The Rifles

[shrimper loz]

Are playing at Chinneries on Sunday 01st May. Only £13.50 for a ticket aswell!


http://www.seetickets.com/Event/THE-RIFLES/CHINNERYS/542947

 

[OldBlueLady]

Yep, other half already has his tickets, and also for a London date on 6th?

 

[Pubey]

Are playing at Chinneries on Sunday 01st May. Only £13.50 for a ticket aswell!


http://www.seetickets.com/Event/THE-RIFLES/CHINNERYS/542947

How the overhyped have fallen

 

[Firestorm]

Probably won't bother this time. The last two occassions have been spoilt by people preferring to talk though the entire gig, raising their voices to be heard over the band ! The acoustic set was almost drowned out at some stages.

Interesting, considering the main topic on the other thread, that no one has mentioned the ticket price increase, The first time I saw the Rifles at Chinnerys (after the release of the 2nd Album) tickets were 8 Quid, the accoustic set was 10 and this is 13.50 and I don't think they are any better now than around the 2nd Album....

 

[EastStandBlue]

How the overhyped have fallen

Indeed... Not half as good as they think they are.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Probably won't bother this time. The last two occassions have been spoilt by people preferring to talk though the entire gig, raising their voices to be heard over the band ! The acoustic set was almost drowned out at some stages.

Interesting, considering the main topic on the other thread, that no one has mentioned the ticket price increase, The first time I saw the Rifles at Chinnerys (after the release of the 2nd Album) tickets were 8 Quid, the accoustic set was 10 and this is 13.50 and I don't think they are any better now than around the 2nd Album....

I don't know their music, but they must be pretty quiet or good old Health & Safety have turned the amps down. I used to walk out of gigs with my ears ringing.

I was at a Smashing Pumpkins gig around the time of the Gish album at Highbury (IIRC) and Billy Corgan threatened to walk off stage if there wasn't complete silence during the quiet bits. Perhaps that's the attitude they should take!

 

[OldBlueLady]

I don't know their music, but they must be pretty quiet or good old Health & Safety have turned the amps down. I used to walk out of gigs with my ears ringing.

I was at a Smashing Pumpkins gig around the time of the Gish album at Highbury (IIRC) and Billy Corgan threatened to walk off stage if there wasn't complete silence during the quiet bits. Perhaps that's the attitude they should take!

You should try this Paul - Kev plays them at a decibel level that hurts my ears!
[video=youtube;FY74RmVucYg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY74RmVucYg[/video]

 

[Pubey]

You should try this Paul - Kev plays them at a decibel level that hurts my ears!
[video=youtube;FY74RmVucYg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY74RmVucYg[/video]

What a load of *****

 

[OldBlueLady]

What a load of *****

In your opinion.....not that that matters to those who like them of course.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Its all right, Indie rock by numbers. The 60's London look is a bit dated or is this the revivial of the mid 90's revival. :dizzy:

 

[OldBlueLady]

Its all right, Indie rock by numbers. The 60's London look is a bit dated or is this the revivial of the mid 90's revival. :dizzy:

Who knows Paul, prob BLUEBLOOD or Firestorm can tell you, I'm not that much of an afficionado, I know their Moddishness makes them popular amongst people from both periods in time!

 

[Firestorm]

Its all right, Indie rock by numbers. The 60's London look is a bit dated or is this the revivial of the mid 90's revival. :dizzy:

From what i have seen on the Modculture and Mod Revival forums, generally opinion is split. A large number of Mod revivalists these days are trying to be true to the original Mod thing which was totally different musically to the common 60's mod conception and did not involve The Who, Kinks, etc.
The 79 Rivialists were more influenced by the Jam, Secret Affair, Chords etc and it is these Mods who have taken a liking to the Rifles. I would imagine that the later revival you refer to is the OCS / Blur / Verve thing which is generally regarded as Mod revival influenced britpop .
The fanbase do appear to be a real mixture of those who like them for their Jam influence those who like the 90's britpop feel and those who like the recent Indie stuff .

Personally, the "we are the mods" chanting by a load of blokes old enough to know that wearing a Harrington and a Fred Perry does not maketh Mod , at a chinnerys gig is one of the reasons i don't quite fancy it this time.

Mind you, the Eton Rifles cover at the Forum a couple of years back , when Weller came on to perform the number for the first time in over 25 years, was a bit special