*** ACL Festival Fanviews Here 10/5/14 ***

brianwilson

Most of the crowd didn't know who the Mats are? That's very lame but doesn't surprise me - a lot of punk fans in the early 90's could reference the Clash, etc., but they had no idear about the Minutemen and the Mats. So, even schooled, decent listeners are not very objective.

nycrats

remember coachella when they had stone roses a year or two ago? maybe 5k showed up.. the festivals dont really go for the alternative nostalgia.. they want loud bass and blinking lights and beeps

Lsk6453

Curious to know how many people were camping out for PJ. I am going next weekend and looking forward to the Replacements and Gaslight Anthem. I figure one I am at the Samsung stage for the Replacements, I won't leave. I plan on seeing many bands before them as well.

Suziemay

I was jumping up and down for The Replacements up front! And honestly, I think the crowd was roaring much more for them than for Gaslight Anthem (which surprised me, to be honest). However, I think it's just the nature of festivals and bands have to put up with knowing that not everyone there is there for them. If I'm going to be on the rail, I feel a responsibility to bring it for any band playing but it was a really hot day and I know a lot of people were struggling, me included (I pleaded for water from security even though they weren't really supposed to be handing them out - towards the end of the night they were giving them out more freely, probably because they knew they had enough for themselves).

Speaking of The Replacements, Paul planted one on Tommy. And Tommy said, "That felt greaat". I thought their set was nuts.

blakeywawa

I have only been to a handful of shows, but last night just blew my mind!

I was thinking that they would come out with some fast stuff and then tone it down for a while but that was not the case. They brought their A-game from start to finish. Long Road was such a fantastic surprise! Favorites were: Long Road, Red Mosquito, Faithful, Imagine, Save You, and of course, Come Back

If there were ever any doubts on whether or not they are still capable of just melting faces, last night proved otherwise! Everything sounded great and the band were on point all night long!

Good job boys! See you next weekend!

RoleModelsinBlood31

Suziemay said:

....it was a really hot day

It was only like 87! Welcome to TX!!!

RoleModelsinBlood31

By the way I'm definitely wearing earplugs next week. I can usually deal no problem being that close to the stage, but my ears are totally F'd up today. Probably the loudest show I've been to in a long long time.

foodshop65

cp3iverson said:

The only thing that bummed me out was that the people camping out in the front for PJ could barely give a clap for the Replacements. Very few did. The rest was silence. People shouldve been going nuts for them. Top 10 rock band ever.

yes they should have

slightofjeff

Instead of the (however justified) whining about the apparent lacks of respect for the Replacements ... anyone wanna talk about the Pearl Jam portion of the show?

slightofjeff

blakeywawa said:

I was thinking that they would come out with some fast stuff and then tone it down for a while but that was not the case. They brought their A-game from start to finish. Long Road was such a fantastic surprise! Favorites were: Long Road, Red Mosquito, Faithful, Imagine, Save You, and of course, Come Back

Those first six or seven songs, I'm thinking: "They're either going to kill the singer, or they're going to kill me trying to keep up and sign along." I was sweat-soaked by Mind Your Manners.

Steadyd84

Was absolutely incredible; my 3rd PJ show, and it was everything I could have hoped for and more. I got "RVM", "State of Love & Trust", "Red Mosquito", "Long Road", and "Come Back" (still can't believe they played it, one of my favorites) for the first time. Always incredible to hear "Faithful", "Save You", and "Love Boat Captain"

"Imagine" into the dedication and performance or "Come Back" had me quite teary eyed, and amazed.

Can't wait for next Sunday!

Suziemay

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Suziemay said:

....it was a really hot day

It was only like 87! Welcome to TX!!!

LOL But I don't think you guys would bake in the sun for 7+ hours normally!

Suziemay

slightofjeff said:

Instead of the (however justified) whining about the apparent lacks of respect for the Replacements ... anyone wanna talk about the Pearl Jam portion of the show?

I already did! Up there somewhere!

Here's the awesome LBC!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJaEZu2ANes

RandallPink

I didn't make this weekend, but Space City Shows YouTube page has some great videos of the set. Can't wait for this Sunday, introducing my soon to be brother in-law to the PJ live experience.

Suziemay

Oh, and MOSQUITOS!!!! Austin has lots of mosquitos. Apparently I'm the only one who did not know that. Little red dots all over my legs. Disgusting! Other than that, love Austin

josevolution

Really really like the way they began LBC total different feel to the song thanks for posting

Suziemay

josevolution said:

Really really like the way they began LBC total different feel to the song thanks for posting

Yes, I was totally blown away! They did this in Cincy too (I wasn't there), not sure why there wasn't more chatter about it. Although, it was probably good not to have expected it because I was confused for awhile, and then when the opening chords for LBC came on, I was like YEAHHHH!!!!!

slightofjeff

Suziemay said:

josevolution said:

Really really like the way they began LBC total different feel to the song thanks for posting

Yes, I was totally blown away! They did this in Cincy too (I wasn't there), not sure why there wasn't more chatter about it. Although, it was probably good not to have expected it because I was confused for awhile, and then when the opening chords for LBC came on, I was like YEAHHHH!!!!!

I had actually YouTubed the Cincy version, so I knew it when I heard it. Wish I hadn't. Would have been an awesomer surprise the other way.

Still, really dig the extended version.

RoleModelsinBlood31

Suziemay said:

Oh, and MOSQUITOS!!!! Austin has lots of mosquitos. Apparently I'm the only one who did not know that. Little red dots all over my legs. Disgusting! Other than that, love Austin

Ha, yeah- we get rain a few times a year and we just got dumped on a few weeks ago, so they breed breed breed when it's wet I guess?! But they've been terrible!!! Had to take my damn cat to the vet because he got so many bites I thought he had a virus!! Cat Ebola!

nycrats

"good man, but eddie just kept talking and talkin"
"spent 30 minutes out of 2 hours rambling about nonsense"
"imagine, that was really cool"

response to a text i sent to a kid at work that went to acl, mid 20's (kind of a meathead) and asked him his thoughts on the pj set. kind of funny, and for the record he is by no means a barometer for good taste in music in my opinion, i was curious of an outsiders perspective. and by outisder, i mean way outsider. kids these days just want to hear beeps and blips and waomp-womps and see fancy blinking lights...