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Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 10:46:42 http://www.nme.com/news/alan-mcgee/23610
good! it was only kids who bought them anyway. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: sonic youth on Monday, July 17, 2006, 10:51:28 i know someone who knows someone who knows alan mcgee quite well
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 11:03:43 is he a tit? he's managing the crappy 'dirty pretty things' and i hate people who have one slice of luck then feel the need to preach to everyone as if they know something we don't, when normally what they're saying is blindingly obvious.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 11:10:11 he sounds it, fair enough he discovered oasis and gave them a record deal but he hasnt done much since to be fair.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: spacey on Monday, July 17, 2006, 11:29:18 The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Fluke, Swervedriver, Slowdive, The House of Love, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream, Oasis, Super Furry Animals, The Telescopes, The Boo Radleys, etc....
Mcgee can say what he likes 8) Title: the death of cd singles Post by: OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR on Monday, July 17, 2006, 12:06:36 Quote from: "spacey" The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Fluke, Swervedriver, Slowdive, The House of Love, Teenage Fanclub, Primal Scream, Oasis, Super Furry Animals, The Telescopes, The Boo Radleys, etc.... Mcgee can say what he likes 8) Yes, but apart from that....... Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 12:25:17 aah fair do's if he's got a bit of a record, lazy nme reporting didnt really convey his success
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: spacey on Monday, July 17, 2006, 12:26:31 He's got X-ray vision and can pull chips from a deep fat fryer with his bare hands without flinching.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 15:11:54 but he is a ginger
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 17:03:06 but apart from that what have has mcgee ever done for us?
seriously though the guy will obviously always be a ledge for discovering oasis but im not rating most of the other stuff hes came out with. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Sussex on Monday, July 17, 2006, 17:33:06 Quote from: "SwindonStevo" im not rating most of the other stuff hes came out with. Primal Scream? Super Furry Animals? Teenage Fanclub? Fluke (fucking ace)? Yes SwindonStevo, pile of shite the lot of them. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 17:45:09 oasis, primal scream and the super furrys are top
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 18:31:11 OF dont you fuckin dare leave teenage fanclub and my bloody valentine out of your top list. they were writing indie anthems when your mummy was still silver spoonfeeding you.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 19:05:15 Quote from: "Sussex Red" Quote from: "SwindonStevo" im not rating most of the other stuff hes came out with. Primal Scream? Super Furry Animals? Teenage Fanclub? Fluke (fucking ace)? Yes SwindonStevo, pile of shite the lot of them. sorry mate, just my opinion....personally i dont rate any of them. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 19:53:23 Quote from: "mexico red" OF dont you fuckin dare leave teenage fanclub and my bloody valentine out of your top list. they were writing indie anthems when your mummy was still silver spoonfeeding you. i've never heard of them, not much of an indie fan. i'm sure they're great though.Title: the death of cd singles Post by: sonic youth on Monday, July 17, 2006, 21:51:35 Quote from: "SwindonStevo" Quote from: "Sussex Red" Quote from: "SwindonStevo" im not rating most of the other stuff hes came out with. Primal Scream? Super Furry Animals? Teenage Fanclub? Fluke (fucking ace)? Yes SwindonStevo, pile of shite the lot of them. sorry mate, just my opinion....personally i dont rate any of them. that's cos you've got shit taste alan mcgee discovered the vast majority of every important indie band in at least the last 20 years Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Iffy's Onion Bhaji on Monday, July 17, 2006, 22:02:36 i hate Primal Scream! god they suck big time
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: sonic youth on Monday, July 17, 2006, 22:06:55 you hate everything so your opinion is null and void
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Bennett on Monday, July 17, 2006, 22:10:46 saying that i've seen quite an upturn in rich's moods over the last week...
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: yeo on Monday, July 17, 2006, 22:11:11 I will hunt down and kill anyone who slates the Fannies :x
That is all. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Sussex on Monday, July 17, 2006, 22:22:06 Quote from: "Rich" i hate Primal Scream! god they suck big time Have you listened to Screamadelica Rich? If you have and you still think Primal Scream are shit, I'm going to ask Simon to give you a Chinese burn :advercool: Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 23:20:25 i don't really like primal scream, but i was surprised how many of their songs i know without knowing.
saw bobby go mental at glasto, that was fun. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Dazzza on Monday, July 17, 2006, 23:24:42 They were different class at Glastonbury last year couldn't beleive they pulled the plug.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Monday, July 17, 2006, 23:47:29 Quote from: "dazzza" They were different class at Glastonbury last year couldn't beleive they pulled the plug. this bit of the bbc website sums it up quite nicely'Do you want to be watching Kylie? Well f*** you'. Bobby Gillespie is feeling antagonistic towards a somewhat bemused Glasto audience. Songs are halted because the crowd aren't dancing enough; bad language colours the air. But can you blame him? In 2003 they headlined the Other Stage to a totally rapturous crowd who had picked them over Radiohead. This year, they faced a Pyramid Stage crowd who were largely unaware that the band had recorded anything in the last ten years and were clearly just waiting for them to play "Loaded". Opening with "Rise" then the ultra-violent "Accelerator", it was obvious that the Primals weren't really concerned about easing these newcomers in gently ('We're a rock band now and you're all f*****g hippies'). However, for those in the know, the band were as blistering as ever. Few older tracks make it ("Jailbird", "Rocks" and "Moving On Up") but they only sound like cover versions by a different band anyway. Primal Scream are really only at home with their newer material and with that, they're hard to beat. Explosive versions of "Swastika Eyes" and "Kill All Hippies" (naturally included) manage to somehow blow the roof off an open air stage. Despite continuing to play until their power is cut off, they're unable to convert all the hippies - but you could never accuse them of not trying. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Dazzza on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 00:02:15 Spot on Oxford :beers:
Interview from 2005 pre-gig.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0ET7D4_E4Y&search=primal%20scream%20glastonbury Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 13:30:20 well taste it just that, taste. if hes discovered the majority of every important band in the last 20 years he must have discovered....the stone roses, the arctic monkeys, blur, franz ferdinand, hard-fi, the kaiser chiefs, the kooks, the las, the verve, the libertines?
pick at that list as you will(and im sure you will) There not all my personal favourites but they seem to me the bands over the past 20 years people have got excited about. fair play he manages the dirty pretty things but he didnt 'discover' them. i dont recall anyone working up a sweat over the boo radleys do you? fair point about primal scream but there just not my cup of tea. im probably one of the biggest oasis fans in swindon so im not slating the guy, im just stating that other than oasis i dont think hes ever 'discovered' anything fantastic. People are allowed to have opinions without having other people jump down there neck you know, or are they not on this forum? Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Doore on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 13:33:27 Of course you're not allowed opinions on this forum! What a crazy idea. Hang your head in shame, and agree with everyone.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Piemonte on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 13:56:38 Quote from: "bobby Gillespie" ('We're a rock band now and you're all f*****g hippies'). :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick: Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 14:32:06 Quote from: "SwindonStevo" well taste it just that, taste. if hes discovered the majority of every important band in the last 20 years he must have discovered....the stone roses, the arctic monkeys, blur, franz ferdinand, hard-fi, the kaiser chiefs, the kooks, the las, the verve, the libertines? :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:pick at that list as you will(and im sure you will) There not all my personal favourites but they seem to me the bands over the past 20 years people have got excited about. fair play he manages the dirty pretty things but he didnt 'discover' them. i dont recall anyone working up a sweat over the boo radleys do you? fair point about primal scream but there just not my cup of tea. im probably one of the biggest oasis fans in swindon so im not slating the guy, im just stating that other than oasis i dont think hes ever 'discovered' anything fantastic. People are allowed to have opinions without having other people jump down there neck you know, or are they not on this forum? Title: the death of cd singles Post by: sonic youth on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 15:27:58 Quote from: "SwindonStevo" the arctic monkeys, franz ferdinand, hard-fi, the kaiser chiefs, the kooks, the libertines? music goes back further than 2002! Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 15:57:10 Quote from: "sonic youth" Quote from: "SwindonStevo" the arctic monkeys, franz ferdinand, hard-fi, the kaiser chiefs, the kooks, the libertines? music goes back further than 2002! im sure it does but alot of the bands were mentioned due to them being fresh in my memory. to me there have been no bands since oasis that will really stand the test of time and i will look back on fondly and none before....its just my opinion. the bands you mention i dont think will really stand the test of time and theyve at best dented the charts. you describe them as 'important' because there important to you, whereas bands that are really important are bands that will be looked back on forever like oasis, the jam, the who, the specials, the beatles, the smiths, the stone roses, etc. im my opinion mcghee has produced one important band and a bunch of mediocre at best bands...bands which to me are nothing special, just okay. opinions is one thing but facts is another, i will give him primal scream...theyve made a fair bit of impact even though they get on my tits abit and i generally dont like there music. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: oxford_fan on Tuesday, July 18, 2006, 18:15:02 STOP SAYING "in my opinion" - YOU'RE SAYING IT, THEREFORE WE KNOW ITS YOUR OPINION.
the bands you list are mostly wank. arctics, ff, hard fi, kaisers and the kooks will all be unknowns in a few year's time and were they really the best bands you could think of in the last 20 years!? of mcgee's discoveries (and from the one's i've heard), oasis, primal scream and the super furrys will stand the test of time for any non-ignoramus. what the hell do the charts matter!? they don't mean a thing. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 14:43:52 like ive said im a massive oasis fan, so im not actually knocking the bloke.
its not hard to discover primal scream though really is it when there bass player was in the stone roses. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: larwood on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 14:52:07 I'm pretty sure Mani wasn't an original member of the 'Scream' :?:
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 15:00:41 i stand corrected if thats true.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Simon Pieman on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 15:09:55 Didn't Mcgee manage The Libertines? That must have been hard work.
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: mrs_spacey on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 15:48:44 Quote from: "SwindonStevo" its not hard to discover primal scream though really is it when there bass player was in the stone roses. :roll: Title: the death of cd singles Post by: SwindonStevo on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 15:50:37 Quote from: "simon pieman" Didn't Mcgee manage The Libertines? That must have been hard work. fucking hell that does command respect, no wonder he hasnt got any hair left. Title: the death of cd singles Post by: sonic youth on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 16:16:42 if we're going to use that argument, mcgee shouldn't get credit for discovering primal scream either
Title: the death of cd singles Post by: Mexicano Rojo on Wednesday, July 19, 2006, 17:50:35 he did discover the libertines, having met the bloke all i know is 2 things, he has ahuge appetitie for booze and he is passionate about music.
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