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Sam Fender

cluffy said:
At first I thought he was a bit better than a lot of modern artists. But then the samieness gets to me.
If you’re going to ape Springsteen why have what sounds like a drum machine? Nee Max Weinbergs?
The Boss’s stuff would be a hell of a lot less interesting without the rhythmic varieties.
Fender just seems to have a constant “build to a crescendo” idea. Monotonous.
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Mind, Springsteen did have his dull as dishwater drum machine period in the early 90s. I can't stand Streets of Philadelphia.
Cappuccino Kid said:
Can't think of any artist who has pushed a football team agenda as much as him. And it doesn't seem to just happen at his Newcastle gigs.

I suppose you could argue Oasis to an extent, but i don't think they ever created an environment where rival fans would feel uncomfortable going to one of their gigs.
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Nope. Not even the Maine Road gigs when you watch the footage back.
 

Father Larry Duff said:
There’s nothing wrong with being Springsteen - lite. But to be able to even pull that off you have to be singing from the soul and believe in the lyrics you are writing. It can’t be fake. In my opinion him running down to St James Park like a giddy school girl when the Saudi’s took over practically rendered a lot of what he’d been singing absolutely worthless. A song like ‘aye’ was meaningless . Double standards, fake political awareness, ignorance. It’s sad tbh because he’s obviously talented.
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I heard he never even liked football until he was famous
 
Harry Angstrom said:
No Sunderland supporter could attend a Sam Fender gig in Newcastle. It might be easier away from North East.
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This is a major problem. If I was in his position I’d keep my football club support subtle and would bill myself as being from the north east to include everyone. Though I also would have made a big scene of turning in my season ticket if we had been taken over by a murderous maniacal regime and left it at that.

Think his management must have taken a look at Man City/Oasis and Leicester/Kasabian and thought they can make a fortune out of pro-mag paraphernalia and imagery.

Shame really because he was class when he first appeared. Even the last record was on the whole very good
 
Wansbeck Viking said:
The wife knows people in the same music circle as him when he first started.

He had zero interest in football, let alone the mags. As mentioned, as soon as the Saudis rolled up, he played a blinder jumping on the bandwagon.

For the record, I’ve just heard is latest song. Absolute Springsteen rip off!
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When he first started I quite liked some of his songs. Hypersonic missles and seventeen are decent enough toe tappers if a little disingenuous.

I hardly imagine him running away from the “bizzies on the beach” :lol:
 
Cappuccino Kid said:
Can't think of any artist who has pushed a football team agenda as much as him. And it doesn't seem to just happen at his Newcastle gigs.

I suppose you could argue Oasis to an extent, but i don't think they ever created an environment where rival fans would feel uncomfortable going to one of their gigs.
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I saw Oasis at the arena and Liam wore a Newcastle strip.

That marks him out as a phoney fan to me.
 
Jarra Dicka said:
Iam not a believer of hating someone because of where they are from or which team they support but I just dont get the hype with him
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Probably because the charts are so awash with hip hop / trap / ultra manufactured pop etc. so a lad with a strong voice and a knack for poppy rock who writes songs about regular working people is refreshing

Its not my cup of tea at all but can definitely see why he's popular. Would be surprised if people are still talking about him in a few years mind
 
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Big Jeff said:
I saw Oasis at the arena and Liam wore a Newcastle strip.

That marks him out as a phoney fan to me.
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I've seen a previous clip on here of Noel Gallagher ripping the Mag fans mid gig and saying come on Sunderland :lol: He didn't give a toss they were were actually his paying audience and never kept quiet
 
Harry Angstrom said:
No Sunderland supporter could attend a Sam Fender gig in Newcastle. It might be easier away from North East.
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I was at his arena gig and was surrounded by people from Sunderland.

Once the music started all the Newcastle stuff was forgotten.

Next album will decide if he goes on the bigger things,or, as I suspect, he will end up touring his first few hits round academy size venues.

Still better than getting a real job.
 
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