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  1. I think I've always enjoyed it more. I don't think that either song is particularly great. I prefer the chorus of The General and the overall vibe, but I think the verses of Monsters are slightly better than The General. To be honest, it's been a while since I listened to either, but on balance, I remember enjoying The General more.
  2. The new Sufjan Stevens album dropped today. It's pretty darn great
  3. Agree 100%. I've never gone out of my way to go to someone's gig who I didn't want to see, but I did stumble on Crowded House at a festival one year. I wasn't particularly interested until I saw them live.
  4. I think that, at least insofar as it pertains to Billy Joel, he was at least honest and continues to be transparent about his status. He doesn't have anything else that he wants to say and is quite happy playing at MSG and doing his thing (I saw him a couple of weeks ago in Hyde Park. It was one of the best gigs I've been to). The issue with GNR is that members (and historically, Axl) have dangled the possibility of new music, but for whatever reason, it very rarely materialises. I personally have no issue with GNR being a nostalgia or legacy act; I won't be seeing them again in any event so it's all the same to me. I also don't particularly care whether they release new music or not but I do empathise with the people who do care or for who, new music is a condition of them seeing GNR live again.
  5. Agreed 100%. I know that people watching at home are complaining but it didn't look like the crowd themselves hates being there, especially for the "big hits". I do think that perhaps approaching Glasto (or any festival for that matter) requires a different approach to playing your own shows. That being said, the fact that they started their Glasto headlining performance with Sculptures of Anything Goes was shithousery at its finest. Agreed too on the mixing point. I saw Macca a few years ago (2009 - wow; time flies) and his vocals were ropey then so whoever is on the mixing desk is performing miracles. Let's hope for something similar tonight (although I'm out at Weyes Blood so will need to catch up anyway).
  6. I think aside from audience recognition, their levels of influence are quite telling. GNR were perhaps unfortunate to have existed as rock was dying and so their level on influence on popular music wasn't felt too much beyond their original lifespan. Compare that to the Arctic Monkeys who basically influenced all "Indie" music that came after them. The only band in the "rock" genre I can think of that has been more influential in recent times would be Tame Impala who basically shaped a lot of pop and rock music that is currently popular. Just my opinion and again coming from a Brit so what do I know?
  7. I'm in the minority apparently, but I loved every moment of the set. I saw them live last Sunday at Emirates Stadium (had Miles Kane come out for 505 which was a treat). Alex Turner is certainly an acquired taste, especially of late, but I sit firmly in the camp that loves his modern persona, the approach to older songs as well as the more modern albums. Tranquility Base was certainly a slow burner but once you get beyond the whole "where are the guitars", it's a ballsy as fuck album that rewards relistening. Appreciate that this is a GNR forum, but I personally think that the Arctic Monkeys are a far more relevant and important band to the current landscape than GNR are (and have been for some time). Cue the dislikes.
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