Reply to: Eavis: There will be a Glastonbury 2018 if Mystery Band Reforms

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Butthole Surfers with Sh!t Lady. Now that would be something...

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Oh yes, Reading Rock Festival in the early 80's.
Wild Thing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KosTzYSUYO4

Stonehenge '84 - I so nearly went but ended up going on the pull in Bath instead.

What I missed....

[ctdctd]

Saw them in Weymouth a few weeks back. Proper festival band.

Anyone remember The Enid?

Oh yes, Reading Rock Festival in the early 80's.
Wild Thing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KosTzYSUYO4

[Fronttoback]

I've never understood the fuss over Oasis. Not even in the 90s. All their stuff just sounds like a bland rehash of things that have gone before homogenised into one big tuneless dirge. Though I do like Wonderwall.

They picked up from the Roses. If the Roses had not split up Oasis wouldn't have got so big.

Noel is a very decent songwriter but they were a pub band really. Saying that, they have produced a handful of anthems.

And the antics of Liam suited the fashion of the time for laddish behaviour. He became the leader of the new lads, never out of the press. He has made his money and moved on, so have the new lads who are mid-career now. But the old lads, who were manipulated - are immersed in coke habits that they can't afford. So there was a mass media manipulation of the working class - by the media - and Oasis profited from that.

I liked them at the time but a lot of dance music that came out at the time, for me has aged better- eg. Leftism by Leftfield.

[darmstadt]

Saw them in Weymouth a few weeks back. Proper festival band.

Anyone remember The Enid?

Yes.

[Big Blue Plymouth]

Yeah, and this is who they should have. None of the MOR/AOR tripe:

Saw them in Weymouth a few weeks back. Proper festival band.

Anyone remember The Enid?

[Mordac]

Just been confirmed it's on 2018, Marillion are flatlining.

FTFY

[darmstadt]

Dunno but amazed how many ancient groups are still going, like Fleetwood Mac (sort of) and The Zombies.

Yeah, and this is who they should have. None of the MOR/AOR tripe:

[xoggoth]

All their stuff just sounds like a bland rehash of things that have gone before homogenised into one big tuneless dirge

All their stuff sounds the same to me.

[Pip in a Poke]

I can see what you're saying there to a certain extent but they did have a lot of energy in their songs. Mind, I did like a lot of the other BritPop stuff that was around at the time too.

Probably needed to have seen them live. I said the same thing about another BritPop band, Carter USM, until I went to see them.

[Dark Black]

I've never understood the fuss over Oasis. Not even in the 90s. All their stuff just sounds like a bland rehash of things that have gone before homogenised into one big tuneless dirge. Though I do like Wonderwall.

I can see what you're saying there to a certain extent but they did have a lot of energy in their songs. Mind, I did like a lot of the other BritPop stuff that was around at the time too.

[Pip in a Poke]

I suppose one day we'll finally get Oasis but it doesn't seem to be happening in a rush.

I've never understood the fuss over Oasis. Not even in the 90s. All their stuff just sounds like a bland rehash of things that have gone before homogenised into one big tuneless dirge. Though I do like Wonderwall.

[Pip in a Poke]

It should be noted that bands can replace members who have gone their separate ways for one reason or another and pretty much carry on with no dilution to their pedigree.

Look at the Rolling Stones, Genesis, RHCP to name but a few.

But there are exceptions to this rule. I wouldn't say that going to see Queen is remotely the experience it was with Mercury on vocals. In fact, I'm tempted to say that it's hard to replace a frontman but then look at AC/DC, Manic Street Preachers, Fleetwood Mac - they've all gone on to greater things with a change up front.

[d000hg]

Like any worthwhile band would reform for Glastonbury. Either they're too rich to care, too much bad history to allow it, or just to damn old to be any good, or all three.

I suppose one day we'll finally get Oasis but it doesn't seem to be happening in a rush.

[westtester]

Guessing Rolf Harris won't be invited back.

Has he reformed?