ben_1903

King Prawn called it a day at the end of '03' date=' I'm pretty sure.

Yup, Lightyear were Derby's finest. Autumn '03 was when they split. I have a VCD of their last show in Derby, it's lovely Although, what wasn't so lovely was when I was only 15 and they whapped their bits out and played naked at Kef. Hahaha, the memories.[/quote']

I hear that solabeat (spankboy at the time) did that when supporting spunge at the forum...?? I wasn't there - only had the joy of seeing the alliance once.

I've just discovered the funk ska joys of adequate seven - oooh yes.

King Prawn haven't been around for a few years now. Not that i actually know anything about then bar that.

Lightyear are british??!! *feels inferior to other ska punkers*

We're kinda metal/riff driven rock. Don't really know anyone to compare ourselves to.

All in all' date=' fucking good show for 2 I thinks.[/quote']

Yes, look forward to meetnig you there.

JFK - funky comedy band who play orignal songs covering many styles - great fun

tears of grace - rocky metaly

circadian - metally...takes influences from loads of geners and ptus them all together to sound cool

debassed - can't remember. but i think they rock.

So gutted, had opportunity to buy the rise on up ep and didn't...i am a fool.

now thats sba, and whitmore that have split. booooooo.

ps - howards alias are on the verge of splitting so i hear.

TALLY HO, pip pip - this shall be fun.

Trivium = poo

*cries* fuck

No nick??!!!

....damn. A ska sunday sounds great fun, I'd go to that. Hmmm.....paul??

....I hear they are playing kef on october 9th???

*prays for solabeat alliance to reform and appear in a puff of smoke for this gig*

bump....

Right...lets all hold hands and sing campfire songs (to the tune of evanescance)

This discussion is finished....until after our next gig

Yeah but I guess what Camie means is ska-punk just isn't cool nowadays.

Yeah, I'd agree with that - these days whats cool is avril lavignes backing band (simple plan, good charlotte etc) and emo (i still like emo).

Whitmore aren't quite ska-punk....their more a mix of stuff that sounds whitmore-ish

god sake y the hell we arguing about this? we know that narc doesn't like metal so just let it b. and for the record the pre-arranged moshing is not our doing the fans do it themselves.

Its not as bad as that, Its just banter; chill

the thing is' date=' metal fans may be biased bcos its metal, but then again non-metal fans are equally biased as they will automatically think they are bas bcos they are metal. I think both parties should agree to disagree before this turns into an argument.[/quote']

Its a nice idea but it won't happen. We're aren't discussing whether mnon-metal fans can judge tog. What we're saying is that narc's comments weren't very constructive, and the basis of his argument that we have to 'prgress' from our 'cliche' is flawed.

I don't think ltj have gotten shit. Infact i think anthem is a brilliant album.

*thinks about booking them*

*decides not to*

whitmore are brilliant though.

I just happened to be there because I went to see Genevieve - I'm not trying to go out my way to destroy this thread' date=' because I'm well aware there are people out there who will like you, but put simply, if you ever want to make your mark on people apart from your clique of 14 year old friends then you have to grow up out of the prosaic cliched Metallica that you play. I'm not a metal fan, so nothing you will ever compose will connect with me in any way, but this means you are not going to connect with the ordinary gig-goer either.[/quote']

First off - yes tog had a poor night - but no need for everyone to get their knickers in a twist, we live and learn.

Right, narc- you are really ambiguous. I do hope that 'x' metal band grow up and stop playing metal so that people other than metal fans like them.

Are you suggesting that we stop playing our style so that people who don't like it will like it? If not, you just aren't very good at making your point. Do you think that metal fans (or 14 uear old tog fans if you like) don't count as ordinary gig-goers?

edit: I don't mean to sound as though i am dismissing completely what you say, becuase I welcome criticism. I accpe that we didn't play great at tunnels....but i just disgaree with the bulk of what you have said here.

SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU TASTELESS WANKER!

I appreciate your support....but get a grip. These isa forum for people who want to express their opinions - if the guy thinks we're shit, then so be it. I just don't agree with him - no need to drop the level.

Maybe delete that post before it DOES become a stupid argument?

I can't believe there is so much positive feedback on this thread! I saw Tears of Grace at the Tunnels and they were the most pathetically unoriginal' date=' dreadful metal band I have ever had the misfortune to see. Dumb riffs, couldn't stay in time, pointless female singer and to cop it all, their very own version of the "One" solo, badly played with a few notes altered.

Sorry if that's offensive, it's not personal, but I cannot stand brainless metal with childish set-piece moshing to accompany it. Your minds have been warped![/quote']

Okay, something more constructive would have been appreciated.

I don't think we're unoriginal...but thats just an opinion.

Calling a singer pointless is pretty childish if you ask me.

'dumb riffs' - what was dumb about them? you might think they're not good - but they aren't 'dumb'.

and the bhand can't help it if some people choose mosh....i think it looked fun.

We (the band) don't think this was a great gig, but it was okay; didn't go how we planned but you can't have it all.

class...mon the biffy

theres a lot better bands in the UK like Freaks Union' date=' Sonic Boom Six, The Dauntless Elite etc[/quote']

Having not heard freaks union or dauntless elite; i can't judge them. sb6 are awesome; but very different to whitmore.

Not the point if other bands are better or not - whitmore are still class.

...Not that i can go this weekend - but i've never been to one of these aberdeen music footy/rounders games. Does it matter if you know fuck all people?