Guest who died? Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 i have noticed in the last few years that aberdeen is fast becoming the place to bewe have a great music scene, we seem to have lots of great bands coming to play and they seem to get a great reception, its great to see people who are passionate about musici have also been impressed with some of our local bands and acts toolets hope it continues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 it was you! you! you're the one who died!i'm a bit concerned by the recent uprising of hip-gangster ghetto mafioso stuff in the area, rap offs and gun crime, you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprinted Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 what the hell are you two talking about? ?( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 As someone who has just rediscovered the local scene in the last 3 years, I'm enjoying it! But we shouldn't take for granted the promoters who are giving us the high profile...thanks, all of you!!!!A few years ago the kind of music I like didn't come anywhere near here, but I've seen so many excellent gigs of late I'm almost becoming complacent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 a lot of the 'interesting music' stuff seems really, really cool. i should make an effort to get along to more of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 They are definitely bringing us next year's sounds today!*smacks self on face for bad soundbite**smacks self again for using the word 'soundbite'**smacks self again, as latent masochistic tendencies come to the fore and pleasure ensues*But it's not just the Interesting Music folks ('tho I love them to bits!)...there's Arkade, Vocoustics, the Gun Club guys, Prof Lo-Fi & gang and many others all making the live music scene here very vibrant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummerOfIntenseEvil Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 we seem to have lots of great bands coming to play and they seem to get a great receptionLet's hope they actually remember how good a reception they got. I think most bands who play here are pleased with the reception they get, but that doesn't stop them only playing Glasgow, or maybe Edinburgh, when they get a bit of success and decide they're too big to play Aberdeen. I was pleasantly surprised Idlewild still consider Aberdeen for touring.I suppose the really big bands are always going to snub Aberdeen in favour of the central belt (can Glaswegian's not travel to see a band or something?), but it would be nice if they could be convinced to play Aberdeen as a second date on tours. It's like bands forget that the SECC and Barrowlands aren't Scotland's only venues.What we need is for a couple of our bands to really hit the big time to attract national attention. Dedalus and The Videos perhaps? Or maybe AKA The Fox and Hooker's Green #1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest who died? Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Let's hope they actually remember how good a reception they got. I think most bands who play here are pleased with the reception they get' date=' but that doesn't stop them only playing Glasgow, or maybe Edinburgh, when they get a bit of success and decide they're too big to play Aberdeen. I was pleasantly surprised Idlewild still consider Aberdeen for touring.I suppose the really big bands are always going to snub Aberdeen in favour of the central belt (can Glaswegian's not travel to see a band or something?), but it would be nice if they could be convinced to play Aberdeen as a second date on tours. It's like bands forget that the SECC and Barrowlands aren't Scotland's only venues.What we need is for a couple of our bands to really hit the big time to attract national attention. Dedalus and The Videos perhaps? Or maybe AKA The Fox and Hooker's Green #1?[/quote']point 1: i can see your point but i wasnt really talking about the size of bands, more the calibre. the more creative and interesting the bands are, the more chance our local bands will be further inspired to push themselves point 2: a lot of bands have been snubbing glasgow recently, i have also noticed a lot more "only scottish show" on aberdeen gig posterspoint 3: i dont think that national attention builds a good community, national attention generally brings idiots along to gigs, many of these idiots spoil the gigs for others. i think its about bands working together and building relationships with like minded souls in other cities/places that get word travelling between the people who matter (the people who are genuinely passionate about music). that is just my opinion though. I do agree about hookers green no1, i think they are a very good band. electric tibet are another example Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinzHines Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 What we need is for a couple of our bands to really hit the big time to attract national attention. Dedalus and The Videos perhaps? Dedalus are dead....But i think that aberdeen has been fairly good for a while, just no-one paid attention...i have seen just as many great bands a few years back as i have more recently...but the local scene has improved alot though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stripey Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 i have noticed in the last few years that aberdeen is fast becoming the place to bewe have a great music scene' date=' we seem to have lots of great bands coming to play and they seem to get a great reception, its great to see people who are passionate about musici have also been impressed with some of our local bands and acts toolets hope it continues[/quote']yeah aberdeen is full of great bands producing fantastic stuff, its a city packed full of burgeoning talent and as the epicenter of musical talent in scotland it can be likened to a strawberry so ripe on the vine that nobody could resist plucking the swollen tender fruit, which if it was left a moment longer to mature would almost certainly become host to a multitude of parasitic maggots.Anyway, jokes aside, are you taking the piss? Aberdeen, "a great music scene" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest who died? Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 in the last year we have had some very special bands, acts and people come to play aberdeen, they have came to play scottish only shows, they have had a great reception, been looked after well and will be coming backwe have had great bands throughout the musical spectrum, folk, electronica, post rock, psyche, post punk, electro pop etc no neccessarily the usual guitar bass drums stuff which is overdone. particular standouts for me have been caribou, a mute, marcia blane school for girls, acid mothers temple and the cosmic inferno, pinky mcclure and john willis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 yeah aberdeen is full of great bands producing fantastic stuff' date=' its a city packed full of burgeoning talent and as the epicenter of musical talent in scotland it can be likened to a strawberry so ripe on the vine that nobody could resist plucking the swollen tender fruit, which if it was left a moment longer to mature would almost certainly become host to a multitude of parasitic maggots.Anyway, jokes aside, are you taking the piss? Aberdeen, "a great music scene" ?[/quote']Being that you don't seem to like live music... Go awayJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest treader. Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen's nae that great, last time I checked, we were still self-harm capital of the world, or britain, or europe, or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen is doing just fine... Unless the negativity spills up and out and anyone that bothers their ass or gives a fuck just stops doing so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Page 99 Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen's nae that great' date=' last time I checked, we were still self-harm capital of the world, or britain, or europe, or something.[/quote']Well I for one am just off to slit my wrists instead of going to band practise this week. Where was the relevance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boss Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen's nae that great' date=' last time I checked, we were still self-harm capital of the world, or britain, or europe, or something.[/quote']where'd this info come from? was it journal published or a feature on richard and judy? i'm interested. from my time spent studying in the psychiatric sector, i was never really aware that it was a particularly major problem here, infact i couldnt get enough info to do my elective project on it. maybe if i'd known this i could've changed my angle and done a major exposee! i don't know why aberdeen gets such a hard time to be honest. i quite like it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachie Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen's nae that great' date=' last time I checked, we were still self-harm capital of the world, or britain, or europe, or something.[/quote']Which has to do with growing music scene here... what exactly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 Aberdeen FC 2 Scotland pish 0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pop-notmyface Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 it's easy to be a little deceived in this city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HummerOfIntenseEvil Posted June 22, 2005 Report Share Posted June 22, 2005 Aberdeen's nae that great' date=' last time I checked, we were still self-harm capital of the world, or britain, or europe, or something.[/quote']There's not that many female Manics fans in Aberdeen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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