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Post by ukcstokie on Oct 12, 2013 23:57:33 GMT
On Sky Arts 1 at the moment.
A few Stoke tops and flags around.
Maybe old news?
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Post by bathstoke on Oct 13, 2013 7:35:47 GMT
So is Murdoc Niccals of the Gorillaz!!!
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Post by stayingupfor Sexualchocolate on Oct 13, 2013 17:13:25 GMT
He seems to have really taken his "home town" to heart
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Post by tuum on Oct 14, 2014 2:22:18 GMT
I watched the Made in Stoke gig yesterday and thought the band was superb as was the quality of the filming. However, I thought the audience was shite. This was not how I remember Viccy Hall.. Now there may be many reasons why the audience did not come across so well, some of them technical. What I didn't understand was the fascination with the mobile phones. People seemed more interested in taking pictures than actually supporting the band on stage. It looked like Myles Kennedy had to work to get any kind of participation going and sing-a-long chants soon withered on the vine once Myles and the band withdrew and left it to the crowd to generate their own noise/enthusiasm.. The set was 2 hours long so it suggests the band was enjoying themselves but how much of that was a desire from Slash to put on a show to remember and how much was due to the interaction with the crowd? Is there anybody out there who went to this gig and can shed some light on this. It is not only me who thinks the crowd were poor. This fact has been mentioned by people from different countries in the comments section of some reviews. I feel that the reputation of S-o-T has been sullied...a far cry from the Iron Maiden gig in 1980?at the same venue which Steve Harris acknowledged was the best atmosphere he experienced on that tour ...or words to that effect. I need some reassurance that the crowd was not shite and it was all due to the way the footage was edited afterwards.
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Oct 14, 2014 5:54:18 GMT
I didn't go to the gig, but I'd like to take up one of your points. The interaction between a crowd and a band can be phenomenal. A two way connection occurs(not unlike supporting a footie team) that words can't adequately describe. I had a similar experience at the Victoria Hall in 1996 when the Manic Street Preachers played there. The memory of an impromptu rendition of Delilah by the crowd between songs brings a smile to my face. The band and crowd clearly enjoying the connection and atmosphere. My theory is that these days music seems to be consumed more as entertainment, not as a life reaffirming passion and joy. Being a music fan once could change your outlook, your appearance, maybe even your life. Maybe the Hanley audience were flat because in the post rock world it's just passively enjoyed? Hope I wasn't talking bollocks
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2014 9:13:04 GMT
I didn't go to the gig, but I'd like to take up one of your points. The interaction between a crowd and a band can be phenomenal. A two way connection occurs(not unlike supporting a footie team) that words can't adequately describe. I had a similar experience at the Victoria Hall in 1996 when the Manic Street Preachers played there. The memory of an impromptu rendition of Delilah by the crowd between songs brings a smile to my face. The band and crowd clearly enjoying the connection and atmosphere. My theory is that these days music seems to be consumed more as entertainment, not as a life reaffirming passion and joy. Being a music fan once could change your outlook, your appearance, maybe even your life. Maybe the Hanley audience were flat because in the post rock world it's just passively enjoyed? Hope I wasn't talking bollocks i'd agree with that but would take exception to your choice of example given that that was when the Manics stopped being a rock band and became a purely commercial pop act where their music output decreased in quality massively (and their fan base changed dramatically as a result of that). not having a pop at the Manics for that, not their fault that their main creative influence decided to take a trip to a bridge somewhere and not come back. Everything must go is ok in parts but not a patch on The Holy Bible or Generation Terrorists and it went downhill very quickly after that if you ask me.
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Post by dutchpeter72 on Oct 14, 2014 11:08:48 GMT
The Holy Bible is their best album in my opinion too. In 1996 they really were top of the tree (Oasis aside) and prompted Robert Plant to describe them as the best rock band in Britain. I'd agree the quality did drop off as you describe, but the atmosphere at the Viccy hall gig was something else.
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Post by kevan45 on Oct 14, 2014 11:33:55 GMT
My mate tried to sort us out a couple of tickets for this gig, the second they went on sale, there were no tickets left! (or so he tells me!) Suggests the crowd is made up of corporates / hangers on / those who know someone in the know - not genuine fans, possibly an explanation for the crap atmosphere.
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