Powderfinger

They played it at least once back in the day, I’m sure I recall a Aud recording of it kicking about.

Cheers to those who gave me their take on The Pretenders set!

How were the Pretenders for those who were there?

Who cares what some Journo says? From the 60s onwards there’s been some good Music Journalists and the rest (majority) have been terrible. Take that into account and the topic being subjective let them say what they will. One or two dickhead reviews amidst mostly balanced reviews tells its own story. People are allowed to not like GnR.

You can’t really compare the two. Liam Gallagher is and was a great singer but Oasis and GnR are different types of rock n roll bands. Axl’s of the howling screeching wailing school of frontmen. Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, Bon Scott those types of frontmen. Gallagher was never like that because Oasis were a very different band to GnR. His voice came from the Rotten, Slade, Lennon/Beatles school of frontmen. I saw GnR in 92 & Oasis in 95 & 96. Both Axl and Liam were at their peaks in those years and they were equally brilliant. But different bands with different styles and songs just different vibes. It’s obvious which voice is easier to maintain as you get older so again no point in comparing them.

I don’t know that’s entirely true. GnR got one or two shit reviews but the bulk of the reviews of them seemed positive. Rarely do bands get slated for their Glasto sets, it’s usually a place (as it was for GnR last night) where a crowd turns up wanting to hear the headline bands hits and have a good time. I can’t remember any headliner getting absolutely slated for their glasto set. There’s always shit talked prior to the set, like with Jay Z, Like with Metallica, Like with GNR, but I don’t recall any of them getting slated by all of the press for their actual set. GnR got a shitty review or two, that’s it, that’s the norm.

I don’t have access to the BBC iPlayer, but is the GnR set on there and has the mix been fixed? I used a link shared here to view the second half of the set and there was no mix issues at all, but people mentioned it here and a few mates who watched the BBC broadcast said the mix was kinda shitty, Axl dropping in and out, guitars too high… has the mix been sorted for the iPlayer upload?

Thank you bye take care of us and help us understand.

That’s Slash.

For me this is a perfect set length.

Uncle Axl is enjoying himself.

Well decent, the ending was tight as …

The truth is in the middle, it’s a well decent gig so far, but no gig is Mickey free at this stage.

Poor guy with his lighter. He just gave up in the end

I bet you look good on the dance floor is a fucking tune though….

They were on The White Room or Jools Holland back when that single was out. The singer looked like a right fruit loop.

Yeah that’s the one!!

What advert used that tune as a soundtrack?

the set will end up on the usual torrent sites within hours.

Could also just be the truth….

Why?

GNRs current state reminds me of this ad. You likely remember it.

If you can’t drum the tunes correctly don’t……….

GnR are headlining on the Saturday night, the legends slot is always on the Sunday during the afternoon. It looks like Blondie or Cat Stevens is in that slot this year going by the stage times.

Tiocfaidh ár Axl.