Went to the Parlotones concert yesterday

kapepper · 2012-02-07T15:29:17+00:00

Hi there Who else went yesterday to the Parlotones concert yesterday ion pretoria (barnyard)? Funny thing was I did not know their music (Sorrryyyyyyyyyyyyy), and was dragged to the concert by some of my friends who told me "well they sound a bit like coldplay" here comes my opinion, good and bad together - the guy can sing!!! excellent voice - very professional and smooth sound. they have some very nice songs actually. - the guitar player is rather mimimal (to formulate it positive) actually, if he would not be on stage I would not have noticed it - why changing guitar every song? Just to show off your roadie? ? - but they do have nice guitars ? - lyrics? mmm... not really.... - was the song in Afrikaans really necessary? ? It took me 2 minutes into the song to realize that he was singing in Afrikaans - screaming 16 year old girls in front of the stage: I would have removed them ? All in all, i liked the first 5 songs (which indeed were good and coldplay-ish) after an hour I said, OK, I have had it, and after 110 minutes and three bis songs I wanted to go home ? I think the die hard fans of the Parlotones had a really great night... any opinions?

G-Man

Donovan Banks wrote
G-Man wrote I don't know why it bugs me. I think it's because when advertising and marketing creep into something like music and there is a sales motive for a product, you and your band (and your fans) are then tainted with that association for life. I'm all for musicians making money and getting maximum exposure but couldn't they have a bit of taste when deciding on who to ~~sell~~ market themselves to? Are their songs now jingles for the companies that they advertise for? Not really I suppose but I can't quite escape that feeling.
Rene posted something interesting on Facebook about musicians, perhaps he'll post it here? /hint

Educate the ignorant please do ?

The other stuff was just my opinion, no offence meant, I just hate radio happy shit. If I'm alone then so be it, no worries, I have an mp3 player and a will to use it, doesn't bother me in the slightest. ?

majestikc

X-rated Bob wrote
majestikc wrote
Donovan Banks wrote I don't recall anyone seriously saying music has to have guitar solos.

As for calling it masturbation, well, if you don't do it you're missing out. On both counts....

I know, I'm just saying in general, although I do like a good guitar solo.........and even a good sax solo................and.......

The one and only track I've posted in this forum has a guitar solo.

The riff is still king though, for ANY music.
Huh? Well so much for Beethoven then. Music is such a big universe and there are no recipes. You can have satisfying music without riffs or solos. If you bolt a riff or a solo onto a bum song then you still have a bum song.

Just to hammer home the point of "riffs" not being exclusively a guitar/guitarist thing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(music)

Even ambient music like The Orb, or Psychedelic Trance has good riffs.

The riff IS the song, it's not some douchebag guitarist trying to throw "smoke on the water" in every chance he/she gets, and then a 10 minute solo in every other chance he/she gets, and then "noodling" before the song starts, and then again after the song has finished......................maybe some "enter sandman" here and there for added koolness.

Show me how mistaken I am by pointing me to some satisfying music that has no riff/hook (and I do mean that as I'm genuinely interested :goodtimes?

AlanRatcliffe

majestikc wrote Show me how mistaken I am by pointing me to some satisfying music that has no riff/hook (and I do mean that as I'm genuinely interested :goodtimes?

Phillip Glass; Steve Roach; Robert Fripp; Brian Eno; et. al.. Or, on the other end of the spectrum: Edgard Varese; Karlheinz Stockhausen; Gyorgy Ligeti; John Cage; and Frank Zappa's orchestral works. Although if you are only used to short riff-based music, you are going to have to learn how to listen and appreciate it, as much as your Western ears would have to learn how to listen to Indian scales and their intricate, sometimes 25 bar long melodies.

I love riffs and hooks too, but they are far from being the be-all and end-all of good music.

DonovanB

Interesting how a discussion of how we dislike the parlotones can turn into an education. They've done something good then...

Sean

Donovan Banks wrote Interesting how a discussion of how we dislike the parlotones can turn into an education. They've done something good then...

Hey Donovan, that comment you made about masturbation reminded me of John Mayer, who you're also a fan of if I recall correctly ?

singemonkey

Donovan Banks wrote Interesting how a discussion of how we dislike the parlotones can turn into an education. They've done something good then...

Much like smallpox...

DonovanB

Sean wrote
Donovan Banks wrote Interesting how a discussion of how we dislike the parlotones can turn into an education. They've done something good then...
Hey Donovan, that comment you made about masturbation reminded me of John Mayer, who you're also a fan of if I recall correctly ?

Yip, I've been trying to learn his left hand technique, watched many DVD's and practiced daily. I figure our instruments are different. Mine has a much fatter neck and longer scale length.

I think I've taken that innuendo far enough? :-[

Nitebob

Donovan Banks wrote
Sean wrote
Donovan Banks wrote Interesting how a discussion of how we dislike the parlotones can turn into an education. They've done something good then...
Hey Donovan, that comment you made about masturbation reminded me of John Mayer, who you're also a fan of if I recall correctly ?
Yip, I've been trying to learn his left hand technique, watched many DVD's and practiced daily. I figure our instruments are different. Mine has a much fatter neck and longer scale length.

I think I've taken that innuendo far enough? :-[

:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:

Squonk

Actually saw them on a breakfast show this morning, it was a bit of an unplugged thing I think(I wasn't paying too much attention).
My 10 year old son said " Hey Dad, The Parlotones!".

They weren't that bad, not my stuff at all, but an interesting comment from my son " they don't sound as good as they do on the radio"

So for a 10 year old starting his musical journey which currently includes Foo Fighters, Goo Goo Dolls and the White Stripes he has some regard for this poor South African Band!

MIKA-the-better-one

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the parlatones are terrible

Averatu

I saw at the local food library that they're selling yoghurt now.

MikeM

Averatu

That's the one. They sell Vodka, which is good in soup.

MikeM

This stuff good for soup? Aaaah that's a yes.

LOVE IT!!!! :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: Brütal.

G-Man

That is how not to shop at Spar, lol. I'm going to call it the food library from now on. ?

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