50k cellphones will be up alright - to capture that moment, the return after 16 years or so, and opening song. Though I'm sure cellphones will be up for most of the show. I'd say 'Acquiesce' will be the opening song, followed by 'Rock'n'Roll Star' We shall see. All of the hype since the announcement and the day is here, will it live up to it? For tho
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I love the music, have been a huge Sly Stone fan for many years. That timeless, wonderful music. I am enjoying the biography that came out last year and the documentary from earlier this year. I love what QuestLove wrote about him today - “From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul,” Rest in Peace Sly.
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Excellent! Love these full-magazine specials on them. There's been quite a few over the years
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I got 95% - two answers were guesses, and the one incorrect was who did they knock off the No.1 in 1965 with Satisfaction
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Oasis are a strange one indeed - for anyone in the UK or Ireland (or some parts of Europe) from '95-'97, they were a colossus. A true cultural force. In the papers every day, the kind of movement where it was almost essential for cool to be a fan and own the albums. It was an amazing spectacle, though the fall was equally as rapid. I remember the tag-line on the TV ads for 2000s much ma
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Can't go wrong with any of the Proshots from that tour; I remember getting the Bremen, Chorzow and Buenos Aires shows on VHS, very exciting. I had the official St. Louis video also. Istanbul I am sure I have, not the full show if I recall correctly, a 90-minute version? Could be wrong, it's been years. The official Buenos Aires is a different night, as mentioned above, to the T
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We are very lucky in that the Stones are one of the most bootlegged bands; as mentioned above in other posts, the music is preserved thankfully through the wealth of bootleg material. I remember the first bootlegs I got, mid 1990's, one or two cool indie record stores in Dublin had bootlegs, studio and live, of various acts, with the Stones section having quite a few. I first purchased c
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The Rattlesnake issue "Key to the Highway" looks great; stereo versions of some big hits, and the instrumental backing tapes which I love. I must research these, I'd like more instrumental backing tracks for a lot of the mid 60s stuff.
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I've always really liked the track - slinky, groovy, and some nice vocal melodies in there. Highwire I loved at the time, still do. Flashpoint was my very first Stones album purchase, way back in April/May 1993. The beginning! Followed by Steel Wheels & Sticky Fingers; and super fandom shortly thereafter. 32 years, and am still as fascinated with them as I was back then.
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Very fond memories of this film as it was the first Stones live movie I had after discovering them. Purchasing my first Stones albums in 1993, LSTNT was shown New Years Eve that year on Channel 4 here; I taped it, and loved watching it! They obviously didn't have the cool aesthetic of the early 70s, with Mick in '81 jumping around in sports gear. But, pure rock'n'roll leapt
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QuoteBig Al Welsh legends, The Manic Street Preachers, have been mentioned a few times in this thread. There’s been some wishful thinking over a support-slot. Of course, we knew, but here they explain why they’ll not be supporting Oasis in Cardiff, later this year. It would be a great pairing of course, Oasis and the Manic Street Preachers (who supported them in '96 at some of the e
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The Darkness - St John's Castle, right here in Limerick City Hopefully also Oasis - Dublin And even more hopefully, if the Manic Street Preachers visit these shores in 2025. The new album was released on Friday, very much enjoying it.
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No talk of any Irish gig I suppose? A trip to the UK will be on then for next summer once they announce any show there
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Very lucky in that there is so much prime live material from this band, from across all eras really. As well as the classic live stuff from the 60s up to '81/'82 (and Hampton would be among my top favourites), I find so much of the latter era live material as engaging - Atlantic City '89, Totally Stripped (all three theatre shows), Salt Lake City '05, right up to 'Sti
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QuoteDandelionPowderman The JJF-riff is almost unrecognisable. I'm sorry, but this was a rough gig for Keith. However, All Down The Line was excellent. After posting an hour ago on it I am revisiting the album - 'All down the Line' is great, yes. Many highlights throughout -Loving Cup, Some Girls, Champagne, Imagination. Even the warhorses sound energised for the most part.
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Loved it at the time, still have a liking for it. Seeing it twice in cinema was wonderful - first time the cinema was about 1/3 full, but second time in a different venue the cinema was full and a great energy! 'She Was Hot' was such an eye-opener, how good it was live and actually a highlight. The press conference in Berlin Scorsese and the band, the hype around the release - I rec
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1. Fairytale of New York - the Pogues 2. The Darkness - Christmastime (Don't let the Bells End) 3. Either John Lennon's Happy Christmas (War is Over) or Keef's Run Rudolph Run
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Quotebakersfield I will never forget my first listen to this album. I was nodding along, enjoying myself but it was Live By the Sword that got me up and dancing aroundthe room. I found it utterly joyous and I still do. I feel sorry for anyone who isn't grabbed by it the way I am, but that's the mystery of taste I suppose... Same here, that first listening was utterly joyous! It was tw
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Any archive project is great news, and I'm sure we'll get some outtakes. The album itself I've always loved. The real treat here for me would be Paris '76 - finally - if we get a BluRay of that. A full Paris show, plus a second disc of the TV special broadcast at the time with a mix of tracks from a few nights.
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My only gig for this year is Nov 25th in Dublin - thrash titans Anthrax & Kreator, supported by Testament. A real thrash fest! With Dublin hotel prices over last year or two ever more exorbitant I've only been to two shows. Maybe my days of multiple gigs per year are over. Hopefully not.
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I'd say the Manics are definitely going to be supporting at at least the Cardiff shows. I think they're a remarkable band, still making compelling music. Three of my own favourites are from the last ten years - Reeind the Film, Futurology, and Ultra Vivid Lament. James's 2020 solo record 'Even In Exile' is up there too.
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Quotehockenheim95 Quotefrankotero Definitely excited for this too, but I hope the split screen is an option and not through the whole concert. Although I care more about the audio. We now got video from Respectable, Saint of Me and Brand new car and you can see Splitscreen in all of them. I fear it's an artistic decision and it'll be though the whole movie. Maybe BluRay will offer a
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QuoteMadMetaphoricalMax I put it on for the first time in a month or two through my new Cambridge Audio amp and Mission speakers and it sounded bloody great and I still think it's an excellent, great late period album. We'll be so fortunate to have had it it when it's all said and done and the band is part of history... ANd I'm holding out for its follow up too. Same; it
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Quotewupperstein I Need You Great choice, love that one. Some mighty fine choices above in this thread also. I've been listening to outtakes since I began delving into bootlegs 20 years ago, and the 'Fully Finished Outtakes' set from a few years back I still spin. So much quality stuff there. I am hoping also they are indeed working on some kind of outtakes project - wh
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There is a likely chance we'll get a new Oasis album to coincide with the summer '25 shows. Given it's a year away, and Noel has already said he has two albums fully written - one of which he said is an "oasis-style stadium rock album". May/June '25 I think there's a good chance an album will come, with the momentum and hype at that time, so close to the show
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QuoteMathijs QuoteGasLightStreet It's unfortunate that people in the UK gleefully bought in to their garbage. It's even more unfortunate that the US gave us bands like Kiss, Morley Crue, The New York Dolls, Cinderella...Of course we counted on the UK to give the only right answer: Spinal Tap. The First three albums of Oasis are glorious, Liam's solo outings are fantastic,
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Great piece from the Irish Examiner during the week from Pat Carty and The Darkness' Justin Hawkins
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CD should arrive tomorrow here, finally will get to give the two bonus tracks a blast.
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The more I listen to the new album the more I am enjoying it. Laid back groove, lovely playing throughout, and as I mentioned previously, Bill's weathered, whispered vocals add atmosphere and charm. Overall I find I'm looking forward already to giving it another spin tonight or tomorrow Sporify doesn't seem to have Sweet Bsby yet or Tell Me A Secret (neither does YouTube). The
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QuoteMathijs I just love this show, with all glitches and out of tune guitars. It's such a strange gig for them, they don't sound anything like they did before or after. They were such a powerhouse in 1969, unbelievable. Mathijs Agreed, I too love it. I enjoyed this new version on YouTube twice already in the past few days and the show does have a power all it's own. Particul
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