Grand Prix Rejects

Anyone for some Captain Beefheart?

Nah. I'll go back to the 80s.

Just saw Muse's new music video. It's getting to the point where I cannot believe I even was a Muse fan. The 2nd Law was offensively bad.

Conversely, I might actually end up buying a couple of Coldplay albums at the rate I'm going, which is something I wouldn't have expected a couple of years ago.

And of course, we must remember Coldplay is the band whose lead singer is Jenson Button...

East Londoner wrote:Just saw Muse's new music video. It's getting to the point where I cannot believe I even was a Muse fan. The 2nd Law was offensively bad.

I disagree with this a lot, I thought that album was great. Panic Station was a particular highlight for me.

Ataxia wrote:

East Londoner wrote:Just saw Muse's new music video. It's getting to the point where I cannot believe I even was a Muse fan. The 2nd Law was offensively bad.

I disagree with this a lot, I thought that album was great. Panic Station was a particular highlight for me.

Yeah I don't really understand the negativity to be honest. The thing with Muse is, a lot of people got into them when they were starting out, with their much more raw heavier sound, and it's these people that want the band to carry on being the same. But almost every album they've done has seen something different from them. With the 2nd Law, there's so many different references in there that I've picked up on (correctly or otherwise), things like Queen, even ELO for Christ sake, and of course their more modern tracks like the drums in Follow Me and dubstep in The 2nd Law Part 1. In that sense, by reinventing themselves they open themselves up to whole new audiences, and properly cement themselves as a mainstream band that will be remembered in years to come.

I think that's been a fundamental problem of bands in recent times, and particularly rock bands who have towed the line with their die hard fans and just churn out the same old stuff for every album. It's probably one of the main reasons why so many people moan that these days there aren't the sort of "big" bands that you had back in the 70s and 80s like Zeppelin, Queen, etc.

And for me, that's what Muse are, they are the big iconic band of our time, being inventive, new and memorable, and for that we should be grateful, because I know I'd much rather have that than endless re-hashings of Origins of Symmetry or Absolution.

If anyone here likes Atoms For Peace, you'll LOVE this.

Thom Yorke appeared on The Jonathan Ross Show on the weekend and played AFP's song Ingenue on piano. It's a really beautiful rendition and shows what a versatile artist Thom really is.

AndreaModa wrote:Yeah I don't really understand the negativity to be honest. The thing with Muse is, a lot of people got into them when they were starting out, with their much more raw heavier sound, and it's these people that want the band to carry on being the same. But almost every album they've done has seen something different from them. With the 2nd Law, there's so many different references in there that I've picked up on (correctly or otherwise), things like Queen, even ELO for Christ sake, and of course their more modern tracks like the drums in Follow Me and dubstep in The 2nd Law Part 1. In that sense, by reinventing themselves they open themselves up to whole new audiences, and properly cement themselves as a mainstream band that will be remembered in years to come.

I think that's been a fundamental problem of bands in recent times, and particularly rock bands who have towed the line with their die hard fans and just churn out the same old stuff for every album. It's probably one of the main reasons why so many people moan that these days there aren't the sort of "big" bands that you had back in the 70s and 80s like Zeppelin, Queen, etc.

And for me, that's what Muse are, they are the big iconic band of our time, being inventive, new and memorable, and for that we should be grateful, because I know I'd much rather have that than endless re-hashings of Origins of Symmetry or Absolution.

This is the reason that The Prodigy have lasted for such a long time. Every album sounded different, had its own unique character. When you compare, let's say, Experience to Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned, it sounds like two completely different bands. And I can't say I actively dislike any of their albums at all, which is rare for me tbh.

If you've ever wondered what was popular in Scotland in the mid 90s, this is it...

Lush - 500 (Shake Baby Shake)

The really sad thing about this video is that three months after this was filmed/released as a single, the drummer Chris Acland (the one in sunglasses) committed suicide, and that was the end of the band. I'm convinced Lush would have made it big had this tragic event not happened. RIP Chris.

Are you people ready for some rejectful Eurovision-week? I'll warm you up with this Belgian classic from the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfw9k5O94w

This wrote:Are you people ready for some rejectful Eurovision-week? I'll warm you up with this Belgian classic from the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfw9k5O94w

This years spanish entry is none other than alonso's ex wife!!!

WeirdKerr wrote:

This wrote:Are you people ready for some rejectful Eurovision-week? I'll warm you up with this Belgian classic from the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfw9k5O94w

This years spanish entry is none other than alonso's ex wife!!!

I challange someone to a duel over...

Britain coming last at the eurovision this year

Any takers

roblomas52 wrote:

WeirdKerr wrote:

This wrote:Are you people ready for some rejectful Eurovision-week? I'll warm you up with this Belgian classic from the eighties. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMfw9k5O94w

This years spanish entry is none other than alonso's ex wife!!!

I challange someone to a duel over...

Britain coming last at the eurovision this year

Any takers

Hey come on it is Bonnie Tyler this year, so you never know...

Famous for 80s hits such as Holding out for a Hero and Total Eclipse of the Heart!

Sod Eurovision, today is the 33rd anniversary of Ian Curtis's death. So, a bit of Joy Division in memorum.

East Londoner wrote:Sod Eurovision, today is the 33rd anniversary of Ian Curtis's death. So, a bit of Joy Division in memorum.

Sweet, another JD fan.

Ataxia wrote:

East Londoner wrote:Sod Eurovision, today is the 33rd anniversary of Ian Curtis's death. So, a bit of Joy Division in memorum.

Sweet, another JD fan.

And me, Im only a couple of miles from Macclesfield and I often drive past the house where he killed himself. RIP IC.

Back to eurovision

I want an avatar challange

I think Bonnie Tyler will come in the bottom 5 tonight
Any takers?

roblomas52 wrote:Back to eurovision

I want an avatar challange

I think Bonnie Tyler will come in the bottom 5 tonight
Any takers?

No, because its an absolute given that she'll do pants

Put it this way, there's more chance of Nick Heidfeld winning than Bonnie Tyler

And besides, this should be the winning song for every Eurovision, ever...

East Londoner wrote:Put it this way, there's more chance of Nick Heidfeld winning than Bonnie Tyler

And besides, this should be the winning song for every Eurovision, ever...

With this as their encore?

East Londoner wrote:Put it this way, there's more chance of Nick Heidfeld winning than Bonnie Tyler

My avatar would finally be true, plus Nick Heidfeld being on Eurovision would stop it from being slightly boring.

New Arctic Monkeys tune, first played live a couple of days ago.

And it sounds like they've gone back to the Humbug sound, which is bathplugging brilliant. They get a lot of shite for changing their sound and style away from their first two albums (which are fantastic records, by the way), but they do it so well you can't help but like it. Take note, Matt Bellamy and Muse...

I would kill to see them at Glastonbury next month. Hell, I'd kill to be at Glastonbury this year anyway.

East Londoner wrote:New Arctic Monkeys tune, first played live a couple of days ago.

And it sounds like they've gone back to the Humbug sound, which is bathplugging brilliant. They get a lot of shite for changing their sound and style away from their first two albums (which are fantastic records, by the way), but they do it so well you can't help but like it. Take note, Matt Bellamy and Muse...

I would kill to see them at Glastonbury next month. Hell, I'd kill to be at Glastonbury this year anyway.

I do wish to some extent I was going, but not necessarily for the lineup (it was a bit 'meh' in general, would've liked to see Nick Cave, Editors and Johnny Marr, and maybe Foals...but generally nothing really jumped out at me). Kinda sucks a little that I'm about 2 miles out of the catchment for local tickets...

I quite like that AM song, and I seem to remember when Humbug came out I wondered why everyone complained. I personally quite liked the darker, more sultry undertones.

To question your little sidenote, I'm curious as to what's so irksome to you about Muse's more electronic-influenced style now. I like it a lot, and I think the new elements they're bringing in really add to the anthemic music Muse like to create. Of course this is purely taste, but as I say, I'm curious to hear the other side of the coin.

For the past few weeks, I've re-fallen back in love with RHCP's I'm With You album. A lot of people didn't like it (and usually for the same superficial reason), but I love the fact that it totally lends itself to a hot, sunny day. It's just...uplifting.

Ataxia wrote:

East Londoner wrote:New Arctic Monkeys tune, first played live a couple of days ago.

And it sounds like they've gone back to the Humbug sound, which is bathplugging brilliant. They get a lot of shite for changing their sound and style away from their first two albums (which are fantastic records, by the way), but they do it so well you can't help but like it. Take note, Matt Bellamy and Muse...

I would kill to see them at Glastonbury next month. Hell, I'd kill to be at Glastonbury this year anyway.

I do wish to some extent I was going, but not necessarily for the lineup (it was a bit 'meh' in general, would've liked to see Nick Cave, Editors and Johnny Marr, and maybe Foals...but generally nothing really jumped out at me). Kinda sucks a little that I'm about 2 miles out of the catchment for local tickets...

I quite like that AM song, and I seem to remember when Humbug came out I wondered why everyone complained. I personally quite liked the darker, more sultry undertones.

To question your little sidenote, I'm curious as to what's so irksome to you about Muse's more electronic-influenced style now. I like it a lot, and I think the new elements they're bringing in really add to the anthemic music Muse like to create. Of course this is purely taste, but as I say, I'm curious to hear the other side of the coin.

I just feel their new stuff is very poor compared to what they've done before, I was really underwhelmed by Madness. I suppose it is down to taste.

About as psychedelic as the Gallagher brothers ever got.

Eluveitie, Inis Mona is the only song I am really listening to at the moment

Today is the 30th anniversary of US Festival's legendary Heavy Metal Day:

Quiet Riot
Mötley Crüe
Triumph
Ozzy Osbourne
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Van Halen

I'd gladly buy a ticket to a similar event today!

East Londoner wrote:

Ataxia wrote:

East Londoner wrote:New Arctic Monkeys tune, first played live a couple of days ago.

And it sounds like they've gone back to the Humbug sound, which is bathplugging brilliant. They get a lot of shite for changing their sound and style away from their first two albums (which are fantastic records, by the way), but they do it so well you can't help but like it. Take note, Matt Bellamy and Muse...

I would kill to see them at Glastonbury next month. Hell, I'd kill to be at Glastonbury this year anyway.

I do wish to some extent I was going, but not necessarily for the lineup (it was a bit 'meh' in general, would've liked to see Nick Cave, Editors and Johnny Marr, and maybe Foals...but generally nothing really jumped out at me). Kinda sucks a little that I'm about 2 miles out of the catchment for local tickets...

I quite like that AM song, and I seem to remember when Humbug came out I wondered why everyone complained. I personally quite liked the darker, more sultry undertones.

To question your little sidenote, I'm curious as to what's so irksome to you about Muse's more electronic-influenced style now. I like it a lot, and I think the new elements they're bringing in really add to the anthemic music Muse like to create. Of course this is purely taste, but as I say, I'm curious to hear the other side of the coin.

I just feel their new stuff is very poor compared to what they've done before, I was really underwhelmed by Madness. I suppose it is down to taste.

Oh yeah, I didn't dig Madness at all...and I do skip it more often than not when listening through the album. But I felt that songs like Panic Station, Liquid State and Follow Me were really strong, powerful songs.

So, to share some stuff; of late I've really got into The National and Kodaline.

How about a tune which repeats the phrase "you know they don't give a bathplug about anybody else" around 50 times?
WARNING - NSFW (Not Suitable for Wmetcalf, or any young forumites for that matter.)

Been brushing up on my Smiths knowledge tonight, as Johnny Marr is one of the support acts for The Stone Roses on Saturday.

Still doesn't seem real that I'm seeing the band that changed everything for me in just 4 days time...

East Londoner wrote:Been brushing up on my Smiths knowledge tonight, as Johnny Marr is one of the support acts for The Stone Roses on Saturday.

Still doesn't seem real that I'm seeing the band that changed everything for me in just 4 days time...

...you lucky bastard.

I wish A440 would go back to this kind of song! Electro Glide in Blue was such a beautiful album...

This thread is a little slow lately. Time to pick it up a bit. How about a classic?

Not a massive fan but a recent gig where Johnny Marr joined Nile Rodgers on stage reminded me how much I like this song. The break where Nile Rodgers (guitar) and Bernard Edwards (bass) go off into a funk meltdown is hard to beat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KUL9-eNXzQ