Stereophonics - BBC4
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A band with some brilliant songs, great lyrics, ace front man, band member who died choking on his vomit. But yet never managed to be cool, or at least thought of as cool.
One of those great bands that the tale end of britpop sort of ruined them as they were dragged into it and weren't really britpop.
Chris Evans being a fan didn't really help either.
Having said all of that they continue to tour and make a living out of it. Just won't ever be in any lists of great bands, but i feel they should be.
One of those great bands that the tale end of britpop sort of ruined them as they were dragged into it and weren't really britpop.
Chris Evans being a fan didn't really help either.
Having said all of that they continue to tour and make a living out of it. Just won't ever be in any lists of great bands, but i feel they should be.
Its weird how the music scene evolves. A proper band who write and perform.One vision,one manager.
Poison to the music industry.
You need a group of lads brought together and handed songs from mulitple contributers Someone to choreograph some pretty crap dance moves that anyone at home can do,so they feel good about themselves.
Think of the management and lawyers involved for all the multiple different factions and the money the keep clocking from it all.
An actual music band is not what is required anymore.
Then there is the one man band. Usually with an acoustic guitar. Usually middleclass. Just a flippin busker lol.
Poison to the music industry.
You need a group of lads brought together and handed songs from mulitple contributers Someone to choreograph some pretty crap dance moves that anyone at home can do,so they feel good about themselves.
Think of the management and lawyers involved for all the multiple different factions and the money the keep clocking from it all.
An actual music band is not what is required anymore.
Then there is the one man band. Usually with an acoustic guitar. Usually middleclass. Just a flippin busker lol.
hondajack85 said:
Its weird how the music scene evolves. A proper band who write and perform.One vision,one manager.
Poison to the music industry.
You need a group of lads brought together and handed songs from mulitple contributers Someone to choreograph some pretty crap dance moves that anyone at home can do,so they feel good about themselves.
Think of the management and lawyers involved for all the multiple different factions and the money the keep clocking from it all.
An actual music band is not what is required anymore.
Then there is the one man band. Usually with an acoustic guitar. Usually middleclass. Just a flippin busker lol.
So true on many counts, manufactured music & bands. It has always been so.Poison to the music industry.
You need a group of lads brought together and handed songs from mulitple contributers Someone to choreograph some pretty crap dance moves that anyone at home can do,so they feel good about themselves.
Think of the management and lawyers involved for all the multiple different factions and the money the keep clocking from it all.
An actual music band is not what is required anymore.
Then there is the one man band. Usually with an acoustic guitar. Usually middleclass. Just a flippin busker lol.
Look out many a prog band, or decent rock/blues artists for genuine class.
Two favourites of mine: Big Big Train & Joanne Shaw Taylor.
I can remember watching Stereophonics (I’m sure they were referred to as The Stereophonics back in the day) at a Radio 1 roadshow in the local park years ago, I don’t even think the first single was out. I was on the side of the stage stood next to Kelly. Ever since then I’ve been a massive fan, and seen them many times. I know the NME slated them, which prompted Mr Writer. All ways hated that snotty little rag. So to me they are ice cool, but still banging it out.
In fact I first spoke to my now wife whilst Local boy in the photograph was playing at a nightclub, so we both still love that tune.
Can’t wait to see them at IOW this year.
In fact I first spoke to my now wife whilst Local boy in the photograph was playing at a nightclub, so we both still love that tune.
Can’t wait to see them at IOW this year.
Edited by sir humphrey appleby on Saturday 19th October 19:54
tim0409 said:
The Stereophonics are cool. Fact. 
Being cool and being thought of as cool are different. They had everything but never transcended from being a band, to being a movement.I'm talking Oasis, Stone Roses, Smiths Manic Street Preachers.
Were they the kind of band which people would wear a T Shirt or write it on school books....
That is what i mean. I and i think they should of been but something didn't quite click despite ticking all the boxes.
Anyway like i say still going strong.
hondajack85 said:
Then there is the one man band. Usually with an acoustic guitar. Usually middleclass. Just a flippin busker lol.
Loads of these about, I'm sure that there's a secret factory somewhere knocking these androids out, tattoos, hat, acoustic guitar and the same bloody vocals with the same affectations. RowntreesCabana said:
Loads of these about, I'm sure that there's a secret factory somewhere knocking these androids out, tattoos, hat, acoustic guitar and the same bloody vocals with the same affectations.
Having been in a band in my youth whilst at Art college (so cliché) and supporting and being friends with bands who got deals, I can say that the criticism aimed at manufactured bands are warranted but trust me everything is manufactured.What do i mean by this, well record labels see what is in fashion and scout around to find similar.
So Bon Iver is amazing, one man one guitar, then Ed Sheeran turned up and a whole bunch of average looking blokes on guitar start popping up and suddenly Bon Iver is dragged into it all and some idiots say he is copying Ed Sheeran.
Ultimately its a business and britpop showed how yes you can get on a wave, but at the wrong time be spat out and forever unable to get away from it, my mates band hit a time where the phrase 'landfill indie' was doing the rounds and got a deal but got lumped in with 'landfill indie' and that was that never to be taken seriously again.
The other issue these days and it was coming for a while, bands have to be so well behaved now, because you want the iPhone adverts etc, you need to be following the corporate line, you can't be controversial at all and expect to be successful.
Oasis are fully aware that there is a rich stream of old content where they say some, by todays standards, shocking things so have said they won't do any interviews leading up to the gigs.
I know from being an Artist that there is a group think and if you don't stick to it then no chance,
We live in bland times IMO, i once said to a room of school kids doing a talk on being an Artist early 2000's and said about how at that point every rock / pop star had to look like they were doing all nighters and doing drugs, when in truth most were tucked up in bed whilst the MP's were doing the sleaze but trying to keep it quiet.
It's flipped and that is why you get someone like Liam Payne doing what he was doing pretty much behind closed doors..
When Robbie was doing what Liam Payne was doing it made his career......
Sorry rambled on...
Bon Iver, been going for ages way before Ed Sheeran ruined it all....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-83qrKGZ3ps
Edited by Kamov on Monday 21st October 09:33
I used to travel around the valleys extensively in the early 90s when they released the first couple of albums, you could see where a lot of their influences came from when driving through Cwmaman on a wet winter day.
They did a massive concert in Swansea around this time, I was in a pub that afternoon when my mate chipped in to say that he was offered tickets and back stage passed but turned them down because he didn't know anyone who liked them.
I couldn't speak to him again all day/
They did a massive concert in Swansea around this time, I was in a pub that afternoon when my mate chipped in to say that he was offered tickets and back stage passed but turned them down because he didn't know anyone who liked them.
I couldn't speak to him again all day/
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