LOVED satellite party and anything Perry did all weekend
Ben Harper, never saw the guy. and his cameos with PJ give him no justice. Him and the Innocent Crimals were great!
Line of the whole festival: Perry Farrel with SP at the kids stage introing Pets and saying my other band was Porno for Pyros....nothing like saying porn in front of 100 little kids Perry!
if there are any other thoughts on Muse, in the course of the thread, I'd love to hear them
My girl is big on Muse and I kind of dig them ... we're thinking of going to Vegas in October for Vegoose (Muse is there, with Rage, Iggy, Daft Punk Public Enemy, Gogol Bordello, etc) ... but, if people find Muse to be not so great, would be good to know.
anyway .... continue ....
I thought Muse was great, we're actually going to see them Saturday in Boston. I was perusing the Muse board to see what they all thought of the show last weekend and I guess the band was having some major issues with their sound equipment and were essentially playing deaf and that the band thought it was one of their worst performances. I know nothing about stage gear so not sure how much I beleive it, but that's what was said.
I also think that with the type of music they play and the type of show they put on they kind of have to keep the songs fairly similar to the recorded versions. I love that PJ mixes it up and changes lyrics, guitar solos, drums, etc. but I don't think Muse's music is as conducive to that type of show.
i STUMBBLED to Ghostland Observatory after the vic. they rocked. they really got me going for the next three days.
Same here, but sadly no Vic for us. Loved their show as well.
I also thought the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and KOL were very good too. I still don't get MMJ, they're just not my cup of tea. Although I did think Jim James' version of Rainbow Connection over at the Kids stage was adorable : )
Daft Punk was good but I think I was expecting more due to all the Coachella hype. Surprisingly my husband loved the show even though he went to see them unwillingly over Ben Harper. Unfortunately we left a little after mid set to see Harper, but once we got over there decided to skip out and get something to eat before the crowds hit---we ended up hearing Masters of War from the sidewalk across the street as we were leaving.
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I will say I'm surprised by the negative comments about the Muse. They rocked it at the Forum earlier this year. I would go to Vegoose in a heartbeat if I had the funds.
Kinda surprised myself. That was my first time seeing Muse and I was blown away. I thought they fucking rocked. If they were having technical problems I had no idea. Obviously to each their own. I was very impressed and I am now a big fan of theirs.
I also really enjoyed the Black Keys, I have been a fan for a while and this was the first time seeing them live. Everything I expected and more!
The Roots were really good too. Never really listened to them but I think I am going to start now. Was also impressed by Silverchair. Great energy and the lead singer has great showmanship.
I have seen KOL and MMJ several times each and I enjoyed both sets. Especially KOL. This was my 6th time seeing them and it was their best so far. And Ed coming out and singing with them, well that just topped it off for me.
Well, just my 2 cents.
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The Hold Steady were a total blast. I was so impressed. He sounded just as neurotic on stage as I hoped he would be from his album voice.
G-Love put on an amazing show. And we just thought we'd kill some time over by G-love. What a frontman! Great band.
The Cribs were a disappointment. Flat, not a good arc to their set, need to gell a little more. And we were very excited about them.
LCD Soundsystem was a bummer too.
although I am a huge Ben Harper fan, I had to hang out with my hubby to see what the big hype about Daft Punk was. There were SO MANY PEOPLE THERE FOR THAT. I missed the whole rave scene as I am older than most of you. But I hung out of two songs and had to head to Ben Harper. I just wasn't feeling the Daft Punk thing but I totally respect their artisian ship.
Also, the lead singer of MMJ and Patti Smith at the Kidzapalooza stage were super fun. Rainbow Connection, People Have the Power - they were my two highlights of the weekend.
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Best all around performance: Spoon
Biggest surprise: Pete yorn/regina spektor
Biggest dissapointment: Interpol
Take em or leave em: MMJ and the hold steady
Biggest Adrenaline Rush: EV and KOL-WOW was that good
Coolest lolla moment: Jim James at the kid stage
Kinda surprised myself. That was my first time seeing Muse and I was blown away. I thought they fucking rocked. If they were having technical problems I had no idea. Obviously to each their own. I was very impressed and I am now a big fan of theirs.
Muse blew me away also. They were definitely having technical difficulties and still put on a great show, but that was also the reason for the delay between songs. When we saw them, there was no delay.
They have never been ones to chat it up with the crowd and I think someone stated that they take themselves too seriously, that's so not true. As the band has said, how can you have a song like "Knights of Cydonia" and not have a sense of humor? lol Matt Bellamy said that song title was an obvious joke. When we saw them, they were having a good time on stage. I found their set quite euphoric and I rocked out hard.
I am glad you enjoyed Silverchair. Daniel is definitely in a happier place now and you can tell when he is on stage performing.
I only attended Sunday and 2 bands that I saw that I would/will look into were The Cribs and Mr. North. I knew nothing of either band but they both had me tapping my feet.
Now Iggy was unbelievable, which I expected. TV on the Radio were very good and I'll definitely learn more about them.
Oh yeah PJ wasn't bad either
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Biggest surprise for me was The Roots. I've heard good things, but I'm not really into rap so I was surprised how much I enjoyed their show.
Biggest let down for me probably was Spoon. Their show wasn't bad, but I skipped most of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to get close, and I was a little disappointed. Not much interaction with the crowd and they left out some key songs I wanted to hear.
The high point for me was Eddie playing with Ben Harper. I was four rows from Eddie playing the greatest anti-war song of all time with Ben. It really can't get much better than that!
Other great shows:
The Black Keys
Rodrigo y Gabriella
The Stooges
My Morning Jacket
I will say I'm surprised by the negative comments about the Muse. They rocked it at the Forum earlier this year. I would go to Vegoose in a heartbeat if I had the funds.
i was about to say the same thing. i saw them last week and holy jesus did they rock. they were just about note perfect for the most part (as if that's a bad thing???) but the show was great. they're now on my short list of must see bands when they come back around.
also, glad to see that someone was psyched about rodrigo y gabriela. haven't seen them live, but their s/t album is amazing.
Who did you see at Lolla that you didn't know much about, didn't listen to very much, but really impressed you?
Patti Smith for me. I knew very little about her and went to check her out. Blew me away. Best performance next to PJ for me without a doubt.
ben harper. alot of, if not everyone on this board loves ben because he's 'associated' with pearl jam. im not one to follow a crowd so i never got into his music i guess. my friend i was with wanted to see his show that night becuz im always down for whatever i said yes! we hadd a good spot in the center kinda close. i must say that i was HIGHLY impressed with his show. The very first song he sang, it started out great. Then he did this little move after singing a lyric and he walked to the back. That right there got me. I was SO exxxcited to see and hear the rest of the show. Right then i became a ben harper fan and will DEFINITELY see him again!!!
also i hadd never seen G-love and the special sauce! GREAT GREAT show!!! G-love does a song that is ALLLLLLLL me!!! 'i like cold beverages, i like cold beverages, stick it in the fridge stick it in the fridge...' YESSS!!!!
and.....these guys "!!!" hahahaha a few other bands but i cant seem to recall them at the moment......
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Biggest surprise for me was The Roots. I've heard good things, but I'm not really into rap so I was surprised how much I enjoyed their show.
Biggest let down for me probably was Spoon. Their show wasn't bad, but I skipped most of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to get close, and I was a little disappointed. Not much interaction with the crowd and they left out some key songs I wanted to hear.
The high point for me was Eddie playing with Ben Harper. I was four rows from Eddie playing the greatest anti-war song of all time with Ben. It really can't get much better than that!
Other great shows:
The Black Keys
Rodrigo y Gabriella
The Stooges
My Morning Jacket
Did I forget to mention PJ?
thats who i was trying to remember! Rodrigo and gabriella!!! good show right there! and for the record, MUSE freakin tore stuff up!!! awesome show!!!
WAIT!!! did i mention snow patrol?! i love their music but hadd never been to a show. Me and my friend got up really close to the stage and thought we were gonna get to just chill at a calm show. :eek: TOTALLY OPPOSITE!!! people were SO into snow patrol that they were CROWD SURFING!!! it was INSANE!!! that right there has got to be thee best memory from lollapalooza. When they played 'as i lay here' one of the fans near us moved the crowd and layed out on the floor with his arms behind his head and was so into the song. People were jumping on him and he still layed there with a smile! needless to say snow patrol was a VERY good exxxperience.
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The Roots were awesome
Daft Punk was cool as shit
MMJ kicked ass
Patti smith was nice
Tie for best stuff for what I didn't know:
LOVED satellite party and anything Perry did all weekend
Ben Harper, never saw the guy. and his cameos with PJ give him no justice. Him and the Innocent Crimals were great!
Line of the whole festival: Perry Farrel with SP at the kids stage introing Pets and saying my other band was Porno for Pyros....nothing like saying porn in front of 100 little kids Perry!
I thought Muse was great, we're actually going to see them Saturday in Boston. I was perusing the Muse board to see what they all thought of the show last weekend and I guess the band was having some major issues with their sound equipment and were essentially playing deaf and that the band thought it was one of their worst performances. I know nothing about stage gear so not sure how much I beleive it, but that's what was said.
I also think that with the type of music they play and the type of show they put on they kind of have to keep the songs fairly similar to the recorded versions. I love that PJ mixes it up and changes lyrics, guitar solos, drums, etc. but I don't think Muse's music is as conducive to that type of show.
Same here, but sadly no Vic for us. Loved their show as well.
I also thought the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs and KOL were very good too. I still don't get MMJ, they're just not my cup of tea. Although I did think Jim James' version of Rainbow Connection over at the Kids stage was adorable : )
Daft Punk was good but I think I was expecting more due to all the Coachella hype. Surprisingly my husband loved the show even though he went to see them unwillingly over Ben Harper. Unfortunately we left a little after mid set to see Harper, but once we got over there decided to skip out and get something to eat before the crowds hit---we ended up hearing Masters of War from the sidewalk across the street as we were leaving.
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Kinda surprised myself. That was my first time seeing Muse and I was blown away. I thought they fucking rocked. If they were having technical problems I had no idea. Obviously to each their own. I was very impressed and I am now a big fan of theirs.
I also really enjoyed the Black Keys, I have been a fan for a while and this was the first time seeing them live. Everything I expected and more!
The Roots were really good too. Never really listened to them but I think I am going to start now. Was also impressed by Silverchair. Great energy and the lead singer has great showmanship.
I have seen KOL and MMJ several times each and I enjoyed both sets. Especially KOL. This was my 6th time seeing them and it was their best so far. And Ed coming out and singing with them, well that just topped it off for me.
Well, just my 2 cents.
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G-Love put on an amazing show. And we just thought we'd kill some time over by G-love. What a frontman! Great band.
The Cribs were a disappointment. Flat, not a good arc to their set, need to gell a little more. And we were very excited about them.
LCD Soundsystem was a bummer too.
although I am a huge Ben Harper fan, I had to hang out with my hubby to see what the big hype about Daft Punk was. There were SO MANY PEOPLE THERE FOR THAT. I missed the whole rave scene as I am older than most of you. But I hung out of two songs and had to head to Ben Harper. I just wasn't feeling the Daft Punk thing but I totally respect their artisian ship.
Also, the lead singer of MMJ and Patti Smith at the Kidzapalooza stage were super fun. Rainbow Connection, People Have the Power - they were my two highlights of the weekend.
Biggest surprise: Pete yorn/regina spektor
Biggest dissapointment: Interpol
Take em or leave em: MMJ and the hold steady
Biggest Adrenaline Rush: EV and KOL-WOW was that good
Coolest lolla moment: Jim James at the kid stage
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Muse blew me away also. They were definitely having technical difficulties and still put on a great show, but that was also the reason for the delay between songs. When we saw them, there was no delay.
They have never been ones to chat it up with the crowd and I think someone stated that they take themselves too seriously, that's so not true. As the band has said, how can you have a song like "Knights of Cydonia" and not have a sense of humor? lol Matt Bellamy said that song title was an obvious joke. When we saw them, they were having a good time on stage. I found their set quite euphoric and I rocked out hard.
I am glad you enjoyed Silverchair. Daniel is definitely in a happier place now and you can tell when he is on stage performing.
I wish I was going to Vegoose!
Now Iggy was unbelievable, which I expected. TV on the Radio were very good and I'll definitely learn more about them.
Oh yeah PJ wasn't bad either
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Biggest let down for me probably was Spoon. Their show wasn't bad, but I skipped most of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to get close, and I was a little disappointed. Not much interaction with the crowd and they left out some key songs I wanted to hear.
The high point for me was Eddie playing with Ben Harper. I was four rows from Eddie playing the greatest anti-war song of all time with Ben. It really can't get much better than that!
Other great shows:
The Black Keys
Rodrigo y Gabriella
The Stooges
My Morning Jacket
Did I forget to mention PJ?
i was about to say the same thing. i saw them last week and holy jesus did they rock. they were just about note perfect for the most part (as if that's a bad thing???) but the show was great. they're now on my short list of must see bands when they come back around.
also, glad to see that someone was psyched about rodrigo y gabriela. haven't seen them live, but their s/t album is amazing.
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ben harper. alot of, if not everyone on this board loves ben because he's 'associated' with pearl jam. im not one to follow a crowd so i never got into his music i guess. my friend i was with wanted to see his show that night becuz im always down for whatever i said yes! we hadd a good spot in the center kinda close. i must say that i was HIGHLY impressed with his show. The very first song he sang, it started out great. Then he did this little move after singing a lyric and he walked to the back. That right there got me. I was SO exxxcited to see and hear the rest of the show. Right then i became a ben harper fan and will DEFINITELY see him again!!!
also i hadd never seen G-love and the special sauce! GREAT GREAT show!!! G-love does a song that is ALLLLLLLL me!!! 'i like cold beverages, i like cold beverages, stick it in the fridge stick it in the fridge...' YESSS!!!!
and.....these guys "!!!" hahahaha a few other bands but i cant seem to recall them at the moment......
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thats who i was trying to remember! Rodrigo and gabriella!!! good show right there! and for the record, MUSE freakin tore stuff up!!! awesome show!!!
WAIT!!! did i mention snow patrol?! i love their music but hadd never been to a show. Me and my friend got up really close to the stage and thought we were gonna get to just chill at a calm show. :eek: TOTALLY OPPOSITE!!! people were SO into snow patrol that they were CROWD SURFING!!! it was INSANE!!! that right there has got to be thee best memory from lollapalooza. When they played 'as i lay here' one of the fans near us moved the crowd and layed out on the floor with his arms behind his head and was so into the song. People were jumping on him and he still layed there with a smile! needless to say snow patrol was a VERY good exxxperience.
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!