Billy Bragg

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:06 am

Is anyone interested in two tickets for Billy Bragg to-night at the Sage?
They were £20 apiece, but are now going for the amazing sum of £20 a pair.

PM me for details.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

If he was playing in my back garden, I'd shut the curtains!

Few artists annoy me as much as Bragg, he has nothing to say but spends a lot of time saying it.

A poor mans Elvis Costello.

(moves away from lit firework........!)

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:34 am

Oh, all right then. £9.50.

(You might be right, Elvis. I know little about him.)

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

I like him.

But I come out in a rash if I go anywhere near thickland.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

MadJohn wrote:

We don't need a poor man's Costello, not when the man himself has spent much of his later career fulfilling that role perfectly adequately.*

(Leans back against wall, lobbing packets of space dust towards firework)

*

Hard to argue. He hasn't made a truly magnificent album since Momofuku 5 years ago. The last two have been merely brilliant.

parmo · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:57 am

there's a tribute act going round the north east, I've seen him a few times at the bottom billing of a few gigs

parmo · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:57 am

I wonder if he will be supporting Bragg, that would be interesting ha ha!

alienlife · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 11:58 am

Billy Bragg V Morrisey in a celeb death match is something I'd be hoping for a 1-1 draw in.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22676

I like to see him but only if I was looking through rifle mounted telescopic sights.

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

Mr Irrelevant wrote:

I like to see him but only if I was looking through rifle mounted telescopic sights.

Billy Bragg wasnt very kind to Maggie was he.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

He wasn't, but he did it in an annoying way, Red Wedge an all that crap.

Costello did it in a much more interesting way, Shipbuilding, Pills And Soap etc...

....before blowing his stack with "Tramp The Dirt Down"!

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:11 pm

These tickets, I'm beginning to think I'll need to pay someone to have them.

How about I throw in a bag of Maltesters and a diet coke?

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

I saw him live in 2008, good value but went on more about politics than he sang

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

ElvisC wrote:

If he was playing in my back garden, I'd shut the curtains!

Few artists annoy me as much as Bragg, he has nothing to say but spends a lot of time saying it.

A poor mans Elvis Costello.

(moves away from lit firework........!)

SIR Billy Bragg is lyrical genius and waiting for the great leap forward is way better than Elvis Costello song in my opinion ! I would love to go but have been warned I will be ousted for being a Thatcherist

tripledecker · **Joined:** Sat Aug 10, 2013 5:25 pm **Posts:** 1938

Definitely prefer him to Elvis Costello (yawn)

alienlife · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:24 pm

grabec wrote:

These tickets, I'm beginning to think I'll need to pay someone to have them.

How about I throw in a bag of Maltesters and a diet coke?

Can I just have the sweets?

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Music is all about opinions, Bragg is thick as shit, can barely play guitar, a shouter.

Costello is intelligent, thinking, melodic and better.

Endof.

HTH!

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

tripledecker wrote:

Definitely prefer him to Elvis Costello (yawn)

Never "yawned" once in the 30-odd times I've seen him live going back to 1979.

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 1:41 pm

alienlife wrote:

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Can I just have the sweets?

Nope, no Billy, no sweeties I'm afraid. That's the deal.

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

How can you not love "Between the wars?"

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

I love them both.do I win a prize.
bragg's last album tooth and nail is really good and ec's album with the roots is also a cracker.
I'm too far away to have the tickets and I'm going to see him in Exeter in December.

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:36 pm

And 'A New England,' and 'Sexuality.'

I met Billy a few times and he's a jolly decent cove. Even if he does sound like Harriet Harman sometimes. (A cow in Labour.)

dawlishmonkey · **Joined:** Fri Sep 01, 2006 11:53 am **Posts:** 1588

and 'waiting for the great leap forwards' and 'I keep faith'

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 3:55 pm

If anyone knows anyone who can use these tickets, they're now free to a good home, as long as you can pick 'em up from Durham. Starts at 7.30.

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

what can the tickets be used for?

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 4:30 pm

Sigh. Dibble, you are such a silly boy.

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

grabec wrote:

Sigh. Dibble, you are such a silly boy.

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

If it was Costello they'd be snapped up! I win!

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

His song ideology is fooking fantastic and he totally hits the nail on the head about tgis country and its leaders

grabec · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:01 pm

Chip Fireball wrote:

Have you got any way of contacting Mr Groovy Times grabec ? I'm sure he would either take them off your hands or know someone who would. I've asked everyone I know who might be interested with no luck. They are either going already or are so skint they can't even afford the petrol money to get there:-(

Thanks for that, chip, but no, I've not spoken to Groovy for ages and had no contact details for him except via here. Never mind.

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 7:47 pm

Is it possible that you could go yourself, so they dont go to waste??

Yossarian · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:29 pm **Posts:** 801

I absolutely love Billy Bragg, songs like The Saturday Boy, Tank Park Salute, Must I paint you a Picture, are all masterpieces.

Plus he's never called Ray Charles a "blind ignorant n***er".

Spender · **Posted:** Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:01 pm

Neither has Justin Beiber but I'd still rather shit in Justin's mouth than anyone else on the planet. Except Lady Gaga, Madonna, all of One Direction, Kelly.....oh fuck I'm losing it...... bbolt

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

Yossarian wrote:

I absolutely love Billy Bragg, songs like The Saturday Boy, Tank Park Salute, Must I paint you a Picture, are all masterpieces.

Plus he's never called Ray Charles a "blind ignorant n***er".

I forgot about tank park salute brilliant song clappp

Did elvis call ray charles that ? The big racist pig

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:39 am

Spender wrote:

Is it possible that you could go yourself, so they dont go to waste??

Spender, I am now seriously wondering about you, lad.
They were my tickets. If I could have gone, I would have done.

alleztfc · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:45 am

tripledecker wrote:

Definitely prefer him to Elvis Costello (yawn)

Your musical knowledge is obviously right up there with your cricketing wisdom confised

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

Grabec. I will have them. Ta.

grabec · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:56 am

Andy Dibbles Gloves wrote:

Grabec. I will have them. Ta.

OK, I'll send them over.....

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

cant you just PM them to me?

born toulouse · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:03 pm

Both highly enjoyable political at times pop chappies in my book. Braggs early stuff and the albums with Wilco when he did unfinished Woody Guthrie songs was excellent but I reckon Costello edges it on early brilliance followed by consistently good records except for that Juliet Letters diversion which was a monstrosity worse than Bragg's worst b-sides.

In the grand scheme of political bands neither were as good as the Gang of Four, The Clash, The Cramps or Gladys Knight and The Pips.

Andy Dibbles Gloves · **Joined:** Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:32 pm **Posts:** 6817

grabec wrote:

Andy Dibbles Gloves wrote:

Grabec. I will have them. Ta.

OK, I'll send them over.....

Tickets received.

So when is it?

ElvisC · **Joined:** Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:55 am **Posts:** 4504

Yossarian wrote:

I absolutely love Billy Bragg, songs like The Saturday Boy, Tank Park Salute, Must I paint you a Picture, are all masterpieces.

Plus he's never called Ray Charles a "blind ignorant n***er".

Stories been done to death. Even Ray Charles is sick of it!

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 1:07 pm

Bragg's modernisation of the lyrics of "Hard Times of Old England" was spot on.

Spender · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 6:31 pm

grabec wrote:

Spender wrote:

Is it possible that you could go yourself, so they dont go to waste??

Spender, I am now seriously wondering about you, lad.
They were my tickets. If I could have gone, I would have done.

Really, don't spend time on it. You must have had something more important to do. I'd just worry about spunking 40 bar up your shirt for nowt.

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Fri Nov 29, 2013 8:27 pm

Everyday i write the book..i just wanna be loved..shipbuilding..new amsterdam.. were all decent tunes by elvis..

Yossarian · **Joined:** Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:29 pm **Posts:** 801

ElvisC wrote:

Yossarian wrote:

I absolutely love Billy Bragg, songs like The Saturday Boy, Tank Park Salute, Must I paint you a Picture, are all masterpieces.

Plus he's never called Ray Charles a "blind ignorant n***er".

Stories been done to death. Even Ray Charles is sick of it!

I know I was just being a nob. I actually really like Elvis C.

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