Comments on: Clash Landmarks – The Roxy Club WC2 (part II) http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-917 Karl Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:55:52 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-917 Re phone cameras. I'd never noticed it on a large scale (Probably because I don't watch bands with enormous followings) but I recently found myself at a gig on the Marilyn Manson tour (Don't take the piss, seemed like a good idea when floated following 5 or 6 Stellas). As soon as the band came on what seemed like half the audience raised their phones and most kept them their for the duration. Standing at the back of the hall, those tiny illuminated images reminded me of the cover of the live Bob dylan and the Band(After the Flood?) where the crowd are holdinng up lighters almost to a man. Just a little observation I thought I'd share with the group. Oh yeah Marilyn Manson, great stage show,sound etc but not the sort of thing you'd buy or indeed listen to at home. Re phone cameras. I’d never noticed it on a large scale (Probably because I don’t watch bands with enormous followings) but I recently found myself at a gig on the Marilyn Manson tour (Don’t take the piss, seemed like a good idea when floated following 5 or 6 Stellas). As soon as the band came on what seemed like half the audience raised their phones and most kept them their for the duration. Standing at the back of the hall, those tiny illuminated images reminded me of the cover of the live Bob dylan and the Band(After the Flood?) where the crowd are holdinng up lighters almost to a man.
Just a little observation I thought I’d share with the group. Oh yeah Marilyn Manson, great stage show,sound etc but not the sort of thing you’d buy or indeed listen to at home.

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-916 Tim at The Clash Blog Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:38:55 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-916 I must say it sounds quite shit.... I must say it sounds quite shit….

]]> By: Karl http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-915 Karl Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:36:42 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-915 Yesterday. Yesterday.

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-914 Tim at The Clash Blog Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:53:03 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-914 When did England become Norway?? (weather wise) When did England become Norway?? (weather wise)

]]> By: Karl http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-913 Karl Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:52:02 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-913 With regards photos, there was a book published around '79/'80 entitled "100 Nights at The Roxy". As far as I know it never got reprinted and although it was a very professional print/publishing job it wasn't around for long. you could try Ebay, Amazon etc but I wouldn't hold my breath if I was you. I've got a very dilapidated copy and if I can get access to a scanner, I'll post some of the images here. All the best, Karl. With regards photos, there was a book published around ’79/’80 entitled “100 Nights at The Roxy”. As far as I know it never got reprinted and although it was a very professional print/publishing job it wasn’t around for long. you could try Ebay, Amazon etc but I wouldn’t hold my breath if I was you. I’ve got a very dilapidated copy and if I can get access to a scanner, I’ll post some of the images here.
All the best,
Karl.

]]> By: Pete Stevens http://www.theclashblog.com/clash-landmarks-%e2%80%93-the-roxy-club-wc2-part-ii/comment-page-1/#comment-912 Pete Stevens Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:55:24 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3059#comment-912 Tim, "...now when you go it’s a bloody nightmare with every tosser holding their phone up above their head to capture images or video from the first song to the last" Couldn't agree more.... I do go to gigs without my cameras, occasionally, but there's no way I would bother to even get my phone out of my pocket. The quality of even the best mobile phone pictures is quite frankly pitiful under most gig conditions. There are times when I struggle to get good images from a Nikon D3 with wide aperture professional lenses. When I'm shooting, I have consideration for the view of the people behind me. These 'muppets with mobiles' invariably don't. Now I'm six feet tall and my view and my enjoyment of a band is partially spoiled by this behaviour. What happens if you're only five feet tall ? Most of the time you could play 'guess the band' with mobile phone pictures. I'm not even going to start with the issue of 'lowering the standard of photography'.... Pete, Currently -5C in Acton Tim, “…now when you go it’s a bloody nightmare with every tosser holding their phone up above their head to capture images or video from the first song to the last” Couldn’t agree more….

I do go to gigs without my cameras, occasionally, but there’s no way I would bother to even get my phone out of my pocket. The quality of even the best mobile phone pictures is quite frankly pitiful under most gig conditions. There are times when I struggle to get good images from a Nikon D3 with wide aperture professional lenses.

When I’m shooting, I have consideration for the view of the people behind me. These ‘muppets with mobiles’ invariably don’t. Now I’m six feet tall and my view and my enjoyment of a band is partially spoiled by this behaviour. What happens if you’re only five feet tall ? Most of the time you could play ‘guess the band’ with mobile phone pictures.

I’m not even going to start with the issue of ‘lowering the standard of photography’….

Pete,
Currently -5C in Acton

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