MikanHannille Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='neepheid' timestamp='1446718310' post='2901643'] I dunno, the last band I left? [/quote] Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roceci Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Yes, Fools Holland gets a ten from len. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1446879860' post='2903084'] Y'know, I thought I remembered that too, so just watched it back... Stipe did smile, and Jools really was a massive dick. Kicking off with basically accusing Stipe of going back on his word on live CDs, then asking if cameras put him off his performing stride (jeez mate, it's the bloke out of REM you're talking to), fishing for compliments for Later, getting weird about backstage behaviour, then that put-down about the two or three songs. What a snide. Stipe's obviously intense, but Holland's the worst interviewer on the planet. In which case I shall return to the original topic by nominating... Jools Holland. [/quote]This. Holland must have several awards in the male appendage dept. And by the way Jools, your show's getting ropier by the minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesparky Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='Nicko' timestamp='1446726574' post='2901762'] I really like the Stereophonics music, but Kelly Jones is an absolute 1st class a**hole IMHO. Slash. Need I say more? On the subject of U2, The Edge is almost as bad. [/quote] Slash? I'm not sure of his past, but now he's one of the nicest people in the industry. A few colleagues of mine have toured with him multiple times and have said he makes a good effort to go out of his way to be approachable to fans & his crew etc when he certainly doesn't need to. A quote from his LD was "if it wasn't for Dave Grohl he'd be the nicest person in rock 'n roll", which was nice for me to hear - on that note I asked what his & Slash's opinion of Axl was, the answer definitely wasn't quite so positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) [quote name='chriswareham' timestamp='1446822625' post='2902676'] As for music I love but have to separate from the twats that made it, top of the list would be Cream. Everyone probably knows how unpleasant Ginger Baker can be, but I was genuinely disappointed to find out that Jack Bruce deserved some of Ginger's ire for being quite horrible himself a lot of the time. [/quote] Interesting commemt. Over the years I too had seen, first hand, Jack Bruce's twatishness in spades. I had also seen the absolutely charming and gentlemanly behaviour from the same man. I put it down to "artistic temperament" (what ever that may be) but he certainly wound up a lot of other people, too. Edited November 7, 2015 by Jazzneck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='Jazzneck' timestamp='1446883599' post='2903104'] Over the years I too had seen, first hand, Jack Bruce's twatishness in spades. I had also seen the absolutely charming and gentlemanly behaviour from the same man. [/quote] Bass players get a free pass on this thread ... apart from Sting obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1446851271' post='2903022'] There were a lot of Hitler's personal friends who spoke very highly of him [/quote] But did they like his music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446903815' post='2903370'] But did they like his music? [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446903815' post='2903370'] But did they like his music? [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9POOqxPBBaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Very good ... and that film [i]Downfall[/i] is very good without the editing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1446914769' post='2903487'] Very good ... and that film [i]Downfall[/i] is very good without the editing. [/quote] Agreed,[i][b] Downfall[/b][/i] is an excellent film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Those Downfall skits are all great, and as has been rightly the said, the film itself is fascinating. I turned on 20 minutes in once and couldn't take my eyes off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted November 9, 2015 Share Posted November 9, 2015 [quote name='roceci' timestamp='1446739363' post='2901929'] +1 Ineffable twatism. Love that bit of footage where the paparazzi guy lamped him one XD [/quote] Rumour has it that he is very insecure about everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 When I was working at A Very Big Record Shop in Brum, Simple Minds did an in store for us, plugging their live double album. This was at the height of their pomp and every time I saw Jim Kerr on TV, my opinion of him dropped to an almost subterranean level. The band arrived and were whisked to the managers office for champagne and nibbles...Mr Kerr however, joined us in the staff room and had a cup of tea. No star trip, no ego. A lovely affable chap. I may never be a huge fan (although their first two or three records are ace), but my preconceptions were totally depth charged by 10 minutes in the man's company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The one that always springs to mind for me is Limp Bizkit. I think Wes Borland is a massively creative guitarist, some of the melodies, textures and tones he comes out with are just brilliant. Rhythm section are clearly both VERY capable players with lots of chops between them. That red-hatted buffoon of a frontman makes them completely unbearable for me though. Couldn't ever bring myself to own an album or see a show, I stick to respecting the musicians from a safe distance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 [quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1447150082' post='2905207'] When I was working at A Very Big Record Shop in Brum, Simple Minds did an in store for us, plugging their live double album. This was at the height of their pomp and every time I saw Jim Kerr on TV, my opinion of him dropped to an almost subterranean level. The band arrived and were whisked to the managers office for champagne and nibbles...Mr Kerr however, joined us in the staff room and had a cup of tea. No star trip, no ego. A lovely affable chap. I may never be a huge fan (although their first two or three records are ace), but my preconceptions were totally depth charged by 10 minutes in the man's company. [/quote]I think a lot of 'stars' just get totally pissed of with doing the round of interviews to plug a new record or whatever answering the same questions over and over is it any wonder they start to look bored and therefore up their own arses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I tend to avoid all celebrity culture. To the point where people are saying names to me and I'm just thinking 'never heard of them' to myself while looking at them blankly hoping they'll talk about something interesting. Unless they're in the national papers I have no idea who is in what band, football team, soap or all three. If Bono etc are sounding off, it all becomes just a lot of white noise. The Celebrity Jungle thing starts this week, I'll have to put up with the office talking about people I've never heard of doing things on a TV program I didn't watch. There are only a very few celebrities I would recognise in the street. My brain is full of more important stuff. Probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamdenRob Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 (edited) This is regularly said about one of my bands, but I can't understand it as the other guys all seem OK to me.... Edited November 10, 2015 by CamdenRob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 [quote name='CamdenRob' timestamp='1447158169' post='2905317'] This is regularly said about one of my bands, but I can't understand it as the other guys all seem OK to me.... [/quote] Laughed out loud at that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lysdexia Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 I wouldn't like any of their bands no matter what tbqfhwy. Phil Collins. Sting. That prick that sings in The Libertines. Mark E. Smith. Morrissey. All of Sham 69. The walloper who sings in Primal Scream. Gary Kemp. Gary f***ing Barlow. Billy Bragg. And there's a special place in hell for Pete Wishart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 For me it's Foo Fighters - Nate Mendel. They have a handful of great songs but I always get the image of, Nate rocking awkwardly with his wrist glued to his bass, come to mind when I listen to them or when I watch on YouTube it puts me off watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='geoham' timestamp='1446755061' post='2902164'] He didn't bother me too much until he performed on TFI Friday (I think!) wearing a Celtic scarf. Football is Glasgow is such a divisive thing - people have quite literally been killed for wearing the wrong colours. Rod Stewart is similar, kick drum skin is a massive Celtic badge and his gigs in Glasgow are a sea of green and white. I don't mind some his stuff, but you'd never catch me dead at a gig! No objections to anyone supporting a football team, but keep it out of your stage show - especially when a large chunk of said team's fans are idiots. (Before I get a virtual knife in my back, both sides of Glasgow are as bad!) [/quote] This is so true, not long before I left Scotland a guy was thrown off the 12th floor of a tower block - for wearing a Rangers shirt in a Celtic area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted November 11, 2015 Author Share Posted November 11, 2015 [quote name='KK Jale' timestamp='1446879860' post='2903084'] Y'know, I thought I remembered that too, so just watched it back... Stipe did smile, and Jools really was a massive dick. [/quote] Sorry, I must have blinked when he smiled. Plus if you think being asked on to Later and saying yes we can do a special isn't being dickish, then I don't know what is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMX Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Mark_88MPH' timestamp='1447185315' post='2905685'] For me it's Foo Fighters - Nate Mendel. They have a handful of great songs but I always get the image of, Nate rocking awkwardly with his wrist glued to his bass, come to mind when I listen to them or when I watch on YouTube it puts me off watching [/quote] Big fan of Nate, meself. I think that awkward style is kind of endearing - and the guy certainly knows how to play. He's understated while Dave and Taylor go crazy; it works for me Edited November 11, 2015 by HMX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILL POSTERS Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Watching The Nations Favourite Beatles No.1, I realised that the only Beatles numbers I can stand are from 66/67. Trouble is Macca winds me up. I cant stand the expressions on his face. No denying he's a great Bass player, wrote a some great Bass lines which are probably a big part of what made half of us want to play Bass and the numbers wouldnt be as good without. I just wish I hadnt grown up watching him on TV with all those silly Beatles one liners and that smug innocent wide eyed expression on his mush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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