tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post7466460144815244174..comments2024-03-29T10:17:18.826+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Noel Gallagher: TV game shows 'not real music'Simon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-33998296885067746372008-10-15T07:45:00.000+00:002008-10-15T07:45:00.000+00:00You're right, Robin, that they are horrible shows....You're right, Robin, that they are horrible shows. But that doesn't make Noel any nearer the mark when he says they've got nothing to do with music and that the winners won't be expecting to be picking up the Ivor Novello award in ten years' time.<BR/><BR/>Pointing, as Noel does, at the X Factor and saying 'all that programme does it make you famous' is a bit like pointing at chocolate and saying 'all that does is give you a mildly happy feeling for a short period'. There is much to criticise about the Cowell-Fuller axis, but Noel seemed to miss that what he thought was damning criticism was actually damn near a Radio Times listing for the show.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-91427377579058970362008-10-15T02:31:00.000+00:002008-10-15T02:31:00.000+00:00The fact that Noel Gallagher is a tiresome old bor...The fact that Noel Gallagher is a tiresome old bore does not alter the fact that there is absolutely no defence for X-Factor et al, that these shows are part of a steady collapse of the fabric of British society and an ongoing disconnection of the British people from their own culture and history, brought about mainly by neoliberal economics.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who defends them does not deserve to be called a socialist. It is not the fault of the contestants themselves that this is all they know, but to defend this state of affairs at all is to defend neoliberalism. But then trendy-lefties are really Thatcherites in disguise, and were so even 25 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com