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Chippy wrote:

g88ner wrote:

Chippy wrote:I'm off to see Blof supported by Counting Crows in Holland tomorrow! Anybody else on here even heard of Blof?

How was it Chippy? - and did you go to Holland specifically for the gig?

It was great, however Counting Crows weren't on this bill. I misunderstood. However they did do the song they sang with them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzQtEk9CzCA

I pretty much did go just for the concert, but I lived in Holland for 3 years so visited some friends and tried to sort out a financial problem. Enjoyed a little visit to the red light district too. I love the Netherlands. Best organised country in the world.

FFS Chippy, that was like expecting to go and see Westlife supported by the Beatles.

Naah. Blof are huge in the Netherlands!

Any way off to see Elvis Costello and Jools Holland (not on the same bill) over the next 3 weeks.

Chippy wrote:Naah. Blof are huge in the Netherlands!

Any way off to see Elvis Costello and Jools Holland (not on the same bill) over the next 3 weeks.

Going to see him at the end of the month, I think he's supporting olly muirs

goonersid wrote:

Chippy wrote:Naah. Blof are huge in the Netherlands!

Any way off to see Elvis Costello and Jools Holland (not on the same bill) over the next 3 weeks.

Going to see him at the end of the month, I think he's supporting olly muirs

Let me know if he's any good so I know whether to bother going!!

goonersid wrote:

Chippy wrote:Naah. Blof are huge in the Netherlands!

Any way off to see Elvis Costello and Jools Holland (not on the same bill) over the next 3 weeks.

Going to see him at the end of the month, I think he's supporting olly muirs

Personally I don't see the attraction.

Saw a UB40 tribute band in Ipswich Sat night (UB42, who hail from Birmingham too) and have a couple of original members in their line up from time to time, always put on a good gig and this was no exception.

Due to a complete fuck up I have 2 tix for Elvis Costello tomorrow night (Thursday). They cost me £96 but at this stage I'll take waht I can get. It's at Royal Albert Hall.

Going through a Thin Lizzy stage, Live and Dangerous on now. Like the new live releases, have been a big fan of the Almighty and Ricky Warwick for years. Love the Black Star Riders - one of the best albums I have bought this year.

Elvis was shite value last night. Only 2hrs 50mins without a break, lazy fucker. It got me thinking though about cover versions. Mostly I like the originals better, but you have to say that his Shipbuilding and Peace Love and Understanding are better than the originals, plus a lot of Paul Young's' covers are too. But there are so many shite ones like the boy band covers of people like Tracy Chapman and Cat Stevens. So rather than start a new thread, what are your favourite and least favourite covers?

Sorry, gonna display my pissed-ness, listening to the Manfredd mann version of Blinded by the Light, and heresy, think it's better than the original!

Off to Norwich this evening to watch Bad Manners, for some of you youngsters this is what they are about.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fQnTyEniM

just watching the "Rock am Ring" festival on German telly einsplus: Brilliant.

Hurts, Prodigy and Killers still to come...

http://www.ringrocker.com/rock-am-ring-livestream.php

or

http://www.dasding.de/festivals/rockamr ... index.html

Hope it will work from elsewhere...

The Wombats off, Green Day on now (they have agreed on 100 min. of their show to be broadcasted at least)

Chippy wrote:Elvis was shite value last night. Only 2hrs 50mins without a break, lazy fucker. It got me thinking though about cover versions. Mostly I like the originals better, but you have to say that his Shipbuilding and Peace Love and Understanding are better than the originals, plus a lot of Paul Young's' covers are too. But there are so many shite ones like the boy band covers of people like Tracy Chapman and Cat Stevens. So rather than start a new thread, what are your favourite and least favourite covers?

Here's a few favourites for starters:

Johnny Cash - Hurt
The Who - Summertime Blues
Madness - Lola
Beautiful South - Don't Fear The Reaper
Otis Redding - Satisfaction
Scissor Sisters - Comfortably Numb

favourite covers:

Marilyn Manson's version of Eurythmic's "Sweet Dreams"

Megadeth's version of Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK"

no-go:

Shakira's version of Metallica's "Nothing else matters"