Crap bands and their crap songs

[Yellow_Fellow]

http://crashrecords.co.uk/online/product.php?xProd=15993&xSec=248

we really out here

[Babyquack]

Not that The Mountain Goats would necessarily play but new song from a soon-to-come LP:

https://soundcloud.com/mergerecords/the-mountain-goats-the-legend-of-chavo-guerrero

[kaosmark2]

Not that The Mountain Goats would necessarily play but new song from a soon-to-come LP:

https://soundcloud.com/mergerecords/the-mountain-goats-the-legend-of-chavo-guerrero

Someone else noticed

[rawaudioinput]

Gerard Way at the Guildhall last night was probably the most unpleasant gig I've ever been to; any illusion of the fans being there for the music was thrown out of the window and it genuinely felt as though he was exploiting the plentiful unstable mental conditions of his fanbase to maintain an audience, the venue was less than half full as well

[FloorFiller]

Gerard Way at the Guildhall last night was probably the most unpleasant gig I've ever been to; any illusion of the fans being there for the music was thrown out of the window and it genuinely felt as though he was exploiting the plentiful unstable mental conditions of his fanbase to maintain an audience, the venue was less than half full as well

care to elaborate?

[LondonTom]

care to elaborate?

The MCRmy have always been a bit wierd/obessive, girls trying to relieve their youth of trying to sexually assault him from the crowd?

Also the half empty thing, I saw Chase & Status there a few years ago just after their 2nd album got released and I am sure it sold out but the actual hall only felt half full!

Weird venue tbh, it didn't feel like a proper professionall music venue at all really, just a hired out council hall.

Edited January 22, 2015 by LondonTom

[rawaudioinput]

I saw more people break down crying than people who knew the words to the songs. It's purely a cult of personality now. I've seen MCR before and this was a lot worse; literally every utterance he made was met with adulation. I swear at one point he said something as asinine as "I like flowers" and more than half the audience screamed, yet when he put the mic to the crowd during one song no one knew the lyrics.

He also kept on saying how thankful he was that he had fans and how he empathised with their problems; it was well-intentioned I'm sure but it seemed to perpetuate the notion that he was somehow their confidante which felt pretty unsettling. I'm sure he's trying to harbour a closer connection to his fans out of gratitude but at certain points it felt disingenuous and occasionally even manipulative.

One of the things that really irked me was he started speaking to this person on the barrier in between songs who had queued for 24 hours, he called them a trooper and then the audience proceeded to give them a round of applause. That kind of behaviour is not the behaviour of a mentally healthy human being. They spent 24 hours in a tent to see someone play songs that they don't even like. He should know better than to validate them for it.

It was a bit like seeing one of those Japanese popstars, the ones who get attacked with saws by crazed fans.

[Babyquack]

Someone else noticed

What did you think of it? Personally loved it - has made me very excited for the new LP

[TenInchToenaiIs]

pete dohertys new song is eh

for a good cause though, the amy winehouse foundation

[kaosmark2]

What did you think of it? Personally loved it - has made me very excited for the new LP

Really enjoyed it. Need to give it some more plays though.

[lightning1000]

I saw more people break down crying than people who knew the words to the songs. It's purely a cult of personality now. I've seen MCR before and this was a lot worse; literally every utterance he made was met with adulation. I swear at one point he said something as asinine as "I like flowers" and more than half the audience screamed, yet when he put the mic to the crowd during one song no one knew the lyrics.

He also kept on saying how thankful he was that he had fans and how he empathised with their problems; it was well-intentioned I'm sure but it seemed to perpetuate the notion that he was somehow their confidante which felt pretty unsettling. I'm sure he's trying to harbour a closer connection to his fans out of gratitude but at certain points it felt disingenuous and occasionally even manipulative.

One of the things that really irked me was he started speaking to this person on the barrier in between songs who had queued for 24 hours, he called them a trooper and then the audience proceeded to give them a round of applause. That kind of behaviour is not the behaviour of a mentally healthy human being. They spent 24 hours in a tent to see someone play songs that they don't even like. He should know better than to validate them for it.

It was a bit like seeing one of those Japanese popstars, the ones who get attacked with saws by crazed fans.

Seems like how most of the people on this board react to Nick cave, neutral milk hotel or (for some) biffy clyro.

[Gucci Piggy]

I don't think Biffy Clyro fans are stereotyped as being social outcasts with problems and I've never heard Simon Neil commenting on these issues.

[thetime]

I don't think Biffy Clyro fans are stereotyped as being social outcasts with problems

Must be just this forum that racist Biffy fans belong to then.

[kaosmark2]

I don't think Biffy Clyro fans are stereotyped as being social outcasts with problems and I've never heard Simon Neil commenting on these issues.

He talks about being Scottish. Aka social outcasts with problems Edited January 25, 2015 by kaosmark2

[dentalplan]

Jeff Mangum: "I like carrot flowers"

[Mouseboy11]

Jeff Mangum: "I like carrot flowers"

"...and semen"

[lightning1000]

I don't think Biffy Clyro fans are stereotyped as being social outcasts with problems and I've never heard Simon Neil commenting on these issues.

the ones on this board are, myself included

[#FreeComTruise]

Must be just this forum that racist Biffy fans belong to then.

I'm obviously not racist it was just a stupid thing to post at the time, you really ought to stop bringing it up at every opportunity like a petulant school girl, I've done nowt to you.

[justanothername]

I don't think Biffy Clyro fans are stereotyped as being social outcasts with problems and I've never heard Simon Neil commenting on these issues.

To be fair I'm a Biffy Clyro fan and I'm a social outcast

[justanothername]

I'm obviously not racist it was just a stupid thing to post at the time, you really ought to stop bringing it up at every opportunity like a petulant school girl, I've done nowt to you.

There is no need to be upset

[#FreeComTruise]

There is no need to be upset

Racist!!

[thetime]

I've done nowt to you.

Haha yeah seriously.

Wow!!

[#FreeComTruise]

Alright then? I'm not here to argue with you so we'll leave it at that.

[thetime]

Alright then? I'm not here to argue with you so we'll leave it at that.

Nah you prefer to do on a daily basis on Twitter.

You're a racist prick, pretty much sums you up.

[Yellow_Fellow]

Well he's not, so