Swingin' Ryan Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Its horrible isn't it?It's a nightmare. It's this kind of attitude that's made playing a gig in Aberdeen just like going out for a pint. There's bands in Aberdeen using good venues as if they're a rehearsal space and an excuse to get all their mates down. I've seen bands in Aberdeen and thought, 'I wonder if they just thought, well there's nothing on at the Cinema, will we just go and play a gig somewhere and pretend we're a band?'. I resent having to pay £5 quid to see shit like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 cooome in tae frazeeerz of ellloooon!Funniest post ever haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 It's a nightmare. It's this kind of attitude that's made playing a gig in Aberdeen just like going out for a pint. There's bands in Aberdeen using good venues as if they're a rehearsal space and an excuse to get all their mates down. I've seen bands in Aberdeen and thought' date=' 'I wonder if they just thought, well there's nothing on at the Cinema, will we just go and play a gig somewhere and pretend we're a band?'. I resent having to pay 5 quid to see shit like that.[/quote']You won't resent going to this!http://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33310 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 To be honest, some bands in Aberdeen take themselves to serious and others dont take themselves serious enough. Saying that, there seems to be a lot of pressure for bands to be deadly serious and tour all the time. Having not lived in Aberdeen for all my life, I did notice that on arriving here, the scene is very clique (sp) and insular, there are a lot of backstabbing bastards but there are also some really nice folk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RF Scott Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 To be honest' date=' some bands in Aberdeen take themselves to serious and others dont take themselves serious enough. Saying that, there seems to be a lot of pressure for bands to be deadly serious and tour all the time. Having not lived in Aberdeen for all my life, I did notice that on arriving here, the scene is very clique (sp) and insular, there are a lot of backstabbing bastards but there are also some really nice folk.[/quote']I can honestly say that I haven't noticed any pressure for bands to be deadly serious and tour all the time, let alone a lot of pressure. Where are you getting this from? I'm not having a go, just interested whereabouts this exists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Blastcap Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Funniest post ever haha i was being very, very serious.everyone should go to Fraser's of Ellon.i just listened to one of Stripeys tunes- that is the root of the problem- people dont understand his genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
666 Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I've heard people on here suggest that aberdeen has a "thriving" or "vibrant" music scene. I disagree. I think this is a delusion which has it's roots in a toxic mixture of mediocre "artists" or "bands"' date=' venues who are too willing to allow anyone to play, and networks of obsequious friends and naive children. There are threads on here where people complain about poor attendance at gigs. Stop complaining! The attendance is poor because nobody gives a fuck about your pathetic band and your bullshit songs. It's that simple. The venues that give a platform to this mediocrity are part of the problem. I'm sure they have their own, perhaps misguided motives that somehow allow them to justify putting on gigs with bands that draw miniscule, and often underage audiences. But really, is it actually financially viable to put on some crap bands early in the evening for an audience of kids that don't use the bar? The level of creativity among the so called musicians that constitute the local "music scene" is utterly pathetic, with some very rare exceptions. There is an obvious disregard for recordings aswell which I find bizarre. Perhaps these bands prefer to let promoters and venues take the risk on putting on gigs rather than commiting themselves to creating a definitive recording.Anyway, your thoughts?[/quote']no-one would have dared say this in 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I actually agree with you' date=' believe it or not, i think credit should be given to bands who aer good, but I'd say there were better local bands 4-5 years ago.[/quote']like who?Again just out of interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCat Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Go live somewhere else or get a job with Aberdeen City Councili'm with twobackjoe..seen/this kind of thread so many times in the pastBORING!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewCat Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Fuck off.i also agree with flash here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 [PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT]I fear that may have been too subtle. To anyone skimming past my above post on the basis that it contains only a 2 word insult and a full stop - please be aware that it also contains an entire 'hidden' paragraph of carefully worded parody (that took me 8 minutes to think up and edit).Thank You.It is Sunday afterall. [/RESUME FLAMEWAR]EDIT: So how many of you plainly overage children are coming down to get pissed and listed to a medicore and poorly attended jam tonight, hosted in a misguided venue that should know better? Alternatively there's always:A) Continuing to participate in this exceptionally dull and moronic thread.B) Downloading Stripeys tunes and spending all night listening to them.C) 'Songs of Praise', 'The Antique's Roadshow', and a cup of cocoa before bed and school on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 EDIT: So how many of you plainly overage children are coming down to get pissed and listed to a medicore and poorly attended jam tonight' date=' hosted in a misguided venue that should know better? Alternatively there's always:A) Continuing to participate in this exceptionally dull and moronic thread.B) Downloading Stripeys tunes and spending all night listening to them.C) 'Songs of Praise', 'The Antique's Roadshow', and a cup of cocoa before bed and school on Monday. [/quote']Nah, I'll be listening to my Master Musicians of Joujouka albums whilst thinking of ways to merge the musics melodic and rhythmic flavours in to a jazz-rock maelstrom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I can honestly say that I haven't noticed any pressure for bands to be deadly serious and tour all the time' date=' let alone a lot of pressure. Where are you getting this from? I'm not having a go, just interested whereabouts this exists.[/quote']there does seem to be a general consensis that if you are not trying to "make" it then your band is a joke in aberdeen, personally ive never understood it. I play to have fun, if something else happens then so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 there does seem to be a general consensis that if you are not trying to "make" it then your band is a joke in aberdeen' date=' personally ive never understood it. I play to have fun, if something else happens then so be it.[/quote']Add a bit of 'creative satisfaction' to that and that's pretty much the same as me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afro Droid Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 But as a musician don't you want your music to heard as wide an audience as possible? Isn't that creative satisfaction too? Nae argueing with your atittude, just playing devil's advocate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorge Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 But as a musician don't you want your music to heard as wide an audience as possible?No. Where's the harm in writing music for your own satisfaction and no-one else's consumption? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Milner Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 But as a musician don't you want your music to heard as wide an audience as possible? Isn't that creative satisfaction too? Nae argueing with your atittude' date=' just playing devil's advocate.[/quote']yes and no, it would obvioulsy be nice, but its not the only reason i play. I play music because i love it, i love playing the drums, and being in bands lets me do what i enjoy, if other people enjoy it then its a bonus, but for me as long as i am happy with what i am playing then im not really to fussed what everyone else thinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 But as a musician don't you want your music to heard as wide an audience as possible? Isn't that creative satisfaction too? Nae argueing with your atittude' date=' just playing devil's advocate.[/quote']The problem is, getting your music heard by as many people as possible throws up lots of problems. The internet has changed that a lot though, but...Having thousands of people loving your music whilst playing at a big gig for example would be great, but what you have to do to get to that point isn't so great in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Nah' date=' I'll be listening to my Master Musicians of Joujouka albums whilst thinking of ways to merge the musics melodic and rhythmic flavours in to a jazz-rock maelstrom![img']http://www.furious.com/perfect/graphics/mastermusicians.jpgmuch better seeing them live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 much better seeing them liveIf only it were that simple!http://www.thewire.co.uk/archive/essays/ranaldo.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 But as a musician don't you want your music to heard as wide an audience as possible? Isn't that creative satisfaction too? Nae argueing with your atittude' date=' just playing devil's advocate.[/quote']I'm sick of the "I'm doing this simply for creativity, shit"! I've been in hunners oh bands and near been signed a cooupla times. I'm so fucking hungry for the fame and stardom! I had a call from a Mr Mephistopheles, A and R dude from some record label that has(n't) heard us. Meeting him this week and we are going to bash out a deal to bring Staccato music to the millions and will allow me to indulge every my human fantasy... Should be good but I fear I may be too old fro the skateboarding side of things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Blastcap Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 I'm sick of the "I'm doing this simply for creativity' date=' shit"! I've been in hunners oh bands and near been signed a cooupla times. I'm so fucking hungry for the fame and stardom! I had a call from a Mr Mephistopheles, A and R dude from some record label that has(n't) heard us. Meeting him this week and we are going to bash out a deal to bring Staccato music to the millions and will allow me to indulge every my human fantasy... Should be good but I fear I may be too old fro the skateboarding side of things![/quote']superb! staccato set on top o the pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 superb! staccato set on top o the pops.Top of The PopsCD UKOld Gray Whistle TestThe TubeTizwazAll the fucking way! With subtitles for the English! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MKII Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 superb! staccato set on top o the pops.Wow, the lyrics to Yahotee's Floor will go down a storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Stax Posted March 12, 2006 Report Share Posted March 12, 2006 Wow' date=' the lyrics to Yahotee's Floor will go down a storm![/quote']We dropped that one from the set cause even Ziggy didn't know what he was saying... I did consider taping subtitles to his chin but the last I saw him he was sporting a giant Everst climbing beard so he was inaudible anyways. Back on topic though, music is shit and its all about the birds!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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