Current song you are listening to(or the Last song you listened to) - by Andarthiel
qolelis on 20/5/2019 at 19:28
Isn't this what it's like every year, though? :P The jokes were as harmless as ever, probably specifically designed to be just that (like a couple of dads meeting over a glass of lemonade), great stage shows and costumes, and always at least a couple of songs standing out, making it worth it musically as well.
On the other hand, the guest artist's performance was unusually weak. And who was that other guy? Did anyone, including himself, even know what he was doing there? Sorry, other guy, but, really, autotune? In the Eurovision? What were you thinking?
SubJeff on 21/5/2019 at 08:34
Quote Posted by henke
A weak year for Eurovision, I thought. I only liked Denmark, Iceland and Netherland's entries.
I liked Azerbaijan, Slovenia and Icelands. The Slovenia entry was really atmospheric, a night driving track. The Iceland guys were idiots but I dig that chorus.
Gray on 21/5/2019 at 23:56
[video=youtube;Xk4gZEAmOLk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk4gZEAmOLk[/video]
In our marriage, music was very important. We were both proper music nerds. Our wedding playlist was 10 hours long, but three songs were on top. Lamb: Gorecki. Depeche Mode: Home. And this one.
dj_ivocha on 22/5/2019 at 01:29
I feel the ESC has been getting progressively worse for the last few years... Not just because of less and less good songs, but just look at 3 of the last 4 winners as well:
An Ukrainian lady singing about her grandmother in the Russian Gulags (or being forcefully resettled or whatever, don't remember anymore) and clearly drawing parallels between then and now (the Crimea situation) AND winning because of that. That it's explicitly forbidden to bring politics and current events into the songs didn't seem to bother anyone.
A Portuguese guy tugging on people's heartstrings by singing about being sick or whatever and winning because of that. I guess I should be thankful he didn't bring politics into it...
An Israeli plus-sized (:erm:) chicken-lady singing her chicken song and winning because... Israel hadn't won in 20 years and it was that time again? Dana International's entry 20 years ago was way better.
And this year - I guess the best I can say about the Netherlands' entry is that it was among the better songs, but at the very least Slovenia (only 105 points and most of those by other Slavic countries - what???), Norway and Sweden were all better than it IMO. At least this year there were quite a few songs in the language of the respective country - too bad a few of them didn't move past the semi-finals. Singing in your own language should automatically get you +100 points in the ESC!
Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :bored:
Gray on 22/5/2019 at 22:39
Quote Posted by Tocky
Well ding ding bow wah bah bah wong ding dong.
[video=youtube_share;0aYKVB9Q230]https://youtu.be/0aYKVB9Q230[/video]
Tocky, I think I love you more than ever. Ministry are playing here in a couple of months, and I've got tickets. Last time I saw them it was the loudest fucking thing on the planet. Windows were broken just from the sheer force of the soundwaves. Planes fell out of the sky. Bears came out of the forest, saw the noise and ran away. It was a great night. And I hope this next one will be at least half as awesome.
Ok, so I exaggerate slightly. Still, it was a great show.
pukey brunster on 23/5/2019 at 02:55
[video=youtube;uJET0Rf_fQo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJET0Rf_fQo[/video]
An oldie, but an.. egghh.. just reminds me of someone.
Gray on 24/5/2019 at 01:06
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[video=youtube;Xk4gZEAmOLk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk4gZEAmOLk[/video]
I just got back from seeing VNV Nation live in Glasgow. I know, this thread isn't about music reviews, but I'll ignore that and tell you anyway.
It was awesome. They played all the songs I wanted to hear. They kicked ass. Although I'm too old and tired to dance, I had to do it a little bit anyway. I can't stand still to this. (Sorry, I know, they have a song called Standing [Still]. But I could not. Pardon the lame joke, but it's true.) I've only ever seen them live once before, and that was 21 years ago at a rock festival in Sweden, and I had forgotten how bloody funny the singer is. In between songs he'd tell stories and make jokes. Since I knew I was going, I've been playing all their songs all week, and I've been hearing them at the back of my head when I wasn't. They played all of them. They even played Standing, and I got so drunk from the atmosphere I even sang along to it, I know every single word. And I only ever had the one beer, so it must have been the music. Probably the most sober gig I've been to in decades, but definitely one of the most ass-kicking awesome ones. Next time they play your town, do not miss it.
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A bouncier song they also played, that will prove my point at bit better. The crowd went absolutely nuts when they did this. People jumped so much I thought the floor might collapse. Classic EBM bassline, like DAF or 242 or Die Krupps or FLA or And One.
[video=youtube;LmgyQjO6Lfk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmgyQjO6Lfk[/video]
demagogue on 24/5/2019 at 02:47
Listened to an old Warp Records electronic album on the train this morning, The Black Dog - Spanners. I was really into it.
It's low key but somehow all the more powerful for it, and all the parts work well together.
It's ambient, so something you'd have playing in the background of whatever.
[video=youtube;NZznxCVwzrk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZznxCVwzrk[/video]
Vae on 25/5/2019 at 09:20
[video=youtube;NhGoZLudKyk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhGoZLudKyk[/video]
SpicyVM on 29/5/2019 at 07:40
The Offspring - Hammerhead