Ransfordrowe

Couldn't agree more about the BBC red button coverage for music festivals. I actually prefer the red button coverage compared to the TV coverage - with exception of the headline acts.

At least on the red button, you get a full setlist from bands lower down on the bill compared to the TV coverage, where a band that's performing early in the day or early in the evening only get a few songs from their set shown if that.

I think some seem to forget that there's more Glastonbury than just music. It would be cool if other stuff at music festivals got coverage as well - be it stand-up comedy or poetry. Like how the BBC annual coverage of the Edinburgh Festival tends to coverage the whole festival (stand-up comedy, threate plays, books, spoken word).

You'd think given how much money the BBC get from the TV lincense, they invest in wider coverage of music festival and included everything that's happening.

Overall, venues are great when it comes to disabled access. Though, the disabled toilet facilities can be a hassle to find in some venues, but that's probably the only downside.

Yeah, music's my drug of choice as well.

As far music festivals go, I've been to both Reading and Leeds. Reading 2005 and Leeds 2008. Reading was the better of the two, better line-up, better overall atmosphere, better disabled access. Mainly I just watch them on the telly, but not everyone usually just T in the Park and Reading Festival.

Though, Glastonbury is alright, there's some decent bands. But as with most music festivals now, it's usually the headline acts that are worth paying to see. It's rare to find a music festival where a majority of the bands are worth seeing across all stages, I'd say the closest to that is, arguably, the Download festival.

Disabled access is a priority for me when comes to live concerts. Though, if a certain venue doesn't have disabled access but is still willing to find a way of around that issue then that's great. But if it's going to be too much of an issue for a venue without disabled access to accommodate me then I usually don't bother.

Hello

Yup, I am the only vegetarian in the family. My family will be vegetarian on only certain days for religious reasons. =)

Oh yes takeaways are really expensive! I always keep thinking twice before buying my food. =(

I 'll go to the cinema once in a while. (The last time I went was September last year lol.) I also like watching movies in DVD at home. You can always pause the film when you want. =)

What are your favourite movies? =)

you are welcome. =)

I have tried the pancakes, roast potatoes and mushroom soup. They taste really good =)
You mentioned that you like potatoes right? You can try the roast potatoes. I'm sure you will like it

Take care

I'm pretty much the same when it comes to nature documentaries - David Attenborough,Kate Humble,Chris Packham. I tend to have to catch-up with Springwatch or any related shows, since I always forget it on.

That said, I usually prefer the BBC iPlayer, since you've got a week or 2, to watch something at yer leisure. Though, I mainly just watch BBC Four because they tend to show more documentaries (nature or otherwise) compared to the other BBC channels.

Though, I'll rarely miss an David Attenborough documentary, since just listening to his voice-over narration alone is reason to turn in. :bigsmile:

Before gigs, I'm usually nervous... The journey up I usually just stare out the window, headphones in, music blarrin' away. Queing up outside has always been stressfully for me too, especially if it's been a cold day. Never been great makin' small talk with strangers, even if it's with venue stewarts. At least in Glasgow, ye get to have a laugh with them, if yer a regular at certain venues.

During a gig, I get well into it - singing along with every word, playing air guitar. :bigsmile: After a gig, especially if it's hasn't fell short of my expectations, I'm usually euphoria, upbeat, ear ringing and unable to sleep because I'm still buzzin'. After I saw Iron Maiden for the first time, I couldn't hear for days, though. Same with Motorhead.

In terms of venues, I prefer the medium sized once, if there's disabled access. But if a band I like are only playing one show in Scotland and the SECC is the only place and I really want to see 'em then I'll go.

Depends on the mood I'm in. Sometimes I just want a mindless shooter, sometimes I want a good story, just depends. I'm not huge on sports games. I used to play basketball video games back when I was into basketball, but that was a long time ago.

I've seen quite a few bands live over the years - too many to mention. Machine Head, Velvet Revolver, Slash, Foo Fighters, Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Alice Cooper to name but a small few.

Ticket prices for concerts has getting a bit excessive in the last 10 years - or at least since I started going to concerts - but I guess some promoters and ticket websites are just exploiting the demand.

I like nature documentaries as well, haven't watched many of those in while, though. Might get some David Attenbourgh DVD boxsets hunted out and watch them over the weekend. :bigsmile:

Hey. I've been playing far cry 4 lately. I've definitely had days where I played video games all day and only stopping to eat. Been a while since I've done that though. I usually only play a few hours a day now.

My interest in the behind the scenes stuff comes more from watchin' way too many music documentaries over the years. And those "Making of..." album documentaries you get if you buy the special edition of a certain album. But mostly VH1 Behind The Music documentaries. :bigsmile:

The internet has kinda meant that the record labels have become irrelevent to the whole process, or, at least, to some extent. I think the internet and recording via the laptop or directly into the laptop has certain made it easier to make music.

The money from album sales would probably be divided between the band members and their label. Though, I've never read about how that all works - mainly because I suck at maths. Not sure if the band would get a big percentage of the money, since they were the ones who created it.

Hello there. Do I have any favorite poems? Not really, but I enjoy Edgar Allen Poe. He writes a lot of good poetry. And I write my own poetry myself.

Hi there

But sometimes do you miss fast food? Because when I see my family enjoying fast food (like burgers etc.) while I'm eating some vegetarian meal, I kind of miss that "comfort food".

Yup, because there are some Chinese people who are Buddhists and some Indian people who are Hindus and they practice vegetarianism. So most Chinese and Indian restaurants offer vegetarian options. How about Western restaurants at your place? Do they offer vegetarian options?

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Do you go to cinemas to watch movies often?

Okay, that's enough blethering from me for another day. Ah do go on. And on... and on - don't ah? :bigsmile:
Anyway, ah hope yer doin' well, Rans. :thumbup:

Also, some bands run and own their own record labels now, so having their own distribution is a good way of ensuring fans pay for music. Illegal downloading is more of convience when you don't have much money to spare. Though, a band putting their music out by their own means ensure fans would be more willing to support them. And the increase in live revenue and demand for live gigs, in so ways makes up for the issue of illegal downloading.

Since a lotta bands now are playing these huge venues, and some of them have only made 2 albums. While, I understand the issue of piracy is having a huge affect on the entertainment industry. Musicians should be grateful people still want to see them live in concert. Look at Iron Maiden, recently they decided to see the positive in the fact their music was being download illegally, by determining where most of the illegally download occurs and use the figures so they can plan their next world tour.

With record labels, I think both have good and bad points.

A major label does ensure a bigger recording budget to make an album and a wider audience for a band. But there's also added pressure to compromise their music to get radio-play, because the label want a hit single. As well as pressure to sell a certain amount of albums within the first or second week of release.

Whereas an independent label is more limited in terms of a band find a wide audience. Though, an indie label does tend to allow bands to be more creative and make the album that the band wants to make. They can be more experimental. Also, album sales aren't taken into consideration in terms being expected to sell a certain amount in the first week. An indie band certainly doesn't have the pressure to sell a set amount of albums upon release. Just sell enough to cover the cost of recording the album. Or, at least, that's how it was back in 90s.

Though, lesser-known bands have get screwed over by their label because they don't know what to do with them, or the label wants things a certain way act. A prime example of that would be the under rated grunge band Tad. When they went from indie to major label, their label had no idea what to do with them. Whereas Sub Pop at least help the band find their audience. Fishbone being another example.

Or Nirvana, as more well-known example. Their label hated In Utero, want the band to remake it and wanted more of the same because Nevermind was a hit. Yet the band wanted to go in different direction, musically - making an album similar in tone to their debut but much darker and more raw.

I think when it becomes more about making money rather than making music, I think a band, solo musician or singer's album output can suffer.

Aye, ah recently bought some containers for my CDs as well. Now, it's just a matter of find them all, and getting them sorted out.

Anyway, I agree with you about how a band should maintain itself. Family ties, respect and a shared musically vision.

A supportive record label is great, but only when they support a band's musically vision. Having someone at the label who will give the band the support and constuctive criticism they need is best. Rather than having a record label exec constantly sayin' "Yer great. Yer gonna be huge, you'll make millions. 5 albums 10 albums!"

Any chance you could just reply to me by leaving a Vistor's Message rather than respond with a PM, for now as I need clear out my PM inbox. Thanks.

And sorry about my last message being a bit too sweary... Y'know what Scottish folk can be like sometimes? :bigsmile: Sorry, if ah offended ye, ah didnae mean to.

I also go through stages with bands or genres. Listening to certain bands or genres for a short periods, then move on to other bands I haven't listened to for a while. Or I try and discover new bands within each genre.

Remember when you would discovered new bands you'd never heard of by chance just because of they were thanked by another band you liked in their "Thank Yous" for their latest album? Ah! Those were good times, eh? The only thing that comes close to that nowadays is if the support/opening act for a band you like is any good, which is rare. Anyway, that's enough of my music-related ramblings for one day. :bigsmile:

Bye for now. :greeting: Take care o' yerself. :thumbup:

And Guns N' Roses - firing band members, the lead singer showing up late or whenever he pleased for gigs. Playing awesome gigs totally shit-faced. I'll give 'em that - fair play. :thumbup: But no wonder they all part ways in the end. And wasn't there a legal argument over the rights to band name at some point? Kinda suck if they really did break up over something that trivial. But then Axl Rose has always been an egotistical douchebag. Great singer but a bit of a c*nt, at times.

And to a lesser extent, Megadeth, but that was understandable. Creative difference, Dave Mustaine wanting the rest of the band to stay sober, so he could stay clean himself. But at least, break-ups and line-up changes didn't cause much of a noticable difference with Megadeth's music and live performances.

And that's about all I have to say on the issues of rock band break-ups.