Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Have you ever seen .44pistol play live? Just as good as half the bands going these days.
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What Celebrity would you like to see in Stafford?
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Katniss
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I have unblocked you now because the threads weren't flowing properly.
I have seen Rod Stewart and he was dreadful live, this was a few years ago so I doubt he has improved now. The best groups I have seen over the last few years were The Killers and The Arctic Monkeys. A few years ago I saw Stevie Wonder and he was fantastic live and I would pay to see him again.
Katniss
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No, but I have seen some of the live bands at The Swan.
I have also seen David Essex btw and I didn't realise how tall he was.
John Marwood
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"I have seen Rod Stewart and he was dreadful live, this was a few years ago ..."
Catch em on the way up
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Catch em on the way up
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Gramaisc
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He also played at Beaconside on the way down.
Katniss
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He has never been able to sing imo. Robbie Williams is not a good singer either but he is a great showman just like Rod.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Each to their own, would be a pretty sad world if we all liked the same thing.
Katniss
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I agree, Bob Dylan is a bad singer as well but he has written some fabulous songs.
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Oi! You're really asking for it!
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
I think we can safely conclude he's desperate for it...
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
He can have it.
proactive
Enjoying a drop of red.
Please close the curtains first though eh?
Glam
Mad Cat Woman
Hahahahahahaha - dream on!
John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Bad Singer?
As in he's not got that middle of the road FM sound that feels safe and thud dump dull?
Or bad as in bad ass muddyfunsta?
Goldilox
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Thanks for the shout out
I asked for a bit of time off from .44 Pistol to work on my solo stuff, so at the minute we're on hiatus, but I'll no doubt be letting you all know here when we get up and running again. In the meantime I'm launching my new solo album at the Gatehouse on the 6th June. Do come along. Tickets here. </shameless plug>
Bob carefully cultivated the idea he couldn't sing as part of his early "folkie" persona, but you only have to listen to Nashville Skyline to know it's not really true & he can sing rather well when it suits what he wants to do with the song. Granted he was never going to sound like Sinatra, but neither are most of us.
Goldilox
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Believe it or not, I was already familiar with both those recordings & I stand by what I said above.
If you listen to the recording of Bob you just posted above, he is in tune throughout & his timing is spot on, i.e. he can sing. What he does do on those earlier recordings & appearances is use a very nasal voice, which admittedly can be hard going, but my point is that's something he chose to do. They sound like that because that's how he wanted to sound. The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 : Bob Dylan Live 1966 - the famous "Judas" concert, has him doing Mr Tambourine Man & attacking it in a slightly more conventionally melodic fashion:
Fun music fact of the day: Jim McGuinn was the only Byrd allowed to play his own instrument on Mr Tambourine Man, the rest of the band were replaced by session musicians & then sang over the instrumental track.
None of which has anything to do with celebrities you might want to visit Stafford, although if Bob Dylan or Dave Crosby did fancy fitting the Gatehouse into their next tour I'd probably buy a ticket...
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If you listen to the recording of Bob you just posted above, he is in tune throughout & his timing is spot on, i.e. he can sing. What he does do on those earlier recordings & appearances is use a very nasal voice, which admittedly can be hard going, but my point is that's something he chose to do. They sound like that because that's how he wanted to sound. The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4 : Bob Dylan Live 1966 - the famous "Judas" concert, has him doing Mr Tambourine Man & attacking it in a slightly more conventionally melodic fashion:
Fun music fact of the day: Jim McGuinn was the only Byrd allowed to play his own instrument on Mr Tambourine Man, the rest of the band were replaced by session musicians & then sang over the instrumental track.
None of which has anything to do with celebrities you might want to visit Stafford, although if Bob Dylan or Dave Crosby did fancy fitting the Gatehouse into their next tour I'd probably buy a ticket...
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John Marwood
I ♥ cryptic crosswords
Katniss, you do make me larf