milkman Basic Member Posts:119  
| 9/4/2006 12:49 AM |
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that was a fantastic festival in my eyes.
i need to go to sleep now though.
lovely weather - lovely atmosphere - well laid out and organised, saw no trouble, saw nobody even crying.
in short, i'd a brilliant time, one of the best festivals i've been at in ten years.
well done EP!
now sleep.
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/4/2006 3:26 PM |
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Great weekend, saw an awful lot of music, too tired now to make a decent post. Highlights were probably Tapes n' Tapes, Tilly & the Wall, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Pet Shop Boys.
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benni Advanced Member Posts:947
| 9/4/2006 3:52 PM |
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I had a deadly time at this - again. Missed a few people I wanted to see including (sob) Gary Numan  due to being absolutely mashed on friday night but it was worth it....kinda..!!
Highlights for me was The Rapture, Sparks, Gang of Four (oh my god!!), New Order and a Dance DJ duo I'd never heard before called Mode Selectah (i think) - there were some seriously evil banging bass lines!!! |
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garymcgarrigle New Member Posts:25
| 9/4/2006 4:05 PM |
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great weekend. looked dodgy for a bit on Friday night/Saturday morning but the weather cleared up.
highlights for me were Broken Social Scene, Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Devandra Banhart (met him and got my photo taken with him  ), Tapes N Tapes and Rufus Wainwright. |
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/4/2006 4:17 PM |
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Originally posted by garymcgarrigle
highlights for me were Broken Social Scene, Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Devandra Banhart (met him and got my photo taken with him
I bumped into this dude i know from Galway and apparently he was pulled up on stage by Devendra to play one of his own songs... pretty cool hey. |
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MACgirlNew Member Posts:52
| 9/4/2006 4:20 PM |
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Am still in a kind-of daze, sitting at work, sorry the whole experience is over. Had a fantastic weekend, survived the rain and the 3 hour trek from Dublin on Friday. Rufus was definitely the highlight yesterday, he was brilliant, he played solo on piano and guitar - The Gay Messiah, The Art Teacher, Cigarettes & Chocolate, California, Rebel Prince, Grey Gardens, Hallelujiah, all superb. Saw lots of music, dEUS, Massive Attack, Devendrha Banhart, Dub Gospel Choir, Bloc Party, Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, Jape, Archie Bronson Outfit, Glen Hansard solo, Paul Noonan solo, Tapes and Tapes, Broken Social Scene, Long Blondes, the Blue Nile and more… Lots of running around the place and was disappointed to miss PJ Harvey cos the tent was jammed, kinda stupid she was in one tent and Damien Rice in another and both places packed, and the main stage was empty. Never made it to the Comedy tent or cinema tent for any of the matches. Didn't see any trouble but heard about the tents being robbed. Was in the red campsite and there was no problems but it was kinda hard to find a spot to camp on Friday afternoon. Thought the security in the place were sound. Might be able to put more thoughts together on the whole thing later in the week but at the moment this was even too much of an effort...
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| 9/4/2006 4:27 PM |
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The guy who got ''pulled '' on stage for devndra actually dived over about 10 people to get on stage and was by far the biggest poser iv ever seen s**te song aswell but that could have been cus the set was so god damn good ,i looked EVERYWHERE for devendra realy wanted to meet him but no luck ,best of the weekend for me were anthony ,rufus wainwright, jape ,the yeah yeah yeahs ( wow they were good )broken social scene ( got to meet the bass player ) Frames ( cant believe im saying this but there set was savage and the athmosphere was great )new order (caught there interview in the hotpress tent )and blue nile ,Great weekend some people are giving out about the camping but it was grand security were realy sound super weekend
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/4/2006 4:41 PM |
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Yeah saw your man getting up alright, would take a bit of balls to hop up there on the main stage and play a song! I think he'd met him teh night before in Whelans though or something? Devendra does that at all his gigs I think, remember the gig in cork he did anyway but no one would go up.
Broken Social Scene don't really get them, find them even a bit boring live dare I say it.
Thought Jape were great too, have they an album out? Ended up seeing them twice, much better on the Friday on Big Tree cos by saturday his voice was fecked.
Some interesting covers along the way too
Laura Ibizor - Crazy
Blue Nile - Strangers in the night
Semifinalists - I wanna dance with somebody
Rufus Wainwright - Hallelujah
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MullyAdvanced Member Posts:849
| 9/4/2006 4:46 PM |
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Thought Jape were great too, have they an album out?
2 albums, bottom left of the link
http://www.trustmeimathief.com/artists/jape.html |
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/4/2006 4:56 PM |
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Originally posted by comet
Thought Jape were great too, have they an album out?
2 albums, bottom left of the link
http://www.trustmeimathief.com/artists/jape.html
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Protein biscuitBasic Member Posts:364
| 9/4/2006 5:33 PM |
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Yeah, Devendra Banhart did the same thing last year in The Village with some dude in the crowd.
Sounds like you all had a great time. Was watching some of it on the goggler and vowed never to miss an EP again and to get my tickets in good time for 2007.
Sleep now, my pretties :-]
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| 9/4/2006 5:52 PM |
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Guess im being a little harsh on the guy who got up on stage BUT the posing was seriously uncalled for!!! i saw kelly osbourne back stage with her bloke ???!! what the f**k was she doing there and also the guy from bloc party was running after her ?weird .i think gary numen was sposed to be excelent aswell but the best performer of the weekend was karen O what a set they played wow brilliant !!
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Binokular Veteran Member Posts:1665
| 9/4/2006 5:58 PM |
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Originally posted by benni
Dance DJ duo I'd never heard before called Mode Selectah (i think) - there were some seriously evil banging bass lines!!!
Modeselektor, sometimes know as MDSLKTR. http://bpitchcontrol.de/artist/2/54
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 9/4/2006 6:03 PM |
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quality weekend alright. Saw a good few, n missed too many. One of the highlights for me was Cut Chemist last night though, f**king amazing.
Saw the Yeah Yeah Yeahs n wasnt impressed at all, i think theyre great when they kick out the sleaze, but ugh, the rest wasnt so hot. Bed now though.
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 9/4/2006 6:36 PM |
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I think I may have freaked Lisa Lobsinger out when I met her and Charles Spearin from BSS after Yo La Tengo (who were great). In my defence I'd been drinking heavily for much of the day (is that a defence?) Paraphrasing here:
Me: Wonderful gig.
Her: Thank you, I'll always come back here you guys are just the best crowds.
Me: Oh I bet you say that to all the natives.
Her: No, I mean it, we were in England last week you're way better.
Me: Yeah right.
I think she knew I was teasing, but if the band never come back here again then sorry everybody.
Anyone catch Saul Williams? Holy s**t, he was intense.
Redneck Manifesto were amazing on Friday night.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/4/2006 7:00 PM |
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Guess im being a little harsh on the guy who got up on stage BUT the posing was seriously uncalled for!!! i saw kelly osbourne back stage with her bloke ???!! what the f**k was she doing there and also the guy from bloc party was running after her ?weird .i think gary numen was sposed to be excelent aswell but the best performer of the weekend was karen O what a set they played wow brilliant !!
Ah here - so what if there was posing or not.... the dude got up and played his own tune in front of a bigger crowd that he's ever played in his life in front of a performer he's mad into.... thats deadly. You just sound bitter dude! Maybe next time.... 
I thought the YYY were cool but her voice can be pretty dodgy at times... still tho they rocked to f**k. Yer man Brian Chase is some drummer. Holy f**k. |
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| 9/4/2006 7:20 PM |
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Originally posted by Pol
Guess im being a little harsh on the guy who got up on stage BUT the posing was seriously uncalled for!!! i saw kelly osbourne back stage with her bloke ???!! what the f**k was she doing there and also the guy from bloc party was running after her ?weird .i think gary numen was sposed to be excelent aswell but the best performer of the weekend was karen O what a set they played wow brilliant !!
Ah here - so what if there was posing or not.... the dude got up and played his own tune in front of a bigger crowd that he's ever played in his life in front of a performer he's mad into.... thats deadly. You just sound bitter dude! Maybe next time....
I thought the YYY were cool but her voice can be pretty dodgy at times... still tho they rocked to f**k. Yer man Brian Chase is some drummer. Holy f**k.
Ya i guess your rite ,who am i to slag the guy .sorry poser guy your song was cool and im jealous you got to meet devendra ...i actually thought karen O was amazing her voice everything super ...was it me or was the drummer only playing with only one hand ??am i missing something that everyone knows ?? |
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/4/2006 7:26 PM |
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Yea he was playing with one hand - but not all the time as far as I can tell. He's amazing.... like I always thought so but seeing and hearing it live was deadly.
Anyone at Gary Numan....? I was soooooooo upset I missed that!!
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garymcgarrigleNew Member Posts:25
| 9/4/2006 8:10 PM |
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Originally posted by garymcgarrigle
highlights for me were Broken Social Scene, Hot Chip, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Devandra Banhart (met him and got my photo taken with him
I bumped into this dude i know from Galway and apparently he was pulled up on stage by Devendra to play one of his own songs... pretty cool hey.
he wasn't very good. sounded like he might be alright till he opened his mouth. Devandra and the band looked like they were laughing at him too. the crowd were kind but I don't know why. |
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| 9/4/2006 10:34 PM |
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i was kinda sore that devandra didnt play an acoustic number given that his first 50 albums were just him on the guitar.it was still savage and he came across as a realy sound guy .still would have liked too see him play at the hop or sight to behold ...
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strollerAdvanced Member Posts:576
| 9/4/2006 10:42 PM |
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Yer man from Galway who sang with Devendra is called Leon and he had a brief spell in a band called the Dirty Sweets. He's a really nice guy and I thought that his song wasn't too bad but maybe I’m biased.
I had a great weekend although I ended up drinking way too much and sleeping very little and as a result I missed quite a few bands that I would have liked to check out. Out of the bands I did catch my favourites were Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Belle & Sebastian, Cut Chemist, PJ Harvey and Spank Rock. The only really bad act I saw all weekend was Gary Numan. With the exception of Cars and Are Friends Electric his whole set was comprised of sub Nine Inch Nails industrial nonsense.
I'm surprised to hear about the tents being robbed as it seemed like a really lovely crowd. The weather could have being nicer, the queues for the food stalls were a bit long and there could have been more Portaloos but no gig is ever going to be perfect. Overall I had a great time. The food was lovely, the communal showers were far quicker then the private ones that were there last year, I saw some great bands and the security didn't frisk me once so I continuously smuggled booze into the concert area throughout the weekend.
I have to say that the security weren't as sound as last year though. I saw a couple of them really losing the head in the male toilet section beside the Electric Arena. All the portaloos and the urinals were in use so a load of lads started p*ssing against the railings. All the railings surrounding the toilet area were wrapped in canvas so nobody else could see what they were doing and there were no women allowed in the area so I didn’t see any harm. But the security stormed in and started screaming abuse into the faces of the people who were taking a slash and manhandling them out of the area. It was all very over the top. Also when Belle & Sebastian invited a person up on stage the security pulled the wrong person out of the crowd. When they realised what they had done about three of them ganged up on him and removed him from the stage area with way more force then was necessary. They could do with chilling the f*ck out. B&S fans are hardly the most dangerous concert goers in the world now are they?
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Man in a canBasic Member Posts:106
| 9/5/2006 9:58 AM |
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Does anyone know if RTE are showing it again soon??
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palaceBasic Member Posts:392
| 9/5/2006 10:42 AM |
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think my favourite part was hearing "anthem for a seventeen year old girl"... was so happy, i got off the sofa, made myself a cup of tea and treated myself to a jaffa cake...
...as for rte coverage, can't believe so many people are moaning about it... it was one of the most bizarre decisions ever to have that much coverage of a niche festival, anyway... wait for the ratings... i'd be really surprised if they're not abysmal... so... can't see them spending too much time repeating it... best you can hope for is small clips shoiwing up in other music shows i would guess
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 10:45 AM |
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Does anyone know if RTE are showing it again soon??
Yeah it must be a certainty that there'll be a highlights show at some stage in the coming weeks. The overwhelming consensus though was that the coverage was crap, too much conversation not enough action, highlights show might be better. |
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Cliff RescueNew Member Posts:5
| 9/5/2006 10:49 AM |
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I am now a shell of a man, but I wouldn't have it any other way. What a weekend. The only bogey thing that happend the whole weekend was waking up in a puddle on Saturday morning but sure that's what u get wen u pitch your tent hammered in 2 minutes.
Highlights for me were Hot Chip, The Rapture, 2 many DJ's, New Order. I also quite enjoyed Jim Noir's set in the Crawdaddy stage......roll on next year....anyone got any aspirin?
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 11:01 AM |
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One thing that was very obvious too was the very relaxed attitude to cans, everyone was drinking them everywhere. I passed one of the main Heineken bars Sunday evening and there was no one in any of the queues, the bar staff were looking very bored.
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Cliff RescueNew Member Posts:5
| 9/5/2006 11:06 AM |
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Yeah the security was quite relaxed..... they didn't care if u brought drink into the venue they just didn't want it brought in glass bottles....and sure fair play to them wha!
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DaraghAdvanced Member Posts:666
| 9/5/2006 12:20 PM |
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security were good i though, no urinals in campsite was just very silly though. They probably should have roped off walkways too, would be better i think if all the campsited opened together and you could just pick yourself. Obviously with people advising on how busy it was.
All in all though, by far the best festival experience ive had in ireland, very impressive, n roll on next year!
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 12:25 PM |
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My EP....
Friday
Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan - Big Tree
Vevitier - Big Tree - cool rock
Jape - Big Tree - rocked the crowd, Floating went down a storm
Devendra Banhart - Main Stage - Pretty good, liked the dancers and stuff, still he's an artist for a small stage not a main stage I think
Antony & The Johnsons - Main Stage - God not sure about him, he turns every song into a wail and then when you have people standing beside you trying to sing along in similar type wail it all gets very messy. He was very nervous too. Needs to be seen in a smaller venue I think, his album is enjoyable but I wouldn't want to hear another album by him.
PJ Harvey - Crawdaddy - ridiculously big crowd, I was way back couldn't get into it, she claimed to have gone to the toilet 3 times just before coming on because she was so nervous playing solo and it wasn't number one, thanks PJ for the info.
Massive Attack - Main Stage - enjoyed them, not outstanding though
Saturday
Laura Izibor - Crawdaddy - nice slow start to the day everyone sitting down, great version of Crazy, she's got loads of charisma
Jape - Foggy Notions - scrathcy voice, partied out from the night before I think
Jim Noir - Crawdaddy - ah gotta like Jim and his infectious pop
The Skalites - Main Stage / BSS - Electric Picnic - BSS just don't do it for me live at all
Tapes n' Tapes - Foggy Notions - fantastic, Insistor was the highlight of the festival I think
Tilly & The Wall - Foggy Notions - hot, hot, hot, love the music, love the girls too!
Belle & Sebastian - Electric Arena - enjoyed them, no surprises
Yo La Tengo - Foggy Notions - caught second half their set, really good
SFA Bingo - Foggy Notions - their brilliant selves as ever, a little short though after an extra long sound check
Damien Rice and Friends - Big Tree - Damien joined by all his buddies has his little Live Aid moment
Sunday
Alabam 3 - Main stage - The sun comes out and we get Woke Up This Morning and Ain't Goin To Goa
Aberfeldy - Foggy Notions - a bit iffy I think, supported James Blunt, says it all
Semifinalists - foggy Notions - excellent set with a I Wanna Dance With Somebody cover thrown in too
Blue Nile - Main stage - caught a bit of this, nothing to get excited about
Long Blondes - Foggy Notions - like them a lot
Richard Hawley - Crawdady - Enjoyed his set
King Creosote - Foggy Notions - not bad, good music
Amadou & Mariam - Main Stage - pretty cool, stayed for a few songs and their big one whatever its called, perfect act for the Main Satge afternoon slot.
Rufus Wainwright - Electric Arena - great as usual, impressive to hold the attention of a crowd as big as the Electric Arena playing solo on piano, not many artists could do it, his cover of Hallelujah is just getting better and better
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Main Stage - electric....lived up to my expectations, greta to hear Maps too
Pet Shop Boys - Electric Arena - A pop masterclass, super set, the crowd was eating out of the palm of their hand
Basement Jaxx - Main Stage - Dance your heart out
The Frames - Big Tree surprise to close the festival, not very exciting really, same old thing. To top it off Glen says at the end after singing Skylarkin, noboddy applaud just walk away keep singing, walk away, don't applaud, don't let the festival end.........cringe
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/5/2006 12:47 PM |
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To top it off Glen says at the end after singing Skylarkin, noboddy applaud just walk away keep singing, walk away, don't applaud, don't let the festival end.........cringe
Oh my f**king Jeaysus....
Ahahahahhaha!!!!!!!!!
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/5/2006 12:51 PM |
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Fantastic weekend, finally a festival where the music isn't the main and sole attraction. Can't really pick out highlights but was great to wander around and hitting the bars in body and soul and chilling, or hanging out at lost vagueness knocking back vodka. I can't really find any faults besudes too few portaloos but wasn't too bad. I just legged it to the least popular stage at the time and most of the time there was no queue.
I thought Yeah Yeah Yeah were amazing, great show and fantastic atmosphere. two thumbs up.
PJ Harvey wasn't overly impressed. Played too many new songs which is not what you want at a festival.
Hot Chip were excellent as was BSS.
New order great.
Caught the last two songs of the Pet Shop Boys (never heard about the change of time) and they sound great.
Great festival, superbly organised, thought security were sound. Nice food, good value for money and hardly a logo in sight!
It was a bit like a mini glastonbury, a lot of the stalls and stages were from there.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 9/5/2006 1:37 PM |
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I had VERY high expectations for Yeah Yeah Yeahs and they were met. I was right at the front and couldn't believe how amazing they were. The sound was brilliant and Karen O was almost subhuman she was so good. AWESOME!
Bloc Party was excellent also. The lights looked really cool through the rain and Modern Love was fantastic.
Hot Chip were good too.
Other highlights: Delorentos, Dublin Gospel Choir, New Order, Basement Jaxx. uh, actually can't remember who else I saw because my brain is still seeping out my ears.
Silent Disco was fantastic, as were the forrest/woods thing will all the little clearings and mini stagey type things.
Thought the setting was just fantastic, way nicer and bigger than last year, spread around really well. Security was very helpful as were the gardai. The food was lovely too.
Sin e.
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/5/2006 1:42 PM |
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Yeah was up the front too for YYY, what a show! Karen O, proper rocking out.
The little stage in the woods was brill, forgot to mention that as was the Body and soul area, some really nice touches.
Wasn't impressed with bloc party, thought they were rather flat and a bit dull.
Anyone go to the comedy stage? Anytime I walked by it was rubbish, besides David O'Doherty. One guy was talking about how Germans leave their towels on sunbeds, hi lar ious.
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May-KayNew Member Posts:38
| 9/5/2006 1:43 PM |
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Great weekend! The set up of the whole place was so good, cudda stayed for a week.
Anyone catch The Things?? They were insane.
Also loved Jape & The Redneck Manifesto. Jape and 'Kitsers' little bond is gas.
Thought the YYYs were amazing, Karen O is an incredible performer.
Gang of Four were also insane and although im not their biggest fan, i thought Bloc Party put on a great show.
Was it just me or did Damien Rice play about 6 sets??
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palaceBasic Member Posts:392
| 9/5/2006 1:56 PM |
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sounds really good... having read about most bands from your other posts, anyone go and see the following:
brakes
king creosote
minotaur shock
saul williams
deus
hot chip
russian futurists
be interested on any comments on the above
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GarVeteran Member Posts:1676
| 9/5/2006 1:56 PM |
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Did anybody go see DJ Shadow? If so, any use?
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/5/2006 1:59 PM |
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Yeah went to Shadow, wasn't great at all. Heard the bad reviews about him this summer but some friends insisted on going. Left after 20mins, around the time he brought one of his guests on.
But we did hear the rest of his set from the bed in the Bollywood bar. He sounded ok and not as bad as the reviews he got. Played some tracks off entroducing.
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 2:01 PM |
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sounds really good... having read about most bands from your other posts, anyone go and see the following:
brakes
king creosote
minotaur shock
saul williams
deus
hot chip
russian futurists
be interested on any comments on the above
Russian Futurists were another one of the bands who went missing from the lineup, they weren't at it as far as I know. Thought King Creosote were very good, only saw the last song of Minotaur Shock but they sounded interesting |
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Man in a canBasic Member Posts:106
| 9/5/2006 2:01 PM |
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Russian Futurists didnt play at all unfortunatly. i went along for give a man a kick who were excellent but there was no sign of the Russian Futurists after them. They may have played elsewhere but no one i asked seemed to know.
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/5/2006 2:04 PM |
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Hot Chip were excellent, had the whole tent doing the hands in the air dance. They got a crazy reaction to some of their stuff. Definitely a highlight of the weekend
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oh messy lifeNew Member Posts:27
| 9/5/2006 2:22 PM |
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I thought Gang of Four was the absolute highlight. Surpassed all expectations.
Saul Williams was amazing too.
Yo La Tengo great, but real pity they didn't play more old stuff (just played 3 songs that WEREN'T off the new album i think? Little Eyes, Tom Courteney, Sugarcube)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs pretty good too, what was the story with the drummer's hand?
Broken Social Scene are MUCH better when they're restricted to a 1 hour set! Quite enjoyed them.
Great show from some locals too... Giveamanakick, Messiah J & The Expert, Jape, Warlords of Pez - all superb.
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ctrlaltdeleteBasic Member Posts:268
| 9/5/2006 2:26 PM |
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Brakes were deadly. No one was at it. They clashed with loads of big name stuff; strange to put them so late because generally speaking, they're not well known. if you like the record, you would have loved the show.
hot chip played a pretty flithy set. Very good fun. Even manage to drag a few of the Bodytonic pill martyrs away from their home for an hour.
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ilovehooveringNew Member Posts:65
| 9/5/2006 4:49 PM |
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Brakes were deadly. No one was at it. They clashed with loads of big name stuff; strange to put them so late because generally speaking, they're not well known. if you like the record, you would have loved the show.
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 5:13 PM |
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I didn't venture into the Bodytonic tent but even just in passing it was enough to give me a headache and temporary hearing loss. Joking aside how did people spend the weekend in there without ear plugs or something that volume would do serious damage.
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 9/5/2006 5:29 PM |
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No Nathan Fake.
Gutted.
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Protein biscuitBasic Member Posts:364
| 9/5/2006 5:33 PM |
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Anyone see Spank Rock? Love the tune "Sweet Talk" and have been toying with the idea of picking the album up based on that alone. So, how were they live? Bassy, funky and profane?
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 9/5/2006 5:43 PM |
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Did any of you go see Mogwai? What's wrong with you????
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/5/2006 5:50 PM |
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I heard they weren't any good
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/5/2006 5:55 PM |
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Did any of you go see Mogwai? What's wrong with you????
yea I really wanted to see them - but like I said I wasnt really physically at the festie for a good chunk of Fri night /Sat morning! Dang! |
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 9/5/2006 6:27 PM |
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I heard they weren't any good
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 9/5/2006 7:45 PM |
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Originally posted by palace
sounds really good... having read about most bands from your other posts, anyone go and see the following:
saul williams
Yes, yes, yes, amazing.
I got up early on Sunday morning to go to the poetry slam in the Leviathan tent in the expectation that he'd be there. His plane was delatyed though. He played a great set later on though.
Antistar, I saw Mogwai, they were great.
I don't get how all you people are saying such nice things about the distinctly average performance the Yeah Yeah Yeahs gave.
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silentsighNew Member Posts:67
| 9/5/2006 7:52 PM |
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Yeh, saw Mogwai.Excellent as usual.Played a good bit of the new album.Nice and loud!. Saw a good bit of Deus before them.Got a great crowd and where pretty good.Massive attack where so much better than i thought they'd be on friday night.Really good light show aswell.
Saturday was a busy one.Started with Jim Noir.Really good vocals.The singles sounded great aswell.Broken social scene where stunning. As where the Super furries on the main stage.Thankfully the sun was out for it.Then watched the match.Went to New Order after.Very dissapointing.Just think they're past it.Super Furries acoustic bingo was a good laugh.Caught a bit of Groove armada and then the endof 2 many DJ's. Good day of music.
Quieter day on sunday.Started with the semifinalists.not bad at all.pretty funny aswell. Elbow where outstanding.Guy Garveys vocals are incredible.wasnt sure they'd pull it off on the main stage,but they did! The Rapture where fairly good.some of new songs sounded decent.The Earlies where amazing in foggy notions.Had to be the most people i've ever seen on a stage that size. Thought the basement jaxx where awful.cant believe they get away with headlining so many festivals.3rd time seein them.never again.
Quality festival again.not as good as last year but didnt expect it to be.Only complaint would be the lack of urinals.ridiculous!
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/6/2006 9:53 AM |
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I thought Mogwai were awful, walked out after ten minutes. Went on the basis of recommnedations here without hearing any of their stuff.
Not sure how you could call YYY's performance average. Call it woeful, awful etc but average?
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| 9/6/2006 10:01 AM |
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So who did you think was good if what everyone else liked was awfull ? and what was it that was crap about the yeah yeah yeahs ? was it the brilliant drummer ? good songs ? or the utterly fantastic Karen O ? Maybe it was Brilliant songs ?was it the brilliant songs ?
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/6/2006 10:13 AM |
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I thought the YYY were good - but her voice can be really dodgy at times... so much so that its quite obvious that the guitar is cranked up to compensate on loads of occassions.
They're a deadly band, they're all deadly musicians and she's a great front woman - but if you can't pull of the singing when you're the singer.... well that is a little bit s**t.
Still tho - I wouldnt say they were awful - just not the amazing band they are musically on record.
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Man in a canBasic Member Posts:106
| 9/6/2006 10:14 AM |
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It was my first time to see Mogwai live and they blew my mind, they were fantastic. The Rednex were great too. One of my highlights was the Dulsori Drum Project, what a start to a festival.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/6/2006 10:17 AM |
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oooooooops - ignore this!
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/6/2006 10:20 AM |
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It was the brilliant songs Pol, spot on.
Calm down, each to their own. Someone asked what was mogwai like, I thought they were awful and someone else heard they weren't any good.
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UnicronVeteran Member Posts:1696
| 9/6/2006 10:23 AM |
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Originally posted by Pol
So who did you think was good if what everyone else liked was awfull ? and what was it that was crap about the yeah yeah yeahs ? was it the brilliant drummer ? good songs ? or the utterly fantastic Karen O ? Maybe it was Brilliant songs ?was it the brilliant songs ?
The Yeah Yeah Yeah's have written one truly great songs, Maps, everything else is completely meh. It was the performance of that one song that dragged their show up to average, I was bored for the rest of it. Howling like a banshee and jumping around like a clown does not make you fantastic, if it did we'd all love that Brendan Kilkenny dude.
Nerraw, do you like post-rock at all? |
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/6/2006 10:32 AM |
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If I knew what post-rock was I might be able to answer that :)
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dereko1969New Member Posts:9
| 9/6/2006 10:53 AM |
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highlight was pet shop boys, absolutely amazing, poptastic show. gary numan was brilliant, only went in to keep my mate happy (long time fan even went to see him land his mitsubishi zero plane at baldonnel airshow years ago!) and was blown away - though halfway through the thought that he reminded me of ben stiller in zoolander caused havoc in my brain. belle and sebastian and mogwai very very good (i saw b&s years ago in manchester free trade hall and they were useless live then - way better now) broken social scene, hot chip, semifinalists, tapes'n'tapes all impressive, was worried at start of amadou and mariams set that no-one would be there but crowds streamed over for what was a really good set. massive attack were absolute muck, bored the bejaysus out of me.oh pj harvey was great when she played guitar but there were serious sound problems with her piano and drum machine yoke. great vibe to EP very few idiots, great food (yum pieminister) and security excellent too. roll on next year.
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ishrinkBasic Member Posts:195
| 9/6/2006 11:02 AM |
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The Yeah Yeah Yeah's have written one truly great songs, Maps, everything else is completely meh. It was the performance of that one song that dragged their show up to average, I was bored for the rest of it. Howling like a banshee and jumping around like a clown does not make you fantastic, if it did we'd all love that Brendan Kilkenny dude.
Y Control was pretty tasty too.
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palaceBasic Member Posts:392
| 9/6/2006 11:11 AM |
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ah... go on, nerraw... you've missed out on a whole genre (and not just a fly-by-night makey-uppy one either, a genuine honest-to-goodness indie stronghold of the last 15 years...
start with slint's 1991 masterpiece, 'spiderland' and move forward from there...
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| 9/6/2006 11:24 AM |
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Ya i was being a little prick about sorry Nerraw .Each to there own in deed .
Still thought they were great ,Karen O would make a great clown and i love her banshee howling !
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May-KayNew Member Posts:38
| 9/6/2006 12:53 PM |
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I was up the front for the YYYs and i cudnt criticise a thing, Karen O is an amazing front woman. And how could u possibly expect her to stay pitch perfect while pulling off the most energetic performance of the weekend??
'Pin' anyone no??
Agree with Pol,luv the clown look and her banshee howling is her trademark.
Mogwai were great.
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benniAdvanced Member Posts:947
| 9/6/2006 1:15 PM |
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Nah im not talkin about pitch perfect singing - if your a performer like that you obviously will have a few wobbles n s**t when your runnin around - but when there is quite an obviously massive strain on her voice to reach certain parts of the songs thats a bit bogey - ive seen their live performances on TV too and its always the same - a significant drop in vocal strength so much so that in large parts of the songs you can barely hear if she started singing.
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May-KayNew Member Posts:38
| 9/6/2006 1:19 PM |
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Ok, ill have to agree with u about that, but in my opinion her performance makes up for it.
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| 9/8/2006 2:18 AM |
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I know I'm late here but,...
DJ Shadow, PJ Harvey and Redneck Manifesto - amazing.
Broken Social Scene, Belle + Sebastian - enjoyed.
David Kitt + Bloc Party - utter s**te.
Yo La Tengo - 'little eyes' so lovely but overall disappointing.
The Frames - Same old crap, irritating fans and Glen s**teing on about nothing, sick of this band.
Had to leave early on Sunday - Missed YYY's, Rufus Wainwright, Hotchip + Cut Chemist.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 9/8/2006 3:19 PM |
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"The Frames - Same old crap, irritating fans and Glen s**teing on about nothing, sick of this band."
question - why did you go an see them then?
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crucifixioNew Member Posts:89
| 9/8/2006 3:48 PM |
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Anybody see the Frames and Damo Rice at the Big Tree last thing on Sunday! They truly confirmed how big a bag of pricks they are. And I quote Glen Hansard here:
"Don't let this feeling go, just keep singing and walk away" (w**ker)
Highlights for me were Bloc Party, YYY's, Rufus, BSS, Tapes n Tapes, Basement Jaxx, Massive attack, Neil Delamare, Joe Rooney.
In my drunken state I forgot to see the Rapture and repeatedly kicked myself on Monday when I finally realised I missed them. The weekend was so good I have a chest infection as a result.
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UnaVeteran Member Posts:1721
| 9/8/2006 4:01 PM |
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"Don't let this feeling go, just keep singing and walk away" - I wonder would people be so pishposhing of this if Wayne Coyne / PJ Harvey / Win Butler / Michael Franti / Karen O / Dublin Gospel Choir had said the same thing?
just playing devil's advocate here...
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nerrawBasic Member Posts:475
| 9/8/2006 4:05 PM |
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Absolutely
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cometBasic Member Posts:485
| 9/8/2006 4:14 PM |
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To be honest I can't hear them saying it really, it was a Glen special but I'm not really up for Frames bashing etc. either, as you say if you don't like them stay away. It was funny on saturday, the The Big Tree stage area was Damien Rices home turf for the weekend but there was a guy wandering around in there on Saturday with a T-shirt with the slogan "Damien Rice is a c**t" ...... I guess some people just love to hate .....
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| 9/8/2006 4:17 PM |
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your rite una !!Stop dogging hansard ..saw the lads play in the hotpress tent before there electric arena gig and he actually came across honest and not like the spa face ,opinionated up his own arse ego maniac iv been led to believe he is ..and even though im not a frames fan the arena gig had a great athmosphere especialy with human pyramids and drunkenness ..
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| 9/8/2006 4:25 PM |
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Didnt see rice play any of his 40 gigs over the weekend but im guessing the same 10 songs sounded the same at least the frames have a few albums. they sound a bit samey but at least there trying !!! In the interview glen was preety open about the songs and wasent precious in offering advice or dooging his own songs even admited that putting two old frames songs on his solo attempt was a bit silly and that he got a bit excited in the studio . It was nice to see the anti hansard persona . Rant over .
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tommythecatzNew Member Posts:43
| 9/8/2006 4:26 PM |
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In fairness Micheal Franti would definitly be prone to spouting this kind of remark but at least he's all hippy dippy. Glen Hansard is irish; you can't get away with that kind of remark if your irish, unless of course you're bono...
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Originally posted by Una
"Don't let this feeling go, just keep singing and walk away" - I wonder would people be so pishposhing of this if Wayne Coyne / PJ Harvey / Win Butler / Michael Franti / Karen O / Dublin Gospel Choir had said the same thing?
just playing devil's advocate here...
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| 9/8/2006 7:23 PM |
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Mogwai!!! WOW.So good.
Highlights - redneck manifesto, Jape, YYYs, dancing at Basement Jaxx, hot chip, p j harvey, aberfeldy, our picnic table and stove, air mattresses, earplugs!
But Mogwai - you can't fault that
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 9/8/2006 7:47 PM |
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Originally posted by Una
"Don't let this feeling go, just keep singing and walk away" - I wonder would people be so pishposhing of this if Wayne Coyne / PJ Harvey / Win Butler / Michael Franti / Karen O / Dublin Gospel Choir had said the same thing?
just playing devil's advocate here...
Yes, of course. Even Franti wouldn't stoop to such a cringeworthy remark and this from a uber-hippy who has been walking around barefoot for the last 6 years!
Hansard says these things 'cos he is a buffoon of the highest order. |
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 9/8/2006 7:51 PM |
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Originally posted by illyad
Mogwai!!! WOW.So good.
Highlights - redneck manifesto, Jape, YYYs, dancing at Basement Jaxx, hot chip, p j harvey, aberfeldy, our picnic table and stove, air mattresses, earplugs!
But Mogwai - you can't fault that
Welcome to the world of Mogwai, my friend, probably the best band on the planet right now. They're so good it's actually scary. |
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milkmanBasic Member Posts:119
| 9/9/2006 4:35 PM |
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Originally posted by Antistar
Welcome to the world of Mogwai, my friend, probably the best band on the planet right now. They're so good it's actually scary.
nah, can't agree with that.
i've seen them three times now, and after twenty minutes of their gig in EP i just went "feck this".
interesting music, but it just doesn't interest me.
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AntistarAdvanced Member Posts:544
| 9/10/2006 3:49 PM |
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Originally posted by milkman
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Originally posted by Antistar
Welcome to the world of Mogwai, my friend, probably the best band on the planet right now. They're so good it's actually scary.
nah, can't agree with that.
i've seen them three times now, and after twenty minutes of their gig in EP i just went "feck this".
interesting music, but it just doesn't interest me.
Dear God.
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milkmanBasic Member Posts:119
| 9/10/2006 9:34 PM |
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yeah, its hard to believe anyone could ever disagree with you isn't it?
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