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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by TANGODANCER » Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:26 pm

A toss-up between The Interpreter and Casino Royale. Seen both and Casino won.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Prufrock » Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:44 am

Watched the Glastonbury coverage of the Foo Fighters last night.

Discussed on here how not really a massive fan generally, defo don't think they're an albums band, but by Christ do I want to see them live!
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by LeverEnd » Sun Jun 25, 2017 11:51 am

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Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:44 am
Watched the Glastonbury coverage of the Foo Fighters last night.

Discussed on here how not really a massive fan generally, defo don't think they're an albums band, but by Christ do I want to see them live!
I saw them at the Etihad because a mate got some last minute half price tickets. It was excellent but I still can't be arsed to listen to their stuff. Don't mind it when it's on, just wouldn't choose to put it on.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Worthy4England » Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:37 pm

Not got round to the Foo Fighters yet. Alt-J (who as a grandad I'd never heard of) seem to be weirdly wonderful.

Elbow were reliably solid. Never really "got" Radiohead, but thought they did a decent set.

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:13 pm

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Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:44 am
Watched the Glastonbury coverage of the Foo Fighters last night.

Discussed on here how not really a massive fan generally, defo don't think they're an albums band, but by Christ do I want to see them live!
Foo Fighters live has gone on my bucket list after their Glasto performance. Have a few of their albums, two of them are like Manics albums in that - if you can make three songs that are that good, how come you've filled an album with nine shit ones? There Is Nothing Left to Lose is, for me, them at their absolute best. As someone who dicks about with guitars, what you do come to realise is that there are very few bands that have ever existed since The Beatles who've made incredibly effective tunes from such utter simplicity. They make Oasis feel complicated.

Really disappointed with The National's set, which is one I was really looking forward to. The National are a band who benefit mainly from upbeat tunes. Their lead singer is baritone, which harmonises perfectly with their upbeat numbers, but 4uck me, they make you want to slit your wrists otherwise. Their set last night was absolutely awful, I thought.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Worthy4England » Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:32 pm

Yeah, I looked at the National. Think they lasted one and a half songs. Lorde lasted longer, but only to see if she could make one song last the entire hour...

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Prufrock » Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:52 pm

Watched Liam Gallagher's set. Won't have pleased some of our more muso posters but I thought it was fab beers-in, tops-off stuff. Seems like he's got a decent band behind him and he's stopped dicking about and started singing properly again.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Dr Hotdog » Tue Jun 27, 2017 8:52 pm

Y'all should have seen the Foos around the late 90s/turn of the millennium. They haven't been the same since. Now all Daddy Dave does is scream at the end of every line and try and whip up the crowd. His voice is shot and their back catalogue took the severest of nose-dives after There Is Nothing Left To Lose. My memories of them (Apollo, Academy) are effing superb. Their Glastonbury set was a difficult watch from this particular sofa.
Now, Radiohead. There is a different animal. A band who have continually pushed themselves for three decades. This era's pink floyd without the drama of their best member taking full control and then leaving. Can not wait to see them at Old Trafford next week and hope it's less of a Greatest Hits set than the Glastonbury one.
Enjoyed Thundercat (that cat can play), Chic and what Barry Gibb I saw. Also - the Lemon Twigs. I LOVE that band. Two teenage brothers from NYC wearing all kinds of past influences on their sleeves. A breath of fresh air. Plus Todd Rundgren is a fan and if it's OK for Godd, then it's OK for me. Not fond on Biffy Clyro or Royal Blood. They seem a bit forced to me. Didn't really see much else.

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Worthy4England » Tue Jun 27, 2017 9:36 pm

Yeah I saw Thundercat too. What was that guitar he was playing? Was sat there thinking "this is going to confuse any bugger that's turned up to see Katy Perry."

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Dr Hotdog » Wed Jun 28, 2017 8:47 am

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Yeah I saw Thundercat too. What was that guitar he was playing? Was sat there thinking "this is going to confuse any bugger that's turned up to see Katy Perry."
It's a 6-string bass guitar. I missed him earlier this year at Gorilla but he's coming back later to play the Albert Hall (manchester) so I think I'm gonna try and catch it. Very entertaining playing.

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by boltonboris » Thu Jun 29, 2017 4:17 pm

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Mon Jun 26, 2017 9:52 pm
Watched Liam Gallagher's set. Won't have pleased some of our more muso posters but I thought it was fab beers-in, tops-off stuff. Seems like he's got a decent band behind him and he's stopped dicking about and started singing properly again.
I really, really, really like Wall of Glass - A proper throwback to his best, but with a modern feel, still :oyea:
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Prufrock » Thu Jun 29, 2017 8:52 pm

Yeah it's an absolute belter!
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by KeyserSoze » Sat Jul 01, 2017 12:03 am

Bruce Rioja wrote:
Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:13 pm
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Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:44 am
Watched the Glastonbury coverage of the Foo Fighters last night.

Discussed on here how not really a massive fan generally, defo don't think they're an albums band, but by Christ do I want to see them live!
Foo Fighters live has gone on my bucket list after their Glasto performance. Have a few of their albums, two of them are like Manics albums in that - if you can make three songs that are that good, how come you've filled an album with nine shit ones? There Is Nothing Left to Lose is, for me, them at their absolute best. As someone who dicks about with guitars, what you do come to realise is that there are very few bands that have ever existed since The Beatles who've made incredibly effective tunes from such utter simplicity. They make Oasis feel complicated.

Really disappointed with The National's set, which is one I was really looking forward to. The National are a band who benefit mainly from upbeat tunes. Their lead singer is baritone, which harmonises perfectly with their upbeat numbers, but 4uck me, they make you want to slit your wrists otherwise. Their set last night was absolutely awful, I thought.
Heard many a person say National are shit live. Shame, love their stuff. Mate has asked me to come back for their MEN gig in September. Probs will because I want to see them. But can't have everything I guess.

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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Lord Kangana » Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:05 pm

Foo Fighters not an album band?

The colour and the shape is one of the greatest albums ever. By anyone. Ever.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:13 pm

Just wathed 'Amy'. What an incredible talent, and what an incredibly sad story.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by boltonboris » Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:36 pm

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Just wathed 'Amy'. What an incredible talent, and what an incredibly sad story.

I went from thinking she only had herself to blame, to feeling genuinely sorry for how her life (and subsequent death) turned out. All the people she had a round her and not enough trust to open up to any of them.

I was kind of infuriated by some of her "close friends" who were all full of tears, but did feck all to step in and help her though
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Jul 13, 2017 6:37 pm

boltonboris wrote:
Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:36 pm
Bruce Rioja wrote:
Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:13 pm
Just wathed 'Amy'. What an incredible talent, and what an incredibly sad story.

I went from thinking she only had herself to blame, to feeling genuinely sorry for how her life (and subsequent death) turned out. All the people she had a round her and not enough trust to open up to any of them.

I was kind of infuriated by some of her "close friends" who were all full of tears, but did feck all to step in and help her though
All that, Boris, plus absolute repulsion towards those who only ever used her as a vehicle for their own ends, most notably the utter c*nt she actually loved.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:03 pm

Just watched Everest. Not a week of happy endings, this. Horrendous story very well told though.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by TANGODANCER » Wed Jul 19, 2017 10:53 pm

Watched The Lionesses (English Ladies Football XI to you) trounce Scotland 6-0. A fair amount of the team are the same as last year and I'd have Steph Houghton and Jill Scott in preference to some of their male counterparts.They won't beat Spain 6-0 on Sunday, but I'll give it a watch anyway.
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Re: What are you watching tonight?

Post by Bruce Rioja » Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:11 pm

I'd been looking forward to The Mash Report. A very poor effort hosted by a chap who desperately wishes he could come across like John Oliver - something he fails at quite hideously.
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