When are Whoops Warranted?

I personally never quite had a problem with Barney's "WOOP!" sounds in live recordings, even less so when seeing the band perform in person. The vocalization helps inject some energy into songs that would seem somewhat flat otherwise. Case in point, Bizarre Love Triangle: an audience favorite and obviously a favorite of Barney's(judging from the whoops and the dancing), so the energy is already running high when the song comes up in the playlist, as it always does. The shrieking right before the launch into the chorus seems so appropriate that you realize you're joining in yourself.

On the otherhand however, the whistles are just plain barbarous and harder on the ears than 45 minutes of Chemical Brothers as the opening act .

Never had problems with the whoops, and I don't mind hearing a few of those whistles as well.

There is absolutley no need for any whoops whatsoever on Atmosphere

whoops are one thing but sometimes he's started letting out a sudden whistle,certainly during kafty.

All part of the act...

WHOOP BARNEY DOG:D

I like them in "Crystal"...

I love the "Come On's" and Harrgh's and whistles,in LWTUA they really give it a new dimension - GREAT STUFF

Perhaps Barney could shout BOLLOCKS all the way through BLUE MONDAY also.

The constant 'come on's in LWTUA are getting annoying! It's a song about suicide, does he really want everyone to singalong????

Whoops in Atmosphere are terrible. BLT- Purrrrrfectly fine. Whistles are usually painful.

Whoops in Atmosphere are terrible. BLT- Purrrrrfectly fine. Whistles are usually painful.

It's like fuckin tourrette's syndrome. Personally they are only truly justified if he's been electrocuted (see TARAS) or Hooky is kicking him repeatedly in the bollox for making snidey bass-too-loud comments.

If yer don't like it,watch a GAY BAND like FAT BOB's

Never, under any circumstances. Dont understand why the rest of the band let him get away with it.

cant wait for next tour either

wake up

Some songs it's fine, others it seems awkward. Joy Division songs with the whoops in particular!

The whoops and come ons really piss me off during lwtua, at glasto it almost turned into a party song. Obviously no one ever listened to the lyrics in the verses. Sorry for being anal. Generally i don't mind the whoops and whistles but that song deserves at least some decorum!

blunt laser wrote: ...at glasto it almost turned into a party song.

I think that may be the point - it was a party, after all! Perhaps re-claiming this song from the shoe-gazers is the intent - that would certainly explain Barneys energetic use of the standard Manchester party war cry - COME ON!

I've got to say, the whoops don't bother me one little bit. I don't find them detrimental to their live act at all.

Fogface wrote: Never had problems with the whoops, and I don't mind hearing a few of those whistles as well.

But HAH! is OK...

WHOOPS! and PHWEEPS! are totally fine IM(not so)HO.

Johnny wrote: There is absolutley no need for any whoops whatsoever on Atmosphere

(sorry, quoted the wrong person there...)

But HAH! is OK...

WHOOPS! and PHWEEPS! are totally fine IM(not so)HO.

whoops, whistles, come ons-- they're all a crock. Prolly some time spent REHEARSING would eliminate the need for thse annoyances.

I know a lot of the whoops and whatnots sound missplaced....but you come to expect them(except very occasionally when he catches me right off gaurd, and scares the shit out of me )They are his songs and I suppose he can do what the fuck he likes on them..some of it is cool,and he has a very emotive voice that would be almost impossible to imitate accuratly,so I can forgive one or two dodgy whoopsies,personally Don't ask me to forgive J-e-t anytime soon tho

It must be suitable for the following song

Hangman looks round as he waits - YEAH

Cord stretches tight then it breaks - WHOO

One day we will die in your dreams - COME ON!!!!

How I wish we were here with you now - MUTHAFUCKAS