[Music] Glastonbury 2024

[Bold Seagull]

Anyone saying Coldplay are shit are a bit silly really after last night. Rave reviews across the board

They are popular.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

They are popular.

Maybe because they are very good

 

[Flounce]

Maybe because they are very good

Very good and up there with the most watchable live acts in the World!!

 

[Bold Seagull]

Maybe because they are very good

Yep, they’ve made very good universally popular music. And very good at it too.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Another annoying thing among my muso friends is that when a band become big they suddenly become 'shit'. I must admit I am not a fan of big venues and would much rather see bands in small intimate clubs, but just because a band becomes commercially successful doesn't make them suddenly rubbish.

I used to like your posts back in the day.

 

[Flounce]

Another annoying thing among my muso friends is that when a band become big they suddenly become 'shit'. I must admit I am not a fan of big venues and would much rather see bands in small intimate clubs, but just because a band becomes commercially successful doesn't make them suddenly rubbish.

That is an absolute FACT about people who are far too wrapped up in being seen to be cool in their musical taste. Has been like that forever.

Dire Straits are comparable from back in the day.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Am I in the right place to say Coldplay are shit?

 

[Flounce]

Am I in the right place to say Coldplay are shit?

Yep, I’d be massively disappointed to hear anything else from you and a few others on here

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Another annoying thing among my muso friends is that when a band become big they suddenly become 'shit'. I must admit I am not a fan of big venues and would much rather see bands in small intimate clubs, but just because a band becomes commercially successful doesn't make them suddenly rubbish.

In general I’d agree but some bands, in my opinion, work better in arenas. Arcade Fire is a great example. I never saw Depeche Mode in a small venue but they are great at arena level. Most heavy metal is better in an arena as well; I’ve seen Iron Maiden at theatre, arena and stadium level and bigger is much better.

 

[BN9 BHA]

I love this forum

Post in thread 'Do you like Coldplay'
https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/threads/do-you-like-coldplay.395210/post-10305759

 

[Flounce]

In general I’d agree but some bands, in my opinion, work better in arenas. Arcade Fire is a great example. I never saw Depeche Mode in a small venue but they are great at arena level. Most heavy metal is better in an arena as well; I’ve seen Iron Maiden at theatre, arena and stadium level and bigger is much better.

The Stones are lauded in arenas but the gigs they did on their acoustic tours in small venues were SO much imo

 

[BN9 BHA]

That is an absolute FACT about people who are far too wrapped up in being seen to be cool in their musical taste. Has been like that forever.

Dire Straits are comparable from back in the day.

I think many people that bought Brothers in Arms when it was topping the album chart probably couldn’t name a previous album by the band.

 

[Flounce]

I think many people that bought Brothers in Arms when it was topping the album chart probably couldn’t name a previous album by the band.

As a Dire Straits fan, my least favourite album, along with Love Over Gold

 

[BN9 BHA]

As a Dire Straits fan, my least favourite album

Likewise.
I had all their albums before Brothers in Arms, never bought it and probably didn’t like it as it was overplayed and hyped up.

 

[Guinness Boy]

As a Dire Straits fan, my least favourite album, along with Love Over Gold

You should check out The War on Drugs.

They’re the Dire Straits it’s acceptable to like.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

You should check out The War on Drugs.

They’re the Dire Straits it’s acceptable to like.

They were before they became big, now they’re shit

 

[Flounce]

You should check out The War on Drugs.

They’re the Dire Straits it’s acceptable to like.

My days of being cool in my musical tastes are long gone

I confess to being an insufferable music snob in my younger days

 

[KZNSeagull]

Coldplay aren't shit, I just find them really bland, uninspiring and boring. Oh, and they were using a backing track

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

My days of being cool in my musical tastes are long gone

I confess to being an insufferable music snob in my younger days

I can argue, and do argue, about most topics but I have rarely, if ever, get into slagging bands off. Music still is, and probably always will be, my number one interest and passion. I get so much from it, and figure if others get just a modicum of the enjoyment I get, whichever and whoever the artist that is, then they’re onto a good and positive thing. Why criticize that?

As for be cool, yes I like some “cool” stuff but I also have some very uncool stuff in my collection ….which is inevitable if you have been consuming with wide open ears for over 40 years.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Another annoying thing among my muso friends is that when a band become big they suddenly become 'shit'. I must admit I am not a fan of big venues and would much rather see bands in small intimate clubs, but just because a band becomes commercially successful doesn't make them suddenly rubbish.

It's like when that unsigned band you follow and love and have watched in umpteen toilets finally get the thing they've been working towards, and you've been championing - A Record Deal. Then they bring out that first single, that glorious crowd-pleaser you've loved a score or more times live. And it sounds tinny and weird and well... rubbish