Wall of Mouths

Title: Re: Worst Therapy reviews?

LunacyBooth wrote:

“wholly unconvincing on account of singing goatee Andy Cairns being about as disturbing as a Heartbeat Christmas special.
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Er, I’m a bit confused by this statement. Does he mean that Andy IS disturbing (coz IMHO any episode of Heartbeat would be pretty disturbing), or that he ISN’T (in which case that journalist needs to go see someone about the fact he/she/it DOESN’T find Heartbeat disturbing)?

Or maybe I’ve just missed the point completely.

Whatever, a lot of hot air spouted by someone with a very narrow mind. Wouldn’t expect anything else from a quality rag like Metro.

I kind of agree with you about the set length. I was a bit suprised they had two support acts. They could easily have ditched one of them and then played for a bit longer.

However, I’ve noticed that most of the bands I’ve seen recently have only been playing for about 1 hour. It seems that they plan to get the gigs finished by 10.30. With two support acts (which also seems to be the standard these days) that doesn’t really leave a lot of time for any of the bands. And it seemed that there was an awful lot of faffing around by roadies before T? took to the stage.

And although the ticket price wasn’t the most expensive (especially considering you’re paying for 3 bands), it wasn’t exactly the cheapest either.

Voodoo Doll is probably the most commercially viable track, it’s the most obvious single and would almost certainly help sell the album in bucket loads.

But I’d prefer them to release any of the other tracks just because it would be the unexpected thing to do.

Oh well, never mind! I guess that means voting is over and we should have pulled our fingers out a bit sooner.

Alan wrote:

That sounds like the “Wake Up… Time To Die” shirt, with Gemil on the front - I actually got a brand new one on the ‘net lately. It was the original ‘91 shirt, but was just never worn. So I’d guess the chances of finding another are virtually nil.

That’s the one. I’d like another to replace it - couldn’t care if was an “original ‘91” vintage t-shirt - just one of similar style would be nice.

dano wrote:

Who gives a shit? The gig were great, just enjoy it!

Agreed! They could play three hours straight and there would still be someone complaining that they hadn’t played this track or the other.

Simple fact is the guys put on a damn fine show. You probably all loved it while you were there. Personally, I thought there was a good balance between old and new (even if they didn’t play my personal faves) and it was just brilliant seeing them live again.

Shra-Mee wrote:

But we all want NEW t-shirts

I don’t! I love my very old, once was red but now more a dull pink, long sleeved T? shirt that I pinched off my then boyfriend way back in ‘92 (i think - it was a long time ago anyway). It’s full of holes, covered in paint stains, hasn’t been washed in ages for fear of it disintigrating but I love it.

But if I DID want a new one, I’d buy it from here if only I didn’t have to pay for it by cheque! Why doesn’t the site allow you to buy online (ie with a card rather than sending off a cheque)? Seems odd to have such a wizz bang flashy man website but rely on snail mail for merch purchases.

Oh, and you could also try harassing the peeps at Radio 1 and Kerrang (via their websites - they publish contact emails).

Title: bbc voting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/events/download.shtml

is the website. If the link doesn’t work, well that’s not my fault :P

Get voting people.

Title: Oops

Oh well, just checked the bbc and it was to vote a uk punk band onto the deconstruction stage. But I guess if you all vote anyway they might get the hint :) I mean, their definition of punk probably stops at blink182!

Er, wasn’t there some thing on the bbc website for Download that allowed you to vote a band onto the bill at Download???

If it’s still running (not yet checked) then I suggest you get over there and vote! If it’s not, the site may have some contact details of people to harass anyway.

Title: Karl

In that case, you were probably standing right next to me! I noticed a person to my right grab the plecs from the stand.

That roadie might have been a moody git, and it may have been completely mental down the front, but it’s been ages since I’ve been to a gig with such a friendly, happy atmosphere. The band were great, the crowd was great - perfect combination. :)

Nurse is my fave. I was in my last year at school when it was released and it blew me away. Still play it a lot these days coz it’s just fantastic and hearing it brings back all kinds of lovely memories.

Well, i was the short arsed female at the front with the tattoos (celtic armband on one arm, two intertwined dragons on the other). Probably couldn’t see me coz the guy behind kept trying to sit on my head! (Ok, perhaps I’m exagerating a bit, but that’s what it felt like - my neck is definately shorter today).

The place was packed. I was right at the front and got very sqaushed (lots of people much taller than me). I’ve got friction burns on my arms and shoulders - that’s how tightly packed we were. :-)

And it was great to see such a wide range of ages.

Only downside when you go to see bands that have released more than 3 albums - they never play all the tracks you really want you hear.

Hell yeah! Chuffin’ brilliant!

Can anyone tell me who the main support were? I thought they were pretty good but didn’t manage to get their name.