Unpopular Opinions You Hold

[RumbleFox]

23 minutes ago, Daggers said:

Matches are better on the TV. It's warm, the beer is decent, and I don't have to leave the lounge five minutes before full-time so I can have my supper before midnight.

 

It has just struck me that I am now officially old.

Have always thought this. I’d also much rather listen to music at home than go to a gig. X 

[SpacedX]

1 minute ago, RumbleFox said:

Forest’s achievements under Clough were as spectacular as our title win. 

I'd say more so. 

[RumbleFox]

1 minute ago, Line-X said:

I'd say more so. 

Just watched the documentary on Netflix. Now I hate Forest as much as the next self respecting Leicester fan but what they did was incredible. X 

[Nalis]

51 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

Forest’s achievements under Clough were as spectacular as our title win. 

 

50 minutes ago, Line-X said:

I'd say more so. 

I just think its an impossible comparison and arguments could be made for either.

 

Div 2, Div 1, European Cup, European Cup beats Championship, survival, Premier League on paper but the former was in an era where teams would constantly get promoted and finish highly in the league. Loads more points and counter points.

 

Both simply incredible achievements really.

[Daggers]

2 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Have always thought this. I’d also much rather listen to music at home than go to a gig. X 

No. That’s a horrible thought.
 

Festivals, fine - but nothing beats a small venue for gigs. 
 

Dancing with Bobby Gillespie, serenaded by Lemmy, obliterated by Mensi - my life is littered with golden gigs. I’d never have swapped them for a quite night in. 

[Nalis]

2 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Have always thought this. I’d also much rather listen to music at home than go to a gig. X 

Glastonbury is a classic example of things. When I watch it on tv I often wish I was there but I also like the fact my fridge and toilet are nearby and of course most importantly, my bed is less than 30 seconds to get to once I've finished watching Glasto.

[Daggers]

1 hour ago, Nalis said:

Glastonbury is a classic example of things. When I watch it on tv I often wish I was there but I also like the fact my fridge and toilet are nearby and of course most importantly, my bed is less than 30 seconds to get to once I've finished watching Glasto.

And when you do go to bed you don’t have to deal with someone having stolen it and left a shit on the floor. 

[Daggers]

Just now, Daggers said:

And when you do go to bed you don’t have to deal with someone having stolen it and left a shit on the floor. 

Clearly, I don’t know your life and so no judgement is being made about the number of shits on the floor of your bedroom. 

[Parafox]

4 hours ago, Daggers said:

Matches are better on the TV. It's warm, the beer is decent, and I don't have to leave the lounge five minutes before full-time so I can have my supper before midnight.

 

It has just struck me that I am now officially old.

 

4 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Have always thought this. I’d also much rather listen to music at home than go to a gig. X 

 

1 hour ago, Nalis said:

Glastonbury is a classic example of things. When I watch it on tv I often wish I was there but I also like the fact my fridge and toilet are nearby and of course most importantly, my bed is less than 30 seconds to get to once I've finished watching Glasto.

I used to like going to see live acts, music, comedy, etc. Not always big venues like stadium tours but smaller ones like the Warwick Arts Centre. Although I've been to several stadium gigs over the years.

The pain in the arse for me now is that, from experience, I know I will spend more time queuing to get in and out of the car parks than I do actually watching the gigs. I'd rather watch Glasto or any other similar event on TV from my armchair.

OK, you might not get the same vibe as being there in real time but I can see more of what I want to see without having to trample over other people and muddy fields to do so. 

And I have my own toilet. And it's clean.

However kids, go for it. I'm just old.

[Daggers]

Festivals were shit and are now worse. Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. Glastonbury, a person we were with climbed into the pit to rescue whatever prized thing it was he’d lost in the excrement. Not to mention the ridiculous prices being charged for tickets, beer and food. Nope, nope, nope.
 

[fox_favourite]

1 hour ago, Daggers said:

Festivals were shit and are now worse. Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. Glastonbury, a person we were with climbed into the pit to rescue whatever prized thing it was he’d lost in the excrement. Not to mention the ridiculous prices being charged for tickets, beer and food. Nope, nope, nope.
 

I’m with you on this. I never see the appeal of festivals. You pay 000’s of pounds to be in a muddy field, sleep in a tent you provide and not return with, eat the food you provide and more than likely ruin your own clothes, be permanently wet and muddy etc…Watch it at home and you can be comfy and do other things. 

[shade]

3 hours ago, fox_favourite said:

I’m with you on this. I never see the appeal of festivals. You pay 000’s of pounds to be in a muddy field, sleep in a tent you provide and not return with, eat the food you provide and more than likely ruin your own clothes, be permanently wet and muddy etc…Watch it at home and you can be comfy and do other things. 

I've never been to one and I can confidently say I never will go to one. They just look absolutely rank, but to be fair, I strongly dislike almost all the music that would be played at most festivals which is the reason I've never been.

[SpacedX]

4 hours ago, Daggers said:

Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. 

I guess having my tent set on fire while watching the Stranglers is marginally preferable then. 

[RumbleFox]

10 hours ago, Daggers said:

No. That’s a horrible thought.
 

Festivals, fine - but nothing beats a small venue for gigs. 
 

Dancing with Bobby Gillespie, serenaded by Lemmy, obliterated by Mensi - my life is littered with golden gigs. I’d never have swapped them for a quite night in. 

Hate other people haha. Would much rather be alone, in a dark room with my headphones on listening to the album haha. X 

[RumbleFox]

5 hours ago, Daggers said:

Festivals were shit and are now worse. Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. Glastonbury, a person we were with climbed into the pit to rescue whatever prized thing it was he’d lost in the excrement. Not to mention the ridiculous prices being charged for tickets, beer and food. Nope, nope, nope.
 

Haha I went to Reading a couple of times circa 2005 and it was fvcking hideous. Shit everywhere, toilets on fire, tent smashed to bits. Never enjoyed festivals at all. I used to like gigs and have been to some great ones but in reality would much rather listen at home. X 

[lcfc278]

5 hours ago, Daggers said:

Festivals were shit and are now worse. Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. Glastonbury, a person we were with climbed into the pit to rescue whatever prized thing it was he’d lost in the excrement. Not to mention the ridiculous prices being charged for tickets, beer and food. Nope, nope, nope.
 

I think it's one of those things you have to do at least once - the feeling when you first get in and hear the music is amazing. It was on my bucket list to do a festival and at during the day the all around vibes were brilliant and everyone was really friendly, it was a brilliant experience. Come the evening when you're struggling to find your tent and sleeping half frozen from being too pissed to get in your sleeping bag properly, you wake up and think 'yeah, that'll do'.

 

Definitely have a go once, even if you just go for the day and then shoot before the end.

[RumbleFox]

To go off on a tangent this is actually one that I went to…..

 

My cousin forced me to watch Slipknot and we got into the mosh pit and my skinny indie boy ass nearly died. X 

[goody2028]

3 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

To go off on a tangent this is actually one that I went to…..

 

My cousin forced me to watch Slipknot and we got into the mosh pit and my skinny indie boy ass nearly died. X 

Holy shit what a line up 

[RumbleFox]

1 minute ago, goody2028 said:

Holy shit what a line up 

Was alright. Would rather have been at home in my dark room though. 

[goody2028]

Just now, RumbleFox said:

Was alright. Would rather have been at home in my dark room though. 

Haha. Seriously though seeing the strokes, muse, foo fighters, ash on the same weekend would’ve been belting. Lucky if there’s one band worth seeing at Leeds these days…

[Foxdiamond]

Watching/hearing your heroes play live is marvellous. Even watching music played is great if only on tv. 

[Alf Bentley]

8 hours ago, Daggers said:

Festivals were shit and are now worse. Reading one year, half the tents near us were swimming in a lake of shit from overturned toilets. Glastonbury, a person we were with climbed into the pit to rescue whatever prized thing it was he’d lost in the excrement. Not to mention the ridiculous prices being charged for tickets, beer and food. Nope, nope, nope.
 

 

7 hours ago, fox_favourite said:

I’m with you on this. I never see the appeal of festivals. You pay 000’s of pounds to be in a muddy field, sleep in a tent you provide and not return with, eat the food you provide and more than likely ruin your own clothes, be permanently wet and muddy etc…Watch it at home and you can be comfy and do other things. 

 

3 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

Haha I went to Reading a couple of times circa 2005 and it was fvcking hideous. Shit everywhere, toilets on fire, tent smashed to bits. Never enjoyed festivals at all. I used to like gigs and have been to some great ones but in reality would much rather listen at home. X 

 

I'm with you on major festivals. I went to Glastonbury once (2008) and have great memories (Leonard Cohen, peak Glasvegas, Edwyn Collins, several great blues/African artistes, wandering around in a pleasant drunken haze for 5 days). But I wouldn't want to go to a big festival again. Too many people, too much confusion, too many idiots, too much gross materialism alongside too much hippy tat....

 

But I've been to several smaller festivals since and that's a completely different experience - and great value. Plus nobody burned down my tent, shat on my head or dived into the shit pit. 

 

I went to Red Rooster last year, had a great time and have just rebooked. There are plenty of 3-day festivals available for £70-£200 that have great line-ups and maybe only a few thousand people across the whole site, so easy to avoid oppressive crowds, while enjoying some great music - mostly by artistes I've never heard of these days.

 

I paid about £100 for my ticket last year (£120 this time), camping included (bringing tent home) - and then about £20-£25 per day for 3 nice take-away meals from stalls, supplemented by a bag of apples and muesli bars in the kitbag and free water on site. Admittedly, it makes it a lot cheaper that I'm no longer a pisshead who necks a dozen pints each festival day, but even the beer prices at such midrange festivals seem to be only slightly above pub prices.

 

Of course, there's still the risk of rain and it can still get cold in the night. But some festivals have B&Bs in the vicinity so, if you're getting on a bit, are not too skint and put comfort above cost, you can return to a cosy centrally-heated room, bringing along your rocking chair, pipe and slippers for extra home comforts.

 

Edited 25 January 2022 by Alf Bentley

[Scotch]

Festivals have provided me with some of my favourite memories of being a you guy in my 20s. 3 T in the Parks and 2 Downloads during the 00's. 

 

Lying in a field not worried about how I looked surrounded with friends and tens of thousands of other like minded people not worried about how drunk or high we were and listening/watching some of my heroes play... at one point in my life it didn't get much better than that. 

 

Things change though, now my idea of perfect is for me, my wife and our kids to be in the house on a wintry Friday night waiting for our take out to arrive whilst watching movies. 

 

[Voll Blau]

2 hours ago, RumbleFox said:

To go off on a tangent this is actually one that I went to…..

 

My cousin forced me to watch Slipknot and we got into the mosh pit and my skinny indie boy ass nearly died. X 

Prodigy and Streets looks a horrendous clash on paper, but if I remember correctly the headliners on the stages further down were a bit more staggered?

 

Shout out to Corby's Finest, Raging Speedhorn, too. Had no idea they were anywhere near big enough to have played the main stange at Reading.

[RumbleFox]

2 hours ago, goody2028 said:

Haha. Seriously though seeing the strokes, muse, foo fighters, ash on the same weekend would’ve been belting. Lucky if there’s one band worth seeing at Leeds these days…

Aye was pretty good. I remember seeing The Strokes tour their first album and the support band were unknown at the time but later I realised it was the Libertines haha. Great gig. 

Edited 25 January 2022 by RumbleFox