Kneecap...

[tonto1888]

Daughter was working the bar, said kneecap were (musically) awful, just screaming.

Daughter is wrong

[Milltown Row2]

Daughter was working the bar, said kneecap were (musically) awful, just screaming.

Daughter is wrong

Ok

[Deerstalker]

I would say their music is about 40% of the reason people go and see them.

I mean they wouldn't be half as well known or successful without the Palestine stuff and the court cases.

Fair play to them

[gallsman]

Don't think that's true at all. It's obviously been massive the last 4 or 5 months but they've been playing to bigger and bigger crowds for the last few years and sold out the Odyssey, invited to Coachella etc before there was so much as a hint of manufactured controversy over Palestine.

[tonto1888]

Daughter was working the bar, said kneecap were (musically) awful, just screaming.

Daughter is wrong

Ok

My post was a bit abrupt wasn't it. She's entitled to her opinion but screaming it is not. If she wants screaming direct her Panteras great southern trend kill album. Plenty on there. Kneecap can be quite shouty but that's the style

[johnnycool]

Had to pick the daughter up from the Lisburn Road last night, up around the Bowery area around 11pm and as someone who was a student living in that area, well further down nearer the RUC and fire station and on the night of the infamous World cup qualifier in Windsor you would have taken your life into your own hands wearing anything remotely Irish or nationalist in nature anywhere near here.

Times are most definitely changing.

[From the Bunker]

Had to pick the daughter up from the Lisburn Road last night, up around the Bowery area around 11pm and as someone who was a student living in that area, well further down nearer the RUC and fire station and on the night of the infamous World cup qualifier in Windsor you would have taken your life into your own hands wearing anything remotely Irish or nationalist in nature anywhere near here.

Times are most definitely changing.

Good to see. For everyone born with less hate, there is someone dying with some form of baggage. A great replacement.

[gallsman]

Had to pick the daughter up from the Lisburn Road last night, up around the Bowery area around 11pm and as someone who was a student living in that area, well further down nearer the RUC and fire station and on the night of the infamous World cup qualifier in Windsor you would have taken your life into your own hands wearing anything remotely Irish or nationalist in nature anywhere near here.

Times are most definitely changing.

Even on an average day any time I've been home over the last ten years or so it's been mad. St. Brigid's and Antrim and Down tops everywhere, as well as the smattering of other GAA tops. Certainly once you go past, say the Tesco, it changes quite a bit and I'd still not walk down Tates Avenue in one any time soon 

Yesterday was truly exceptional though.

[brokencrossbar1]

Had to pick the daughter up from the Lisburn Road last night, up around the Bowery area around 11pm and as someone who was a student living in that area, well further down nearer the RUC and fire station and on the night of the infamous World cup qualifier in Windsor you would have taken your life into your own hands wearing anything remotely Irish or nationalist in nature anywhere near here.

Times are most definitely changing.

Even on an average day any time I've been home over the last ten years or so it's been mad. St. Brigid's and Antrim and Down tops everywhere, as well as the smattering of other GAA tops. Certainly once you go past, say the Tesco, it changes quite a bit and I'd still not walk down Tates Avenue in one any time soon 

Yesterday was truly exceptional though.

World is changing. I live up the Antrim Road and travel it and the Shore Road all the time. The amount of times I've seen GAA tops along the Shore Road down near the Grove is unreal and as has been said you wouldn't have imagined that 20 years ago.

More surprisingly though was last week down at the New Lodge,  2 lads walking along past McLaughlins in Rangers tops and stopped to talk to 2 other lads. World absolutely changing

[gallsman]

Daughter was working the bar, said kneecap were (musically) awful, just screaming.

Daughter is wrong

Ok

My post was a bit abrupt wasn't it. She's entitled to her opinion but screaming it is not. If she wants screaming direct her Panteras great southern trend kill album. Plenty on there. Kneecap can be quite shouty but that's the style

Were you at the gig? If not you can't comment as his post referred specifically the gig last night, not their general output.

The sound was truly brutal last night and the mics especially were dreadful. As a result the lads were clearly trying harder than ever to get some volume and energy into the set. I don't know if "screaming" is the right term but for sure it wasn't as polished as they've tried to become.

[brokencrossbar1]

Wasn't at the gig but Mrs was and had videos. Would agree with Gallsman as to the quality of the sound. They were having to be a bit 'shouty' but that's par for the course in a lot of outdoor gigs. They are hugely talented and that's for certain

[laceer]

Was at it myself. Had to move after 5 songs as sound was brutal, words were really muffled and volume kept going up and down. Stayed in front of the big speakers half way back after that and improved loads.

Went to see kneecap but fontaines DC showed why they were headliner. A step above in terms of tunes and performance imo. Will go see them again for definite.

[gallsman]

Despite some people's proud ignorance, Fontaines DC are one of the biggest "new" or "young" bands on the planet. There's no pretending otherwise. They're terrific. "Proper" rock stars who are still getting better and better.

[tonto1888]

Daughter was working the bar, said kneecap were (musically) awful, just screaming.

Daughter is wrong

Ok

My post was a bit abrupt wasn't it. She's entitled to her opinion but screaming it is not. If she wants screaming direct her Panteras great southern trend kill album. Plenty on there. Kneecap can be quite shouty but that's the style

Were you at the gig? If not you can't comment as his post referred specifically the gig last night, not their general output.

The sound was truly brutal last night and the mics especially were dreadful. As a result the lads were clearly trying harder than ever to get some volume and energy into the set. I don't know if "screaming" is the right term but for sure it wasn't as polished as they've tried to become.

Was indeed and thoroughly enjoyed it despite the sound issues. 3rd time seeing them and every time has been superb. I wouldn't have classed Amat night as screaming but then I generally listen to metal so what do I know.

[tonto1888]

Despite some people's proud ignorance, Fontaines DC are one of the biggest "new" or "young" bands on the planet. There's no pretending otherwise. They're terrific. "Proper" rock stars who are still getting better and better.

I left after a few songs of theirs. Nothing to do with them. As someone who 'didn't get them' I wanted to give to a chance (that sounds a bit stuck up but you know what I mean. Bands can be very different live than on record) but my back was in agony so needed to go. Liked what I heard from them tho