Unpopular Opinions

[blandy]

23 minutes ago, Mark Albrighton said:

Everything else he’s done is mixed at best. 

Car share wasn't Pheonix nights, but it was touched with comedy genius at times and was a fine watch. So many hidden little things to laugh at in the background - pub signs and stuff, radio ads etc. Plus moments like Reese wossisname rapping.

[Stevo985]

When i watch Peter Kay I laugh. When I watch some other comedians I don't.

He passes the test for me

[Mark Albrighton]

Just now, blandy said:

Car share wasn't Pheonix nights, but it was touched with comedy genius at times and was a fine watch. So many hidden little things to laugh at in the background - pub signs and stuff, radio ads etc. Plus moments like Reese wossisname rapping.

The bits I saw of Car Share were ok. It was better than Max & Paddy, that X factor parody he did. No argument there.

Still, it still had a lot of “hey, everyone loves a singalong don’t they!” vibe about it that Kay seems so keen on.

As far as car based comedies go, there is only one winner -

Arguably the most under appreciated show in the past 25 years.

[blandy]

15 minutes ago, blandy said:

little things to laugh at in the background - pub signs and stuff

[Straggler]

It has come to my attention that I do have an unpopular opinion.  I think all music is boring.  I don't listen to it.  I don't ban it or anything, I don't hate it, I just can't be bothered about it.  The idea of actually listening to an album as an activity is very alien to me, I can't really imagine music as anything other than background whilst something else is happening.  Concert going is rubbish, I may as well stick my TV at the other end of my garden and squint at it as I blast my ears at an unpleasant level with my headphones on to replicate the experience.  I think I've given the whole thing a fair crack, I've been to all sorts of events from Glastonbury to the Gypsy Kings and the main thing I took away from them is that I don't want to do any of those things again.  It's a very expensive way of hearing the same music you have already heard, but not produced at the same standard as the carefully crafted studio album (which I'm also not going to listen to).

My wife loves music, so It's around me all the time and I do find some of it better than other bits, but if I'm home alone I'd much rather listen to a podcast than stick music on.

 

[lapal_fan]

Just now, Straggler said:

It has come to my attention that I do have an unpopular opinion.  I think all music is boring.  I don't listen to it.  I don't ban it or anything, I don't hate it, I just can't be bothered about it.  The idea of actually listening to an album as an activity is very alien to me, I can't really imagine music as anything other than background whilst something else is happening.  Concert going is rubbish, I may as well stick my TV at the other end of my garden and squint at it as I blast my ears at an unpleasant level with my headphones on to replicate the experience.  I think I've given the whole thing a fair crack, I've been to all sorts of events from Glastonbury to the Gypsy Kings and the main thing I took away from them is that I don't want to do any of those things again.  It's a very expensive way of hearing the same music you have already heard, but not produced at the same standard as the carefully crafted studio album (which I'm also not going to listen to).

My wife loves music, so It's around me all the time and I do find some of it better than other bits, but if I'm home alone I'd much rather listen to a podcast than stick music on.

 

I kind of agree.

I think music to me is some sort of nostalgia - I rarely like new music, but music to me kind of (in a very limited capacity) gets better over time, and I think that's because it makes me think of a certain time/place/memory. 

However, I do like going to concerts, but only concerts of artists I know I like.  I couldn't go to a festival, because most music is tosh to me, it would just be loud, expensive tosh, surrounded by dickheads.

I work from home and I very rarely put music on.  I'm more likely to ASMR if I'm doing something which takes attention. 

I do feel jealous of people who can listen to anything, although there's a small part of me who thinks that's bullshit, because no person can listen to anything and just "enjoy it". 

And like you, the thought of "putting an album on", meticulously looking through a collection and thinking "that's perfect for this situation" and just... sitting there to listen to it?  **** me that sounds boring and tedious.  

I'm sat in silence right now - not bad  

[bickster]

2 hours ago, Rds1983 said:

Peter Kay is not funny (he had one joke that got old fast) and is massively overrated. 

I feel the same about Ricky Gervais. 

Wrong topic 

[Straggler]

1 minute ago, lapal_fan said:

I kind of agree.

I think music to me is some sort of nostalgia - I rarely like new music, but music to me kind of (in a very limited capacity) gets better over time, and I think that's because it makes me think of a certain time/place/memory. 

However, I do like going to concerts, but only concerts of artists I know I like.  I couldn't go to a festival, because most music is tosh to me, it would just be loud, expensive tosh, surrounded by dickheads.

I work from home and I very rarely put music on.  I'm more likely to ASMR if I'm doing something which takes attention. 

I do feel jealous of people who can listen to anything, although there's a small part of me who thinks that's bullshit, because no person can listen to anything and just "enjoy it". 

And like you, the thought of "putting an album on", meticulously looking through a collection and thinking "that's perfect for this situation" and just... sitting there to listen to it?  **** me that sounds boring and tedious.  

I'm sat in silence right now - not bad  

It's funny that the first reaction to my unpopular opinion is someone just agreeing with me.

[bickster]

54 minutes ago, Designer1 said:

The main issue with Peter Kay (and I have heard this from someone with first hand experience) is that he's an absolute word removed in real life and a nightmare to work with. 

Can confirm

Any stand-up comedian that actually employs his own bouncers to throw hecklers out of other peoples venues is an absolute arse.

And that is before I ever mention any of his other antics that he gets up to prior to a gig and backstage. 

Demanding narcissistic unfunny word removed

 

[bickster]

7 minutes ago, Straggler said:

It's funny that the first reaction to my unpopular opinion is someone just agreeing with me.

Yeah but look who it is 

[Genie]

8 minutes ago, bickster said:

And that is before I ever mention any of his other antics that he gets up to prior to a gig and backstage. 

You can’t tease us like that! 

[Genie]

On Peter Kay I have to agree with most of the comments that have gone before, some of his stuff is pretty good (and some garbage).

What I often think when I watch him though is that he’s playing this part of regular easy going working class guy from up north but I get the feeling he’s a lot more complicated than that. He’s probably quite a sad, depressed person hiding in these characters like Robin Williams did.

I might be miles off the target but that thought always pops into my head when he’s on. The great pretender.

[bickster]

Just now, Genie said:

You can’t tease us like that! 

It's not that interesting, its his contractual demands and teh riders to his contracts and just his general moan about everything I'm the star, you should be grateful attitude.

If he hadn't been a guaranteed sell out over a number of nights, my mates who ran the venue he hired would just have told him to do one. When people who have been running medium sized venues (2000+ capacity) for two decades including and awful lot of major rock bands in that time describe him as the worst artiste they've ever worked with, you know he's an arse. He's also notoriouisly tightfisted and wants every single penny accounted for and even quibbles at the price the venue paid for say, I dunno... bottled water, bottled water, that he specified by the way.

Grade A arsehole

[Stevo985]

23 minutes ago, lapal_fan said:

I kind of agree.

I think music to me is some sort of nostalgia - I rarely like new music, but music to me kind of (in a very limited capacity) gets better over time, and I think that's because it makes me think of a certain time/place/memory. 

However, I do like going to concerts, but only concerts of artists I know I like.  I couldn't go to a festival, because most music is tosh to me, it would just be loud, expensive tosh, surrounded by dickheads.

I work from home and I very rarely put music on.  I'm more likely to ASMR if I'm doing something which takes attention. 

I do feel jealous of people who can listen to anything, although there's a small part of me who thinks that's bullshit, because no person can listen to anything and just "enjoy it". 

And like you, the thought of "putting an album on", meticulously looking through a collection and thinking "that's perfect for this situation" and just... sitting there to listen to it?  **** me that sounds boring and tedious.  

I'm sat in silence right now - not bad  

i'm sort of like this.

I like music, don't get me wrong, but it is ALWAYS a background thing for me. If I'm driving then yeah fine, love a bit of music.

If I'm working on something then yeah background music is great.

At the gym, obviously perfect.

 

But I have never, and never will, just sit down and listen to music. Maybe I should do it more. But it just does nothing for me. Even if it's music I really really REALLY like, I can't just sit there and listen to that and only that

[Mark Albrighton]

Arthur Conley walks in to the room-

”Do you like good music?”

@lapal_fan and @Straggler -

 

[Designer1]

3 minutes ago, Stevo985 said:

i'm sort of like this.

I like music, don't get me wrong, but it is ALWAYS a background thing for me. If I'm driving then yeah fine, love a bit of music.

If I'm working on something then yeah background music is great.

At the gym, obviously perfect.

 

But I have never, and never will, just sit down and listen to music. Maybe I should do it more. But it just does nothing for me. Even if it's music I really really REALLY like, I can't just sit there and listen to that and only that

One of the best things in life for me is taking some time out to listen to a new album (or old release) from a band I love. Just lying down with a pair of headphones on is absolute bliss.

[Stevo985]

2 minutes ago, Designer1 said:

One of the best things in life for me is taking some time out to listen to a new album (or old release) from a band I love. Just lying down with a pair of headphones on is absolute bliss.

Horses for courses. I think I'd be bored after 5 minutes even if it was an album I loved

[Mic09]

25 minutes ago, lapal_fan said:

I kind of agree.

I think music to me is some sort of nostalgia - I rarely like new music, but music to me kind of (in a very limited capacity) gets better over time, and I think that's because it makes me think of a certain time/place/memory. 

However, I do like going to concerts, but only concerts of artists I know I like.  I couldn't go to a festival, because most music is tosh to me, it would just be loud, expensive tosh, surrounded by dickheads.

I work from home and I very rarely put music on.  I'm more likely to ASMR if I'm doing something which takes attention. 

I do feel jealous of people who can listen to anything, although there's a small part of me who thinks that's bullshit, because no person can listen to anything and just "enjoy it". 

And like you, the thought of "putting an album on", meticulously looking through a collection and thinking "that's perfect for this situation" and just... sitting there to listen to it?  **** me that sounds boring and tedious.  

I'm sat in silence right now - not bad  

Madness!  

I come from a Blues/Hard Rock/Metal upbringing, but it has given me a wider appreciation in music. I think blues is specifically the foundation of my music understanding.

When you listen to The Doors, Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, Clapton, or even good Hip Hop/Rap, RnB, pop music, you can hear how those people have been influenced by the same roots.

Now, there will be certain music that I do not appreciate (things like K-Pop etc) I'd say I can openly listen to a vast majority of music genres.

I wouldn't sit down, do nothing, and listen to stuff. But there are some excellent albums out there that work as one from start to finish. I will put these on when playing chess, or playing with my kid or driving. You can really hear that it's not a random song collection, it's an artform. And these albums are picked based on my mood/situation. 

I like to pick up themes, trends, and you can hear specific influences of different bands. Recently I watched a The Doors documentary and the keyboards are heavily influenced by Chopin - something I never realised, but now that they showed similarities it's a very close match in how they approach music. 

This sort of 'analysis' opens up avenues to explore different artists. I guess it's similar to being a wine geek or a whisky specialist, you get into more than just sounds if you listen to music that way.  

Festivals are day's out. You can probably experience football better when you concentrate on a TV game with replays and analysis. But there is nothing like jumping up and down and singing with a crowd. I don't come to VP to analyse a game - I go there to enjoy it with other people. It's the same for concerts/festivals. 

But silence is also good - again, it sort of depends on the mood.
 

[tonyh29]

1 hour ago, wict01 said:

Phoenix Nights is absolute class, tied with Peep Show as my favourite comedy series.  

Never watched that either 

seems I have some catching up to do 

[mjmooney]

Not into festivals, but I love going to small gigs (and even the odd arena show). And recorded music is like food and drink for me, I cannot imagine life without it. Plus, I play a bit myself, in my own amateurish way. Outside of my family, and along with books, it's probably the most important thing in my life. 

Things I don't care about in the slightest, that other people do: cars, clothes, most comedy programmes, most sport.