Comments on: The Raveonettes http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/ Independent music from Edinburgh, Scotland - with added gin and swearing. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:24:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9456 Drunk Country Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:53:13 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9456 Absolutely. I mean, I was talking 5 or 6 years ago when this happened, so these days I imagine they are quite differently behaved. They could be the nicest, sweetest people in the whole of the bloody buggering world now. But, frankly, fuck 'em. They have the very rare honour of pissing me off to such an extent I'm quite prepared to be publicly childish about it & never listen to them again. Absolutely. I mean, I was talking 5 or 6 years ago when this happened, so these days I imagine they are quite differently behaved. They could be the nicest, sweetest people in the whole of the bloody buggering world now. But, frankly, fuck ‘em. They have the very rare honour of pissing me off to such an extent I’m quite prepared to be publicly childish about it & never listen to them again.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9455 Matthew Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:22:18 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9455 Well it's far from impossible that they've either grown up or calmed down a bit, especially given they're a bit more niche these days, and obviously not going to be superstars. Well it’s far from impossible that they’ve either grown up or calmed down a bit, especially given they’re a bit more niche these days, and obviously not going to be superstars.

]]> By: billisdead http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9454 billisdead Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:14:13 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9454 I like the Raveonettes, have seen them on 5 or 6 occassions at King Tut's and did not experience the same attitude as DC, in fact a couple of times Sune was sitting at the bar downstairs having a beer and chatting and Sharin was manning the merchandise stall. They always seem to enjoy King Tuts and can honestly say that I haven't heard a bad gig by them. I like the Raveonettes, have seen them on 5 or 6 occassions at King Tut’s and did not experience the same attitude as DC, in fact a couple of times Sune was sitting at the bar downstairs having a beer and chatting and Sharin was manning the merchandise stall. They always seem to enjoy King Tuts and can honestly say that I haven’t heard a bad gig by them.

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9453 Drunk Country Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:01:25 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9453 <i>That</i> was the calm version, Toad. That was the calm version, Toad.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9452 Matthew Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:22:37 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9452 Harsh, DC. Harsh but fair. That's quite enough of them, then. Harsh, DC. Harsh but fair.

That’s quite enough of them, then.

]]> By: Dylan http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9451 Dylan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:10:40 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9451 I remember you guys talking about that incident the other week on the Waiting Room. Isn't nice how - a few years down the line - you can look back on it all and laugh?... I remember you guys talking about that incident the other week on the Waiting Room.

Isn’t nice how – a few years down the line – you can look back on it all and laugh?…

]]> By: Drunk Country http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9450 Drunk Country Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:35:40 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9450 I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole - horrible, stuck up, prima donna, waste of space fuckers. <i>the other half of</i> & I put a gig on for them about 5 or so years back & they arrived in a gust of <i>Stars In The Making</i> & then proceeded to "talk to the hand" everyone (including us, the promoters, & the sound engineer who was trying to get them to soundcheck). They set their gear up & plugged a vintage '50s valve amp (with an American plug + UK adapter, as far as I remember) into an extension lead & within 5 minutes the valve amp set on fire, from not being able to cope with the voltage, & was completely fucked. The band just looked at the fire &, honestly this was funny, jumped up & down screaming that their baby weas on fire. When WE put the fire out the band went ballistic - blaming the sound engineer, <i>the other half of</i>, me, the electric supplier, everyone except themselves. After that they ignored everyone, did a shitty awful set & fucked off without speaking to any of the people who had specifically travelled up from London to see them. I might be missing out on a decent series of tracks by ignoring them but I'm happy to break the 'don't let it get personal' rule on this one. Fuckers cost us a lot of money to bring them to Cardiff, even back then, & they were genuine cunts. I wouldn’t touch them with a bargepole – horrible, stuck up, prima donna, waste of space fuckers.

the other half of & I put a gig on for them about 5 or so years back & they arrived in a gust of Stars In The Making & then proceeded to “talk to the hand” everyone (including us, the promoters, & the sound engineer who was trying to get them to soundcheck). They set their gear up & plugged a vintage ’50s valve amp (with an American plug + UK adapter, as far as I remember) into an extension lead & within 5 minutes the valve amp set on fire, from not being able to cope with the voltage, & was completely fucked. The band just looked at the fire &, honestly this was funny, jumped up & down screaming that their baby weas on fire. When WE put the fire out the band went ballistic – blaming the sound engineer, the other half of, me, the electric supplier, everyone except themselves. After that they ignored everyone, did a shitty awful set & fucked off without speaking to any of the people who had specifically travelled up from London to see them.

I might be missing out on a decent series of tracks by ignoring them but I’m happy to break the ‘don’t let it get personal’ rule on this one. Fuckers cost us a lot of money to bring them to Cardiff, even back then, & they were genuine cunts.

]]> By: Matthew http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9449 Matthew Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:34:01 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9449 Well I've said it to other people in the past, but EPs seem to be a little easier to keep control of, both for the artist and for the listener. They can be more coherent, tighter, more of a unit, I suppose. And they don't tend to be as likely to suffer from song 9 concentration span issues. Well I’ve said it to other people in the past, but EPs seem to be a little easier to keep control of, both for the artist and for the listener. They can be more coherent, tighter, more of a unit, I suppose. And they don’t tend to be as likely to suffer from song 9 concentration span issues.

]]> By: David http://songbytoad.com/2008/11/the-raveonettes/#comment-9448 David Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:23:10 +0000 http://songbytoad.wordpress.com/?p=2755#comment-9448 Aha -first comment prize? Interesting what you say about liking EP-sized bunches of music. That's what's been happening to me recently too. I'm not quite sure why that is, but maybe something to do with the sheer amount of music available. I do feel a bit guilty about listening to one band and being impatient to get to the next one though. And The Raveonettes? Never really given them a proper outing, but cheers Mathew. Time I did I guess. Aha -first comment prize?
Interesting what you say about liking EP-sized bunches of music. That’s what’s been happening to me recently too. I’m not quite sure why that is, but maybe something to do with the sheer amount of music available. I do feel a bit guilty about listening to one band and being impatient to get to the next one though.

And The Raveonettes? Never really given them a proper outing, but cheers Mathew. Time I did I guess.

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