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Started by tatty seaside town

While i was driving today with my car i listened to “so much for the ten year plan” and i was wondering how the guys manage to get the motivation to play songs like nowhere or die laughing over and over again. Is is just buisness for them, or show for the audience or do they really still enjoy these songs after playing them for 11 years or even longer now. Or what about “Potato Junkie” or “Teethgrinder”. They must have played those songs at least 2000 times.

How to they manage to still motivate themselves for those songs?
And do they still enjoy them?

Posted on Wed, 31 August 2005 at 14:12

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Dennis wrote:

I would imagine that the crowd’s response to these tunes is a big factor in still being able to play them without going insane and smashing all the gear up in frustration (!)

I ply in a covers band myself and whilst there is nothing quite like spicing things up for the band themselves by adding new material, it’s always good to play the popular ones that people expect to hear, just cos they go so mad for them.

Also, I notice that songs that I am sick to death of playing don’t make me wanna puke quite so much if we have even the slightest break from playing, so maybe when the band are in the studio for months and then come out with a new batch of songs to add to the set and a bit of a rest from gigging under their belts, that is enough to breath new life into the old songs…?

Or maybe they just fucking hate playing them and really have to force a smile as they try and look enthusiatic for Potato Junkie the twentieth time in a month, on a rainy Tuesday in February at Bolton Town Hall or wherever!:D:

Posted on Wed, 31 August 2005 at 15:03

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Punkwak (Tijn) wrote:

Title: or de vooruit in Gent

That was the time of my life with willy as intro :D
I kissed 2 belgium girls but who they where tjaa.. hihi :p

fuckin’ brilliant…

schol..’

Posted on Thu, 1 September 2005 at 21:00

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Standinline wrote:

..PS…I think they still like “Nowhere” for example becuase it´s a little bit of regular during “soundchecks” as I reckon…
it´s a song I must hear live…:-)

And before I go to work I must hear “Gimme Back My brain”…hehe:-)
Cheers!

Posted on Fri, 2 September 2005 at 16:47

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rock chick wrote:

well so much for the ten year plan is such a brill album as are all t? albums. And that track i should know as i have have played that track with them 3 times.you just never get sick of it.Its brill!.

Posted on Fri, 2 September 2005 at 17:23

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Gimme Back My Brainsaw (fuck democracy) wrote:

rock chick wrote:

well so much for the ten year plan is such a brill album as are all t? albums. And that track i should know as i have have played that track with them 3 times.you just never get sick of it.Its brill!.

Hey are you the person who’s gunna be on the itv1 show?

Posted on Fri, 2 September 2005 at 17:25

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deadsetgav wrote:

tatty seaside town wrote:

How to they manage to still motivate themselves for those songs?

They just think of the cocaine and groupies waiting for them backstage…

If you look closely at their faces when they are playing - you can tell they cant wait to get stuck in!

:D

Posted on Sat, 3 September 2005 at 09:49

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tatty seaside town wrote:

you mean “blowjobs for free” everytime they play “nowhere”? :)

Posted on Sat, 3 September 2005 at 10:15

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deadsetgav wrote:

Yeah - that as well :D

Posted on Sat, 3 September 2005 at 10:26

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