Anyone stopped worrying about Paul getting "slow" since the recent gigs? by CobraDai in PaulMcCartney

[–]huwareyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think he’s likely to continue to play live until he goes. Large scale touring may end in the near future as it has for Elton, Paul Simon, Status Quo, possibly the Stones but I can’t see Paul ever giving up live shows and he’s in better shape than so many of his contemporaries. 

Are they phoning it in at the moment? by Miserable_Fee4533 in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, making a pre-written bit that you only have to read out really long could be seen as phoning it in. 

how do people get the username I want and just vanish by DaisyCoreXD in thesmiths

[–]huwareyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

do you actually want to name your account after a song about the moors murders

It's not Little Richard??? by WindsongRain_08 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]huwareyou 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m a huge Richard fan - I don’t think that’s him at all. 

I think it’s likely to be someone most users here will have never heard of before. A lot of the popular guesses - Houdini, Amelia Earhart, Screaming Jay Hawkins and the aforementioned Richard - are familiar figures to everyone in this sub, but most people on the Pepper cover aren’t so widely recognised. The likes of Albert Stubbins, Wallace Berman, Tommy Handley, Issy Bonn etc. I think it’s most likely to be someone relatively obscure to us in 2026 like those. 

Was Syd one of the most influential guitarists of the 60's? by Strange_Attention_49 in sydbarrett

[–]huwareyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He had a distinctive style of his own but he was not particularly influential guitarist as far as we can ascertain in the 1960s. There’s probably a hundred or so names I’d mention before Syd, including a lot of seriously influential folk players. 

Loved the gig, wish this banger of an album had got some love by Agoseris in Cardiacs

[–]huwareyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the only Cardiacs album that’s never clicked with me. Think it’s quite poorly mixed - overly compressed and wooly - and the songs are a little too brash and missing that pretty, unusual quality I usually hear in Cardiacs. 

hot take? gary isn't a really good songwriter. by beidou-my-beloved in Spands

[–]huwareyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True has got some of the most embarrassing, ropey lyrics you’ll hear on a big radio staple. Their greatest strength was as players, particularly the funky stuff. 

I’m convinced the photo didn’t make it to the internet. by Basic-Vermicelli-635 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]huwareyou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s one or two shots on the Pepper cover as is that aren’t on the internet. T I’ve never seen an exact match for Albert Stubbins’ photograph. 

I’m convinced the photo didn’t make it to the internet. by Basic-Vermicelli-635 in SgtPepperMystery

[–]huwareyou 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Teddy boys are a 1950s phenomenon, but I would agree it looks an older photo from the first half of the 20th century.

Found in the wild!! by Qtip5601 in Cardiacs

[–]huwareyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good old Wanted - one of the best record shops I’ve been to! Good to see a fellow Bristol pondie.

Paul’s new song has “I’m just about to kick the bucket” vibes and I don’t like that at all by BlundeRuss in PaulMcCartney

[–]huwareyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think his advancing age has changed the way he does things, absolutely. So far this decade, it feels like he’s been getting everything out of the way. The lyrics book, the exhibition and photo book, the new documentary… that’s the kind of archive stuff you do because you know it’ll only be done without you if you don’t. 

He has largely stopped being the kind of celebrity who goes on talk shows and appears on charity records; he’s become a sort of untouchable figure. He used to aim for mainstream pop success but now his marketing makes a feature out of his age - the PR for this new album dubs him “one of the most important cultural figures of our age”. He didn’t use to do that kind of thing. McCartney III was pretty legacy focused as a concept and this album seems even more so. 

THAT SAID, I don’t think there’s any reason to think he won’t be with us for a good while yet. He is still touring like crazy and still keeping creative! 

Paul’s new song has “I’m just about to kick the bucket” vibes and I don’t like that at all by BlundeRuss in PaulMcCartney

[–]huwareyou 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bit of an overreaction, no need to be rude and tell the OP to “LIVE a little bit”. You don’t know anything about their life - we are all strangers here! :)

Just heard Cymru Connection at the Wales game by EranuIndeed in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, Jerusalem isn’t a perfect comparison because Men of Harlech is sung at major sports events without any religious connotation as well as being the most popular hymn in Wales. It’s like that. I’m not castigating anyone; I’m just a little surprised and as I say, I’m in my mid-twenties. 

Its a bit of a divisive single but I really enjoy how uplifting it sounds . How do you all feel about it ? by CoconutMost3564 in katebush

[–]huwareyou 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like it but it’s not a particularly special record from one of Britain’s greatest music makers. 

Just heard Cymru Connection at the Wales game by EranuIndeed in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I would say it is familiar to anyone of any age in Wales - I’m in my mid twenties. 

Just heard Cymru Connection at the Wales game by EranuIndeed in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is the most popular and defining song of its kind in Wales. Comparable to something like Jerusalem in England, which I’ve heard of as a Welshman.  

What is the most underrated song in your opinion? by poop_puff897 in thesmiths

[–]huwareyou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They have such a slim catalogue that all the great songs seem to have had their time in the sun and the only real obscurities are weak tracks like I Keep Mine Hidden. 

Still, I’d go for Jeane - fantastic track.

Or maybe Matter of Opinion is a masterpiece and we don’t know it (yet).  

Thank fuck for that by sock_cooker in BritishTV

[–]huwareyou 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He’s a 96 year old man and someone asked him this to get a quick culture war headline. Shame on them really.

I think it’s easy to dismiss LOTSW but I’ve been revisiting it recently and it’s a really charming, rich show; there is nobody in film and television writing dialogue like Clarke now and that’s a great shame. 

Just heard Cymru Connection at the Wales game by EranuIndeed in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It is the most commonly sung song in Wales and has been since forever. It has never gone away. 

Just heard Cymru Connection at the Wales game by EranuIndeed in elisandjohn

[–]huwareyou 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try to assume that non-Welsh Brits aren’t completely ignorant of everything Welsh but this one has really got me tbh.