Leftfield/Daft Punk Debate

[blackg1000]

Regardless of personal taste Daft Punk have had multi platinum, international album sales, countless international number 1s and chart singles, been in/mentioned in films/cartoons/adverts/games, had samples been used in succesful songs(Kanye West anyone?), won grammys and other awards and even their non studio albums are succesful.

[Discobadger]

Which would mean there were 20,000/25,000 at Daft punk haha

25,000 would be the middle number, so go with that.

[Discobadger]

That to me sounds like what is called in the industry as 'selling out'. Leftfield used 1 track in an ad and it just so happens that ad was voted the greatest advert of all time! Thanks to superb directing but an absolutely perfect tune to go with it. And just to add, Kanye West f*cking destroyed that song!!! Why they let him do that I'll never know. (Selling out springs to mind).

So going by your theory, Susan Boyle is bigger than both Leftfield and Daft Punk. Nice.

[Kyelo]

That to me sounds like what is called in the industry as 'selling out'. Leftfield used 1 track in an ad and it just so happens that ad was voted the greatest advert of all time! Thanks to superb directing but an absolutely perfect tune to go with it. And just to add, Kanye West f*cking destroyed that song!!! Why they let him do that I'll never know. (Selling out springs to mind).

[Discobadger]

Makes no difference, still bigger.

Did I base it on sales alone? No.

[gordong]

"Bigger" means more well known in public and number one singles etc, not better music imo.

Take That are "bigger" than pretty much every act at Rockness but are they better? IMO - No. There not my taste, but they are "bigger"

As for Daft Punk VS Leftfield, we cannot judge the live show as leftfield havent played in 10 years, and Daft Punk played 3 years ago.

Im gonna see Leftfield, no band/dj doesnt perform for 10 years and then does an average dj set .................................

[Poleski]

And just to add, Kanye West f*cking destroyed that song!!!

[Aberdeen83]

One of my mates that was there said the sweat condensed on the roof of the tent and dripped back down on the crowd (that is an INSANELY packed tent)

[gordong]

If Daft Punk and Leftfield played at the same time, which would have a bigger crowd and who would you go see?

[Kyelo]

bench read back to your first coments about leftfeild when u were blabbing on about platnum records and the likes so yeah you did base it on sales to start with.,,,

Edited February 1, 2010 by BenchBuddah

[Discobadger]

"Bigger" means more well known in public and number one singles etc, not better music imo.

Take That are "bigger" than pretty much every act at Rockness but are they better? IMO - No. There not my taste, but they are "bigger"

As for Daft Punk VS Leftfield, we cannot judge the live show as leftfield havent played in 10 years, and Daft Punk played 3 years ago.

Im gonna see Leftfield, no band/dj doesnt perform for 10 years and then does an average dj set .................................

[Discobadger]

No I didn't I gave a list that included sales. Your forgetting all the rest I said I actually made a point of not just using sales because I knew people would give me the old 'well the Spice Girls have more sales' blah blah blah!

As to the number....

Even the lower number, 20000 is at least 2/3rds of the entire audience.

Would agree, biggest one I've seen at Rockness is the Prodigy.

[Aberdeen83]

If Daft Punk and Leftfield played at the same time, which would have a bigger crowd and who would you go see?

[Kyelo]

bench still there was noway 20 thou at daft punk ...there was about 10/15 at the manics ..the other tent was pretty packed and all the people floating about everywere esle ...so noway was there 20 thou at daft punk theres no chance,,,maybe about 15 but not 20

[Discobadger]

We will have to agree to disagree

[Kyelo]

just rang the other half tokely and he says the same as me ,,,usally if im wrong he pisses himself and says noooo ya fud there right but hey no this time so this time i cld be right

can anyone really clarify how many was at the manics and daft punk,,,,,who was playing the go north tent when they were on .....

[Discobadger]

Wheres Paul when ya need him, he usually knows these things haha

Edited February 1, 2010 by Discobadger

[Kyelo]

i no bench were is he lol...hes the pit of all frestie knowledge lol...

HEY PAUL PUT BENCH AND I OUT OUR MISSERY COZ WE HAVE BEEN DEBATING THIS OUT ALLL DAY LOL

well we do need summit to keep us going lol...

p.s yous having a efest camp because i soooo need to party wae you guys yous are brill ....i love a good chat about music ...its all in good fun lol

[Grant titp]

Paul the oracle

[Discobadger]

Yeah I am. Did last year but got a bit hoodwinked by my ex so never got involved much BE MAKING UP FOR IT THIS YEAR THOUGH!

[Iain333]

Well there is a video on youtube taken from outside which shows there were thousands outside the tent at Daft Punk. It also pointed down towards the manics crowd which was very, very small.

[Discobadger]

Well there is a video on youtube taken from outside which shows there were thousands outside the tent at Daft Punk. It also pointed down towards the manics crowd which was very, very small.

Edited February 1, 2010 by Discobadger

[Kyelo]

so how do we tell its the efest camp ???? do u have to stick your name down ???

[Discobadger]

nice one bench sounds like it will be a riot so see yas there lol x

[Kyelo]

nice one bench sounds like it will be a riot so see yas there lol x