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Goldfrapp at Glastonbury!
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down PineapplePineapple
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    I'm watching it now! Love it. She looks so happy!
  • Vote Up0Vote Down thekatythekaty
    Posts: 21
    Many thanks. Happy days.


  • Vote Up0Vote Down subrussiansubrussian
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    Thanks for the full video!
    And might I say, it was the first performance she didn't sing Utopia's intro? Wonder why.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Urban_TribesmanUrban_Tribesman
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    Thanks Carpy and Sartori. The Appy's and the UT's are en France at the moment having a well earned holiday, so cannot see easily on any of the normal forums. Appy is trying to put a new VPN on his AppleMac but it needed an update of the OS which was a 6 Gb download ! We currently have a download speed of 1 Mb/sec so a long wait. I have grabbed your file from the link so many thanks for that.
    Merci et a beintot !
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down Halloween_JackHalloween_Jack
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    subrussian said:

    And might I say, it was the first performance she didn't sing Utopia's intro? Wonder why.

    She has been doing it like that since last year. Not sure why.

    Overall a great show although as one or two others have said... not perhaps the greatest rendition of Utopia... certainly one fluffed line. Maybe opening-song nerves?
    Post edited by Halloween_Jack at 2014-06-29 18:41:18
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  • Vote Up-1Vote Down stevilstevil
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    she didn't do the intro on the cinema event either...me thinks she may not be able to as easily anymore.... 
  • Vote Up0Vote Down subrussiansubrussian
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    stevil said:

    me thinks she may not be able to as easily anymore....

    yea, but she still does the ending parts..and those high notes in Thea etc, so doesn't sound like the reason.
    Anyway they did a great job, and she seems to be in a really good mood
  • Vote Up0Vote Down KatRobinKatRobin
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    Thank You so much from me too <:-P She does look very relaxed and happy ( those Glasto vapours?!!!). I know I'm being a bit naughty saying this but sorry.....Dolly and Debbie H should bow down to her!! Alison knows how to do elegant, natural, beautiful....long may she age and continue gracefully and honestly...without the drugs or the surgery! <br />I wonder if she'd like to come along to our CP next year down that part of the country? Play us a lil ditty on the ole Joanna? 8-}
  • Vote Up0Vote Down alex_falex_f
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    subrussian said:

    yea, but she still does the ending parts..and those high notes in Thea etc, so doesn't sound like the reason.



    I think this is precisely because of Thea - she does not want to reach for the high notes more than usual, so does less in Utopia to be able to do Thea.
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  • Vote Up1Vote Down HorseTearzHorseTearz
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    Re: Utopia, I certainly don't think it's about ability.  She could clearly still sing that opening passage if she wanted to.  Perhaps it's more about changing things up.  You could argue that by saving the big operatic guns for the end of the song, she lends the ending more drama and surprise - especially for audience members not familiar with the tune.  

    Anyway, Carpy, thank you thank you thank YOOUUUUU so much for uploading that HQ Glastonbury performance for us non-Euro deers.  I sincerely hope they NEVER retire "Train" and "Strict Machine" from their sets.  I've seen them perform those songs in person and on numerous festival webcasts and YouTube videos at least 25 times and they never get old.  Somehow, she and her magical band manage to tweak those two songs ever so slightly from tour-to-tour -- adding a rip of more guitar here, a shimmery new synth line there, or a ferocious and muscular drumming here.  If you look back on performances of those songs from the Black Cherry era the performances were very strong, but it's like they were still discovering the songs.  It's a bit like looking at a performance in 2d years before the songs true dimensions become known.  Slowly, over several tours, those songs seem to get fleshed out further and further.  Train will always be a seductive, ripping disco burner -- I mean the ending with those fat juicy synth lines from Angie and that insane drumming of Seb's?  Wow.  And, then Strict Machine.  I don't even know what to say.  That may be the best performance of that song yet.  The last 90 seconds of Strict Machine took me to another dimension.  The bass, drums, synths and guitar thrashing like thunder, the lighting striking down - quite literally - like lightening and Alison looking so bewitching and just a touch menacing with her bat suit and her gorgeous curls flying as voice echoed seemingly all around us?  That was truly thrilling. 

    Ugh.  The lack of a US tour is even more depressing now that I know that they've - somehow - gotten even better than they were before.  
  • Vote Up0Vote Down Hells_BellsHells_Bells
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    Goldfrapp Facebook page has the whole set up and running now. Mute Records FB page too.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down KeithJ_gmbKeithJ_gmb
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    A mighty fine performance & great watching the live stream. It was a little surprising that only 2 songs from ToU were included. I thought they might have started with 'Drew' if they felt that 'Jo' wasn't best suited to a festival event. I don't think we'll have any such issues at Greenwich, however, as Somerset House showed us how well these songs come across at an outdoor venue.

    It was a real bonus to see Visual Fallacy picked out by the TV camera person/director. Her enraptured expression summed up what the band and the music does for us. The reaction on Twitter & Facebook was brilliant, too and added to the occasion.

    I just wish they'd had a headlining slot with a longer stage time but we can't have everything, I suppose.

  • Vote Up1Vote Down bananabanana
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    I felt a little sad when I saw on her left finger she had it wrapped with a band aid. I kept thinking I hope you aren't feeling pain and I could kiss it and make it better. And I worried and wondered where was Will?

    Carpy, what can I do to for you for providing this performance? I right clicked on the link and saved it to my desktop. The bit rate for me is, 796kbps Audio is, 93kbps, 48kHz.

    I guess this is a reflection of all the thanks. Like one gentleman said, here in the US we don't see or hear Goldfrapp. So seeing this performance is a big deal. It's sooooo crystal clear in HD. The download time was well worth the wait!

    Sending you a basket of love and hugs. May you be blessed with something wonderful. xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
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    I can see that they originally broadcast it in a higher resolution and bitrate (audio and video) after comparing the live stream I recorded and the BBCs upload that Carpy ripped . But given that the live stream had frame drops in it , I see little point in uploading the rest of the video I captured , as its a more fulfilling experience to watch the ripped version (even if its resolution is lower) . Playing it back on a TV is far more forgiving than watching it on a PC monitor .
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down bananabanana
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    Sartori-Do I have the best version?
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