Your Controversial Opinions on DT

[Prog Snob]

Holy fuckballs. So, he had a slight moment of frustration. Get the fuck over it. Some of you sound like a bunch of self-righteous drama queens.

[IDontNotDoThings]

(original post since I could quote it directly)

[PetFish]

Holy fuckballs. So, he had a slight moment of frustration. Get the fuck over it. Some of you sound like a bunch of self-righteous drama queens.

No shit.  It's embarrassing to say the least how a few people are acting about nothing.  FFS.

[Mladen]

That performance wasn't nearly as bad as the guys in the comments say, as far as I'm concerned. He didn't go for the studio version notes, but the ones that he went for were fairly solid. There were some pronunciation issues, and he did seem slightly frustrated with himself, but it wasn't tragic.

[CB]

I saw a Maiden concert where Bruce had the flu, and you could tell he was suffering. He said he was sick on the very first song, and didn't hit ANY of the high notes he's famous for. Did he kick the microphone like James does in that vídeo? Not even once. It's all about the attitude.

I don't see him kicking the microphone in that video...

[erwinrafael]

Much ado about 1 second of frustration.

I have performed in hundreds of gigs, and there are bad days and sometimes there are some very brief moments where frustration gets the better of you. It's just easier to spot today because everything is recorded on cellular phones. I bet those who were in the concert did not even notice that last second where the frustration showed.

[geeeemo]

To the complainers of JLB in the AD video.  Really??? I see no issue.

[RodrigoAltaf]

The topic asked for controversial opinions, didn't It?

[King Postwhore]

Controversial,  yes.

Bashed accordingly,  yes.

[Prog Snob]

Like I said, some people expect everything to be rainbows and unicorns all of the time. It's no different from a batter striking out during a clutch opportunity and cursing at himself. It doesn't mean he has no class. It's frustration taken to an understandable level. Plain and simple. 

[RodrigoAltaf]

Controversial,  yes.

Bashed accordingly,  yes.

Sorry, I should have known better than picking an argument with the guardian of all the right opinions!

[Prog Snob]

[RodrigoAltaf]

Nice try, but offering me your butt isn't going to change my opinion, dude. I'm happily married!!

[Prog Snob]

As you can see, I'd rather have the couch. Besides, if I was gay, I know I could do better than you.

[King Postwhore]

Controversial,  yes.

Bashed accordingly,  yes.

Sorry, I should have known better than picking an argument with the guardian of all the right opinions!

Math wins here and you sir, are in the minority.   

[Prog Snob]

That's racial.

[King Postwhore]

 

Hey, % means something.   

[RodrigoAltaf]

As you can see, I'd rather have the couch. Besides, if I was gay, I know I could do better than you.

I see... you were just teasing me then?

[RodrigoAltaf]

Controversial,  yes.

Bashed accordingly,  yes.

Sorry, I should have known better than picking an argument with the guardian of all the right opinions!

Math wins here and you sir, are in the minority.

No It doesn't

[Prog Snob]

[RodrigoAltaf]

Same for you

[Prog Snob]

   Great comeback, dearie.

[Adami]

What in the name of Nicolas Cage is going on in here?

[Prog Snob]

Bridge dweller. I would like to tear out his soul and feed it to his next of kin.

[RodrigoAltaf]

What in the name of Nicolas Cage is going on in here?

It's people asking for controversial opinions and freaking out when they get one. Kinda like a "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" sketch.

[rumborak]

A little bit back towards the OP topic, the tour is resuming in a few days. It will be interesting to hear a rested James.

[Prog Snob]

A little bit back towards the OP topic, the tour is resuming in a few days. It will be interesting to hear a rested James.

I concur. I like where he was going with Another Day - adjusting the melodies to better suit his voice. It's a bit rusty but it's wise and the more he does it, the easier it'll be for him.

[gzarruk]

I really hope they change at least 1 or 2 songs from the "beyond" part of the setlist for this leg of the tour.

[nobloodyname]

A little bit back towards the OP topic, the tour is resuming in a few days. It will be interesting to hear a rested James.

I'm going tomorrow evening, first show of their return. Will let you know.

[King Postwhore]

Controversial,  yes.

Bashed accordingly,  yes.

Sorry, I should have known better than picking an argument with the guardian of all the right opinions!

Math wins here and you sir, are in the minority.

No It doesn't

Is this a Monty Python skit?

[mikeyd23]

Multiple pages about James' expression after singing a line in Another Day, I love it 

Also - to me, he didn't look frustrated at all. The song is about JP's dad getting diagnosed with cancer, it's a pretty emotional and heavy song lyrically if you understand the meaning behind it. He just merely looked like he was singing about a serious, emotional topic and emoting as such.

What did you want James to do - sing a song about the guitar players father being diagnosed with the illness that eventually killed him while running around smiling and pumping the crowd up? Wrong song in the set for that - try the one they did before this one.

[RodrigoAltaf]

Mikey, I think it's an interpretation issue. I was in awe with James' attitude in the ADTOE and self-titled tours. He seemed really motivated by the changes in the band at the time, and it definitely showed in his stage presence. But recently It seems to me that he's back to the mid-2000's when it seemed that the last place he wanted to be was on stage singing those songs. Notice how I used "seem" a lot in my post. I think that music, and most of all, music fandom, is rather interpretative, and that's how I perceive his attitude at the moment. So let's agree to disagree.

[erwinrafael]

Isn't James always serious when he sings Another Day?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s454AqHEu8I

[mikeyd23]

Mikey, I think it's an interpretation issue. I was in awe with James' attitude in the ADTOE and self-titled tours. He seemed really motivated by the changes in the band at the time, and it definitely showed in his stage presence. But recently It seems to me that he's back to the mid-2000's when it seemed that the last place he wanted to be was on stage singing those songs. Notice how I used "seem" a lot in my post. I think that music, and most of all, music fandom, is rather interpretative, and that's how I perceive his attitude at the moment. So let's agree to disagree.

Oh yeah, I totally agree, it's definitely an interpretation issue. We are all sitting behind keyboards trying to determine how James was feeling based off of a YouTube video. Not an exact science for sure. To me, I didn't take it as frustrated, I took it as part of that particular song's mood.

[hefdaddy42]

Good grief.