The Medusa Fora

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:01 am**

Saw Bragg the other day. He said sum stuff about MacGowan onstage. He is quite good but it seems like he hasnt written a good song in over 10 years.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:09 am**

don't judge him.

you've got no clue.

when was the las time you heard something? if you buy his albums i assure you you'll understand. to me? billy rocks. He's my No. 1

billy please carry on forever more.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:13 am**

MissWalshy wrote:don't judge him.

you've got no clue.

when was the las time you heard something? if you buy his albums i assure you you'll understand. to me? billy rocks. He's my No. 1

billy please carry on forever more.

I have all of his albums currently released as well as the long deleted Peel Sessions LP, two bootlegs and the new boxset. If you go to his gigs you will se 95% of the stuff he plays is at least 10 yrs old.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 10:06 am**

but why is that so bad?

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:21 pm**

MissWalshy wrote:but why is that so bad?

Exactly. Most of the music I play is at least three centuries old by the time it gets through my brain... Billy is good. Good=good. Good=Billy.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:24 pm**

I'll give a full review when I see him in Dub June 3rd!

Really excited.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:32 pm**

MissWalshy wrote:I'll give a full review when I see him in Dub June 3rd!

Really excited.

Good on ya darlin', and why wouldn't you be? Good luck to ye...Can't wait to hear about it...

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:41 pm**

is this guy popular? id never heard of him til a while ago when he was mentioned in earlier threads

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 1:44 pm**

Niall wrote:is this guy popular? id never heard of him til a while ago when he was mentioned in earlier threads

Oh...my...(very...restrained...).. sweet.. fucking... Lord... I...am...so...old... and... bolshy... :lol:

Love ye, Niall....

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 4:52 pm**

Anonymous wrote: If you go to his gigs you will se 95% of the stuff he plays is at least 10 yrs old.

But there's nothing wrong with that, is there? If you go and see an established band or artist live, then you may want to hear their new stuff, but you'd be disappointed if they didn't play the old favourites, wouldn't you?

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 4:54 pm**

I like Billy Bragg but I think my favourite of his stuff was the mermaid avenue albums he did with Wilco and the unused Woody Guthrie lyrics...then again I only have the help save the youth of america EP besides that.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 5:51 pm**

Anonymous wrote:If you go to his gigs you will se 95% of the stuff he plays is at least 10 yrs old.

So is the stuff that The Pogues do at their gigs, believe it or not.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 6:15 pm**

Heather wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If you go to his gigs you will se 95% of the stuff he plays is at least 10 yrs old.

So is the stuff that The Pogues do at their gigs, believe it or not.

Exactly. I wish The Pogues had songs that were as new as 10 years old.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 6:28 pm**

Yes but bragg has still been releasing albums. In his current setlist the only song off any fairly recent album is England Half English and he sings it to the tune of John Barleycorn so that doesnt even count.

Posted: **Sun May 07, 2006 6:43 pm**

Anonymous wrote:Yes but bragg has still been releasing albums. In his current setlist the only song off any fairly recent album is England Half English and he sings it to the tune of John Barleycorn so that doesnt even count.

I don't know that much about Bragg and only have a couple of his CDs, but I thought he hadn't made much music in the last 10 years anyway?