darkandrew Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) Just a heads up - BBC Radio 2's new season of "in concert" begins this Thursday at 8pm with Tears for Fears (it's also on the "red button" and will no-doubt be on iPlayer for a while too). Edited October 25, 2017 by darkandrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Nice, worth a lookin I reckon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Cheers bud. Tried without luck to get Albert Hall tickets. Rumours of a 2018 tour about though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
interpol52 Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Love them. Just started covering 'Head over Heels'. Really good fun to play. My old band supported them on their 2006 UK tour, they were absolute gentlemen. Their tour manager was vile though. I'll be checking the concert out, cheers for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1508958474' post='3395671'] Tried without luck to get Albert Hall tickets. [/quote] You and half the country. Albert Hall's ticketing website is a debacle. Ticket resellers did OK, mind. How long is is going to be before it becomes mandatory to upload a photo of yourself that gets printed to the ticket? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1508960728' post='3395696'] You and half the country. Albert Hall's ticketing website is a debacle. Ticket resellers did OK, mind. How long is is going to be before it becomes mandatory to upload a photo of yourself that gets printed to the ticket? [/quote]The missus tried for an hour only to be told she'd been transferred to another site (spooky) which then hung up on her. She also tried the lottery for the BBC gig without success. And like you suggest there were the usual empty threats about who's buying the tickets. Edited October 26, 2017 by spectoremg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Heard them do a couple of tracks on Radio 2 this morning, wasn't great IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 (edited) Songs From The Big Chair is a nice album, well the original eight track version was. You know how sometimes you like something and you wish you could have more of it. Like pistachio ice-cream. I remember the first time I had pistachio ice-cream, I was in Devon while I was convalescing from an operation to fix a burst appendix; I think my parents were trying to recompense me in some small way after ignoring away my ten month period of persistent stomach aches as some teenage folly until it actually burst. 'Is that nice?' My mother asked, following up with, 'Would you like another one?' Well, it was like nectar to the gods. I'd never tasted anything like it, but on the return journey to our little hotel, I projectile vomited the whole lot up in the car and on the street where my father had pulled over. Well, anyway, the 27 CD set reissue of Songs From The Big Chair (yes, I know it was only 5CDs, it just feels 27 hours long) is a little like my pistachio ice-cream story and was a tad hard going. I really don't have the capacity to appreciate nine different versions of [i]Mothers Talk[/i] and ten each of [i]Shout[/i] and [i]Everybody Wants to Rule the World[/i]. Or three bowls of ice-cream on a dippy stomach. Edited October 26, 2017 by NancyJohnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just listen to a bit of it perhaps ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 [quote name='NancyJohnson' timestamp='1509028249' post='3396158'] Songs From The Big Chair is a nice album, well the original eight track version was. You know how sometimes you like something and you wish you could have more of it. Like pistachio ice-cream. I remember the first time I had pistachio ice-cream, I was in Devon while I was convalescing from an operation to fix a burst appendix; I think my parents were trying to recompense me in some small way after ignoring away my ten month period of persistent stomach aches as some teenage folly until it actually burst. 'Is that nice?' My mother asked, following up with, 'Would you like another one?' Well, it was like nectar to the gods. I'd never tasted anything like it, but on the return journey to our little hotel, I projectile vomited the whole lot up in the car and on the street where my father had pulled over. Well, anyway, the 27 CD set reissue of Songs From The Big Chair (yes, I know it was only 5CDs, it just feels 27 hours long) is a little like my pistachio ice-cream story and was a tad hard going. I really don't have the capacity to appreciate nine different versions of [i]Mothers Talk[/i] and ten each of [i]Shout[/i] and [i]Everybody Wants to Rule the World[/i]. Or three bowls of ice-cream on a dippy stomach. [/quote]The new (sic) greatest hits album has two new tracks on it. That trick would have worked in the days when you had to buy the cd to get hold of them but not now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 [quote name='hiram.k.hackenbacker' timestamp='1509017003' post='3396031'] Anyone heard the new single 'I Love You, But I'm Lost'? What a pile of poo. Perfect for the disposable music generation; they'll love it, but they've lost the distinctive sound they once had. Shame. Hope the album has something redeemable on it. [/quote]I found most of the last album forgettable. I think they've made the right moves to generate some interest in the UK; BBC show, Albert Hall. They're announcing the 2018 tour tomorrow - I'll be interested to see what venues they've chosen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 I think they are victims of the 'amazing album' syndrome. They release something that has a certain sound and is loved by loads of people, do theya, release more of the same until people get bored or b, try something new that a load of people won't like, or c, do the hardest trick of all and release something that is new enough to be different yet retain the elements that people love. Only the best pull it off and they certainly haven't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bay Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I have had chance to watch it and thought it was great. Not perfect but what live performance is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Tour dates announced for May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted November 3, 2017 Share Posted November 3, 2017 Two tickets for the Brighton show secured by Ms EMG this morning. OOOOSH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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