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Post by seanrulesrh on Apr 21, 2018 21:39:38 GMT -5
He really needs to play Falling Down. I don't care which song he drops (except Dead In The Water) but he needs to. If I see Falling Dawn live I can die happily. Definitely my fav Oasis song.
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Post by cigarsinhell on Apr 22, 2018 1:03:32 GMT -5
He really needs to play Falling Down. I don't care which song he drops (except Dead In The Water) but he needs to. If I see Falling Dawn live I can die happily. Definitely my fav Oasis song. I like that version of "Falling Down" Noel did with AA. |
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Post by Didi on Apr 22, 2018 1:47:01 GMT -5
I've seen him 3 times and I think that's enough. A bit excessive even (and then there are people who've seen him 16 times). Might change my mind when he returns next tour though. I wouldn't go that far, but after seeing him in Munich last week, I really don't need to see him again for this tour - I attended at least one gig from every solo record, but last week was definitely the weakest performance - most of the concert was boring and so was the crowd - without some highlights (LBL or What a life for example) and beer, this would have been even a bigger disappointment... |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 22, 2018 2:52:33 GMT -5
The Right Stuff from what I've seen so far is more or less the best thing in the set, if you do something different, do it well. He has. It was great and I don't even like that one that much. Ysee is amazing. |
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Post by rnrs001 on Apr 22, 2018 3:21:57 GMT -5
Right. First post here, I think. I saw Noel in Amsterdam last week, it was the fourth time I went to a High Flying Birds show but with every show I feel he's drifting towards a direction I care less and less for, with last show being the final nail in the coffin, I guess.
I like Noel's solo stuff. I don't go see Noel to hear him play Oasis songs, because I like the first two records. But I don't like WBTM. I'm not here to argue with anyone, but to me it sounds like him desperately trying to do something different when all it is are a bunch of sounds on a bunch of mediocre songs. Some of it is alright, but most of it isn't. It also doesn't work live. I hoped once I'd experience them live I'd "get it" but I really, really didn't get it.
Keep on Reaching? Falls flat right from the start. If love is the Law? Goes over like a lead balloon. Be careful What You Wish For and STMHTF? Interesting at first but way too repetitive and subsequently very boring. That black woman doing her thing? A bit contrived. The sound was dreadful too, Gem could hardly be heard and neither could the other keyboard player, which really is up to him as the venue has really good acoustics.
I really feel that If Love Is The Law was the final nail in the coffin, the usually euphoric singalong to What A Life and Wonderwall felt quiet and subdued I wondered if I was just me, but asking around a lot of people thought this was a very, very boring show and once The Right Stuff was started people started leaving. I've seen people critisize his rendition of Go Let It Out, but to me it was a highlight because it's the only song of the entire set with a bit of joy in it. After a rather quiet DLBIA was finished a mass exodus followed during All You Need Is Love which surely must've been seen by Noel as well, his rendition sounds awful, no idea why it's closing the set.
I've a gut feeling Noel isn't enjoying this as much as he claims to be. All the talk of him having the time of his life has started to come across as dishonest. The scissors were supposedly there to piss off Liam, yet that woman is still doing her thing on stage and I reckon for a man who talks shit of the crazyness of the Be Here Now era I feel the scissors and telephone are alot more out of place on stage than the telephone box. I know, it's just a gut feeling I have, but playing your new artsy stuff in front of arena's you no longer sell out with ease has got to hurt your ego a bit when your supposedly no talent brother sells out venues you were only capable of filling come third time around.
Would he continue down this path because he supposedly reinvented the wheel for himself I can't imagine myself going anymore. His attitude towards his fanbase has never been very rewarding but once the songs start to go there's really nothing left anymore either. And judging from the back, a lot of people won't care next time either. This has to be one of the most boring Oasis-related shows I've ever seen. I don't need this APOCALYPSE NOW atmosphere that's happening at Liam's gigs but after having seen more shows I'd like to think I know what his crowds usually sound like. I just can't get over the idea of him actually doing this set when it just isn't working one you compare it to what he is actually capable off.
So yeah, for what it's worth, that's my review. I see about 10 gigs a year by various artists but have rarely been as bored as I was during this show. Oh well.
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 22, 2018 7:12:37 GMT -5
Right. First post here, I think. I saw Noel in Amsterdam last week, it was the fourth time I went to a High Flying Birds show but with every show I feel he's drifting towards a direction I care less and less for, with last show being the final nail in the coffin, I guess. I like Noel's solo stuff. I don't go see Noel to hear him play Oasis songs, because I like the first two records. But I don't like WBTM. I'm not here to argue with anyone, but to me it sounds like him desperately trying to do something different when all it is are a bunch of sounds on a bunch of mediocre songs. Some of it is alright, but most of it isn't. It also doesn't work live. I hoped once I'd experience them live I'd "get it" but I really, really didn't get it. Keep on Reaching? Falls flat right from the start. If love is the Law? Goes over like a lead balloon. Be careful What You Wish For and STMHTF? Interesting at first but way too repetitive and subsequently very boring. That black woman doing her thing? A bit contrived. The sound was dreadful too, Gem could hardly be heard and neither could the other keyboard player, which really is up to him as the venue has really good acoustics. I really feel that If Love Is The Law was the final nail in the coffin, the usually euphoric singalong to What A Life and Wonderwall felt quiet and subdued I wondered if I was just me, but asking around a lot of people thought this was a very, very boring show and once The Right Stuff was started people started leaving. I've seen people critisize his rendition of Go Let It Out, but to me it was a highlight because it's the only song of the entire set with a bit of joy in it. After a rather quiet DLBIA was finished a mass exodus followed during All You Need Is Love which surely must've been seen by Noel as well, his rendition sounds awful, no idea why it's closing the set. I've a gut feeling Noel isn't enjoying this as much as he claims to be. All the talk of him having the time of his life has started to come across as dishonest. The scissors were supposedly there to piss off Liam, yet that woman is still doing her thing on stage and I reckon for a man who talks shit of the crazyness of the Be Here Now era I feel the scissors and telephone are alot more out of place on stage than the telephone box. I know, it's just a gut feeling I have, but playing your new artsy stuff in front of arena's you no longer sell out with ease has got to hurt your ego a bit when your supposedly no talent brother sells out venues you were only capable of filling come third time around. Would he continue down this path because he supposedly reinvented the wheel for himself I can't imagine myself going anymore. His attitude towards his fanbase has never been very rewarding but once the songs start to go there's really nothing left anymore either. And judging from the back, a lot of people won't care next time either. This has to be one of the most boring Oasis-related shows I've ever seen. I don't need this APOCALYPSE NOW atmosphere that's happening at Liam's gigs but after having seen more shows I'd like to think I know what his crowds usually sound like. I just can't get over the idea of him actually doing this set when it just isn't working one you compare it to what he is actually capable off. So yeah, for what it's worth, that's my review. I see about 10 gigs a year by various artists but have rarely been as bored as I was during this show. Oh well. I was at the seats and I could hear Gem perfectly. I also could hear Mike perfectly, so I disagree with that bit. I think If Love Is The Law went over well. Agree with you on the other 3 mentioned WBTM songs though. I also think a lot of people had to leave early to get to the trains in time. I mean, we decided we had to leave during She taught me how to fly, because we didn't want to take the risk of going with the last train and missing it because of football hooligans. Eventually, we decided not to leave and to take the risk anyway because otherwise we would miss 7 songs. It was a stupid decision. Anyway, we left during DLBIA and I was home at 2.30 am while I could have been home 2 hours earlier, just to paint you a picture. Also, it was very close to selling out. It's not like it was half empty. |
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Post by rnrs001 on Apr 22, 2018 10:47:12 GMT -5
I was at the seats and I could hear Gem perfectly. I also could hear Mike perfectly, so I disagree with that bit. I think If Love Is The Law went over well. Agree with you on the other 3 mentioned WBTM songs though. I also think a lot of people had to leave early to get to the trains in time. I mean, we decided we had to leave during She taught me how to fly, because we didn't want to take the risk of going with the last train and missing it because of football hooligans. Eventually, we decided not to leave and to take the risk anyway because otherwise we would miss 7 songs. It was a stupid decision. Anyway, we left during DLBIA and I was home at 2.30 am while I could have been home 2 hours earlier, just to paint you a picture. Also, it was very close to selling out. It's not like it was half empty. I meant the girl on keyboards, Mike was audible just fine. Gem was only audible when doing solo's, it's as if his guitar was turned up a notch for the moment and then turned back off or low for everything else. It's quiet hard to mix 10 people but once instruments start to resonate you're doing a poor job. It's not the first time this happened, on the Chasing Yesterday tour the horn section wasn't audible most of the times either. As for If Love Is The Law; I can't really prove much here so I reckon we experienced it differently, but the applause that followed was borderline pathetic. It kind of captured my feelings for this show best; lacklustre and dull. If people leaving for the trains was the excuse it's a bit surprising most people decided to leave during the exact same songs though. Once the first notes were played of All You Need Is Love a mass exodus followed which I'd never seen at any show by the Gallagher's. I know plenty of people leave to be gone to beat traffic as well, but this was something else. |
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Post by fartpanic on Apr 22, 2018 12:17:21 GMT -5
I was at the seats and I could hear Gem perfectly. I also could hear Mike perfectly, so I disagree with that bit. I think If Love Is The Law went over well. Agree with you on the other 3 mentioned WBTM songs though. I also think a lot of people had to leave early to get to the trains in time. I mean, we decided we had to leave during She taught me how to fly, because we didn't want to take the risk of going with the last train and missing it because of football hooligans. Eventually, we decided not to leave and to take the risk anyway because otherwise we would miss 7 songs. It was a stupid decision. Anyway, we left during DLBIA and I was home at 2.30 am while I could have been home 2 hours earlier, just to paint you a picture. Also, it was very close to selling out. It's not like it was half empty. I meant the girl on keyboards, Mike was audible just fine. Gem was only audible when doing solo's, it's as if his guitar was turned up a notch for the moment and then turned back off or low for everything else. It's quiet hard to mix 10 people but once instruments start to resonate you're doing a poor job. It's not the first time this happened, on the Chasing Yesterday tour the horn section wasn't audible most of the times either. As for If Love Is The Law; I can't really prove much here so I reckon we experienced it differently, but the applause that followed was borderline pathetic. It kind of captured my feelings for this show best; lacklustre and dull. If people leaving for the trains was the excuse it's a bit surprising most people decided to leave during the exact same songs though. Once the first notes were played of All You Need Is Love a mass exodus followed which I'd never seen at any show by the Gallagher's. I know plenty of people leave to be gone to beat traffic as well, but this was something else. your review of the gig kind of highlights all that I fear I will feel when I see Noel next week. I know alot of Oasis "fans" who are basically just casual fans who gather interest when either brother has an album out and on tour. Every one of them that basically abandoned Liam during Beady Eye and loved HFB first album has now done a complete u-turn and I can't get any of them to come and see Noel with me. The new album just isn't appealing to his fanbase and it isnt because of new sounds. Even his most monkey like fans were digging his stuff with Chemical Brothers and even Dig out Your Soul is probably as "far out" as this supposedly new approach gets at times. Live, only doing 5 Oasis songs is a big mistake too. If you are going to play as many of the new songs to an album thats gone down mixed at best amongst fans then you need to be keeping the more skeptical fans interested inbetween playing them. Noels whole approach at the minute has been so arrogant. He thought he could do no wrong after the first 2 albums but even he is spectacularly getting things wrong this time around. Alot has been said about him not giving a shit and apparently loving things as they are but he wont be loving this. He wants critical aclaim and he wants full arenas. Theres no way he will work with Holmes again. They'll be a much more Noel by numbers record coming next time. |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 22, 2018 12:28:58 GMT -5
He should spread the Oasis songs more and dump the Beatles cover.
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Post by batfink30 on Apr 22, 2018 12:38:43 GMT -5
I meant the girl on keyboards, Mike was audible just fine. Gem was only audible when doing solo's, it's as if his guitar was turned up a notch for the moment and then turned back off or low for everything else. It's quiet hard to mix 10 people but once instruments start to resonate you're doing a poor job. It's not the first time this happened, on the Chasing Yesterday tour the horn section wasn't audible most of the times either. As for If Love Is The Law; I can't really prove much here so I reckon we experienced it differently, but the applause that followed was borderline pathetic. It kind of captured my feelings for this show best; lacklustre and dull. If people leaving for the trains was the excuse it's a bit surprising most people decided to leave during the exact same songs though. Once the first notes were played of All You Need Is Love a mass exodus followed which I'd never seen at any show by the Gallagher's. I know plenty of people leave to be gone to beat traffic as well, but this was something else. your review of the gig kind of highlights all that I fear I will feel when I see Noel next week. I know alot of Oasis "fans" who are basically just casual fans who gather interest when either brother has an album out and on tour. Every one of them that basically abandoned Liam during Beady Eye and loved HFB first album has now done a complete u-turn and I can't get any of them to come and see Noel with me. The new album just isn't appealing to his fanbase and it isnt because of new sounds. Even his most monkey like fans were digging his stuff with Chemical Brothers and even Dig out Your Soul is probably as "far out" as this supposedly new approach gets at times. Live, only doing 5 Oasis songs is a big mistake too. If you are going to play as many of the new songs to an album thats gone down mixed at best amongst fans then you need to be keeping the more skeptical fans interested inbetween playing them. Noels whole approach at the minute has been so arrogant. He thought he could do no wrong after the first 2 albums but even he is spectacularly getting things wrong this time around. Alot has been said about him not giving a shit and apparently loving things as they are but he wont be loving this. He wants critical aclaim and he wants full arenas. Theres no way he will work with Holmes again. They'll be a much more Noel by numbers record coming next time. He's milked playing live too much as well, I've lost count of the number of times hes played near me in the last 5 or so years. Lots of Noel "fatigue" out there. I'm avoiding him this time. |
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Post by fartpanic on Apr 22, 2018 12:41:43 GMT -5
your review of the gig kind of highlights all that I fear I will feel when I see Noel next week. I know alot of Oasis "fans" who are basically just casual fans who gather interest when either brother has an album out and on tour. Every one of them that basically abandoned Liam during Beady Eye and loved HFB first album has now done a complete u-turn and I can't get any of them to come and see Noel with me. The new album just isn't appealing to his fanbase and it isnt because of new sounds. Even his most monkey like fans were digging his stuff with Chemical Brothers and even Dig out Your Soul is probably as "far out" as this supposedly new approach gets at times. Live, only doing 5 Oasis songs is a big mistake too. If you are going to play as many of the new songs to an album thats gone down mixed at best amongst fans then you need to be keeping the more skeptical fans interested inbetween playing them. Noels whole approach at the minute has been so arrogant. He thought he could do no wrong after the first 2 albums but even he is spectacularly getting things wrong this time around. Alot has been said about him not giving a shit and apparently loving things as they are but he wont be loving this. He wants critical aclaim and he wants full arenas. Theres no way he will work with Holmes again. They'll be a much more Noel by numbers record coming next time. He's milked playing live too much as well, I've lost count of the number of times hes played near me in the last 5 or so years. Lots of Noel "fatigue" out there. I'm avoiding him this time. I was going to do the same but I can't watch thousands of people go and watch my favourite songwriter of all time and not go myself. I just wish I was looking forward to it more. He might not "learn" anything from an Oasis reunion but the difference in people's excitement levels for one of these gigs and an Oasis one could not be more extreme. |
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Post by bt95 on Apr 22, 2018 13:19:41 GMT -5
I meant the girl on keyboards, Mike was audible just fine. Gem was only audible when doing solo's, it's as if his guitar was turned up a notch for the moment and then turned back off or low for everything else. It's quiet hard to mix 10 people but once instruments start to resonate you're doing a poor job. It's not the first time this happened, on the Chasing Yesterday tour the horn section wasn't audible most of the times either. As for If Love Is The Law; I can't really prove much here so I reckon we experienced it differently, but the applause that followed was borderline pathetic. It kind of captured my feelings for this show best; lacklustre and dull. If people leaving for the trains was the excuse it's a bit surprising most people decided to leave during the exact same songs though. Once the first notes were played of All You Need Is Love a mass exodus followed which I'd never seen at any show by the Gallagher's. I know plenty of people leave to be gone to beat traffic as well, but this was something else. your review of the gig kind of highlights all that I fear I will feel when I see Noel next week. I know alot of Oasis "fans" who are basically just casual fans who gather interest when either brother has an album out and on tour. Every one of them that basically abandoned Liam during Beady Eye and loved HFB first album has now done a complete u-turn and I can't get any of them to come and see Noel with me. The new album just isn't appealing to his fanbase and it isnt because of new sounds. Even his most monkey like fans were digging his stuff with Chemical Brothers and even Dig out Your Soul is probably as "far out" as this supposedly new approach gets at times. Live, only doing 5 Oasis songs is a big mistake too. If you are going to play as many of the new songs to an album thats gone down mixed at best amongst fans then you need to be keeping the more skeptical fans interested inbetween playing them. Noels whole approach at the minute has been so arrogant. He thought he could do no wrong after the first 2 albums but even he is spectacularly getting things wrong this time around. Alot has been said about him not giving a shit and apparently loving things as they are but he wont be loving this. He wants critical aclaim and he wants full arenas. Theres no way he will work with Holmes again. They'll be a much more Noel by numbers record coming next time. Don't think it has been arrogant as such as it's just not having to prove anything to anyone. You may not have liked what you've seen so far but personally I have and I'm excited to see him - the Milan concert last week sounded superb. And Noel has already said his next record will be more 'Noel by numbers', but he wants to work with Holmes again. It's just Holmes' approach takes longer and so he'll need to work on another record during the same time. There's definitely a sense on this tour that - self-inflicted or not - Noel can do no right in some eyes. Which is ridiculous. He's playing completely differently to how he ever has before, he's doing new things. Some people dig it, some don't. But a lot of the people who seem not to dig it are stating completely bullshit reasons for why they aren't enjoying it, as opposed to genuine valid criticisms. |
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Post by AubreyOasis on Apr 22, 2018 13:42:52 GMT -5
Right. First post here, I think. I saw Noel in Amsterdam last week, it was the fourth time I went to a High Flying Birds show but with every show I feel he's drifting towards a direction I care less and less for, with last show being the final nail in the coffin, I guess. I like Noel's solo stuff. I don't go see Noel to hear him play Oasis songs, because I like the first two records. But I don't like WBTM. I'm not here to argue with anyone, but to me it sounds like him desperately trying to do something different when all it is are a bunch of sounds on a bunch of mediocre songs. Some of it is alright, but most of it isn't. It also doesn't work live. I hoped once I'd experience them live I'd "get it" but I really, really didn't get it. Keep on Reaching? Falls flat right from the start. If love is the Law? Goes over like a lead balloon. Be careful What You Wish For and STMHTF? Interesting at first but way too repetitive and subsequently very boring. That black woman doing her thing? A bit contrived. The sound was dreadful too, Gem could hardly be heard and neither could the other keyboard player, which really is up to him as the venue has really good acoustics. I really feel that If Love Is The Law was the final nail in the coffin, the usually euphoric singalong to What A Life and Wonderwall felt quiet and subdued I wondered if I was just me, but asking around a lot of people thought this was a very, very boring show and once The Right Stuff was started people started leaving. I've seen people critisize his rendition of Go Let It Out, but to me it was a highlight because it's the only song of the entire set with a bit of joy in it. After a rather quiet DLBIA was finished a mass exodus followed during All You Need Is Love which surely must've been seen by Noel as well, his rendition sounds awful, no idea why it's closing the set. I've a gut feeling Noel isn't enjoying this as much as he claims to be. All the talk of him having the time of his life has started to come across as dishonest. The scissors were supposedly there to piss off Liam, yet that woman is still doing her thing on stage and I reckon for a man who talks shit of the crazyness of the Be Here Now era I feel the scissors and telephone are alot more out of place on stage than the telephone box. I know, it's just a gut feeling I have, but playing your new artsy stuff in front of arena's you no longer sell out with ease has got to hurt your ego a bit when your supposedly no talent brother sells out venues you were only capable of filling come third time around. Would he continue down this path because he supposedly reinvented the wheel for himself I can't imagine myself going anymore. His attitude towards his fanbase has never been very rewarding but once the songs start to go there's really nothing left anymore either. And judging from the back, a lot of people won't care next time either. This has to be one of the most boring Oasis-related shows I've ever seen. I don't need this APOCALYPSE NOW atmosphere that's happening at Liam's gigs but after having seen more shows I'd like to think I know what his crowds usually sound like. I just can't get over the idea of him actually doing this set when it just isn't working one you compare it to what he is actually capable off. So yeah, for what it's worth, that's my review. I see about 10 gigs a year by various artists but have rarely been as bored as I was during this show. Oh well. I think you and I were to different gigs. The sound was good and the band sounded great. I don't know where you were seated, but I was standing in the middle of the plateau and everybody seemed to enjoy the gig a lot. Regarding WBTM, I love it and I am happy he is not doing pale copies of his 90s songs, but I guess that's a matter of taste |
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Post by Mean Mrs. Mustard on Apr 22, 2018 13:48:55 GMT -5
Right. First post here, I think. I saw Noel in Amsterdam last week, it was the fourth time I went to a High Flying Birds show but with every show I feel he's drifting towards a direction I care less and less for, with last show being the final nail in the coffin, I guess. I like Noel's solo stuff. I don't go see Noel to hear him play Oasis songs, because I like the first two records. But I don't like WBTM. I'm not here to argue with anyone, but to me it sounds like him desperately trying to do something different when all it is are a bunch of sounds on a bunch of mediocre songs. Some of it is alright, but most of it isn't. It also doesn't work live. I hoped once I'd experience them live I'd "get it" but I really, really didn't get it. Keep on Reaching? Falls flat right from the start. If love is the Law? Goes over like a lead balloon. Be careful What You Wish For and STMHTF? Interesting at first but way too repetitive and subsequently very boring. That black woman doing her thing? A bit contrived. The sound was dreadful too, Gem could hardly be heard and neither could the other keyboard player, which really is up to him as the venue has really good acoustics. I really feel that If Love Is The Law was the final nail in the coffin, the usually euphoric singalong to What A Life and Wonderwall felt quiet and subdued I wondered if I was just me, but asking around a lot of people thought this was a very, very boring show and once The Right Stuff was started people started leaving. I've seen people critisize his rendition of Go Let It Out, but to me it was a highlight because it's the only song of the entire set with a bit of joy in it. After a rather quiet DLBIA was finished a mass exodus followed during All You Need Is Love which surely must've been seen by Noel as well, his rendition sounds awful, no idea why it's closing the set. I've a gut feeling Noel isn't enjoying this as much as he claims to be. All the talk of him having the time of his life has started to come across as dishonest. The scissors were supposedly there to piss off Liam, yet that woman is still doing her thing on stage and I reckon for a man who talks shit of the crazyness of the Be Here Now era I feel the scissors and telephone are alot more out of place on stage than the telephone box. I know, it's just a gut feeling I have, but playing your new artsy stuff in front of arena's you no longer sell out with ease has got to hurt your ego a bit when your supposedly no talent brother sells out venues you were only capable of filling come third time around. Would he continue down this path because he supposedly reinvented the wheel for himself I can't imagine myself going anymore. His attitude towards his fanbase has never been very rewarding but once the songs start to go there's really nothing left anymore either. And judging from the back, a lot of people won't care next time either. This has to be one of the most boring Oasis-related shows I've ever seen. I don't need this APOCALYPSE NOW atmosphere that's happening at Liam's gigs but after having seen more shows I'd like to think I know what his crowds usually sound like. I just can't get over the idea of him actually doing this set when it just isn't working one you compare it to what he is actually capable off. So yeah, for what it's worth, that's my review. I see about 10 gigs a year by various artists but have rarely been as bored as I was during this show. Oh well. I think you and I were to different gigs. The sound was good and the band sounded great. I don't know where you were seated, but I was standing in the middle of the plateau and everybody seemed to enjoy the gig a lot. Regarding WBTM, I love it and I am happy he is not doing pale copies of his 90s songs, but I guess that's a matter of taste I was seated as well and thought it sounded great. Also, everyone around me was singing along, waving their arms, clapping and what not. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2018 14:26:17 GMT -5
People are walking into these gigs with their minds made up.
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Post by AppleScruff on Apr 22, 2018 15:03:05 GMT -5
I was at the Amsterdam gig on Thursday too and whilst overall I had a great time, I did have mixed feelings on Noel’s set.
Firstly for me the sound seemed too low. Fort Knox was good but it felt a bit tame. The mix seemed to get better as the gig went on and I do think Gem makes a big difference. But maybe I’m too used to a UK crowd as people didn’t really seem to be responding to the first half of the set much to me? The first few rows of people didn’t seem to be moving much to Holy Mountain! Maybe I’d just had a few more drinks than others but crowd just weren’t creating much atmosphere.
The big exception to that was Little by Little - an unbelievable sing along for a song that would never make the setlist for me. As others have pointed out, Noel can’t win there! But this was the definition of a crowd pleaser on Thursday. I really don’t get Noel’s choice of Oasis songs either but even though I’ve seen it so many times, I can’t help but enjoy Half the World Away. Go Let it Out just doesn’t work for Noel though, just makes you wish Liam was there.
My highlight was STMHTF and Beautiful World which were both pretty epic.
I’ll be seeing Noel again later in the summer but I do agree that he’ll really need to drop 2 or 3 of these album tracks for a festival crowd. There’s a flow missing from the setlist and IMO Noel could fix a lot by just picking some of his older material that better complements the WBTM stuff. Still a great night out though and everyone else I spoke to seemed to think it was amazing!
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Post by bt95 on Apr 22, 2018 15:52:02 GMT -5
People are walking into these gigs with their minds made up. Exactly. That's what annoyed me. If I go in a few weeks and he's crap, then I'll say so. But it seems a lot of people are just going in expecting to be underwhelmed, which is a shame. Some of it probably is because of Noel's attitude, but it's only because in comparison, Liam has been very lauding of his fans - which in the past hasn't been the case. |
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Post by Gin & Tonic on Apr 22, 2018 16:02:09 GMT -5
I only remembered I had tickets for this last week when they arrived. Shite it's on a Wednesday and I have work the next day but I'm Scottish so any excuse for a piss up and I'll bite your hand off. Been well out of the loop of Noel stuff after not being a massive fan of the album and having had a wee look at the set list it isn't particularly inspiring (why is he not playing The Man Who Built The Moon? it's the best song on the album by a country mile) but I'm sure I'll enjoy it either way.
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Post by bt95 on Apr 22, 2018 16:19:06 GMT -5
I only remembered I had tickets for this last week when they arrived. Shite it's on a Wednesday and I have work the next day but I'm Scottish so any excuse for a piss up and I'll bite your hand off. Been well out of the loop of Noel stuff after not being a massive fan of the album and having had a wee look at the set list it isn't particularly inspiring (why is he not playing The Man Who Built The Moon? it's the best song on the album by a country mile) but I'm sure I'll enjoy it either way. We've debated this many times on here and none of us know why. It is a shame as he could really smash it imo and it'd be a great way to close the gig (probably before the encore). I genuinely think it'll be a case of him not being able to get it right in rehearsals, though. Just like Liam not doing Round Are Way or I Got The Fever for the same reasons. |
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Post by headshrinker84 on Apr 22, 2018 16:20:35 GMT -5
Isn't he playing brighton tonight?
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Post by bt95 on Apr 22, 2018 16:40:16 GMT -5
Isn't he playing brighton tonight? Yep Seen a vid of FK and DITW Other than that nothing as of yet other than pics from before and people moaning about Viagogo tickets been turned down, so make sure that you have ID if you're the lead buyer |
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Post by headshrinker84 on Apr 22, 2018 16:45:57 GMT -5
Isn't he playing brighton tonight? Yep Seen a vid of FK and DITW Other than that nothing as of yet other than pics from before and people moaning about Viagogo tickets been turned down, so make sure that you have ID if you're the lead buyer Damn was hoping for a couple of changes. |
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Post by Manualex on Apr 22, 2018 17:00:35 GMT -5
I only remembered I had tickets for this last week when they arrived. Shite it's on a Wednesday and I have work the next day but I'm Scottish so any excuse for a piss up and I'll bite your hand off. Been well out of the loop of Noel stuff after not being a massive fan of the album and having had a wee look at the set list it isn't particularly inspiring (why is he not playing The Man Who Built The Moon? it's the best song on the album by a country mile) but I'm sure I'll enjoy it either way. We've debated this many times on here and none of us know why. It is a shame as he could really smash it imo and it'd be a great way to close the gig (probably before the encore). I genuinely think it'll be a case of him not being able to get it right in rehearsals, though. Just like Liam not doing Round Are Way or I Got The Fever for the same reasons. Maybe it's too hard to replicate the choir of Noel's doing the low vocals? Perhaps a Gig in the iTunes festival with the choir would make it happen... Hopefully it's just a matter of time before he plays it and it doesnt tales as long as the right stuff(but fair points yo be viven about TRS it wouldnt have been half as good without Ysee on the CY tour). |
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Post by bt95 on Apr 22, 2018 17:04:48 GMT -5
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