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Yeah' date=' have Dashboard's, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, and an REM one.

REM have a lot of acoustic led stuff that's worth checking out if you like that sort of thing.[/quote']

Yeah they are really good. Dare i say it as well the Oasis one was very good!

Nirvana one was my fav tho.

Have you heard any of the mtv acoustic cds??

Theyre quite good.

"Run" is cool. Some of Snow Patrol's earlier stuff is good as well. Ain't heard the GC acoustic thing though.

If you like them check it out its really good.

Theres also some good New Found Glory acoustic tunes going around.

Was anyone there last night?? i wanted to go but couldnt manage.

What were the bands like??

They're supporting Holiday Plan at Moshulu as well' date=' as far as i know.

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As are Point of Origin!!!!

(theres my cheap push of my band haha)

Cheers.

I have to be in the right sort of mood to listen to Nick Drake' date=' and Damien Rice has some good tunes as well.

Que mass lynching, but Snow Patrol's "Chocolate" is an ace song too.[/quote']

Nah im with you on that although i do like "run" better.

This will be contriversial(sp?) one but i have a really good acoustic version of "little things" by Good charlotte.

Cheap plug but since its that good ill let you off!!!!

Beatiful song and i love the arrangment of it all.

Hmmm more accoustic songs??

Not quite emo but Nick Drake is really good and Damian Rice (yeah i know) is pretty good as well.

Also' date=' Saosin do an awesome version of Seven Years acoustic.[/quote']

Oh yeah!!!!!

Theres also a really good version of Taking back sundays "cute without the e" and ive also got "just like heaven" by them as well which is good.

Well' date=' see here's the thing squire, i got a bad rep for being a fella who hated everything and not liking anything in the local band scene, being anti-scene and blah blah blah but the truth is...i ain't like that at all.

I am pretty passionate about music, have been since the age of 13 and i love writing and talking about music, which is why i initially signed up to this thing but what really bugged me about these messageboard forums was the amount of fuckwits whose egos were far too big for their own good despite the fact that they're merely playing in bands that pull less crowds than a drunken scrap outside a back-alley boozer and sell less copies of their E.P than Your Caravan Magazine does so despite giving my honest opinion, which is usually honest in the brutal sense, i got a bad rep of being a straight-talking sarky bastard who doesn't give a shit about who what he says or who he says it to, which is what i am.

But one thing i don't do is discourage anyone from making music, i would rather encourage a band to keep going and find their very own sound and carve their very own niche and make this a vibrant music scene that will put Aberdeen on the radar because at the moment, i think there's too much emphasis and preoccupation with "making it big in the music industry" amongst a lot of people here thus more people are just starting up bands that sound like bands that are trendy.

I remember a few years ago when Oasis were the big thing that a lot of bands were just painfully trying to be like Oasis and you were thinking "why they just sounding like an Oasis tribute act?, why should i pay money to watch this when i can simply just put Definitely Maybe into the CD player and enjoy the real thing at home?"...its annoying because it ain't just one band thats doing it, its about ten or twenty all playing the same genre of music and all following the same trends that the music industry has decided is trendy and should therefore saturate the CD racks and radio and magazines like the NME and Kerrang with, it just curdles my blood.

Then i get onto the punk and hiphop thing, which are the two scenes that influence and affect my own way of thinking and attitudes towards music most, hiphop and punk was created solely by the people for the people, they weren't music industry-created scenes, they were created by people like you and me who just got a hold of some guitars and mikes and drumkits and just made a racket and created their own sounds and voices and scenes and didn't give a shit what anyone thought of it.

I ain't trying to start a revolution by what i say but i just wish people would think for themselves and do their own thing and not get influenced by the media or whats popular, the most exciting about music is when you hear something that sounds raw and exciting and at the moment in Aberdeen, there isn't really anything going on that makes me think there is anything to be excited about, it all just sounds like a bunch of dreary bands and artists just trying to replicate their favourite bands' sounds to impress their mates...

I think this is basically what Stripey was probably trying to say...but you know Stripey, he doesn't tend to choose his words too well.[/quote']

There are a lot of idiots on here i agree and a lot of egos but i suppose thats what happens everywhere. Keep being honest im sure more people will apreciate the fact you are telling the truth rather than just saying what people want you to hear.

What i want to know is three or four years ago Aberdeen had an excellent music scene with some really exciting bands but now that seems to have died off some. And now all there seems to be is bitching and slagging off each other not because of music but because of who you like or whatever. What happened!!??

As for stripey anyone who attacks my musical ability because i play in a pop/punk band is a complete tosser and for that reason i cant take what he says without thinking this guy speaks shit.

True everybody is entitled to their opinion whether they play or not everybody knows what they like and dont like.

sorry "gary open air" but that was a load of pish. Nothing personal

Oh right' date=' so anyone that pays to watch your band in a club or bar who isn't a musician hasn't any right to criticise what they paid to watch?

Go fuck yourself you fucking luggage monkey.

So what the fuck giving your own opinion for?. You could just shut your fucking cakehole and quit whining about not liking the opinions of people who give opinions yet give an opinion yourself which therefore means you don't really like yourself and hence should shut the fuck up more.

Alright Einstein, so i take it that you'll never want anyone reviewing your CDs and reviewing your gigs at all for a magazine or website or whatever which in turn, usually help a band get exposure and help spread word of mouth amongst people in the industry which in turn, may help get your band signed and help you perhaps gain a career in music?

Oh and by the way, you have no right to go charging people money for your CDs or gigs if you they're not allowed to criticise anything you do.

You think cos you can play a few notes on a guitar then that somehow makes you a professional musician who is above any form of criticism from someone who doesn't play music for money?

At the end of the day squire, you're no different to a fucking busker playing cover songs on Union Street so dismount your high horse and get a clue before spouting off again and getting your gusset in a fucking twist.[/quote']

Such a nice guy hehe

P.S please dont hate me i was only having a laugh.

Well i have seen and heard worse than what i saw that night.

I think King Liar & The Brutes' date=' Reap and Hot Mangu are amongst some of the worst bands i have ever seen and heard in this city.

Well i am sure as the band gets older and become more adept at playing different notes, the music will improve and perhaps the style of songs will change and eventually the band may carve out a niche for themselves that may perhaps mark them out from everything else thats going on.

I think the problem with a lot of bands is that they tend to rush into their music too much, its like play about ten gigs, start recording after that, maybe play a few more gigs and a couple of supports to some touring acts at Kef and then do the "E.P launch" at either Drakes or One Up and then keep our fingers crossed we're in Fopp and One Up's top 20 CD sales list for a week or so.

Then after about a year of playing, they decide to give up or try to ape another trendy band's style to sell themselves to another fanbase or whatever.

I don't mind bands copying other people's songs to hone their own musical skills but i get annoyed when bands just try to become soundalikes so they can immediately fit into a scene thats already saturated with about ten other soundalike bands trying to cling onto the same trend until it fizzles out and dies on them and becomes about as fashionable as a pair of bellbottoms in a thrift shop window.[/quote']

Again i agree bands do tend to come out and play gigs far to early even before they have enough of thier own songs to make a set which i think is wrong but as much of the blame for that has to go to the promoters who put on these bands who clearly are not ready for it. And to a certain extent i think it was true even with us i fell we should have spent a few more months working at it before we played our "first gig" with the new line up and this may of affected how people take us as well. I would like to think of us as more than just a band whos trying to copy someone elses sound we do try to make songs our own and maybe with the four of us now singing we will be able to do this. but as i said thanks for the opinion at least you give us advice and not just dismiss us because of our music.

See i agree with you on a lot of points you made there zombie munch and i will say thanks for your honest opinion of us. As you have seen us recently your opinion is actually worth something but for people who seen us two years ago, and didnt enjoy us then, to sit there and say something is a load of bollocks.

And your right we can so more than what we're doing at the moment when it comes to our songs and how we write them but this line up, which is technically made Point an entirley new band due to the different styles me and dan play compared to Tooms and Jamsey, we have only had coming up for a year together (well dan only 6 months) and in this year i would like to think we've come along way. But some people dont seem to want to give us the time to improve and just like having a go cause maybe they didnt like "Bring on the Sluts" but the band has moved on from songs like them. Fair enough we will never be everybodys cup of tea due to the style of music we play but for people to sit there and attack us as musicsions to due the same reason is fucking bull shit.

I remember the first time i ever saw Sirrius was in there and they completely destroyed the drum kit after they finished. It was crazy id never seen anything like that at the time. Twas good tho.

Apart from Nero' date=' i think you should use the term "good bands" very loosely for the rest of the ones you listed.

In fact, don't even use the term "good bands" loosely, just dislocate the words completely.[/quote']

But is that your taste or do you mean talentwise??

So come on stripey how many bands have you heard you seem to be avoiding answering this.

Yes it does matter!

Why do you not meet people over the internet??

Have you met him in person?

Does it matter??

what a big pigeon licker........what are you getting out of this? The satisfaction of pissing everyone off? Your prowd that your only fans are across the atlantic......Good fuckin luck gettin them to your gigs! Go away!! This thread was about an ace gig before you came along....you just had to taint it didn't you?? Well everyone here spotted you as a wank so piss off stripey.....(see what i did there ...my god....give me a medal...)

Hehe shamon muthafucka!!

Nuff said about that prick!!!

Back to the gig. What a night i have some photos in my gallery if you want to see any of them.

This mean the gig is off then??

stop being a band until you can play instruments and sing

Why the need for that??

tuesdays or thurdays are best for me due to collage.

Pm me and ill get your mob number so we can meet up.

deesc.

Hmm is there anyway i can see them before i purchase??

i am interested tho might be just what ive been after

Os iusti meditabitur sapientiam' date=' et lingua eius loquetur iudicium. [/quote']

Clever boy well done!!

25.50. lol