Woodinblack Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 38 minutes ago, stewblack said: Well, I use oasis as an example to signify the return of guitar pop rather than suggest they were the best band ever However compared to simply red they were genius Well, I dislike both of them, but don't see it - there is no genius in the 3 chords and whining of oasis, simply reds songs had better instrumentation for however annoying they were. So I would say Simply Red were genius compared to oasis (which probably goes for most bands), however I would still rather not listen to them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 I'm not really one to judge. For me the mid 80's to mid 90's were all about heavy metal and rock. If it wasn't a bunch of long haired blokes dresses in black, I probably wasn't interested. For the most part, with a few notable exceptions, I still feel the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 (edited) 1980... 12 Yrs Old.... Ace of Spades - Motorhead... as i already had Overkill Gary Newman was an 'ear opener' but that was 1979... Other than that it was all Disco or Shakin Stevens! Then came the dirge of Heavy Metal, shame... Edited May 8, 2022 by PaulThePlug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Well, I dislike both of them, but don't see it - there is no genius in the 3 chords and whining of oasis, simply reds songs had better instrumentation for however annoying they were. So I would say Simply Red were genius compared to oasis (which probably goes for most bands), however I would still rather not listen to them! Quite, and If anything it was Dire Straits who got people playing guitars again. Like them or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Woodinblack said: Well, I dislike both of them, but don't see it - there is no genius in the 3 chords and whining of oasis, simply reds songs had better instrumentation for however annoying they were. So I would say Simply Red were genius compared to oasis (which probably goes for most bands), however I would still rather not listen to them! It seems we must disagree. I hope the forum can cope. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, mikel said: Quite, and If anything it was Dire Straits who got people playing guitars again. Like them or not. I loved Dire Straits. First three albums at least. But that wasn't my point. Popular had become bland, manufactured, and safe. Oasis and the rest of their ilk brought it back. It goes in phases, or at least it did. I don't know what popular music sounds like any more 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfoundfreedom Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 12 hours ago, stewblack said: It seems we must disagree. I hope the forum can cope. Be extremely careful what you do next. Agreeing to disagree on a public chat board could conceivably break the internet. 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Newfoundfreedom said: Be extremely careful what you do next. Agreeing to disagree on a public chat board could conceivably break the internet. 😆 Oh God. What have I done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odysseus Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 17 hours ago, mikel said: Quite, and If anything it was Dire Straits who got people playing guitars again. Like them or not. I liked Dire Straits right up until Walk Of Life. What the hell was THAT all about?... 😖 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 17 hours ago, stewblack said: I loved Dire Straits. First three albums at least. But that wasn't my point. Popular had become bland, manufactured, and safe. Oasis and the rest of their ilk brought it back. It goes in phases, or at least it did. I don't know what popular music sounds like any more For me Oasis define "Bland". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I was born in the 70s and grew up in the 80s. It was the decade I started making my own musical choices, outside of the cooler aspects of my parents record collection and the decade that saw me first get an instrument and then join a band. I suppose I flitted between alternative and rock bands, hating much of the mainstream. I spent much of the 90s and 00s reacting to the 80s in a very negative way. Maybe I have mellowed with age but digging out those old records again, there is a lot to love. I don't know if it is those days seeming so long ago now, the passing of family etc but I really connected with a lot of it over the lockdowns. Right now I seem to be back into it with a passion. Funny how life goes full circle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I drive quite a bit surveying so I used to buy lots of CD’s from charity shops ,and the ones I didn’t like I would just give back , Oasis was one of many I gave back, after a while all their tracks sounded the same to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 56 minutes ago, odysseus said: I liked Dire Straits right up until Walk Of Life. What the hell was THAT all about?... 😖 Dreadful track that gets way more airplay than it deserves. In the context of the rest of Brothers in Arms, it smacks of filler. With regard to Oasis, I can’t stand them either, whining, style over substance to my ears. However, I could say much the same for the rest of the Britpop bands of the time. Others find that era and the bands involved, fabulous, I, on the other hand, think it’s where music went to die. They all made a fair few quid, so what do I know? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamg67 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 hours ago, stewblack said: Oh God. What have I done Or, if we're talking about the 80s, Oh god what is this evil that you must have done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geek99 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 30/09/2015 at 09:23, KevB said: That's Whitby in the video. Possibly the best bit about it, other than a fleeting glimpse of the delightful Maggie O'Neill. Fabulous - that’s Ms O’Neill btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 30/09/2015 at 15:59, Dandelion said: That was my goffik era. The Mission and stuff. ...and this video is shot in Whitby! Goff Central twice a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 13 hours ago, 2elliot said: ...and this video is shot in Whitby! Goff Central twice a year. I'm seeing the Mission this month and going to Whitby's Goth festival later this year. Hey Siri, show me a midlife crisis?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2elliot Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Cool, I played Whitby Goth Weekend last month and went to see The Mission in Newcastle... small world. The Mission were excellent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I have seen the mission many times and they have always been good, apart from the last time, the mission and fields of the nephilim, and the mission were absolutely terrible, probably because they didn't even look like they were trying. Still, the Nephilim were much better than usual so I guess swings and roundabouts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 It's the Nephilim headlining the Whitby Goth festival this year so I am looking forward to seeing them. I saw the Mission support Alice Cooper a few years back and they suffered from a terrible sound (plus our seats were practically in the car park!) so looking forward to seeing them properly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 57 minutes ago, Cat Burrito said: .... (plus our seats were practically in the car park!) so looking forward to seeing them properly. Very good 😂. Made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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