Guest Gladstone Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I know they're about everyone's least favourite band on this site...I've just received an e-mail saying Vesuvian is headlining Cavern Club on Hogmanay this year.That seems a pretty decent gig to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I once played a show with Vesuvian. Decent musicians, found their music extremely derivative of Oasis though. Extremely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Vesuvian's old old line up was very much like oasis, but the stuff they're playing just now is pretty fucking good. quite Jesus & The Mary Chain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Almost played a gig with them a year or two ago but the promoter pulled it. Checked them out on myspace and thought much the same as the above posters. Some songs are a bit over-long and a bit same-y but they're a decent enough proposition if you're into your psychedelic space rock. They're Oasis in vibe, but seem more Spacemen 3 with some of the music. Its a least a change from a lot of the lumpen post-rock doing the rounds currently.What is it about them that polarises opinion? They aren't going to re-invent the wheel with what they're doing but then, who is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 They work harder then any other band i know in Aberdeen, always in practising. Nice guys as well if you give them a chance - which i dont think many do. Got that certain sound which i enjoy, but as stated they aint very popular on here. They do really well in the Manchester/Liverpool area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 They work harder then any other band i know in Aberdeen, always in practising. Nice guys as well if you give them a chance - which i dont think many do. Got that certain sound which i enjoy, but as stated they aint very popular on here. They do really well in the Manchester/Liverpool area.Some members of the band do themselves no favours...Musically they are very tight and certainly put a lot of effort in. Not exactly my cup of tea but i can appreciate what they're doing and i wouldn't avoid seeing them if they were on a bill with other bands i wanted to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Some members of the band do themselves no favours...ha. probably true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 We've played with them and I've seen them three times and I find them pretty dull. Every song seems to be about 8 minutes long, the singing finishes after 3 minutes and then it's just 5 minutes of repetitive reverb-y noise. They sound like BRMC but not nearly as good.They have 'that' sound which means they will always be popular with 35-year-old ex-football hooligans who wear trackie tops zipped right up to the neck and walk with an exaggerated Ian Brown swagger. They are just not my cup of tea at all, hard working, fine guys, whatever, they may well be, but musically I think they are shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 They have 'that' sound which means they will always be popular with 35-year-old ex-football hooligans who wear trackie tops zipped right up to the neck and walk with an exaggerated Ian Brown swagger.Nowt wrong with that, except the swagger and the thing where they look they're carrying an invisible carpet under each arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Nowt wrong with that, except the swagger and the thing where they look they're carrying an invisible carpet under each arm.There is infact plenty wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaki Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 They have 'that' sound which means they will always be popular with 35-year-old ex-football hooligans who wear trackie tops zipped right up to the neck and walk with an exaggerated Ian Brown swagger. Looking through most of the influences listed on their myspace page conjures up this image. Its one that I just plain dont like because in my experience it is invariably accompanied by arrogance and cocaine. I cant stomach the Stone Roses or their ilk because I blame them for this legacy! Vesuvians music isnt terrible and I believe they are good musicians but its a bit style over substance in my opinion. Fair play though, sounds like a good gig to get and there will always be a market for this style of music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 There is infact plenty wrong with that.Possibly. Much like there is plenty wrong with playing violin.All a matter of personal taste though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Gladstone Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Beware of the dangers of defending indie/rock on Aberdeen-Music.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Possibly. Much like there is plenty wrong with playing violin.All a matter of personal taste though.Do tell me exactly what is wrong with playing violin. I would actually really like to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Easy tiger. Honestly? it's rotten, whiney, screeechy instrument that is akin drawing fingernails down a blackboard. It has to be heard in packs of 12 or more to sound even remotely interesting and even then its usually deployed to give a treacley bloated feel to things like "The Drugs Don't Work". Deployed on its own in a rock setting, you get pish like Arcade Fire - awful. The only song where it's really worked on its own is "Venus in Furs".But, as I said before, its a matter of (personal) opinion.Anyway, you play bass too which is the instument choice of kings so it's not all bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Easy tiger. Honestly? it's rotten, whiney, screeechy instrument that is akin drawing fingernails down a blackboard. It has to be heard in packs of 12 or more to sound even remotely interesting and even then its usually deployed to give a treacley bloated feel to things like "The Drugs Don't Work". Deployed on its own in a rock setting, you get pish like Arcade Fire - awful. The only song where it's really worked on its own is "Venus in Furs".But, as I said before, its a matter of (personal) opinion.Anyway, you play bass too which is the instument choice of kings so it's not all bad.Touche, salesman.(Although if played well on a high-quality instrument it's neither 'rotten, whiney or screechy'.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Touche, salesman.(Although if played well on a high-quality instrument it's neither 'rotten, whiney or screechy'.)Hmmm, we'll never see eye to eye on that one. From Stagg to Strad, they're all terrible!Or maybe its my traditional brass player's bias coming through again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofdeon Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Probably because of the Oasis thing they have going as previously mentioned.Saying that Oasis are probably as big in Aberdeen as they are down there, i'd say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTickingTime-Bomb Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Easy tiger. Honestly? it's rotten, whiney, screeechy instrument that is akin drawing fingernails down a blackboard. It has to be heard in packs of 12 or more to sound even remotely interesting and even then its usually deployed to give a treacley bloated feel to things like "The Drugs Don't Work". Deployed on its own in a rock setting, you get pish like Arcade Fire - awful. The only song where it's really worked on its own is "Venus in Furs".But, as I said before, its a matter of (personal) opinion.Anyway, you play bass too which is the instument choice of kings so it's not all bad.Paganini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Paganini.I really don't think toasted sandwiches are relevant to this argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 I really don't think toasted sandwiches are relevant to this argument.Oh what a pitiful philistine you are (scoff scoff)... He was quite obviously referring to the football stickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish out of water Posted November 17, 2009 Report Share Posted November 17, 2009 Paganini.Paganini was a bass player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aekido Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Paganini was a bass player?Niccol Paganini - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTickingTime-Bomb Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Paganini was a bass player?Actually, yes and he owns you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 The only song where it's really worked on its own is "Venus in Furs".That's not a violin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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