I saw this too a couple years back. One of the best post-covid films, very very sad.

I think Noel could use varispeed to inject some life into his drab recordings of late. If he's gonna continue with meat and potatoes guitar sounds, he should rehire Owen.

It's a surprise how many Oasis and Noel songs are immensely improved when its slightly lifted in tempo and pitch. A shame as they make so many good songs sound drab.

Its unbelievable they didn't have the security and intelligence to prevent it.

Like stricter gun laws. 👍

Ready for Djokovic v Alcaraz, the best match up in the game today?

Probably won't see too much more of this match up in the near future, a shame Djokovic isn't 15 years younger, this could have been a rivalry for the ages.

My post has nothing to do with the election. Must improve your close reading, see me after class!

Christ, after the toxic bile you spew over the years and suddenly you've gone holier than thou.

Some nutjob makes a career spouting inflammatory bollocks in an unstable country with unstable people then what do you expect? Take a hike pal.

I watched that match, I also think the audience knew what they were doing.

I wasn't bothered by his reaction to be honest, livened it up for me (christ the sport is in desperate need of some characters). I partly think he did it to psyche himself. At his age and with his success, he'd be forgiven for lacking motivation. Taking the bait from the crowd and giving himself an excuse to fight something gives him that extra mental energy.

It's not pretty or graceful or sportsmanlike but the greatest sporting winners all seem to have that rough edge to them. As a neutral observer, it definitely makes sports more entertaining.

In no order.

Local Hero
Raiders of Lost Ark
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Groundhog Day
The Ladykillers
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
There Will Be Blood
The Truman Show
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Sting

So you agree with his second paragraph despite supporting the most corporatist President of all time?

Even on their worst album, you can find one or two good tracks, maybe like Oasis at their worst. I'd always recommend the first four albums. Mylo Xyloto is a good vibrant pop album but if you like the alt rock of the first three or the art rock of the fourth, don't expect it. It's pure pop from here on. From there on, I'd recommend these selection of tracks (only personal opinion mind!). Unbelievably cynical about them these last four or five years, watching them at Glastonbury (which I had no intention to watch) washed that away and reminded me why I liked them so much.

Ghost Stories: Midnight, Magic, O (Fly On), Oceans, Ghost Story, All Your Friends (last two are not on the album but come from the Magic EP).

A Head Full of Dreams: Right this is where we're struggling. Their worst album. But Adventure of a Lifetime is fun guitar pop, Birds is indie pop, and Up & Up is decent, not as epic as they'd want but infectious and upbeat, featuring a guitar solo from Noel. The title track is fine until they run out of ideas and think 'fuck it, throw in some whoa whoas' which torpedoes the song.

Everyday Life: The full band efforts are the best since Viva La Vida - Church, Orphans, Arabesque is elite tier Coldplay. Champions of the World is lovely, Trouble In Town is good, the bonus track Flags is a classic old fashioned indie pop song. No bad tracks, sketchy in some places sounding like a Chris Martin solo effort in large parts, but a very decent record altogether.

Music of the Spheres: Only listened to this one only once, which says everything. So not a very informed opinion. But, I know its not a popular opinion, but My Universe is a catchy song. It's full on pop with added full fat cheese for good measure. But I actually came back to one song after watching Glastonbury and felt the full force of Coloratura. Found its epic symphonic elements and uplifting nature quite emotional, first time that I really took note of the song given how disconnected I was from them at the time of this release. For all the crap they've released in recent years, this is that one fantastic song that gives you clarity and reminds you who they really are. That band is still there somewhere. Given their reputation as dreary and dirge like early on in their career, its remarkable that they now primarily have a reputation for uplifting euphoric pop music. And I suppose their performance vindicated that approach in some ways, it certainly cheered me up.

For me and many others, the pair of them were done the moment Chris Karloff walked out the band. Both of them write unlistenable stuff these days and both have been irrelevant for years. Serge and Kasabian would have been better finding a co-writing partner after Karloff left (and lets be honest, kicking Meighan out the band ten years earlier).

But I don't understand the Tom Meighan fanboys who hate on Serge for kicking him out the band, of which this thread is littered with such bullshit. What was he meant to do? He had no choice. It's still strange they'd hate on him more than a man who battered his partner in front of a kid. The mental gymnastics to make Meighan as a poor victim and pin the blame on somebody innocent like Serge is astonishing and shameful.