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Post by Funkiknight on Jun 15, 2009 15:16:46 GMT -5
I really liked animal collective's set, a lot... most disappointing band for me was probably Coheed and Cambria. it was nothing special and i was really tired and crowded in because I wanted a good spot up close. Then the show was just alright. I enjoyed Welcome Home a lot but the rest was meh. That added on to a close choice against band of horses only because i had seen band of horses before and not coheed.
however, nothing else dissapointed. Every show i hoped was really good ended up being more awesome than I had expected.
MGMT. Really thought they would've progressed as live performers after a solid but so-so Thursday night set in 2008. Poor stage presence, and one of the worst closing song choices I've ever heard in a show (a slow tempo, brand new song to end the night??). For a minute I thought they'd already turned the house music back on, and then I realized it was still MGMT...
Springsteen. That guy has talent and history but his show was totally lackluster. I felt like i could have just looked at a poster of Bruce with his greatest hits playing on the What stage speakers. I enjoyed his band (especially Max's son sitting in!) but Bruce could just not keep me in the game.
Band Of Horses - They just looked tired and bored and had no spark or electricity. It's like they were playing for a back porch wedding party that thought no one was really paying attention. Very disappointed after I heard how good they were live and I love their albums.
Passion Pit - I think they kept his vocals a "little secret". I could barely hear them and I know most of the words and still had a hard time picking up what he was supposed to be saying outside of some of the lines he randomly belted out. The sound was a little off at times too in general and you could tell the audience was anticipating energy spots that just weren't delivered. I was really bummed since Manners is one of my favorite albums this year.
TV On The Radio - Solid performers and presence, but sound was way too muddy and I could not hear the vocals at all. I'm a big vocal person, so if I can't hear those, I get irritated really easily. Definitely more of an album band it seems.
Beastie Boys - Just didn't do anything at all for me. The screen kept messing up. A lot of the people around us and trying to get through were especially obnoxious. It was overcrowded. Maybe not entirely their fault, but I felt even musically that I wasn't getting into their performance.
Animal Collective - Seriously should have been a night show. I enjoyed parts of it, but it still felt completely out of context and I had a hard time getting into it then. Same went for of Montreal to a lesser extent, but I still had a great time through their set.
MGMT. Really thought they would've progressed as live performers after a solid but so-so Thursday night set in 2008. Poor stage presence, and one of the worst closing song choices I've ever heard in a show (a slow tempo, brand new song to end the night??). For a minute I thought they'd already turned the house music back on, and then I realized it was still MGMT...
WOW really I thought they were great! possibly the best all weekend!!
Post by sandmantend13 on Jun 15, 2009 15:57:44 GMT -5
I liked MGMT's set, but I really agree with the whole closing song sucked thing. I think Kids or Electric Feel would of been a better choice
I agree with the whole Animal Collective thing, I mean yeah they are not a daytime band, I was waiting around forever to see them. I thought they were ok not the best, but it did seem like they didn't want to be there
for me it was the Beastie Boys, I expected a lot more out of them. I guess 40 some old guys rapping didn't cut it for me.
I had friends who never heard of MGMT before and loved them last year and I thought they were pretty meh having known and been into their music for about a year already. They went to see them again this year and thought they were awful. I skipped it since they already disappointed me twice at both Roo and Lolla last year, so I'm glad I saw NIN > moe. (and Grace Potter) instead. Of course, people who didn't really know about Passion Pit told me they thought they were really good and I think they might suffer from MGMT syndrome. I'll have to read more thoughts and see.
MGMT. Really thought they would've progressed as live performers after a solid but so-so Thursday night set in 2008. Poor stage presence, and one of the worst closing song choices I've ever heard in a show (a slow tempo, brand new song to end the night??). For a minute I thought they'd already turned the house music back on, and then I realized it was still MGMT...
WOW really I thought they were great! possibly the best all weekend!!
I agree with you! I thought they were great. People were really into it and dancing at least where I was. BUT, I will agree with the other poster I didn't like the closing song. And I hated the set up, was Andrew on the right side? (looking directly at the stage) I really could not tell because I had tall guys in front of me. But over all enjoyable show. Progressed a little bit since I saw them at Lollapalooza
Post by unfamousjames on Jun 15, 2009 16:14:57 GMT -5
of Montreal needs to revamp their live show. Maybe start a new phase or era of their band. It's been the same thing for years. Having seen them before, I was yawning during their entire set.
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As someone who knows maybe 5 Springsteen songs and dreaded the set, I thought it was the best of the weekend and I wasn't bored for the entire 3 hours. I think it helped that we were so close and there were a lot of people dancing and singing along around us, but for them (and Bruce) to keep that kind of energy up for three hours without stopping was incredible and beyond impressive by any measure.
Post by cory's beard on Jun 15, 2009 16:50:37 GMT -5
I saw the Animal Collective set on the Blue Room. There was a severe lack of Sung Tungs. Granted they usually play a tad bit longer than what was alloted to them... did they Really have to play Lion in a Coma? They could have replaced that with Leaf House. They could have cut back on their segments of walls of noise and extended song closings and threw in We Tigers. Fireworks melted my face, though. Comfy in Nautica was pretty nice too, but we knew it was coming.
I just thought they would do something different for a daytime Bonnaroo set than what they've been doing--pretty much huge chunks of MPP with Slippi and Comfy in Nautica. Throwing in one of their acoustic songs or two would have been perfect for the daytime.
Springsteen: was zzzzzzz. When you play festivals there 's a good chance that most of the crowd may not be your hardcore fans; so you need to play your hits. The only song I recognized was Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
Animal Collective: between their boring set & the heat I almost cried.
Post by Dave Maynar on Jun 15, 2009 17:10:53 GMT -5
Animal Collective was boring. I didn't think they fit into a daytime show at all.
The Dirty Projectors really seemed to lack in stage presence.
MGMT was great, i thought. I do agree that their closing song was really odd. You don't play one of your biggest songs then jam a little then play a new, slow song.
I am a big TVOTR fan and I agree about their sound on the Which. I don't know if it was them or the set-up. I have felt like that for a couple of bands through out the years that have played The Which.
Post by dogfighter28 on Jun 15, 2009 17:16:49 GMT -5
TVOTR sounded fine to me, in front left of the sound booth. With a few exceptions, you're going to have to get pretty damn close and in a sweet spot to get good sound at Which.
I have to agree with Animal Collective. It was the only show I saw that I didn't enjoy at all. Maybe if it had been at a different time of day I would feel differently; they are more of a band for the evening/night where you can chill out and relax, not sitting in the blazing sun in the middle of the afternoon.
I had a great time at TVOTR, but it was very unfortunate about the sound. I was right up front, two people deep and still couldn't hear the vocals very well. Not the band's fault though.
Springsteen: was zzzzzzz. When you play festivals there 's a good chance that most of the crowd may not be your hardcore fans; so you need to play your hits. The only song I recognized was Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
If "Born To Run", "Thunder Road", "The Rising" "Badlands", "The Promised Land", "Dancing In The Dark", "The River", "Glory Days", "Rosalita", and "10th Ave Freeze Out" aren't hits then I don't know what songs Springsteen could have played that you might have known.
TVOTR sounded fine to me, in front left of the sound booth. With a few exceptions, you're going to have to get pretty damn close and in a sweet spot to get good sound at Which.
I was in the front right to the side and then moved to right side sound both. I still rank it as one of my favorites just because I love them.
The only song I recognized was Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
;D
Very disappointed by all both Phish and Springsteen. I wasn't a fan of either going on, but really expected them to win me over. Just not my thing. Beastie Boys were boring. So glad I cut out and went to David Byrne. He was a blast. Robyn Hitchcock, NIN and Wilco were my favorite shows of the weekend.
The only song I recognized was Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
;D
Very disappointed by all both Phish and Springsteen. I wasn't a fan of either going on, but really expected them to win me over. Just not my thing. Beastie Boys were boring. So glad I cut out and went to David Byrne. He was a blast. Robyn Hitchcock, NIN and Wilco were my favorite shows of the weekend.
If the Phish set on Friday didn't win you over then there is no hope. Beastie's packed a ton of energy. That weren't the best sounding, just for the fact of some mess-ups and timing issues but still a great fun show.
Springsteen: was zzzzzzz. When you play festivals there 's a good chance that most of the crowd may not be your hardcore fans; so you need to play your hits. The only song I recognized was Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
If "Born To Run", "Thunder Road", "The Rising" "Badlands", "The Promised Land", "Dancing In The Dark", "The River", "Glory Days", "Rosalita", and "10th Ave Freeze Out" aren't hits then I don't know what songs Springsteen could have played that you might have known.
Great post Bob.As for the OP's point about "hardcore fans" I'm pretty sure I qualify.I got in line at 7:30 am,was only #6,and I can guarantee you that was not a setlist geared towards hardcore fans.
In fact it was exactly the opposite and aimed,on purpose,at casual and non fans.But you did get Rosie at your first,and I assume last,Bruce show.So that's something... ;D
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Jun 15, 2009 17:57:44 GMT -5
Phish was the most disappointing just because they didn't do anything special or play long. They went in, played their three hour set, and went out. That was good, but I expected them to pull out something special, or at least play a marathon set with several guests thrown in there. Warren Haynes was there and didn't play with them.... Moe. put them to shame imo. That said, it was awesome finally seeing Phish, i just expected more than their usual from them.