Glastonbury: Mumford?

[Johngh]

[quote name='risingson' timestamp='1372698874' post='2128770']
I for one was not at all interested in seeing Mumford & Sons this weekend but I had nothing else to do on the last night. I'm not a huge fan of their music and I think it can sound samey but the atmosphere they created was truly great and their live performance was absolutely belting. I'm hardly converted but no one in that [b]80,000 crowd of people wasn't smiling and dancing, not at least that I could see.[/b]
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And that dear peeps is what it's all about. Next time the Glasto band knockers are playing the Frog and T*at on a Saturday night to 5 people and the landlords manky mutt, they out to think on about this. 80,000 smiling and dancing punters. Wow.

[4-string-thing]

I find it amusing that in a bid to find something new, the record industry found "folk" the oldest form of music there is! Mumford are a bit dull and repetitive (and definitely not folk or bluegrass) but so what? And by the look of this thread, it seems that BC has taken on the role of the British music press, ie, build 'em up then knock 'em down.

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1372711463' post='2129083']
And that dear peeps is what it's all about. Next time the Glasto band knockers are playing the Frog and T*at on a Saturday night to 5 people and the landlords manky mutt, they out to think on about this. 80,000 smiling and dancing punters. Wow.
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What it's all about?

Do you mean that's it's only worth playing if it's for 80,000n or more?

[Clarky]

[quote name='BetaFunk' timestamp='1372718395' post='2129218']
What it's all about?

Do you mean that's it's only worth playing if it's for 80,000n or more?
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I think you know full well that wasn't literally what was meant.

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1372718653' post='2129219']
I think you know full well that wasn't literally what was meant.
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I can fully understand that it must be a thrill to play to such a large audience but surely that's not what's it's all about for everyone? Or is it?

[gafbass02]

Bellowhead and Mumford both make me want to chew my own face off.

That's all.

[lojo]

[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1372718653' post='2129219']

I think you know full well
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That's one of those great sayings , my kids know thier nailed when Mum starts with that

[steve-bbb]

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1372711463' post='2129083']
And that dear peeps is what it's all about. Next time the Glasto band knockers are playing the Frog and T*at on a Saturday night to 5 people and the landlords manky mutt, they out to think on about this. 80,000 smiling and dancing punters. Wow.
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Good weather beer and disco biscuits plus the expectation and peer pressure that you must be having 'an awesome time' because youve just remortgaged the grandparents to be able to afford the tickets probably helps a wee bit too

</cynic>

Edited July 2, 2013 by steve-bbb

[timmo]

Listening to Planet Rock this morning and the DJ reckoned Mumford and Sons were a masterstroke by the organisers. Putting them on last on Sunday enabled the car park to empty slowly, in an orderly fashion, instead of putting on The Rolling Stones which would have made a more chaotic rush at the end

Edited July 2, 2013 by timmo

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='timmo' timestamp='1372758700' post='2129479']
Listening to Planet Rock this morning and the DJ reckoned Mumford and Sons were a masterstroke by the organisers. Putting them on last on Sunday enabled the car park to empty slowly, in an orderly fashion, instead of putting on The Rolling Stones which would have made a more chaotic rush at the end
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That a good point.

I can just imagine the sight of all those 60k chelsea tractors queuing for the exit gates.

[dlloyd]

I quite like them and was a little surprised by the reaction some have to them. I quite like Bellowhead too... they look like they're having fun on stage, which is often sadly lacking in folk music. Are they genuine folk artists? I really don't care... I find the concept of folk authenticity embarrassing.

I'm curious as to what people think of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7eRrTKmYO0

Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle
Link fixed.

[discreet]

[quote name='Johngh' timestamp='1372711463' post='2129083']...Next time the Glasto band knockers are playing the Frog and T*at on a Saturday night to 5 people and the landlords manky mutt, they out to think on about this...[/quote]

You said 'knockers'.

[timmo]

I personally don`t like Mumford and Sons music. I have respect for them for finding a niche, and millions of people like them, so they can`t all be bad. I think the problem with festivals is you don`t have the same acoustics as a room, plus it is not as personal. It seems a lot of people have actually got a disliking for Glastonbury rather than the bands, as there are a lot of commercialism comment, and people with class issues. It was always going to happen, as it was getting so big , that it could no longer stay the way it was going.

[RhysP]

[quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1372747356' post='2129314']
Good weather beer and disco biscuits plus the expectation and peer pressure that you must be having 'an awesome time' because youve just remortgaged the grandparents to be able to afford the tickets probably helps a wee bit too

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This.
You could put a clockwork drumming monkey on stage at Glastonbury & 80,000 people would go crazy for it & then drone on for years about how f***ing amazing it was.

[RhysP]

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1372704622' post='2128882']
That sounds plain daft to me. if you're prepared to spend your working life doing an unbelievably sh*t menial job with bad pay, surely it would be better to do a highly paid job playing unbelievably sh*t music?

After all, you could still play the music you DO like during your spare time - of which you'd probably have a lot more if you were in M&S.
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Of course, I am totally wrong and you are right as always.
Thank you for knowing my own mind better than I do & pointing out the error of my ways.

[BetaFunk]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1372764059' post='2129549']
Of course, I am totally wrong and you are right as always.
Thank you for knowing my own mind better than I do & pointing out the error of my ways.
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[BetaFunk]

I've just heard Bryan Ferry singing 'A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall' on the radio and all of a sudden M&S don't sound so bad.

Edited July 2, 2013 by BetaFunk

[bassace]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1372763764' post='2129543']
This.
You could put a clockwork drumming monkey on stage at Glastonbury & 80,000 people would go crazy for it & then drone on for years about how f***ing amazing it was.
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And BC would say how crap.

[xilddx]

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1372773673' post='2129751']
And BC would say how crap.
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I have completed my statistical analysis, and 67% of BC members making more than 3.1 posts per week think everything's crap if it's sold more than 162 records, and isn't Jaco Pastorius or someone with no arms playing a guitar with their feet.

[xilddx]

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1372773673' post='2129751']
And BC would say how crap.
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I have completed my statistical analysis, and 67% of BC members making more than 3.1 posts per week think everything's crap if it's sold more than 162 records, and isn't Jaco Pastorius or someone with no arms playing a guitar with their feet.

[bassace]

And 2% would repeat themselves repeat themselves.

[LiamPodmore]

I don't mind them when they come on the radio or something, though I will admit, i ended up fast forwarding their Glasto' set after about 40 minutes, i got bored. So i think i can say that i can stand 45 minutes of M&S.

Liam

[flyfisher]

[quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1372764059' post='2129549']
Of course, I am totally wrong and you are right as always.
Thank you for knowing my own mind better than I do & pointing out the error of my ways.
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You're welcome.

[MiltyG565]

[quote name='lowregisterhead' timestamp='1372635691' post='2128057']
Despite being in my 6th decade on this little rock, I still try and stay informed about the latest trends and musical fashions, and I've heard the above mentioned talked about a lot, but I've never really given them a chance, so I sat down and watched at least 20 minutes of their Glastonbury Festival performance tonight.

Despite being a little older, I'm not uneducated musically, and I've always considered my tastes to be pretty catholic, but try as I might, I just don't get it. Even my dear lady wife, who's not especially musical bless 'er, looked up from her copy of Sporting Life and commented "All the songs sounds the same - and I haven't heard one I can remember."

So could someone please enlighten me as to what it is that so many find commendable, memorable, edifying or uplifting about them. I must admit I'm veering towards agreeing with Charlie Brooker's somewhat uncharitable but perhaps not completely inaccurate appraisal of them, quoted elsewhere on here, as "Trust Fund Wurzels". They are posh boys from Wimbledon, I suppose.

It was nice to see bassist Ted Dwayne looking hale and hearty after his recent health scare, though. He was having a great time. Y'see, I'm not completely heartless.
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I just like the music. That's all that matters. If you don't, fair enough, I'll not question that.

I like quite folksy music.

[lowregisterhead]

[quote name='MiltyG565' timestamp='1372803086' post='2130300']
I just like the music. That's all that matters. If you don't, fair enough, I'll not question that.

I like quite folksy music.
[/quote]

That's great, but I was hoping for a bit more than that. Although perhaps I should have foreseen it, I wasn't intending to start a hate thread (others have taken that upon themselves). All I wanted was a bit of perspective on what appeals to millions on both sides of the Atlantic who clearly love them. I haven't made any personal criticism of them or their music, other than referencing Charlie Brooker's caustic wit, which is his stock-in-trade, after all.

I can generally define what it is about the music I love that does it, but although they're not the first, M&S genuinely puzzle me - it just seems a bit too simplistic to put it down to 'taste'. You say you like folksy music, OK, what about it exactly? Can you be more precise?