Heartland

I feel like Ben has to know that posing for this picture is going to wind a load of people (including me!) up.

Nothing to "worry" about, I'd expect that Ben would make contacts for himself.
Or maybe a landing crew for upcoming/possible operation overload?

The way his tweet is written, it's either big news or high quality trolling...

I see no problem.
Maybe they met just like so and/or talked about Diamond Black issues as DB were discussing stuff in their weekly news
including the release of their first full album next year ... https://www.youtube.com/@DiamondBlack/videos ... ...

Good luck at that, btw ... ... sounds cool ... ...

Why on earth would this wind you or anyone up and perhaps more to the point, why would it wind you or anyone up in a thread about new songs

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:07 Why on earth would this wind you or anyone up and perhaps more to the point, why would it wind you or anyone up in a thread about new songs

Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ... ... ... etc ...

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:07 Why on earth would this wind you or anyone up and perhaps more to the point, why would it wind you or anyone up in a thread about new songs

Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ... ... ... etc ...

I think they meant wind up, in the sense "don't let this get your hopes up" ^_^

Also that "cover" is really very strange. Completely fabricated vocal line...

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:07 Why on earth would this wind you or anyone up and perhaps more to the point, why would it wind you or anyone up in a thread about new songs

Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ... ... ... etc ...

There's not a cat in hell's chance of me clicking that play button

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:46

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:07 Why on earth would this wind you or anyone up and perhaps more to the point, why would it wind you or anyone up in a thread about new songs

Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ... ... ... etc ...

There's not a cat in hell's chance of me clicking that play button

Nor me although i havent even listened to the Sisters playing it yet. It's the principle.

eastmidswhizzkid wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 16:56

Planet Dave wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:46

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30

Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ... ... ... etc ...

There's not a cat in hell's chance of me clicking that play button

Nor me although i havent even listened to the Sisters playing it yet. It's the principle.

It's dire. The ass-end of awful.

I feel like someone fed the live recording to one of those music generating AIs, wouldn't that explain the garbled lyrics and the art looks like ai too

Todashi wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 14:14 I feel like Ben has to know that posing for this picture is going to wind a load of people (including me!) up.

Even if every other star in the universe were aligned, no chance Von would have anything to do with Cleopatra Records

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30 Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ...

Feels like it might be a gen-AI effort, the vocals especially remind me of the output from playing around with Suno

alanm wrote: ↑08 Oct 2024, 07:36

Being645 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 15:30 Indeed. What is really worrying could be this first so-called cover of Quantum Baby ... oh my ...

Feels like it might be a gen-AI effort, the vocals especially remind me of the output from playing around with Suno

Can well be. Those lyrics are beyond any understanding of the original, a self-pitying complainer wrapped in sort of death metal roar ... ...

somewhat typical for the worst type of negative social media blah nowadays and more than double as long as the original of course ...

... Oh, the poor chaps ... sadly they are failed by all the healing in this song ... ...

H. Blackrose wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 20:06

Todashi wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 14:14 I feel like Ben has to know that posing for this picture is going to wind a load of people (including me!) up.

Even if every other star in the universe were aligned, no chance Von would have anything to do with Cleopatra Records

Exaclty!
I doubt that AE, claiming he not g()th and has nothing to do with this, yet playing at g()th festival, while this label is ultra-g()th, it's a huge, enormous NO.

MrChris wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 14:31 The way his tweet is written, it's either big news or high quality trolling...

Trolling like it's 1997.

"This is from our new album, Butt F-ck Parlour Time on Cleopatra Records. I DON'T THINK SO!! But some of you do. You wish it was true."

I always get Switchblade Symphony mixed up with Strawberry Switchblade

H. Blackrose wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 20:06 Even if every other star in the universe were aligned, no chance Von would have anything to do with Cleopatra Records

Yeah, Cleopatra Records, using the good name of The Sisters of Mercy to peddle disappointing versions of old songs to the unsuspecting public. Obviously some kind of money-grabbing scheme. I mean, who would ever do that? They’d also be caught out in a minute.

MrChris wrote: ↑07 Oct 2024, 14:31 The way his tweet is written, it's either big news or high quality trolling...

Sometimes a lunch is just a lunch.