[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[Paul Wady]

Agreed.  Naff folk.
 
Will the man behind Alison is interesting.  A veteran synth player.  Wonder what he's been upto before her?  A Vince Clarke figure.  





 
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> Subject: Re: [kj] OT: Corporate gigs

> 

> Yes, the corporate thing is naff, but I'm with you on being more 

> disapppointed with Goldfrapp's latest album. THAT was naff.

> 

> Cheers,

> Janean

> 

> On 20/05/2011 16:43, Nick Scott wrote:

> > Having been to several Goldfrapp gigs, I can see the cross appeal so

> > think they could go down well with the right corporate age group of 30

> > or 40 somethings, so I don't know, naffness or a money earner, to me I

> > am more disappointed in Goldfrapp's latest album than worried about

> > them having more of a sense of style for not doing this.

> >

> > On 20 May 2011 16:15, TB<planetary at socal.rr.com> wrote:

> >> nicholas Fitzpatrick wrote:

> >>

> >> Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for Gaddafi's son, I was with someone who works for an

> >> events company the other day and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 business people to mark the

> >> opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but

> >> Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp rich enough already? I actually almost like

> >> Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate bash.

> >>

> >> I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about

> >> Rod... but Goldfrapp!!

> >>

> >> Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And Goldfrapp... what's with them...?

> >>

> >> +++++++++

> >>

> >> This has been going on for years actually. Many bands, some quite "big" have done private gigs for high paying businesses and most

> >> artists try hard to keep it quiet for obvious "sell-out" reasons. To see one of the more high profile bands doing a corporate

> >> event, Jane's Addiction just played Google's annual get together.

> >>

> >> Here's the complete set on YouTube which is amusing because you have all these suit n' tie nerds either aiming their cellphones and

> >> even *iPads* at the band to viddy the band or just continuing on with their various discussions ignoring the show while Perry

> >> Farrell awkwardly tries to entertain to the point he seems to get a little frustrated at the dead-as-doornails crowd:

> >>

> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHZGdfZ-mZo

> >>

> >> T.B.

> >>

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