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Oct 6, 2018 11:58:09 GMT
Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2018 11:58:09 GMT
Shaping up to be a busy summer:
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Oct 9, 2018 7:42:56 GMT
Post by snakelady on Oct 9, 2018 7:42:56 GMT
Let's rock ? Looks like another 80s festival to me, but I admit I don't know the majority of acts.
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Oct 9, 2018 11:15:30 GMT
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Post by tramper on Oct 9, 2018 11:15:30 GMT
Think I'll give it a miss !!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2018 13:38:46 GMT
Think I'll give it a miss !! If that's your way of trying to persuade us you're not a massive fan of Agadoo then you're going to have to try a whole lot harder........
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Oct 10, 2018 5:38:22 GMT
Post by mortified on Oct 10, 2018 5:38:22 GMT
Marc Almond second on the bill and now Andy Bell? I'm going to have to dig out me leather hot pants and braces. Could be snug though. Actually, I saw From The Jam support Quo at Ayr Racecourse a few years back. They were pretty good and quite a large number of The Jam fans were there. But, yeah, it would appear 80's revival festivals are the new Monsters of Rock
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Oct 21, 2018 13:40:56 GMT
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Post by craydarr on Oct 21, 2018 13:40:56 GMT
Marc Almond second on the bill and now Andy Bell? I'm going to have to dig out me leather hot pants and braces. Could be snug though. Actually, I saw From The Jam support Quo at Ayr Racecourse a few years back. They were pretty good and quite a large number of The Jam fans were there. But, yeah, it would appear 80's revival festivals are the new Monsters of Rock Nice thought about the hot pants, let’s hope it’s warm otherwise u won’t have a lot to shout about. 😬
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Oct 21, 2018 14:58:34 GMT
Post by kursaal75 on Oct 21, 2018 14:58:34 GMT
The Retro Festival, I didn't think Rossi liked anything to do with Nostalgia. I'm seeing Big Country, one of my favorites 80s bands in Southend in a couple of weeks.
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Post by snakelady on Oct 22, 2018 6:24:01 GMT
The Retro Festival, I didn't think Rossi liked anything to do with Nostalgia. I'm seeing Big Country, one of my favorites 80s bands in Southend in a couple of weeks. Not sure about Francis - he just named it for what it was with the FF. Doesn't mean he didn't enjoy it when he was up on stage playing the stuff to nostalgic (and euphoric) fans . I could swear he did. And after all he likes the Everly Brothers .. don't we all love a bit of nostalgia now and again, Quo or otherwise .. ? Quo will play any type of festival from metal to retro if they get booked. Whether they personally think they fit in or like what the other acts do, doesn't come into it. That's just how their job works.
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Post by mortified on Oct 22, 2018 7:43:25 GMT
The fact that there is now a thriving - and growing - nostalgia market speaks volumes. About what, I'm still working out It's principally the 80's at the moment so the age of the audience will be a factor. But it's also the era when huge numbers of records were sold so it sort of makes sense. I tend to agree that Francis doesn't bother about nostalgia one way or the other. Let's face it, Quo's set is made up of largely older material. He just saw the reunion as being more about the recreation of an era rather than it relating to the music being played on stage. Some will agree with that, some won't.
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Oct 24, 2018 17:14:31 GMT
Post by frozenhero on Oct 24, 2018 17:14:31 GMT
The fact that there is now a thriving - and growing - nostalgia market speaks volumes. About what, I'm still working out It's principally the 80's at the moment so the age of the audience will be a factor. But it's also the era when huge numbers of records were sold so it sort of makes sense. I tend to agree that Francis doesn't bother about nostalgia one way or the other. Let's face it, Quo's set is made up of largely older material. He just saw the reunion as being more about the recreation of an era rather than it relating to the music being played on stage. Some will agree with that, some won't. Well said mortified! As for what the nostalgia market means... I have been critical of a lot of newcomers and frankly, I find most of the stuff that's on the charts these days appalling. Appalling lyrics, appalling production, horriibly lazy "melodies" and "chord progressions", not even the excitement of a live band there to balance out the lack of compositional content. There are exceptions like the excellent The Night Game but these are seen as somewhat nostalgic too, although to me it's really more timeless than evocative of one particular era. Pop and rock music is in a bit of a crisis, let's face it. Reissues sell more than new albums.
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Oct 25, 2018 5:30:39 GMT
Post by mortified on Oct 25, 2018 5:30:39 GMT
The fact that there is now a thriving - and growing - nostalgia market speaks volumes. About what, I'm still working out It's principally the 80's at the moment so the age of the audience will be a factor. But it's also the era when huge numbers of records were sold so it sort of makes sense. I tend to agree that Francis doesn't bother about nostalgia one way or the other. Let's face it, Quo's set is made up of largely older material. He just saw the reunion as being more about the recreation of an era rather than it relating to the music being played on stage. Some will agree with that, some won't. Well said mortified! As for what the nostalgia market means... I have been critical of a lot of newcomers and frankly, I find most of the stuff that's on the charts these days appalling. Appalling lyrics, appalling production, horriibly lazy "melodies" and "chord progressions", not even the excitement of a live band there to balance out the lack of compositional content. There are exceptions like the excellent The Night Game but these are seen as somewhat nostalgic too, although to me it's really more timeless than evocative of one particular era. Pop and rock music is in a bit of a crisis, let's face it. Reissues sell more than new albums. I guess it will only be in crisis because of a lack of interest from those much younger than ourselves. Radio listeners are well down due to streaming services and sales are well down for the same reason I expect. The singles market is also suffering from a lack of variety. Certainly in the UK. There's no blame to be pointed here; things are what they are. But the urban/r&b market is now THE dominant genre and it has numerous spin-offs making almost every song in the top 10 influenced in some way by it. Even a prodigious talent like Ed Sheeran indulges regularly. If you're a rock fan, then it's the worst development in popular music history. But that's just one skewed opinion. Mine The albums market is dominated by compilations. Has been for quite a while. Sheryl Crow had a song called Woo Woo on her last album which summed up (for me anyway) a huge part of the female vocal market. The lyrics are pertinent and amusing. Will there be a festival in 30 years time featuring Maroon 5, Little Mix and Kate Perry?
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Post by frozenhero on Oct 25, 2018 14:35:25 GMT
Theoretically I should be that target audience. But you know, I hated Katy Perry from the get-go (although I found her comment insightful about how she really wants to stop the whole pop star thing and do something much more authentic, á la 60s/70s female singer-songwriters), and I thought Maroon5 started out promising but became completely unbearably horrible with the abysmal abomination unleashed upon mankind that is known as "Payphone" Never heard of Little Mix but I have a feeling I'm not missing much.
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Post by mortified on Oct 26, 2018 5:34:55 GMT
Theoretically I should be that target audience. But you know, I hated Katy Perry from the get-go (although I found her comment insightful about how she really wants to stop the whole pop star thing and do something much more authentic, á la 60s/70s female singer-songwriters), and I thought Maroon5 started out promising but became completely unbearably horrible with the abysmal abomination unleashed upon mankind that is known as "Payphone" Never heard of Little Mix but I have a feeling I'm not missing much. It's funny, I thought that about Maroon 5 as well but something went horribly wrong for me but very right for them with songs such as Payphone and Moves Like Jagger. They're now doing the Superbowl half time show next year so goes to show what I know They look the complete opposite of how they should sound! They're evidently very clever. Much cleverer than me As for Kate Perry, don't just say it, do it. Otherwise it looks like its for effect. That whole pop star thing is why she would have the power to.
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Oct 26, 2018 7:58:48 GMT
Post by snakelady on Oct 26, 2018 7:58:48 GMT
I'm blissfully unaware of all the acts and their music you've mentioned and I don't feel inclined to change that . Maybe the reason for the thriving nostalgia market is simply down to numbers ? We're more, simple as that. With every year after us baby boomers less and less children were born - and later listened to and bought the music of their time.
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Post by mortified on Oct 26, 2018 8:04:58 GMT
I'm blissfully unaware of all the acts and their music you've mentioned and I don't feel inclined to change that . Maybe the reason for the thriving nostalgia market is simply down to numbers ? We're more, simple as that. With every year after us baby boomers less and less children were born - and later listened to and bought the music of their time. There is a logic in that. We listened to and bought more music. Or at least that's the impression I get. Maybe there's as much listening goes on but less sales. I don't really know. And I would suggest less star-making. Hundreds of new acts over the course of a decade that can eventually fill arenas is perhaps a thing of the past with music becoming much more instant and disposable. Maybe a separate discussion. And all speculation anyway, certainly by me.
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