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Post by silcox on Nov 24, 2021 10:55:33 GMT
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 10:58:43 GMT
Hi! Games? No. Telly? No. Ottm? I went to a 'gig' last night, for the first time in a long time. It was a Swedish band called 'Monolord'. I am a bit worried about what it might have done to my eardrums and internal organs. Decent bag of chips on the way home though. 4 stars.
I went to a gig the other night too! I say 'too', but I mean it was the other night, rather than last night. It was Monday night ... We saw Molchat Doma, a Belarusian band. I didn't have any chips on the way home, but I did have a flavour packed Chinese meal before we went. Boodiful. Also 4 stars ... |
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Post by crankcaller on Nov 24, 2021 11:00:43 GMT
I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
Fark had to count them all
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Post by crankcaller on Nov 24, 2021 11:05:41 GMT
Do folk not wear earplugs at gigs?
The ones I've got reduce the volume but don't drop any frequencies.
Not very rock'n'roll I grant you. But 20 years of clubbing/gigs without them has taken its toll.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 11:10:45 GMT
I don't think I've ever worn ear plugs to a gig.
Would The Fonz wear ear plugs to a gig?
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Post by Faceless on Nov 24, 2021 11:11:20 GMT
I am going to listen to this Monolord. Then I am going to pass judgement on rolling.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 11:13:09 GMT
To be honest most gigs I've been to in the last few years have been the kind where you find everyone's sitting down and you get 'shushed' for talking...
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Post by RollingEscargot on Nov 24, 2021 11:18:09 GMT
If Faceless doesn't give it 4 stars I will be furious.
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Post by RollingEscargot on Nov 24, 2021 11:19:18 GMT
Do folk not wear earplugs at gigs? The ones I've got reduce the volume but don't drop any frequencies. Not very rock'n'roll I grant you. But 20 years of clubbing/gigs without them has taken its toll. I did wear ear plugs, but only because my companion had brought some with him, thank fuck. |
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Post by RollingEscargot on Nov 24, 2021 11:24:54 GMT
Hi! Games? No. Telly? No. Ottm? I went to a 'gig' last night, for the first time in a long time. It was a Swedish band called 'Monolord'. I am a bit worried about what it might have done to my eardrums and internal organs. Decent bag of chips on the way home though. 4 stars.
I went to a gig the other night too! I say 'too', but I mean it was the other night, rather than last night. It was Monday night ... We saw Molchat Doma, a Belarusian band. I didn't have any chips on the way home, but I did have a flavour packed Chinese meal before we went. Boodiful. Also 4 stars ...
Will give them a spin later. I'm in the mood for a slice of primo Belorussian dark-wave.
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Post by Faceless on Nov 24, 2021 11:25:04 GMT
I listened to two songs. I quite liked them both.
4 stars
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Post by stxdpr on Nov 24, 2021 11:34:22 GMT
Bit of French ass Vikings. Is this the Paris DLC you are playing? Is it good? Ubisoft plus thing so all flc and games are £10 a month. Not as good as the Irish dlc, wouldn't buy it as a stand alone bit so far. |
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Post by amipal on Nov 24, 2021 11:59:34 GMT
Hello all.
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Post by Sheep2 on Nov 24, 2021 12:09:41 GMT
The only place I have been to recently where earplugs would have been nice was a 5oth birthday party.
The DJ had set up at a ridiculous volume, especially considering the average age of the attendees.
Gigs have noticeably got a lot quieter since I first went. That's probably good. It's no longer generally considered acceptable to deafen the audience.
It's noticeable at indoor venues, but much more so outdoors. I remember Bruce playing a show in Brum in the 1980s that you could hear from miles away. That would not be allowed now.
I don't generally go and see people like My Bloody Valentine where earplugs are pretty much essential.
One thing surprises me is that Crank has only been sitting n the bassbin at shows and clubs for twenty years. Didn't go to anything before 2001?
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Post by MrTiddles on Nov 24, 2021 12:11:17 GMT
Hullo. Garage update. I went there early, 9.15am, slightly adrift from lack of sleep (booze) and said "I'm here about the Subaru". Blank face, "Something about a test-drive?". "Oh, I'll get the keys". So... I went outside and took my mask off for a bit. He surprised me by approaching me from a different exit. Dear readers, he saw my face and I swear I saw piss coming from his trouser leg (I get that a lot - "Shit, it's Mr Tids"). Anyway, he drove and I sat on the back with my banana. The damn car didn't make a single noise. Nada. Zip. Zilch. As he put it, "It was making a heck of a racket when me and Dave drove it.". We came back to the Garage where he showed me the front brakes. He's got a point (a small one) about the O/S/F, this I will concede, but as I pointed out "You MOT'd it 50 miles ago and didn't even give it an advisory". Firm, yet Diplomatic. I said "Don't touch the fronts and pull the rear brakes, have a look". He replied, "We'll do that and call you later - If we don't find anything, then you've got a decision to make". I won't tell you what I was thinking (Balls/Nose/Ribs). I replied, "If you don't find anything, I'll pay you what I owe you and take the car". I did let slip I knew what I was talking about. Tl:Dr.?They are stripping the rear brakes today, which is what I asked them to do 6 days ago.
[EDIT] They're just watching porn, aren't they?
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Post by crankcaller on Nov 24, 2021 12:19:44 GMT
20 yrs from 18 as an estimate.
Stopped clubbing really at 41.
Not been to many clubs/gigs in the last 9 yrs since the child arrived. Clubs was very occasional ALFOS and gigs was only really when LCD Soundsystem toured. Can't be arsed fighting for tickets for gigs when I do actually know they are happening.
Here I stand... the poor shell of a man...
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Post by Felice Landry on Nov 24, 2021 12:40:54 GMT
It's sweet that Sheep thinks the gigs have got quieter and not because of a more obvious reason for the lower volume. Bless.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 12:43:45 GMT
I can’t remember the last club I went to. Well it was the Sutton Coldfield Royal British Legion club a few weeks ago. Night clubs, though … I’ve no idea.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 12:55:02 GMT
I think my last actual ‘club’ experience was feeling that I needed to urinate but then not being able to. Then worrying that this, along with the ache in my kidneys, was a sign that I was at risk of expiring in a horrible way.
Drugs are for mugs alright.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 13:08:51 GMT
There was a man off his mash on ecstacy pipes at the gig I went to - the concert. Well he was off his mash on something … He walked past, looked at my face and gave an astonished laugh. A few minutes later he came back. He was definitely off his mash. He began singing ‘Like a virgin’, only he was singing ‘I’m a virgin’. I thought maybe he thought I was a radicalised incel.
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Nov 24, 2021 13:11:24 GMT
afternoon
I live.
that's all.
(good rant) other than some more Arcane and Cowboy Bebop on Netflix, followed by E.D. and Halo Beta Multiplayer - (got slaughtered).
(bad rant)
FYI: Don't trust Octopus Energy, they are full of Merde.
that's all that's all..
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Post by MrTiddles on Nov 24, 2021 13:21:46 GMT
I've been to The Ministry of Sound. Does that make me cool? I hope not, it was well shit.
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Post by stxdpr on Nov 24, 2021 13:22:08 GMT
afternoon I live. that's all. (good rant) other than some more Arcane and Cowboy Bebop on Netflix, followed by E.D. and Halo Beta Multiplayer - (got slaughtered). (bad rant) FYI: Don't trust Octopus Energy, they are full of Merde. that's all that's all.. Bad experience or hooked on their gambling thing when you put in the readings? |
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Post by gongfarmer on Nov 24, 2021 13:26:22 GMT
My first proper gig, apart from school punk/thrash bands was Motorhead* at West Runton Pavilion. Would have been early 80s.
Didn't wear earplugs.
Never needed them after that night.
*insert your own umlaut here.
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Post by lazybones on Nov 24, 2021 13:31:57 GMT
I've been to The Ministry of Sound. Does that make me cool? I hope not, it was well shit. I went there once too. I did not like it. My main memory is of seeing this one man walking through the dancing area and sort of 'clucking' his head like a masculised turkey (to the music), as he surveyed each of the women he passed. Not good. There was a place called The Ministry of Pound, for a while in Liverpool. All the drinks were a pound. It was much better. |
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