What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[barrett]

There's lots of talented people about, it's just that the vast majority of the population are not interested in any form of even mildly 'challenging' music, in fact they dont like music at all, they just want to see attractive* people dancing about to easily-digestible throw-away guff for a few months, until the next crop of 'stars' are discovered. Get out to your local small clubs and venues, you'll be surprised how much good stuff there is out there being givenlittle or no exposure. And this is coming from a man who almost exlusively listens to 35 year old prog.

[Richard]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2010Justin Beiber! This will get pulled asap!

It's been on and off a few times by the look of it. As far as I'm aware Wikipedia revisions never go away.http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?tit ... =357002536

[Parky]

There's lots of talented people about, it's just that the vast majority of the population are not interested in any form of even mildly 'challenging' music, in fact they dont like music at all, they just want to see attractive* people dancing about to easily-digestible throw-away guff for a few months, until the next crop of 'stars' are discovered. Get out to your local small clubs and venues, you'll be surprised how much good stuff there is out there being givenlittle or no exposure. And this is coming from a man who almost exlusively listens to 35 year old prog.

Very true, I agree totally that there's some great stuff out there. However I can only quote The Jam by saying "The public wants what the public gets". Its sad to think I work with people perhaps slightly younger by five years or so who nothing of The Who, Sex Pistols, Divine Comedy, Bonzo Dog Band, Cream, etc etc but CAN tell me the name of last years X factor fourth placed singer. All because of Cowell. Fair play, he's made some serious wedge but cant he just admit he's had a good run and just f*ck off now?

[warren t claim]

When you think about it the Sex Pistols were just a manufactured boy band...

[barrett]

I always thought the chap from the Divine Comedy would be great for penning the UK's eurovision entry......

[chester drawers]

^^^^^A big +1 to that. I’ll not fall into the one generation's music’s better than another trap. There’s always been good and bad, it’s just the means by which the dross is foisted upon us that’s changed.I’m nowhere near the Steve Lamacq league, but I do average about 3 gigs a week and there are some very talented people plugging away for very little credit on support bills. Standing there whilst punters resolutely ignore or heckle them must be very hard to take. Fair play to 'em, I wish I could do it.

[warren t claim]

I always thought the chap from the Divine Comedy would be great for penning the UK's eurovision entry......

If he did I think it would end up rather like the Father Ted "My Lovely Horse" song!

[Tayne]

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[wuvvum]

If memory serves, Justin Bieber wasn't anything to do with any "talent" shows. He posted videos of himself singing on YouTube and was spotted by some American record producer who signed him up. I give him six months - once his voice breaks and the acne appears he'll lose his appeal and get dropped like a hot potato. Albeit a very rich hot potato.

[Parky]

There was a campaign to get Bill Bailey and Neil Hannon (Divine Comedy) together to produce a Eurovision entry. It would have been superb.Hannon is a great singer and writer. Anyone familiar with "The Duckworth Lewis Method"? which is a jv featuring Hannon. They wrote a concept album about Cricket. Yeah, lets see you do that one Mr Cowell!Looked through my iPod the other day (bearing in mind I am 37) and surprised myself by having everything from Noel Coward (1928) onwards. You can imagine its quite eclectic which makes me happy. I love it when people look through my playlists and say WTF? They have no taste....

[Tayne]

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[Parky]

Looks like an ultrasound of a coconut swallowed whole!

[Parky]

I am currently listening to "Left Bank Two" by The Noveltones (Take Hart Gallery Music) whilst pretending Tony Hart is saying:"And this one is from Robert who is aged 8 and its a picture of a mountain. And to be honest with you Robert, its fucking rubbish"

[Guest]

What the fuck? That new Paul Weller album isn't bad.Also, I had a voucher for OMG SHITE MICHELINS so I had a front pair fitted to the C4 after the Eagle F1s gave a heroic last account of themselves at Curborough.Eh? Why's the low speed ride better? It's almost pliant! Where's the jiggle at speed gone? Doesn't stop it thumping and cracking over transverse ridges, but that ain't the fault of the tyres, that's the fault of the chassis designer trying [badly] to emulate the 'ja, sportlich' damping action of the Mk5 Golf by fitting shock absorbers with an inch less travel than what's needed.Quieter on the motorway too. They match the Green Xs fatha_Wat had put on the last time he nicked off me and took it to the Citroen special school (AKA Manchester South).So I now have matching rubber, and it suits the car better. I'm going to have to disagree with SCTSH_ANDY on this one, who always says to buy the best high performance tyres available for your car. What's the point if they shoot the [already marginal] ride to pieces and make it jiggle and tramline like a bastard?I'm actually starting to believe that bollocks about cars being suited to certain tyres. I thought tyres were tyres, and just bought the best I could afford.My wafty Michelin discount voucher still has two tyres left on it. 'Anything else?' asked Mr. Tyre bloke. 'Aye' said I. 'Two 165/80 XWXs please, soon as you like'.He's 'getting back to me'Ah well, 1 out of 2.

[Mr Lobster]

Have to say I like Michelins. SEAT has Michelins all round and they are quiet enough, suitably grippy and pretty damn durable.Plus, Bibendum is quite a cool guy and thats enough for me.

[Pete-M]

I always thought the chap from the Divine Comedy would be great for penning the UK's eurovision entry......

If he did I think it would end up rather like the Father Ted "My Lovely Horse" song!

Um, the Father Ted theme tune was written by him..

[Cavcraft]

Arguing with racists make me grin.

[Guest]

What do you argue with them about?

[Mr H Sceptre]

Arguing with racists make me grin.

Nice one Then again, I would say that - I'm pro Europe, pro immigration & so on...

[Lankytim]

The term "racist" kinda confuses me a little. I think the true meaning has been warped a little over the years, plus people are so shit scared of being branded "racist" that it stifles free speech and debate. I'd class myself as anti Europe, anti immigration (economic immigration atleast) but I deffo wouldnt call myself racist, theres no need to send the UAF people round to my house and smash all the windows or anything.

[Pete-M]

I find people who judge others on skin tone or whatever to be truly pathetic. As for economic migrants, I have no problem with them whatsoever if they've come here to work. In fact, I like them more than I like the lazy bastard Brits who can't be bothered working but who feel they have a right to complain about other people working.

[Cavcraft]

What do you argue with them about?

Seemingly everyone of a different colour/creed/race is a dole seeking, council house filling sponger, and 'I refuse to be seen by a foreign doctor' for starters. There was some rantage about 'why he should be asked to give money to foreign charities' too though.

[Parky]

Is it possible to be classed as racist if you dont like a particular race of people? For example if I loved everybody except Peruvians does that make me a screaming BNP member of someone who had a poor experience?I must add I used Peruvians as an example, I dont think I have ever met one. Although some of me best mates are Pan Pipe playing Llama's etc....My Dad is the same. Loves everyone but hates a particular race (different to me). Strange eh?

[Lankytim]

Ah yes, the career benefit scrounger here in the U.K is a bit of a embarrasment. I have members of my own family who simply refuse to work, but we dont like to talk about him.

[Lankytim]

Is it possible to be classed as racist if you dont like a particular race of people? For example if I loved everybody except Peruvians does that make me a screaming BNP member of someone who had a poor experience?

I suppose technically, that makes you racist. Expect a mob of UAF and anti nazi leauge hooligans at your door in 10 mins.

[Parky]

Right, best get the kettle on then!

[garethj]

As I'm feeling the hate for talent shows here, you might like to read Christopher Brookmyer's book A Snowball In Hell.The baddie is sick of talent shows (so it's difficult to hate him) so he captures a few people, one of whom is pretty much Simon Cowell which is fantastic to read about.He does a sort of Big Brother thing with live video feeds to the internet and people have to vote to keep any of the captives alive. On the one hand, it's brilliant, on the other hand it could be a documentary in 10 years time The man's a genius with writing, there's only one of his books I haven't liked and he must have written a dozen.

[Minimad5]

I just met the owner (before me and joe) of the Rebel !and for FREE got off him :2 original reliant rebel wheels (These are hard to get... apparently ??)CarburettorSteering rack (For a fox or something)and some other thing Anyway !His little story about a CB radio and Fire made me think "SHI..Ps"But it was rather funny Great day

[Minimad5]

Helping out afew stranded ladies Okay okay !I was silly and left without a phone number in hand.Basically some young lass and her 2 mates were sitting in the middle of the road with no lights on (In the dark)So pulled up along aside and said "Are you okay there"a little reply and yelp of help came from her friend in the back "No we have broken down"So i pushed them them out of the road, and around the cornerCar was a VW Beetle 1.3Women were 2 attractive, 1 not my styleAnyway, i felt good for helping them :DEdit:Ooh and SHH !Don't tell my mum i am getting another car As far as she knows i am "Fixing it for a friend"