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earthworm
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 2:33 pm |
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Low ToleranceJoined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:22 pmPosts: 175Location: Nottingham
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So, you've got £30 to spend on music this month. There's 3 barn storming albums you want to buy, but 3 other top notch bands are coming to town as well. Where do you spend your money? I'd probably go for the CDs/LPs for the record (see what I did there, chortle).
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BeardedTrout
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 9:25 pm |
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Highly IntolerantJoined: Sun Mar 04, 2007 2:13 pmPosts: 1195
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Depends to what degree of awesomeness the bands were; Boris Fantomas Isis
^ I would have to go, 3 bands ive not seen live before and really want to.
As for the following i'd go for the CD; Cathedral Om Asva
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pulse mavens
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Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:56 pm |
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IntolerantJoined: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:44 pmPosts: 739
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If one of the bands playing was a band I really wanted to see live, I'd do a half-n-half and both go to the gig and buy some merch.
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earthworm
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Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:55 am |
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Low ToleranceJoined: Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:22 pmPosts: 175Location: Nottingham
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You awkward git, on average, what would your answer be
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Belly Button
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:51 am |
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Zero ToleranceJoined: Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:18 pmPosts: 6315Location: Landscape XX
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If the kind of bands I like performed anywhere near me that often as horrible deathcore bands do, i'd have picked the former. As it is most of my ridiculous neo-folk/noise/power electronics/improvization/dark ambient/hairy drums/contact mic/performance art needs can only be met by records.
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Big Paul
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:36 pm |
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Highly TolerantJoined: Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:32 pmPosts: 26
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Put the bands on myself, thereby getting in to the gig for free, and blag free cds off the bands, probably for putting them up!
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Will
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:35 pm |
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StaffJoined: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:55 pmPosts: 47Location: Scotland
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I would normally go for the record, it's easy for bands (regardless of genre) to sound live on record if that's what they want, but not so easy to recreate their music live if they use millions of overdubs/orchestras/can't play guitar and sing at the same time etc. A record is usually what a band wants to sound like as opposed to what they actually sound like. If a band sucks on record, chances are they really do suck. Which is not to say that great bands don't ever make crap records
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carlbags
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Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:45 pm |
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Highly TolerantJoined: Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:13 pmPosts: 34Location: Derbyshire
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I'd rather have the record since that lasts forever. But if the gig is unmissable (like a once only thing) then I would go for that. but I've never had such a dilemma yet touch wood.
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OrionMetalhead
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Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 12:52 am |
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Highly IntolerantJoined: Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:07 pmPosts: 3292
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Gig. You can always buy an album later in the future, you never know if a gig may be the last a band plays. Plus, you can usually buy Merch at a gig for cheaper than normal.
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asmodeus8797
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 12:54 pm |
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Maximum ToleranceJoined: Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:49 amPosts: 3
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CD every time. No contest.
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