Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
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offy


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Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/live_reviews/article4228417.ece
From The Times
June 28, 2008
Crowds respond to Glastonbury rain with a collective shrug
What really dampens the spirits is a dull act on stage
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First came the rain, followed by millions of suicidal earthworms and, inevitably, the news crews whose job it is to show the folks back home just how wise they were to stay there.
But don’t feel sorry for us. This year’s Glastonbury crowd responded to the intermittent showers with a collective shrug – as if to say, “Well, if we weren’t deterred by last year’s lakes of brown, this is hardly going to dim our spirits.”
If there was an air of equanimity about the place, that extended to many of the acts entrusted to soundtrack the opening day of the festival. Take, for instance, those Brit-school alumni turned MOR popsmiths The Feeling. If the quintet had elected to used their Pyramid Stage afternoon billing to try to seem a little less desperately uncool, it would have been understandable. Instead, in an act, of aesthetic self-sacrifice, their frontman, Dan Gillespie Sells, divided the audience into “teams” which then harmonised with each other on Never Be Lonely, and then dusted down a physically irresistible version of A-ha’s Take On Me.
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POPgoesmy-heart


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
How can they be uncool? They're one of the best bands around and have several awards to prove it =P
And yeah, we all know he likes them really. He just doesn't want to admit it.
DoomFairy on thefeeling.com =) Is there any more wine in the belfry? Is there any more wine in the land? For...the....band
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-Michelle-


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
LOL! I wonder what they did to him. I didn't think he was being too bad, then you read the first line of the next paragraph
"In a few years’ time, those NME darlings Vampire Weekend might also feel brave enough to abase themselves as charmingly as that"
Ouch! & Boooooo! 
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Alec


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
Also in the same edition, in The Knowledge's "Top Five Gigs": "3 THE FEELING The popsmiths warm up for Glastonbury with an intimate show. Indigo at O2 Arena, Wed." Hmm, think someone's not too sure of their dates here... But dead jealous of this gig as, not only is The IndigO2 a fab venue, but I've grown rather partial to Gabrielle Cilmi recently. :-(
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-Michelle-


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
Alec have you not entered for the O2 gig on the main site? You might win and you might end up going Although, I did just look and there is nothing there. Maybe I dreamt entering!
Also *whispers* The Gabriella Cilmi support is for the itunes gig at Koko Friday. I'm quite liking her song that is being played at the moment, not heard any of her other stuff.
 "Every Piano should have a drinks optic" (Dans words not mine but I have to agree  )
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-Michelle-


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Oh OK, isn't he the person who tends to give bad reviews though, or have I got muddled 
 "Every Piano should have a drinks optic" (Dans words not mine but I have to agree  )
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-Michelle-


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I always google words I'm unsure of "equanimity definition" usually does the job!
How do you hold out, I watched it at first opportunity and yes they do do it justice. Was it not on one of the Glastonbury videos watched yesterday?
 "Every Piano should have a drinks optic" (Dans words not mine but I have to agree  )
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Midge55


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-Michelle-:I always google words I'm unsure of "equanimity definition"  usually does the job!
I usually that too - for some reason I just didn't bother with this and thought I'd rather not get the gist of the reveiw instead! I shall google it now!
-Michelle-:How do you hold out, I watched it at first opportunity and yes they do do it justice. Was it not on one of the Glastonbury videos watched yesterday?
I've only seen BBC3 Glasto coverage so far - I'm hoping I can find the BBC2 stuff on the iplayer on tv. I'm sure it's there. If it's not though, I think I'm going to wait until I see it live!
Scratching should not be a social faux pas in this day and age - DGS
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Alec


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
-Michelle-:Alec have you not entered for the O2 gig on the main site? You might win and you might end up going  Although, I did just look and there is nothing there. Maybe I dreamt entering!
Also *whispers* The Gabriella Cilmi support is for the itunes gig at Koko Friday. I'm quite liking her song that is being played at the moment, not heard any of her other stuff. Oops! My mistake, got both the Wed & Fri gigs a little confused. Entered both, but heard nothing, and my band's playing Friday anyway. BUT, just picked up a pair of IndigO2 tix from eBay for a not too scary amount. Any taker to come with me (downstairs standing, so prob unwise to go with a little one)?
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Midge55


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Re: Brief Times Online Glastonbury review
For anyone who's wondering
evenness of mind especially under stress <nothing could disturb his equanimity>
Scratching should not be a social faux pas in this day and age - DGS
I'll take a penny for my thoughts; I'm overcharging you of course.
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