What will YOU be doing on the day of the gigs?

[withahip]

I dont want "nice". I want real.

Real.

Si

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH! I remember when I thought being real meant not being nice.

I was fifteen.

Then I grew up.

[black francis]

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[Fish Hook Girl]

I've said before that I'd love for them to make an album that the fans hate when it comes out. Chances are it would be a classic.

I remember reading a review of Porcupine when it first came out. It was described as being experimental and unapproachable. If you read a current review of the album, it's described as cutting edge, brilliant, one of their best albums, etc.

Things change, people change, tastes change. And sometimes food tastes better the second day.

[electrabunny]

good one Black Francis! Dave Chappelle is hilarious!

[Scouser]

Why does being edgy have to stop with age? (what is edgy anyway?...for the sake of this discussion lets say musically it means experimental).

Look at Depeche Mode. Played it safe with Violator, followed it with Songs To Learn & Sing - their most uncompromising and difficult album up to that point. Bearing in mind this was at the peak of their fame. Some fans hated it.

Played it safe in the aftermath of the Devotional Tour, Gahans near death experience etc with two safe albums (Ultra and Exciter - sort of Evergreen and WAYGTDWYL equivalents) then came back with Playing The Angel. If ever an album divided DM fans its that one - half of the forums hated it and went ballistic. Its still getting slated now by some people.

Why? Its uncompromising, noisy, dense, claustrophobic, discordant...

And utterly brilliant.

DM still have a massive global fanbase. The Bunnymen are playing two nights in the Carling Academy. Not playing it safe doesnt seem to have done them any harm.

The Bunnymen have played it safe since Porcupine. They are playing two nights at the Carling Academy in Liverpool this Christmas. With the same set they played last year.

And the year before.

And the year before that.

And the year before that.

And you wonder why I am angry / edgy or whatever you want to call it. As I have said before this is the band who recorded Happy Death Men, Gods Will Be Gods, Thorn Of Crowns...

...i.e songs that are unlisteneable to Coldplay fans.

You all give me one good reason why they should abandon all that to commit History Chimes to vinyl. Especially as you can sense there are moments (the aforementioned Scissors In The Sand being a prime example) when they a straining to let rip.

Please dont say "people in middle age just want to be mellow" as I think we have established that is patently not the case...

[Dr Cheese]

You all give me one good reason why they should abandon all that to commit History Chimes to vinyl.

It's name is Ian McCulloch!

[Dr Cheese]

Look at Depeche Mode. Played it safe with Violator, followed it with Songs To Learn & Sing -

Are you sure about that?

[JackT]

Why does being ....not the case...

Is there a short summary of this post available?

[Fish Hook Girl]

Is there a short summary of this post available?

What? Haven't you got it committed to memory yet? It's the same post over and over and over. Every time.

[Scouser]

Jesus - I give up!

BTW - what colour shirt do you think Mac will be wearing at the gig?

[JackT]

Jesus - I give up!

BTW - what colour shirt do you think Mac will be wearing at the gig?

Is there a short summary of this post available?

[Scouser]

Yes - the ignore button

[Seven Seas]

Sorry after getting the tickets this morning & knowing I can go b/c I reserved the time off & will work like a mad-dog woman for the trip, I'm actually thinking back to that, just next Saturday is the first set of gigs!!!!

Are you people getting excited or what?!

[kook]

[quote="Scouser"
Look at Depeche Mode. Played it safe with Violator, followed it with Songs ...[/quote]

of Faith and Devotion, which IS brilliant.
ANd Mac phones it in at concerts. And it is annoying that you know by heart what's going to happen on stage show after show. And songs like What if we Are and History Chimes, Evergreen etc. are wet and simpering non-Bunnymen (at least not the Bunnymen I got into) pop. I still love them but despite most of what they've been at over the past few years and not because of it.

[Scouser]

I still love them but despite most of what they've been at over the past few years and not because of it.[/quote]

Couldnt have put it better myself!