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If you'd put Springsteen & Eldritch on stage together, who would have the bigger ego?
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Aazhyd wrote:If you'd put Springsteen & Eldritch on stage together, who would have the bigger ego?
Ha ha, oh Eldritch wins that one without breaking a sweat! Seriously, the guy is 20 years past his prime but he still moves between various secret addresses for fear of stalkers. I love the guy, but his self-image is absurd! :)
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Hom_Corleone wrote:I think in his defence, the logistics of the drum programming and the Mac setup somewhat hinders that spontenaity.
OMG someone who knows praise be 8)
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TheGoodSon wrote:Ha ha, oh Eldritch wins that one without breaking a sweat! Seriously, the guy is 20 years past his prime but he still moves between various secret addresses for fear of stalkers. I love the guy, but his self-image is absurd! :)
Mmm yeah ok one day maybe Hough Lane buying fags then maybe Leeds & Bradford Rd getting the Evening Post a bit later LOL! Grow up!
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Swinnow wrote:
Hom_Corleone wrote:I think in his defence, the logistics of the drum programming and the Mac setup somewhat hinders that spontenaity.
OMG someone who knows praise be 8)
But the thing is, it's a computer. Filling that thing with 40 songs should be no problem whatsoever. It's not like Von doesn't have the time....
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TheGoodSon wrote:
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Hom_Corleone wrote:I think in his defence, the logistics of the drum programming and the Mac setup somewhat hinders that spontenaity.
OMG someone who knows praise be 8)
But the thing is, it's a computer. Filling that thing with 40 songs should be no problem whatsoever. It's not like Von doesn't have the time....
While I am very, very sympathetic to the point you are making, I must ask: have you ever programmed drums for a band? I have. Honestly, it is probably more time-consuming than those who have not done it realize.
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Swinnow wrote: OMG someone who knows praise be 8)
But the thing is, it's a computer. Filling that thing with 40 songs should be no problem whatsoever. It's not like Von doesn't have the time....
While I am very, very sympathetic to the point you are making, I must ask: have you ever programmed drums for a band? I have. Honestly, it is probably more time-consuming than those who have not done it realize.
Well, yeah...you have a point. ;) I have in fact done some stuff like that, and it did seem to take forever.
So I guess I'll be happy if by next tour they change half the songs in there, and include some NEW stuff.
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TheGoodSon wrote: So I guess I'll be happy if by next tour they change half the songs in there, and include some NEW stuff.
Don't worry - I've already seen the setlist for the secret gig scheduled for the Harrogate Enormodome at Christmas.
Intro: Sandstorm
Far Parade
Adrenachrome
We are the same Susanne
Arms
Black Planet
You Could Be The One
Valentine
This Corrosion (Featuring Charlotte Church on vocals and Bontempi organ)
1969
Jihad
Crash & Burn
Alice
Flood III

1959 (Featuring Jim Steinman on piano)
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Hom_Corleone wrote:
TheGoodSon wrote: So I guess I'll be happy if by next tour they change half the songs in there, and include some NEW stuff.
Don't worry - I've already seen the setlist for the secret gig scheduled for the Harrogate Enormodome at Christmas.
Intro: Sandstorm
Far Parade
Adrenachrome
We are the same Susanne
Arms
Black Planet
You Could Be The One
Valentine
This Corrosion (Featuring Charlotte Church on vocals and Bontempi organ)
1969
Jihad
Crash & Burn
Alice
Flood III

1959 (Featuring Jim Steinman on piano)
Fix
Sister Ray
:lol:

I hope he adds Cave's The Good Son as a new cover!
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sultan2075 wrote:
TheGoodSon wrote:
Swinnow wrote: OMG someone who knows praise be 8)
But the thing is, it's a computer. Filling that thing with 40 songs should be no problem whatsoever. It's not like Von doesn't have the time....
While I am very, very sympathetic to the point you are making, I must ask: have you ever programmed drums for a band? I have. Honestly, it is probably more time-consuming than those who have not done it realize.
Yeah but once they're done they're saved and you can just reuse them any time. It's not as if he needs to spend time programming new drum patterns.
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TheGoodSon wrote: BUT I will say that Lisa joining the band on stage like that - and yes, that includes her rendition of This Corrosion - was THE most refreshing thing to happen with The Sisters Live Thing for decades. I applaud Von for that one.
Seconded.

As for Hough End, well you're gonna keep quiet about being that close to Bramley, arn't yer.
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TheGoodSon wrote: But the thing is, it's a computer. Filling that thing with 40 songs should be no problem whatsoever. It's not like Von doesn't have the time....
While I am very, very sympathetic to the point you are making, I must ask: have you ever programmed drums for a band? I have. Honestly, it is probably more time-consuming than those who have not done it realize.
Yeah but once they're done they're saved and you can just reuse them any time. It's not as if he needs to spend time programming new drum patterns.
Surely you're not suggesting he's lazy, right?

Hardware changes often necessitate reprogramming songs, too. I seem to recall seeing somewhere that Chris is tasked with programming drums nowadays. And wasn't Andreas in charge of that in the VT days?
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Planet Dave wrote:As for Hough End, well you're gonna keep quiet about being that close to Bramley, arn't yer.
Well someone slept with all the girls in Leeds 13.

Is LS13 the new LS6?
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LouLou wrote:to be fair on eldo&co, it's not like they have enough original material to play two (almost) completely different sets even if they desperately wanted to.






wonder why that might be :innocent:
Maybe so...
however they could do Heartland, Some Kind Of Stranger, Black Planet, Gimme Shelter, Possession, Lights, Valentine, Body And Soul, Adrenochrome, Poison Door, Blood Money, Bury Me Deep, Walk Away, Torch, Driven Like The Snow, Nine While Nine, Emma. 16 songs rarely o never performed. Let go that all may not work live, but most will (well all, considering they are occasionally give a go at Good Things) and they could easy give two concerts with a very varied setlist.
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i guess you're right.

or if they can't be bothered rehearsing/programming/remembering the lyrics of 16 songs they could just play Lights 20 times ;D .
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Aazhyd wrote:If you'd put Springsteen & Eldritch on stage together, who would have the bigger ego?
Axl Rose
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chances are he'd also be the bigger twat.
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Swinnow wrote:
Planet Dave wrote:As for Hough End, well you're gonna keep quiet about being that close to Bramley, arn't yer.
Well someone slept with all the girls in Leeds 13.
Aye and he's welcome to them. Besides which, surely Leeds 4 is where it's at.

Bradford postcodes will sadly never be where anythings at. But at least Bruce effin Springsteen will never play here (trying to revert to topic of sorts).
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I don't like Bruce Springsteen
Well you must know something
'Cos we're dying of admiration here
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At the risk of sounding alarmingly middle aged, can we just be a little bit more respectful of the fellow who's given us so many good things.

NB : it's not Springsteen I meant there, I have no opinion on that front.
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Oh well, Springsteen ... at least for once he's been dancing in the dark ... :wink: ...

As to respectfullness ... full respect from here to Leeds 13 ... :lol: :notworthy: ...
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Being645 wrote: Leeds 13
Oh interesting! I'd forgotten about that lot! I always assumed that Leeds 13 (in this context) referred to the LS13 postcode area.
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splintered thing wrote:At the risk of sounding alarmingly middle aged, can we just be a little bit more respectful of the fellow who's given us so many good things.

NB : it's not Springsteen I meant there, I have no opinion on that front.
I have loads of respect for what he did twenty-odd years ago. Not so much for what he's doing now.
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stufarq wrote:
splintered thing wrote:At the risk of sounding alarmingly middle aged, can we just be a little bit more respectful of the fellow who's given us so many good things.

NB : it's not Springsteen I meant there, I have no opinion on that front.
I have loads of respect for what he did twenty-odd years ago. Not so much for what he's doing now.
Eh, it's fine. I'd like a new record, but I've resigned myself to never getting one. What he's doing now (working for a living) seems perfectly respectable to me. It's not like he's on some deranged reality TV show or something. Again, it's not what I'd prefer. There's something to be said for going it alone, independent, DIY, etc. Of course, there are lots of other bands that have done it and managed to release great records.
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markfiend wrote:
Being645 wrote: Leeds 13
Oh interesting! I'd forgotten about that lot! I always assumed that Leeds 13 (in this context) referred to the LS13 postcode area.
Yeah, I guess many people here have made themselves used to the latter ... :wink: ...
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