill”.
The worst part of that concert was having Jay-Z as the opener. Talk about a mismatch.
I thought Jay-Z was quite good compared to Kanye, who by comparison seemed to phone his performance in. Following Kanye as their support act in the Oz and NZ legs of that tour, U2 went on to have a very different support act in Hawaii, Pearl Jam...
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself. -
I think the Cranberries music has lasted pretty well, I played the CD's a year or so ago and still enjoyed them - even if they were too radio friendly for some of the 'in-crowd' and reviewers back in the day.
When I heard the news about O'Riordan this morning it reminded me of a pre-social media rumour about her demise in 1996, sadly this one was real...
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@jegga Crowded House hated Something so Strong and barely played it. IMHO these so called hated songs made these guys millions of dollars from fans who love them and they should just suck it up and play the farking songs
Yep , there’ll come a time when no one gives a fuck about them and they’ll be happy to have an audience . They won’t be so picky then I bet.
I noticed Crowded House were perfectly happy to play it during the reunion concert at the Sydney Opera house last year. Sanctimony left when the money and fame dried up perhaps
Did the money really dry up for Finn? I assume he's doing alright.
I'm going to see him and his boy in a couple of weeks in a park up here. Should be good.
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself.I despise them due to hearing Why does love do this to me about 500,000 times by various drunken pissheads.
For some reason Dragon and The Dudes have held up way better.
I hate NZ reggae with a passion.
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself.I despise them due to hearing Why does love do this to me about 500,000 times by various drunken pissheads.
For some reason Dragon and The Dudes have held up way better.
I hate NZ reggae with a passion.
I still love Sensitive to a smile
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@donsteppa said in RIP 2018:
I think the Cranberries music has lasted pretty well, I played the CD's a year or so ago and still enjoyed them - even if they were too radio friendly for some of the 'in-crowd' and reviewers back in the day.
When I heard the news about O'Riordan this morning it reminded me of a pre-social media rumour about her demise in 1996, sadly this one was real...
Funny how that works, I wonder if it’s different today because I find most of my new music on YouTube and don’t listen to the likes of ZM . The cranberries along with garbage just got thrashed on the radio at the time , a few years go by and the hype dies down and you kind of rediscover them again.
Felt the same way about the Killers when they were huge , my mrs chucked some of their cds into my phone and we are going to see them soon . Will be gutted if they don’t play Read my mind. -
I hate NZ reggae with a passion
i was about to like this when i realised, i was by the pool having a stubbie the other day, listening to a reggae play list, and it had a lot of NZ stuff on it, and you know what, it worked. I find a lot of music has it's place.
Hell, i even enjoy a bit of Jack Johnson while having a lazy afternoon stubbie in the sun.
I fucking hate "Zombie", and can't say i particularly like any Cranberries stuff, but 46 is too young for anyone to die.
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself.I despise them due to hearing Why does love do this to me about 500,000 times by various drunken pissheads.
For some reason Dragon and The Dudes have held up way better.
I hate NZ reggae with a passion.
I still love Sensitive to a smile
Yeah that's a pretty good tune. The stuff I hate is the really slow dub type shit where there's about 20 band members on stage, half of them playing trumpets.
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@mariner4life said in RIP 2018:
I hate NZ reggae with a passion
i was about to like this when i realised, i was by the pool having a stubbie the other day, listening to a reggae play list, and it had a lot of NZ stuff on it, and you know what, it worked. I find a lot of music has it's place.
Hell, i even enjoy a bit of Jack Johnson while having a lazy afternoon stubbie in the sun.
I fucking hate "Zombie", and can't say i particularly like any Cranberries stuff, but 46 is too young for anyone to die.
Yeah you're right. Often that place is in the rubbish bin though.
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@mariner4life be prepared to not know a lot of the songs. They have an album coming out and seem to be playing songs from the album with a handful of older ones thrown in. Keep an eye out for Elroy. Neil reckons he is the best drummer and guitarist in the family.
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself.I despise them due to hearing Why does love do this to me about 500,000 times by various drunken pissheads.
For some reason Dragon and The Dudes have held up way better.
I hate NZ reggae with a passion.
I still love Sensitive to a smile
Yeah that's a pretty good tune. The stuff I hate is the really slow dub type shit where there's about 20 band members on stage, half of them playing trumpets.
I don't mind it playing in the background on a Sunday afternoon with friends. But I wouldn't sit and listen to it
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@mariner4life be prepared to not know a lot of the songs. They have an album coming out and seem to be playing songs from the album with a handful of older ones thrown in. Keep an eye out for Elroy. Neil reckons he is the best drummer and guitarist in the family.
yea, i am sort of prepared for that, it's not a Crowded House tour. But, the location is really nice, hopefully the weather is good, i'll sit in a landscaped park listening to a couple of talented musicians, and have a couple of beers.
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@crazy-horse said in RIP 2018:
@canefan I have been a fan of Neil Finn since day one and him hating Something So Strong is a new one on me. I have lost count of the number of his concerts that I have been to and more often than not that song was played. The band hated the video though, they thought it looked more like a tooth paste ad.
I expect I won't hear it on Saturday when he plays with Liam in Oxford, but that's OK.
The cultural cringe is strong on the Fern. Is there any Kiwi musician that the majority don't hate?
Lorde
TikiTane
ExponentsI'll happily bottle any fluffybunny that doesn't love the Dudes, Dragon and Shihad though....
I don’t hate the exponents , the first two I would be happy to never hear again.
Also Fat Freddy’s drop type music , that’s more from it being thrashed every summer this century than any actual dislike of the music itself.I despise them due to hearing Why does love do this to me about 500,000 times by various drunken pissheads.
For some reason Dragon and The Dudes have held up way better.
I hate NZ reggae with a passion.
I still love Sensitive to a smile
Yeah that's a pretty good tune. The stuff I hate is the really slow dub type shit where there's about 20 band members on stage, half of them playing trumpets.
I don't mind it playing in the background on a Sunday afternoon with friends. But I wouldn't sit and listen to it
Depends how much beer is flowing.
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Great message for all those around the world holding multi-century grudges and taking up weapons to play soldiers.
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@jegga I went to a Ryan Adams concert a while ago. I’m a fan but there’s no doubt he is a bit lacking in the sense of humour department. Some wit up the front took the opportunity at every break to yell “play Summer of 69”.
Eventually Ryan lost patience and made them put the house lights up and he wouldn’t start playing again until security removed the bloke. I reckon Ryan should learn the song and rip into it whenever asked. Life will be much less stressful for him, cause I fully intend to ask him to play it if I ever see him again and I suspect I’m not the only one.
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I'm genuinely uninterested in going to gigs to hear their b-sides. I can certainly understand that musicians can get sick of playing certain songs over and over again but they need to understand one simple thing; it's what your fans like and want to hear. It's what got you into the position you're in so if you don't want to play these songs that got you wealth and fame, go do your shitty gig at the pub with no cover charge.
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@jegga I went to a Ryan Adams concert a while ago. I’m a fan but there’s no doubt he is a bit lacking in the sense of humour department. Some wit up the front took the opportunity at every break to yell “play Summer of 69”.
Eventually Ryan lost patience and made them put the house lights up and he wouldn’t start playing again until security removed the bloke. I reckon Ryan should learn the song and rip into it whenever asked. Life will be much less stressful for him, cause I fully intend to ask him to play it if I ever see him again and I suspect I’m not the only one.
So how long did it take for security to remove you?
That is a great idea though, he really should learn it - he can mix it up completely.
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BTW, the Ryan Adams concert was in Nashville. Everybody should try and get to a concert in Nashville if they can. I went there for work for a couple of weeks back in the early 00s. Being a C&W town I had preconceptions about the audiences and acts but in the end I went to several shows including Stone Temple Pilots, Aerosmith and Adams, and the venues and fans were amazing. I even went to the Grand Ole Opry and saw some old country legend who I can't remember now. He was OK, but the crowd was a hoot. Cowboy hats and boots everywhere, even on the women, and for every hippo in Walmart chic there was a goddess in tight denim. Loved it.
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