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Can You Say Octopus?Can You Say Octopus? Posts: 105
edited August 2008 in Other Music
Quick Review

1. BRMC...Loved the stuff from "Howl"
2. Andrew Bird...it takes balls to play rock with a violin.
3. She and Him...Loved them. Zooey's voice was the best of the day and M. Ward is fantastic on guitar.
4. Lil Wayne...waited forty minutes and then he comes out. He sucked and I dont see why he is famous
5. Iggy Pop and the Stooges...A fucking legend and he did not disappoint. I got to meet Mike Watt.
6. Stone Temple Pilots...Seriously...Scott Weiland was spot on today. He was articulate, gracious and nailed every song. They got the best response of the day as everyone sang like it was 1995. The setlist was heavy on "Core" and "Purple".
7. NIN...Amazing light show and setlist. Anyone who skips them on this tour is foolish. Trent and the rest of the band showed why they headlined.

Pissed that i missed the Black Keys...did anyone see them?
"Music is the glue that holds everything together. Without it, everything would fall apart." --Eddie (From the movie EMPIRE RECORDS)
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,152
    I saw The Black Keys this past Thursday in NY. I was expecting more- they sounded good but the set was too short and I've seen much better guitar solos before. Seeing them once was enough for me. I'll stick to listening to their albums.
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  • Jack_C_GregoryJack_C_Gregory Posts: 540
    Can You Say Octopus? wrote:
    5. Iggy Pop and the Stooges...A fucking legend and he did not disappoint. I got to meet Mike Watt.


    How was Mike Watt? Did they mention anything in their set about their equipment being stolen?
  • Can You Say Octopus?Can You Say Octopus? Posts: 105
    He has such a huge presence in every song. He is also a really cool guy. I was watching Bob Dylan play "Like a Rolling Stone" and I look over and see him. Once Bob finished I went over and told him that I have seen Iggy Pop a couple of times but never with the stooges. I told him how much I enjoyed their set. He thanked me for the kind words and headed back to his trailer.

    Such a cool guy.
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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Missed the show due to the fact I only wanted to see BRMC, Foos, Dylan,NIN, STP and Offspring and I couldnt justify the money ...heard it was fun
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    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    I would have loved to see many of those bands (from both days)

    I too could not justify the ticket price for two of us!

    Glad you had fun, I have never seen STP before (only VR -- we went last yr to see them)
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  • pearljam0000pearljam0000 Posts: 450
    I had an awesome fucking time this year. NIN was great, Foo Fighters were awesome, Dave Grohl is a nut on stage running around and shit it was great. I was also pleasantly surprised by The Offspring, they were really good IMO. Kanye puts on a hell of a show as well.
  • Can You Say Octopus?Can You Say Octopus? Posts: 105
    Too busy with NIN...

    I had a hell of a an awesome time...I will go back and I think the lineup was better than the APW festival and this one recieved no hype at all.

    For the bands that were there the price was very fair.
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  • pearljam0000pearljam0000 Posts: 450
    Can You Say Octopus? wrote:
    Too busy with NIN...

    I had a hell of a an awesome time...I will go back and I think the lineup was better than the APW festival and this one recieved no hype at all.

    For the bands that were there the price was very fair.

    Yea i watched the entire NIN set as well. Kanye played for like an extra 30 min. well I assume he started late since lil wayne came out 40 min. late,prick.
  • Can You Say Octopus?Can You Say Octopus? Posts: 105
    pearljam0000 wrote:
    Yea i watched the entire NIN set as well. Kanye played for like an extra 30 min. well I assume he started late since lil wayne came out 40 min. late,prick.

    He definitely was late and is a prick. I went over to VH1.com to read their coverage and Kanye and Lil Wayne got about 10 paragraphs, while the rest of the artists recieved only a single paragraph.

    With the immense pool of talent there, why wasn't more coverage given to it? I mean come on...look at these juicy stories.

    1. Scott Weiland singing like it was 1995
    2. STP enjoying each others presence.
    3. Zooey Daschnel dispels the myth that actors can't be great musicians.
    4. Iggy Pop humps his monitor.
    5. Is there a more talented bassist than Mike Watt???
    6. Nine Inch Nails light show blew my mind.

    Even day one had its fair share of great stories...

    7. Chuck Berry is fucking 82 and still rocking out.
    8. Wilco could be the best band in the world.

    Please do not think this is an anti-rap tirade...There are a number of rappers that I respect and listen to including Jay Z, Outcast and Common. I just don't think that Lil Wayne deserved the coverage since he came on so late and needed a guest appearance by Kanye West.

    Thats my story and Im sticking to it.

    Adam
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,040
    pearljam0000 wrote:
    Kanye puts on a hell of a show as well.
    hahaha
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  • YieldInHidingYieldInHiding Posts: 1,841
    I thought this thread was going to be about something else. :(
    No longer overwhelmed it seems so simple now.
  • SPEEDY BOX TURTLESPEEDY BOX TURTLE Posts: 100
    thats pretty funny!
  • pearljam0000pearljam0000 Posts: 450
    LukinFan wrote:
    hahaha

    It's true though.
  • brainofPjBbrainofPjB Posts: 57
    Anyone have any setlists from these two days....all I could dig up was Wilco's....which was pretty rocking.

    Also, somehow everyone managed to overlook the great set Cat Power played...maybe because it was the noon slot on Saturday, but either way she was on point...very jazzy and bluesy.

    I thought it was real cool to see a bunch of musicians just strolling around checking out the scene. The guys from BRMC walked right in front of me and my buddy to see Iggy play, I just didn't realize it until they were already gone by.

    My legs and back still hurt though from so much standing ha.....but it was worth it.
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  • Can You Say Octopus?Can You Say Octopus? Posts: 105
    01- Intro 01:01
    02- The Pretender 04:49
    03- Times Like These 04:33
    04- No Way Back 03:47
    05- Learn To Fly 04:30
    06- Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make-Up Is Runing) 04:18
    07- (Jam) 08:32
    08- Long Road To Ruin 04:04
    09- Breakout 06:03
    10- Stacked Actors 13:04
    11- Skin and Bones 05:04
    12- Marigold 03:30
    13- My Hero 05:29
    14- (Band Intro's) 06:19
    15- Cold Day In The Sun 04:11
    16- Everlong 04:59
    17- Monkey Wrench 08:48
    18- All My Life 06:12
    19- Best Of You 05:28


    01. (band takes the stage)
    02. Vasoline
    03. Wicked Garden
    04. Big Bang Baby
    05. Big Empty
    06. Crackerman
    07. Plush
    08. Interstate Love song
    09. Down
    10. Sex Type Thing
    -ENCORE-
    11. Dead & Bloated
    12. Trippin' on a Hole in a Paper Heart
    ***THis was an inspired set by scott and the rest of the band****


    There are a bunch of the sets on http://www.dimeadozen.org
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  • arielariel Posts: 191
    I really want to go to the Toronto fest...wish Cat Power and BRMC were playing there!
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