Ed Sheeran

got to be rated first.

Wouldn't have got a job singing in a pub 20 years ago...nothing shows how far music has gone down the pan...together with those that buy it.

Net r seen him before watching this tonight.... has a bit of the David Brent about him.

Oh, and zero star quality

Never

He is a songwriting machine, this from wiki, not necessarily right up to date, like him or not, a massive talent. How much more to come????   BTW, I'm not a fan.

The A Team (Ed Sheeran song)
Afire Love
All About It
Autumn Leaves (Ed Sheeran song)

Barcelona (Ed Sheeran song)
Bloodstream (song)

Castle on the Hill (song)
Cold Water (song)

Dark Times (The Weeknd song)
Dive (Ed Sheeran song)
Don't (Ed Sheeran song)
Don't Let Me Be Yours
Drunk (Ed Sheeran song)

English Rose (Ed Sheeran song)
Eraser (Ed Sheeran song)
Even My Dad Does Sometimes
Everything Has Changed

Galway Girl (Ed Sheeran song)
Give Me Love (Ed Sheeran song)

Happier (Ed Sheeran song)
Hotel Ceiling
How Would You Feel (Paean)
Hush Little Baby (Wretch 32 song)

I See Fire
I Was Made for Loving You (Tori Kelly song)
I'm a Mess (Ed Sheeran song)
If I Could (Wiley song)

Lay It All on Me (song)
Lego House
Little Things (One Direction song)
Love Yourself

Make Me Better (James Blunt song)
The Man (Ed Sheeran song)
Moments (One Direction song)

Nancy Mulligan (song)
New Man (Ed Sheeran song)
New York (Ed Sheeran song)
Night Changes

Old School Love
One (Ed Sheeran song)

Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)
Photograph (Ed Sheeran song)
Pretty Woman (Robbie Williams song)R
Reuf (song)
Runaway (Ed Sheeran song)

Say You Love Me (Jessie Ware song)
Shape of You
Shirtsleeves (song)
Sing (Ed Sheeran song)
Small Bump
Strip That Down
Supermarket Flowers

Take It Back (Ed Sheeran song)
Tenerife Sea
Thinking Out Loud
Time of Our Lives (James Blunt song)
Touch and Go (Ed Sheeran song)

Watchtower (song)
What Do I Know?
When Christmas Comes Around

You Need Me, I Don't Need You
Young Guns (Lewi White song)
Your Song (Rita Ora song)

Seems to have the audience in the palm of his hand,

People like him, i cant see it myself.

Probably being white and british triggers a few.

most of those songs are crap boxing, I mean Galway Girl


Seems down to earth enough and worked hard for success so shouldn't be begrudged that let's be honest, he comes from a very middle class background and was given all the tools to succeed that he could ask for, not really self made, more made to be self sufficient from birth.

music is bland and forgetful imo, haven't heard any 'classics' that will be played in years to come, more music for the now.

me mam could never understand the music i loved

i dont get ed sheeran

maybe its an age thing?

I already said I'm not a fan S_H, Galway girl is a rip off, but he's been having number one hits in over 10 countries, any classics, I don't think so.

He did one good song, cant remember it thou but it will be on at the end at a guess.

Ahh.... Ed Sheer Boredom

The family are enthralled, poor souls.

I made and drank a coffee, looked up online how to make a decent salad dressing and am now going for a shower.

Audience is easily pleased, but he's not a headlining act, gave it a watch but it's just dull, Chic would have been better to finish (so would Chas and Dave).

I'm with you Poppy. Time for a coffee. and to switch this machine off.

once chic fnished glasto over, will have a look in 2 years time

all pop music is pretty basic, it has to be to be popular. I'll include the Beatles and Bowie and whoever else you want in that. I'm not saying that diminishes its ability to stir emotions and convey meaning or its authenticity, but musically, none of it is advanced.

Sheeran is pretty close to winning the race to the bottom though.

Narrow AI will be churning out number 1 hits before the end of the decade.

Ginger, 26, net worth is estimated to be £37 million, headlining the biggest festival of them all, just one little fella and his guitar, forum outdoing itself imo

He's got the Movement Flag out now

not just any ginger, a speccy chubby ginger hobbit.

you're right, good for him cider, I'd don't begrudge him his success,  but ratners was popular, and Mcdonalds continues to be. let's not confuse popularity with quality.

Adele is rubbish, just derivative whiny break-up dross, but that doesn't stop her being hugely successful.

no wow factor in that set for a headliner ...


Jo Whileys first remark after, did OK, sums it up!

McD's does what it does well, same as Ed. Fortunately, music is one of those arts where taste varies. People shouldn't try and determine what other people enjoy, (or perceive to be good) imo. I'm sure ES would be as surprised as anyone if he he discovered there were middle aged gamblers secretly bopping to his tunes on Deezer.

There is good and bad pop music, which in itself is ironic as if it was really 'popular', then bad pop wouldn't sell but as we know crap sells.

Ed Sheeran's output is quite simple lyrically, though I guess some of the instrumentals make the level of kitsch music he produces  slightly above the average manufactured pop 'star' as well as the fact he can sing, can write his own songs and can play the guitar, but he's never comes close to being boundary pushing, it is safe middle of the road stuff and the reason he sells out stadiums and arenas is because the masses can sing along to the catchy chorus of his hits that got him there in the first place. There are MANY other talented performers who can sing as well, play the guitar and write their own songs, but they haven't had the same chance in life he has.

The best way to judge a song is ask if it will still be played in 10 years time, I don't think any will be.

Probably retire after he's read this thread

Ed Sheeren - nope !

Of what I did catch of Glastonbury, the highlights for me were

The Killers ( brilliant)
Biffy Clyro
The Pretenders ( Chrissie still has a great voice )
Liam Gallagher
Barry Gibb
The Sherlocks ( new band - very good )

Overated - imo

Foo Fighters
Radiohead ( pretentious)

The only ginger (w)rapping I want to see is when I've just polished off a Terry's Chocolate Orange.

Another " i just don't get Ed Sheeren's popularity" chit chatter signing in.

I couldn't name a single song he sings if you paid mme. I did hear about 30 seconds of his set and that was quite enough for me.

Ed getting slated a lot for using a backing track, but what he was using was a pedal on a loop station not a backing track. Daughter seen him at Wembley 2 years ago and said he was absolutely incredible, and according to her he is the most talented person on earth. Not my favourite music, but one man and a guitar to sell out a 90,000 crowd at Wembley 3 nights in a row, that takes real talent and class.

what i found disturbing and disappointing is that sheeran takes up a prime slot at whats to be considered a major summer festival. also there were over 16s watching his set.
i would think his music would be more akin to the cbeebies tent.

Doesn't matter if the music was recorded two seconds or two years ago it's still a backing track. Of course Sheeran would prefer to be regarded as an innovator but using a pedal loop station has been around for years (KT Tunstall, Elvis Costello amongst dozens to have used it) and with or without he's shoite. As for Wembley, Robbie Williams did four nights (without a guitar) and he's as shoite as Sheeran.

I saw him playing in the foyer at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush about 7 years ago just after the doors opened

I didn't like the songs but what he was doing with his guitar and an array of pedals was something to behold. I spent the 30 minutes watching him wondering "how the f++k is e doing that?" It really was masterful.

I saw him playing in the foyer at Bush Hall, Shepherds Bush about 7 years ago just after the doors opened

I didn't like the songs but what he was doing with his guitar and an array of pedals was something to behold. I spent the 30 minutes watching him wondering "how the f++k is e doing that?" It really was masterful.

Sorry to say, but the nerves saw him and his loop station struggle rhythmically on several tracks for me.

Very hard exercise on your own tbf.

Music is fashionable like the clothes industry. Ned Shearan is in fashion at the moment. Technically very clever what he does, but I find what he's doing is boring, dreary and tiresome.

For me, what turns me on musically is tunes and rhythms, not lyrics (apart from Pink Floyd maybe), and I think the majority of his fans are responding in the main to his lyrics.

If I can't whistle along to it in the bath, them I'm not interested!

sued successfully for 20 million on one song?

then they tell you they make very little off song sales?
does that make sense.

another song of his, don't no the name is a complete rip off ,of a beautiful south song

Not a fan but fair play to him, he's the classic fugly done well, very well in fact. Just shows you all you need is a guitar and half decent voice to have the women queuing up, even when you've zero charisma.

Top tip: Don't try playing the Doors' Soul Kitchen to them. I did once, and the girl in question started singing along to it. Oh good, I thought. This is what I'd read was supposed to happen if you get a girl back to your place after closing time and you've got a guitar.

"Well, the clock says it's time to close now
I guess I have to go now"

And she did.

all his best songs written for other people. Have to say I've changed my mind on the guy. Listen to acoustic versions of "2002" (Anne Marie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ePPA0yzSU

or "Your song" (Rita Ora).

As far as his own music goes, his early stuff was the best (The A Team etc)