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edit: that's to geoff barrow, not Michael :P

PJ Harvey boring?

Bruno Mars entertaining?

 

...okay, I will resist all urge to explode at that as long as we can get back to talking about how Geoff Barrow is notorious for bashing Coldplay and similar artists. Though I can't speak for the rest of Portishead, as I don't follow them closely enough.

 

Can you be more specific about "similar artists"? I'm just curious.

They look like assholes in general so I'm not surprised they talk like assholes...

My guess is that he is doing this (bashing other band/artists) to get publicity. ;)

 

Completely wrong.

PJ Harvey boring?

Bruno Mars entertaining?

 

This.

 

I don't give a damn about fireworks, just focus on the music plz

The rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air.........

 

Ass Wipe:rolleyes:

Geoff sort of responds on Twitter:

@NMEmagazine that was a shitty made up headline about me? I said WE were at the wrong festivals not them people love fireworks //

 

Don't know what he's really getting at, but I'll try to find some past instances of his trash talk.

Maybe he's drunkkkkkkkkkkkkk

This is just within the last month...Geoff's Twitter...

 

Mercury prize also joins in with the decline of modern British music shocker... Sounds like a radio 1 road show line up

 

Just found out Mumford & sons are in the same hotel... I thought I felt wrong // dirty // bad mood // like Satan...

 

Playing with fleet foxes going on before us!! Thats more like it!! I think that guys voice is really special in the world full of mumfords..

 

yeh Bruno mars was playing // that was a massive problem

 

So up tonight we have elbow/pj Harvey / portiswad / cold plague...in belljam

 

Watching big bio / didn't see cold plague / chemical bothers // what were that like?

 

Mumford are the magners cider of music

 

...

I'm not a huge Mumford fan either, but sheesh.

Wow, cheery guy.

I think I like him.

Portishead are alright. Just alright though. But Barrow seems frustrated for some reason....but with teeth like his who wouldn't be?

I understand that the fireworks are annoying when you don't like Coldplay, but it's never gonna 'ruin festivals'.

This is coming from a band that doesn't put much effort in entertaining an audience. At least at Rock Werchter they didn't, the singer even showed she was cold on stage. 30 minutes later, we had Chris Martin dripping with sweat. I know which I prefer.

 

Not a bad word about their music by the way.

 

Edit: And he didn't even watch them! He's probably just jealous. Yeah, that must be it.

I understand that the fireworks are annoying when you don't like Coldplay, but it's never gonna 'ruin festivals'.

This is coming from a band that doesn't put much effort in entertaining an audience. At least at Rock Werchter they didn't, the singer even showed she was cold on stage. 30 minutes later, we had Chris Martin dripping with sweat. I know which I prefer.

 

Not a bad word about their music by the way.

 

Portishead's music's alright but they're really shit live. Who signs them up for festivals I will never know.

Asbury Park ;) I live by there

You should go down there dressed as Bruno Mars and shoot fireworks at them bwahahahhahaa :evil:

Coldplague? Boy, this guy really doesn't like them, does he?

 

Also, agree with Blue Nails (except about their music, I've never really listened to them)

Mumford & Sons suck, but Fleet Foxes don't? Fuck, give me a little Bon Iver and call it a day...

^ Indeed. I would take Mumford & Sons over Fleet Foxes any day :dozey:

the funny thing about portishead is that they're actually wildly mediocre and totally overrated in every sense.

 

do you remember that song they did? you know the one... .. it was like, it goes like '...' oh wait, everything they do is fucking awful.

 

He may be wrong but saying Portishead is mediocre is like WTF... they are fucking awesome and they still rock on stage.

i fucking love the fireworks

the funny thing about portishead is that they're actually wildly mediocre and totally overrated in every sense.

 

do you remember that song they did? you know the one... .. it was like, it goes like '...' oh wait, everything they do is fucking awful.

 

 

have you EVER heard them live? they are absolutely flawless at what they do. this is not the commercial music as coldplay is , and if you are hating on the band just because they might not like coldplay, then that is absolutely childish and ridiculous.

 

and yeah, maybe he was just hating on how Coldplay focus on many other stuff than music which can seem a bit... poser. like their clothes, and all that visual approach and stuff, let's face it, they do pay a whole lot of attention on that, to accompany the music. musicians like Portishead are very much dedicated to music only, and that's why Geoff might be against the fireworks and stuff.

^Nice.

A live show is the whole experience, not only music.

 

Opinion

But you can easily enjoy as much a show with no fireworks. Coldplay could even bring elephants and lions to the stage and you'd still be able to enjoy another band more.

Thats just cause they are not even in the category Coldplay is in. I swear, every one else is just jealous of Coldplay! ;)