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[luckyeddie]

Cream in Concert from the Royal Albert Hall

BBC2 - on now.

 

[luckyeddie]

Just finished (yes, I know it was last May).

I don't care if I never hear a piece of music for the rest of my life.

Musical perfection was attained on three separate occasions - Clapton's playing during 'White Room', Ginger's incredible 10 minute virtuoso drum solo in 'Toad' and, of course, the quite fantastic rendition of 'Sunshine Of Your Love' by all three.

Simply wonderful.

 

[Langeveldt]

We're too busy listenin to James Blunt mate..

 

[luckyeddie]

We're too busy listenin to James Blunt mate..

Who he? (I mean, I like blunts)

Just had a look on his website - still not really any the wiser.

Good?

I'm not going to dismiss him just because he's new, but I don't fancy going out and buying an album without hearing anything first.

Regarding 'too busy', Cream play the Albert Hall every 40 years. Catch them next time.

 

[Langeveldt]

If you don't know who James Blunt is thats pretty incredible.. But in a good way, I wish I didn't know who James Blunt was.. Possibly the worst thing ever..

Seems like a sound bloke until he starts making "music"

 

[luckyeddie]

If you don't know who James Blunt is thats pretty incredible.. But in a good way, I wish I didn't know who James Blunt was.. Possibly the worst thing ever..

Seems like a sound bloke until he starts making "music"

I am a doofus, so how am I supposed to know?

I never EVER listen to MTV, or any terrestrial music radio for that matter. I have no friends who do so either, and other than my time on CW and when I work, very rarely any opportunity to converse with people of that certain age who partake in mainstream music media.

 

[PY]

His was the biggest selling album of 2005 Eddie, whiney voice with heartbroken lyrics.

I find girls love his music, guys get rather annoyed with his voice. :P

 

[luckyeddie]

His was the biggest selling album of 2005 Eddie, whiney voice with heartbroken lyrics.

I find girls love his music, guys get rather annoyed with his voice. :P

Thanks for the info.

Am I right in assuming that the reason I haven't heard of him is he is one of only 5 people in the UK not to have appeared on reality television?

 

[Langeveldt]

Thanks for the info.

Am I right in assuming that the reason I haven't heard of him is he is one of only 5 people in the UK not to have appeared on reality television?

No, he's too famous to appear on reality television, too normal as well

 

[Barney Rubble]

Thanks for the info.

Am I right in assuming that the reason I haven't heard of him is he is one of only 5 people in the UK not to have appeared on reality television?

Yes, you are.

FWIW I don't hate him like Rich does - at first he did appeal to my (worryingly prominent) soppy feminine side - but after a while he does get distinctly annoying, in many varied ways. Although you've got to love the fact that he used to be Captain James Hillier-Blount of the British Army.

 

[Neil Pickup]

It's so incredibly middle-of-the-road, I can't believe he didn't call the album "cat's eyes".

 

[Tom Halsey]

There was a hilarious impression by Culshaw of him on Dead Ringers recently. Very very funny.

 

[aussie]

my father was watching this programme, really whats the fuss?

 

[luckyeddie]

So what is it then - flock, woodchip or anaglypta?

 

[luckyeddie]

my father was watching this programme, really whats the fuss?

As in .... he watched the Cream recording?

I posted that it was 'on' at the time it was, so that if any UK CW members who actually had any taste at all were logged in at the time and they didn't know that Cream was on the Beeb, they would at least have had a chance of catching some of it.

Apparently it fell on deaf ears.

 

[Loony BoB]

I still don't understand James Blunt at all. I mean, I know that some songs out there aren't anything I listen to regularly but I still see why some people like them. James Blunt is one of the few that I never could figure out what was great about him. I mean, he sounds like every other guy out there. Maybe it was the fact that he was saying "You're beautiful" which we all know every girl loves to hear, regardless of the fact that James certainly doesn't know what they look or act like and probably doesn't care, either, so long as they spend money on his voice. I could understand him doing averagely, maybe a top 20, but not #1 album of the year. I like pop music of all sorts, and I still don't get it.

 

[BoyBrumby]

I'm very much with Paul Weller when it comes to Mr Blunt. The organisers of The Brits tired to get him to sing a duet with the whiney-voiced, big-nosed tool & the great man responded with an emphatic "I'd rather eat my own ****". He was on good form that day clearly, laying into Sting, Bob Geldof & Freddie Mercury too. All worthy targets. Full article from the Mirror here:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/3amcontent/tm_objectid=16665284&method=full&siteid=94762-name_page.html

 

[Langeveldt]

I still don't understand James Blunt at all. I mean, I know that some songs out there aren't anything I listen to regularly but I still see why some people like them. James Blunt is one of the few that I never could figure out what was great about him. I mean, he sounds like every other guy out there. Maybe it was the fact that he was saying "You're beautiful" which we all know every girl loves to hear, regardless of the fact that James certainly doesn't know what they look or act like and probably doesn't care, either, so long as they spend money on his voice. I could understand him doing averagely, maybe a top 20, but not #1 album of the year. I like pop music of all sorts, and I still don't get it.

Maybe thats why he was such a success, because he was basically an average sounding guy saying "you're beautiful"


Better not tell burpy..

 

[andyc]

Maybe thats why he was such a success, because he was basically an average sounding guy saying "you're beautiful"


Better not tell burpy..

Haha

See link in sig.

 

[Langeveldt]

Haha

See link in sig.

Ah yes, that was the last time I cried..