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Yeah definitely wasn't one of the better Shine sets I've seen on Friday night... Still entertaining though. 
Southy
Proud Brisbane Metaller
Rock has changed heaps. "Rock" festivals now barely even have rock bands on. They are full of pretentious indy/alternative acts, they have rooms/tents for DJs and electronic music, rock stars barely exist anymore because bands now think they are above that and are "artists" rather than rock stars, and then because of that the crowds at events now are much less die-hard fans and don't idolise the bands playing like they used to... the magic of rock & roll has faded heaps since the days where a festival would have Guns N Roses, Poison, Iron Maiden, Metallica, AC/DC etc in front of stacks of Marshalls and a big drum riser and pyrotechnics and loyal fans would queue up for a day to be as close as they can to the band they've tattooed all over their arms while their girlfriend gets on their shoulders and flashes her tits at the lead singer and you get excited that your idol who you cover your bedroom walls with actually saw your girlfriend's boobs!
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
You might find that Australia differs to the rest of the world in such respects though.
The BDO isn't a rock festival, it is a music festival.
The BDO isn't a rock festival, it is a music festival.
That's true. But still, that whole rock scene vibe that is captured if you watch late 80s/early 90s footage like Gunners' Paradise City clip or the Year & Half in the life of Metallica part 2 video or any Kiss, Poison, Warrant etc videos just doesn't exist really anymore anywhere. The closest thing that probably exists anywhere in the world to that now is the Bang Your Head, Wacken etc thing in Europe but even that is a much smaller scale and not quite as crazy & decadent and at the same time kinda innocent and less skeptical/critical like the old rock scene was...
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
I agree with that, but after being second row in a crowd of approx 83,000 for Maiden 6 months ago, it is kind of hard to say that rock doesn't exist on a large scale in the world today.
It has definately died in the arse in Australia though. To think that GNR could pull a crowd of almost 100,000 in Melbourne 15 years ago is pretty uncanny.
It has definately died in the arse in Australia though. To think that GNR could pull a crowd of almost 100,000 in Melbourne 15 years ago is pretty uncanny.
The BDO always had lots of good rock bands playing though, of much higher calibre than the current lot.
I count Maiden as being heavy metal, rather than rock. Even then, they've been around for 45,000 years, and nobody has emerged in recent times that even comes close to their popularity.
Take the likes of Maiden and Metallica out, and it doesn't leave many bands on the heavier side of the scale that can attract massive audiences.
I count Maiden as being heavy metal, rather than rock. Even then, they've been around for 45,000 years, and nobody has emerged in recent times that even comes close to their popularity.
Take the likes of Maiden and Metallica out, and it doesn't leave many bands on the heavier side of the scale that can attract massive audiences.
Yeah Rob is on the money. When Guns N Roses were pulling those kinda crowds of obsessively loyal decidated fans they'd been goin like 2 years! Nobody does that now and the only bands who do pull those kinda loyal obsessed crowds are ones who have been around since the 70s or 80s when that existed, Kiss and Maiden etc.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
KoichCPA
Banned
It's probably because the world has changed in the past 18 years. Concert Pianists can longer make the living they once made either...
Hey Trentos, are you still on at midnight on Saturday? Do you know what time the other bands are on?
I'm going to a nearby pub afterwards to watch Everton v Chelsea in the FA Cup (2am start), so it should tie in very nicely! Ooh yeah, and I should be able to get a lift home from my dad - yeehah!
I'm going to a nearby pub afterwards to watch Everton v Chelsea in the FA Cup (2am start), so it should tie in very nicely! Ooh yeah, and I should be able to get a lift home from my dad - yeehah!
Yup midnight Saturday!!!
Opening up are The Dangerous Truth (no idea who they are), then Pure Cult (The Cult tribute band), then War Pigs (Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne tribute band), then us headlining at midnight, then Babydoll Junkies closing at about 1:30 or something.
Opening up are The Dangerous Truth (no idea who they are), then Pure Cult (The Cult tribute band), then War Pigs (Black Sabbath & Ozzy Osbourne tribute band), then us headlining at midnight, then Babydoll Junkies closing at about 1:30 or something.
Blitzkrieg
Master Exploder
Thanks for comin' Rob! I had a great night, apart from the damn heat!!! Went pretty well I thought!
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