Angel Dust on 11/12/2007 at 12:26
Quote Posted by PigLick
remember that late 80's Ozzy Osbourne cover of Staying Alive, with Dweezil and Nuno Bettencourt ripping it up?
I must have this! Nuno is one of my favourite guitarists. I've also heard that Extreme are getting back together which I have mixed feelings about. More Nuno = great, more Cherone = not so great.
Muzman on 11/12/2007 at 12:46
Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man
We only know that Beds Are Burning song in our dimmest 1980s flashbacks and we're still wondering how the guy from The Hills Have Eyes got a recording contract.
You mean (
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=HV4) The Honourable Peter Garrett MP
(The Oils were great. Aus pub rock might have had its day but every codger from an old 70s-80s Aus pub rock band could kick the living shit out of all of Linkin Park single handed, including entourage, road crew, lighting hair and makeup.)
Vivian on 11/12/2007 at 13:11
Quote Posted by Gillie
I paid £80.00 to see Bonjovi next Year.
Is that something you want to admit to yourself, let alone to the internet?
Gillie on 11/12/2007 at 15:09
Quote Posted by Vivian
Is that something you want to admit to yourself, let alone to the internet?
Why/ ? I have never seen them. it was worth it.
Ticktes for some bands are around that mark with booking some even more. :wot:
Shug on 11/12/2007 at 15:35
he's looking rather jocular there
Fingernail on 11/12/2007 at 15:52
Quote Posted by Gillie
Why/ ? I have never seen them. it was worth it.
Ticktes for some bands are around that mark with booking some even more. :wot:
People were saying that £42.50 plus booking fee was a rip-off for Radiohead, and they're an almost universally acknowledged great band still playing brilliantly and having been continuously releasing good music since 1993 (tm).
Paying more than this to see Bon Jovi? I think it could attract scorn from some corners, especially since they haven't been either very conspicuous or relevant for a pretty long time. Same for recent reunions such as The Police, but of course, nostalgia plays a big part.
Stitch on 11/12/2007 at 16:12
The only good thing about a Bon Jovi concert is it's one stadium fire away from improving regional music taste.
Gillie on 11/12/2007 at 17:57
Quote Posted by Fingernail
People were saying that £42.50 plus booking fee was a rip-off for Radiohead, and they're an almost universally acknowledged great band still playing brilliantly and having been continuously releasing good music since 1993 (tm).
Paying more than this to see Bon Jovi? I think it could attract scorn from some corners, especially since they haven't been either very conspicuous or relevant for a pretty long time. Same for recent reunions such as The Police, but of course, nostalgia plays a big part.
I know what you mean some bands are a rip off. there were tickets for less but I like Bon Jovi have for years
so thought the worth and they play for over two hours.
A friend went and saw a girl band,paid £50.00 they only sang for 30 minutes.
I saw the Police years ago.:eek:
Fingernail on 11/12/2007 at 18:07
I rather respect artists that just sort of deliver - I'd have been fucking pissed off if I'd have waited for over an hour for Amy Winehouse to turn up and stumble through a set as she did recently once or twice. She may have been having a hard time, but her managers and the venue shouldn't expect people to pay for something that sub-standard - at least she cancelled the rest of her tour.
At least you know Bon Jovi will put on a decent show if you like that sort of thing.
I saw Muse at Wembley Stadium in the summer, which was very well done - I'm not the biggest fan, but they made a proper show of it with stupid lighting, balloons, acrobats, and all sorts of pyrotechnics.
Apparently the O2 Arena is not that great for sound (especially the bass end), which is a shame. I'd have thought that'd be a pretty major concern for, you know, putting on live bands, although a lot of people I've talked to have complained about sound at gigs they've been to, it's a fairly common complaint. I think partly the reason is recent laws to limit the dB volume, so sometimes people find it quieter than it used to be, even too quiet at the back of a venue. These things are always too loud to really listen to at the front, though.
steo on 11/12/2007 at 18:28
Quote Posted by Aja
I saw Dweezil Zappa play his dad's music last week. It was, without a doubt, the closest thing to real thing possible. The band was easily as good as any Frank ever had, and they even had Zappa-alumni Ray White on vocals. These tribute acts (which is practically what the new Zeppelin tour is) can be sad, but if done properly they're great for people like me and BEAR who weren't alive at the time.
I never had a Led Zeppelin period... I always found Robert Plant kinda irritating.
I saw Dweezil and a few of the old Zappa crowd earlier this year and I agree, for people of my generation who are into last generation's music, it's the closest you can get. I thought they were superb, particularly Steve Vai on guitar.
I would have sold all my worldly possessions (not much tbh) to get a ticket for Led Zepp but I (and everyone else I told to register for me) was in the 980,000+ who didn't get tickets.
