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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: kosmo vinyl on June 12, 2003, 08:16:00 am
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Or should I cling to my happy memories of seeing them on the Great Escape tour?
Are they even playing Parklife era songs? I like some of thier recent singles (Tender & Song 2) but little else has been of interest. Weren't they also crap at SXSW?
If they had a really strong support act it might sway me to spend the dosh. But of course by the time they announce them the show will probably soldout... oh well cling to happy memories it is.
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i'm going to go. i was actually pleasantly surprised it was only $25. i was expecting a higher price.
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if this were in support of the greatest hits disc i'd be incline to go... however the thought of being crammed in the club full of frat boys waiting to go "woo hoo" makes me want to find the new one in a bargin bin. Then crank it up really loud and have kosmette bump into me every once awhile. money and time better spent if you ask me ;)
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frat boys? i was envisioning a different crowd. certainly an element of poseurs, but most peeps being of a fairly normal non offensive nature.
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Only $25!!!!
Wow. I thought it was going to be $40.....
I am so there dude, Woooo hooooo, when your feeling heavy metal. All of the times when I pretend that I need you, please to meet you.
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I'm pretty pleased with the ticket price, too. I'm hoping they'll play some parklife-era stuff, I heard they did a few of those at field day.
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Originally posted by Andrew WK:
Only $25!!!!
Wow. I thought it was going to be $40.....
I am so there dude.
Obviously this show is drawing the scenester's crowd too.
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Originally posted by mankie:
[the scenester's crowd too.
so mankie are you going to be home shaving your bits that night?
I thought even you would be up for seeing Blur. Sure Damon is a Wanker and their bast albums are (way) behind them.....But still, its quintessence of Britain wrapped up in a 180seconds of frenzy.
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I confess to owning parklife, and found it very very average. Plus, with Damon being a complete wanker doesn't help.
If you end up not going you can come over to my gaff and give me a bikini wax!
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Well I would skip Blur if I could give you the full Brazilian, but Fico does not seem to be around........
Parklife average? When did you lose touch Mankie?
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Nevermind, I'll leave the bickering to Mankie and Markie.
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Originally posted by thirsty moore:
When was the Beautiful South debut?
Originally posted by Andrew WK:
When did you lose touch Mankie?
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Welcome to the beautiful south......1989
Parklife was 1994.
Thirsty I believe you may be on to something. The only problem is I like both albums..... Where does that leave me?
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Hey thirsty, why make comments and take them back?
It is annoying and your comment was funny.
Plus I quoted you so now it looks odd.
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I think that the show's worth it. The woo-hoo crowd (is that like wu-tang clan?) probably isn't aware that Blur is touring and I'm still kicking myself for not seeing Blur when they played at the Black Cat a few years ago (i was away at school). The show at the Nation wasn't very good because of the venue.
Personally, I'm looking forward to Blur at 9:30.
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I'm going, but I first saw Blur on the Parklife tour in 1994 and in general I'm actually a fan of their earliest stuff. I don't know why, but I LOVE Leisure (guess it conjures up all those memories of being 16 and plus there was so much other fantastic stuff coming out around that time). Modern Life is Rubbish is also fantastic. As they've gone on, I find Blur's records have become less consistent...still the occasional great song, but I hate stuff like M.O.R. and Tender. Their new record has some great tunes, but others that don't do a thing for me. Guess I'll be happy in the very off chance that they do "Parklife" or even "Beetlebum". That would be worth it for me. I'm not going to hold my breath for "There's No Other Way" or "I Know". :)
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well i just got my tickets woooohooo
i really really do dispise the charges though...........bastards
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Well you could have walked down there and picked them up, along with idlewild.....
lazybones.
I guess idlewild wont sell out for a while, Blur should though.
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the sxsw show was bad because alex couldnt get in town so they were using the rival schools bass player....damon and the drummer were the only original members at that show
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hmmm... the bit of the story i didn't hear... still thinking on this one i rather pay the $25 and see Neil Young and Crazy Horse.
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Blur will be in the same category as Queen in the future, because they will only be known for their song played at sporting events...Wooooooo Hooooooo!!!!
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Originally posted by Andrew WK:
When did you lose touch Mankie?
Couldn't help but think of Mankie when I just saw this Onion article
http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/pop-culture_references.html (http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/pop-culture_references.html)
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Originally posted by eertedaj:
Couldn't help but think of Mankie when I just saw this Onion article
http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/pop-culture_references.html (http://www.theonion.com/onion3922/pop-culture_references.html)
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Aw, come on....I stretch into the very early 90's!
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
but I hate stuff like M.O.R. and Tender.
Not a real fan.
But seriously, this album is probably the most disapointing thing I've ever heard in my short life. After the first couple listens I just kind shocked. "Where are the songs, or the melodies, or ANYTHING". But it is what it is, and I've got my tix anyway.
And for the record: 13 > s/t > mod life > parklife > leisure > great escape >>>>> think tank
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Hmmmm...have to say my faves (in order) are:
1) Parklife
2) Modern Life Is Rubbish
3) Leisure
4) Blur
5) Live at Budokan (import)
6) 13
7) Great Escape
Not sure where Think Tank fits in yet...probably somewhere between self-titled and Great Escape. I have to say that Leisure is very overrated. Not a lot of depth, but some good pop songs.
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Originally posted by bunnyman:
Hmmmm...have to say my faves (in order) are:
1) Parklife
2) Modern Life Is Rubbish
3) Leisure
4) Blur
5) Live at Budokan (import)
6) 13
7) Great Escape
Not sure where Think Tank fits in yet...probably somewhere between self-titled and Great Escape. I have to say that Leisure is very overrated. Not a lot of depth, but some good pop songs.
I don't have Budokan, but I do have Special Collectors Edition, which is hit and miss.
I think certainly, if you're a fan of their british stuff, your list is spot on. I disagree with your statement about Leisure, at the time it was dismissed as a baggy trousered Stone Roses rip off. And ten years later it sounds like . . . a stone roses rip off. I still rather like it as well, but not because it has any real originality.
Modern Life outclasses the other "Britsh albums" in my opinion beacuse of it's freshness. They were overflowing with ideas which two albums later which would be beaten into the ground for good.
I guess Think Tank is the Kid A to 13's OK Computer (although 13 is a better, ballsier album than OKC), a conscious attempt to do a 180, and since 13 is my favorite, my hatred of Think Tank seems to follow.
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I dont make too much money, but I will be able to scrape up twenty five bucks for this one. Ive seen them twice, both in the late 90s, and both times it was a great show. Both times they played loads of new stuff (at the time) and then a smattering of others. Parklife songs were always played. I plan on going to have a good time.
I also must go to provide an fratboy/scenester/woo-hoo/poseur element. Someone has to do it to keep the cool people in check.
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The 25 bucks is a pleasant surprise. Especially coming from someone (me) that thinks parklife is old and somewhat tacky and Think Tank is quite a nice little album.
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Last (and only time) time I saw Blur was back in 1997 at the Capitol Ballroom (now called Nation, right?), and they were touring in support of the self-titled record. I thought it was a great show.. because they were still performing their older material. Although I remember them performing nothing from The Great Escape. I'm having a though time digesting Think Thank. It's a very experimental, sparse, sorta-minimalistic record. But I think I'll be forking out the $25 to see them again at the 9:30. They should throw an old song into the mix of their new material. :cool:
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Surprisingly, the more I hear Think Tank, the more I like it. It's a whole lot more laid back than their previous works and not Poppy at all as most of their other songs are.
If you haven't heard it, you can listen (http://smilparse.real.com/showcase/cliplists/ipm/2003/june/030613_music_blur.ram) here.
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Originally posted by Jaguär:
Surprisingly, the more I hear Think Tank, the more I like it. It's a whole lot more laid back than their previous works and not Poppy at all as most of their other songs are.
If you haven't heard it, you can listen (http://smilparse.real.com/showcase/cliplists/ipm/2003/june/030613_music_blur.ram) here.
I'm having a hard time forking over the money for both the new Blur and the new Radiohead. I bought the first singles by both bands and think they're horrible. If I can get the limited editions for a very good price from eBay maybe I'll splurge. I've got to save up the money for that White Negroes cd!
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