kent_rocksoc ([info]kent_rocksoc) wrote,
@ 2007-10-23 12:56:00
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Upcoming Events!
Howdy all:

1) Thursday - 'The Lighthouse Amplified!'; 9pm-1am, The Lighthouse:

Our weekly club night hosted by our resident DJ's in the Lighthouse. Free entry for paid Rock Soc members and £4 for non-paid members. Also, if you have any trouble paying online, then drop us an email at fak5@kent.ac.uk with the problem!

2) Friday - 'Amplify!'; 8pm-12am, The Missing Link:

AMPLIFY HAS MOVED!

Now, our Friday Live Music event is in the Missing Link (to the right of Darwin, behind the car park - follow the signs!). This week, the bands will be P.O.S. 51 and Zenithal!

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[info]lady_icedragon
2007-10-23 12:17 pm UTC (link)
Are they both metal bands again?

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 02:15 pm UTC (link)
isn't that the idea of the society? o.O

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 02:18 pm UTC (link)
Erm... no.

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 02:36 pm UTC (link)
hush indie cindy

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[info]lady_icedragon
2007-10-23 02:32 pm UTC (link)
If that was true, it'd be metalsoc :p

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 02:38 pm UTC (link)
well its the "rock and metal society", and I'd guess the majority of people in it enjoy metal, from what got requested and played last year when they had a DJ night that wasn't in the venue.

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 02:45 pm UTC (link)
But when it come to live music technically we have to put on a variety of bands since we took over the live music society and all the equipment that came with it.

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 03:06 pm UTC (link)
i thought the live music society mainly looked after the equipment so that people could use it to put on their own shows rather than us having to have some random people come along and bash out a couple of radiohead covers on a friday night in front of a bunch of mettalers (just for instance). that would make (more) sense.

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 03:11 pm UTC (link)
It's not that we have to have Rocksoc branded nights with 'Radiohead covers' just that the equipment is to be used to put on all kinds of music... we could be lending it out but we're not so we shouldn't just be putting on metal bands ourselves.

Regardless of all that though our members taste goes further than just metal... average metal band after average metal band does get fucking boring quickly. God knows I'm sick to death of hearing Zenithal by now!

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 03:19 pm UTC (link)
well I'm not saying that it shouldn't be used to put on whatever music those bands (in the live music soc) want to play, but as the rock n metal society they're pretty much gonna be putting on metal bands, its not up to them to have other styles just because they look after the equipment as well.

and that's because you suck! =P zenithal kick ass.

and there were loads of different bands on the alt-freshers ball in Keynes so it's not like they are -just- getting metal bands in. Martyn has a big list of bands and I'm sure some of them are punky or not as heavy.

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 03:23 pm UTC (link)
Oh Alex you poor misguided fool... Zenithal do not kick ass

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-23 03:29 pm UTC (link)
yeah they do! you just suck so much ass you're confused =P

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-23 05:00 pm UTC (link)
And for a final time! :o)

We have had a range of bands this term and also to the end of term. Its just unfortanetly that our first update on LJ for while is an update on metal bands which has led to this confusion!

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[info]lady_icedragon
2007-10-24 09:27 am UTC (link)
Honestly, I didn't really have a great time in Keynes. I realise I probably sound like grandma, but it was far too loud (to the point that it was difficult to have a conversation *outside*) - and I couldn't distinguish the punk from the metal (I did like some of it, don't get me wrong). (Stewart could, but then he remembers the origins of punk :p) I don't remember any lighter rock being played.

My question was generally this: is it going to be a couple of inaccessibly-heavy-metal bands playing loudly enough to kill off any social interaction - and an evening spent watching half-a-dozen guys headbang. I've not been to any of the other rocksoc events yet this term (only Keynes), and I'm wondering if it's worth my while.

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-24 10:18 am UTC (link)
1) That was a common complaint for the All Day event at Keynes and sadly it was nothing we could do about it. For that event, we borrowed the K-bars PA system (as opposed to using our own as before) and it had been 'calibrated' to play optimatly in the K-bar. However, as it turned out (as you mentioned) it ended up being way too loud for the event. Its something we have to watch out for next time.

2) As for your second point - I really hope that its not going to be like that. Martyn is trying to get hold of another lighter band for the evening and also we are going to be very conscious of appealing to as many people as possible. Also, James is one of the DJ's that night so I am sure he can play stuff you will like!

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[info]lady_icedragon
2007-10-24 11:20 am UTC (link)
OK, I feel more encouraged :)

I'm not particularly elitist with my music - and I think everyone knows I'll dance to most things I can find a beat in - but an evening of almost all metal doesn't really appeal (I do that for short periods only at the beercart's monday night :p) So, as there's actually going to be some variety, I'll come up. o/

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[info]est1984
2007-10-24 11:40 am UTC (link)
and it's not called rock & metalsoc alex, it's called rocksoc.

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[info]elkippy
2007-10-24 06:44 pm UTC (link)
it's the rock and metal society, it's abbreviated to rocksoc.

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[info]tom_wk
2007-10-23 03:24 pm UTC (link)
"It's not that we have to have Rocksoc branded nights with 'Radiohead covers'"

Just a happy coincidence then? :p

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 03:28 pm UTC (link)
Seriously I would hate that as much as everyone else... probably more.

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-23 04:56 pm UTC (link)
Martyn booked the bands so you can blame him for it!

POS51 isn't as heavy as Zenithal and we are also planning to get hold of another band this friday (if Martyn succeeds).

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-23 04:59 pm UTC (link)
But as you know James, we have had quite a few bands on a friday now that have been from a fair number of genres and next week we going to have a mixture of punk bands.

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-23 05:08 pm UTC (link)
I never said we hadn't had a mix of bands

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-24 10:15 am UTC (link)
Ah, sorry, my mistake. I just re-read your comments!

Also, did you want to borrow BioShock of me? I have completed it now!

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[info]harpo_marxist
2007-10-24 11:18 am UTC (link)
YEEEEEEEESSSSSSS PLEASE!!! =D

Just finished Prey and I really enjoyed it

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[info]est1984
2007-10-24 11:38 am UTC (link)
you'd guess wrong, i think. and they played loads of emo and punk last year.

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[info]jahred13
2007-10-23 04:57 pm UTC (link)
We have had a range of bands play for us this term; ranging from Rock, Punk and Metal. Next week will be punk bands and we have heavy rock and rock bands the following weeks.

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[info]cristian19
2007-10-23 04:40 pm UTC (link)
'tis the Rock and Metal society at the end of the day and whilst I do like Metal myself, it isnt all that should be played. Not that it being the "Rock and Metal" Society should be an excuse to play indie and/or emo all of the time and the occasional metal track, however

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[info]typo_queen
2007-10-23 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Shall be there!

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[info]est1984
2007-10-24 11:43 am UTC (link)
i won't be there but i'm excited about godless reds the week after! :)

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