aslecs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, I give a shit. They are becoming an "oldies" > act They ARE 'oldies', and they are an 'oldies' act...I can't say much re Steel Wheels, but certainly from Voodoo Lounge onwards the recorded output of the Rolling Stones has stopped having any sort of meaningful interaction wi
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bv Wrote: > 6. I think these boxes were great if you wanted to > see the Stones from above or if you wanted to be > seen by others in the crowd. It's just as well we can't see the Stones from above on this leg of the tour; it would only lead to more 'Is *insert name* going bald?' threads
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mail sent to you, but friend of mind might have one. i'll check. i guess the price he'll want is face value plus costs plus 1/4 fanclub membership (as he bought 4 tickets plus fanclub in pre-sale) somethign in the region, therefore, of €140/150...
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Harm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is there one? Or will it take too long to get back > from Slane Castle? It might make more sense to have a few bevvies the night before the gig. Otherwise you're looking at a Sunday night drink...
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oh well that's it Paul, i mean, it's not just a case of knowing your way, it's the hassle of hiring a car, buying a map, following directions, parking, one of you has to stay on the dry 'cos you're driving, you have to find the car to get home, the inevitable tailbacks and all that sh*t... as for priority, it's not really gonna be an issue - as i understand it bus
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Your choice. There might be cheaper alternatives available on the day, and there may not. I've friends living in Dublin who i am trusting to make the necessary arrangements for me, but if i were you and coming from foreign climes I'd book the ticketmaster one. It's a bus service provided by the nationwide bus operator and it'll be one less thing for you to worry about when
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i just ordered the traveling wilburys vols 1&3 with all the deluxe doo-hickey stuff... *edit - technically that might come under next weeks releases....*
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Lukester Wrote: > I'm laughing at this, not rolling on no freakin' > floor, but nonetheless laughing (and I am still > boycotting those acronyms like ROFL) I prefer folks to splutter coffee on their keyboard rather than roll on floor laughing...
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paulywaul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > O well, that's OK then. guess it'll be MY turn to > be butt of the same joke on Sunday night in the > Isle of Wight !! when you see Jeremy beadle coming towards you....run
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redsis Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ... yesterday in Werchter with the new IORR > t-shirt on? I didn't see anyone else with te same > t-shirt. :-( Yup, you were the butt of a cruel cruel joke where hundreds of others merely PRETENDED to argue over the design and then buy a t-shirt...
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with sssoul Wrote: > ------`---------<@ > ----,----------<@ > -------,--------<@ > > roses for you, whether you ain't got none or not i'm genuinely confused...is that agreement or disagreement?
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Adrian-L Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > textmonkey Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > You can't, sadly, expect Mick'n'Keef so say 'Oh > > wait, Derek from Idaho is in AGAIN, so we > better > > do 'Jigsaw Puzzle' tonight - we can't have him > > com
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jesus folks, give it a rest already...fact of the matter is that 90% of the audience aren't, if you'll pardon the word, 'obsessive' fans. They might have heard that the stones had an album called a Bigger Bang come out in 2005, but they probably didn't. Sure, the tour is called 'A Bigger Bang' but only cos it's tradition that their tours have names. As s
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SimonN Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi All, > > Of course this means that the real landmark album > that we should be lauding is also 40... > > > .jpg > > Now that's genius! > > Cheers, > > Si. > > ps it goes without saying that The Beatles > were/are @#$%& great! indeed. and th
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Bärs Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > monkey man Wrote: > > > They produced the greatest body of music known > to > > the human race in an incredibly short period of > > time. > > You must be joking. I don't think he is; pound for pound they did. You can look at percentages of crap tracks out of total output...wha
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bv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the Beatles had been around today they would > have been performing in Las Vegas and been > charging 1000 dollars per ticket. John Lennon > would have left many many year ago and he would > have been a guest spot with the Rolling Stones at > the MSG occationally. I can't agree with you there;
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i've got mixed feelings about the album; I'd rate Hard Days Night, Abbey Road and Revolver above it, and like others have said, it's rare i put it on to listen to..and yet a guy on Irish Radio played it start to finish last night, interspliced with wee bits of talking from the Fabs, and I really enjoyed it. It's definitely not a Rock (note capital 'R') album, but
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thunderball Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The story goes that MJ was a tad concerned with > Freddies gay image and felt that it would harm his > credibility in the US. MJ decided to play it safe > and the song was re-recorded with Jagger. Jesus - it's irony layered upon irony there, isn't it...'worried about the co-singer havi
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Crowded House/Peter Gabriel at Marley Park, Dublin 22nd June
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J-J-Flash Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > it's_all_wrong Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Well, the "casual fans" by far outnumber the > > hardcore fans, so leaving out Satisfaction is > > completely out of the question. But they need > to > > put it on the B-Stage.
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bv Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If you are looking for charity then you have come > to the wrong place. Like most other on this planet > they live on profit. It's a commercial world. They > are just cashing in like anybody else. Charity my hole; honesty comes into it. If the bargain is struck that a) you pay me $100 and in return b)
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SomeTorontoGirl Wrote: hy > don't we all give them until Sept 1, when the > concerts are over, and request the stuff en masse? > If they don't or can't deliver, they will have to > give refunds or they are in breach of contract... > It would be interesting to see the band's reaction > when fan club revenue drops. ... or maybe I just > need some ca
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JordiStones Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I need some help from Irish people. > I will go to Irland with my wife and another > couple. We thougth about to rent a car in Dublin > to go to Slane and be there at first time in the > morning. Do you think it's a good idea? The gates won't open till 3pm. if you're in the gold cir
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paulywaul Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > tm And in other news, researchers in Oxford University have reported that bears, when living in heavily afforested areas, are highly likely to defecate there. The research into the the correlation between being a practising Roman Catholic affecting ones chances of becoming Pope, as soon as i have it to ha
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My Slane tickets arrived today also. I have to say that I'm beside m'self with rage though...as stated on the ticketb***rd thread elsewhere, my brown envelope arrived and not gummed down at all. Not even an attempt made. I realise - like i said elsewhere - that obviously if I KNEW that my ticket should have arrived around now, and IF it had gotten lost, I could have had the useless
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straycatuk Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > An open ,never sealed brown envelope arrived from > Dublin today with my Slane ticket missing ! All > that was in it was a receipt of my platnum gold > membership in the form of a 3 piece ticket. The > envelope has a large window on the front and it is > obvious that it contains tickets. It may as
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New Crowded House album - Time on Earth... if it's only HALF as good as Together Alone, it'll still be worth it's weight in gold..
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tigerman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And there is also this wonderful news > > The surviving Beatles are to release a new single > based on a recording by the late John Lennon. > > Song ‘Now And Then’ has been reworked by Paul > McCartney, who has added vocals, and drummer Ringo > Starr, with archive guitar tracks from George
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naw - i got the original wilburys albums - like i say - on cassette in 1988 and '91 respectively. Both were certainly available as CD also, and when i eventually did get 'em on CD a few years ago, the Vol 3 was a kosher Warner Bros release and the Vol 1 was one of those 'Record Club' versions from the US such that it was still 'p in a circle' 1988 Ganga Distributors,
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R Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Interesting that this is only for the journey > back. I assume we'll still have to make our own > arrangements to get there. > > Do you suppose holders of these tickets would have > "preferred access" to the first buses after the > show? I know that's what my wife will want - to
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