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This is my favorite thread. You guys were served a meal with hair and fingernail clippings in it in plain view. Instead of getting up and walking out (and maybe throwing the plate up against a wall), you are not only planning on eating it, but you are going to pay for the damn thing, leave a 20% tip, and maybe even give it a good review on yelp after you're done.
Maybe more like we order the chicken and a flank steak shows up....so we eat it anyway but vow never to come back. Unless they have a good happy hour deal orngroupon listing.
What people really want to chat about is which acts are getting Hangout Thread Mascot Beach Bob excited...And which pool he's planning to drink a beer next to during the WEAKnd...
Don't worry...be happy. Appreciate the article on Hangout 2015 and 2016 and I am pretty pumped for several of the performers including Leon Bridges, Courtney Barnett, Jason Isbell, Moon Taxi, Florence and the Machine, Half Moon Run, and even think Ellie Goulding will kick it. I'm planning on catching Miike Snow and Calvin who I'm not a big fan of, but he seems to draw a partying, fun kind of crowd.
2016 Saturday would be a good one if Muddy Magnolias, Leon Bridges, Courtney Barnett, Moon Taxi, Jason Isbell and Florence and the Machine were scheduled like that. Not sure what the heck I would do Friday and Sunday. Maybe take in the Shakes, Ellie Goulding, Wailers, Borns, Lenny, Cage the Elephant, The Struts, Miike Snow, Brett Dennan, Givers, Walk the Moon, The Royal Concept Hall, and Stick Figure. That should keep me busy.
The lineup headliners, except for Flo, just seem stupid to me but, could be good as I can watch the folks I want to see without dealing with that headliner crowd on the main stage. Moon Taxi, Kravitz, Isbell, Muddy Magnolias and others are just enough to cover my ticket price.
I am hoping they don't make it worse by scheduling the twenty bands I really want to see at the same time like Shakes, Moon Taxi, Jason Isbell, Cage the Elephant, or Miike Snow. i understand Kravitz is all about himself (ego), but I'd much rather hear him headline than Weekend or Calvin.
Count me in. Probably won't go see some of these, but Jason Isbell, Courtney Barnett, Leon Bridges, Florence and the Machine, Lenny Kravitz, Alabama Shakes, Moon Taxi, and The Revivalists are all at the top of my list to go see.
I wish...Dude rocks and an amazing songwriter. I'll be on front row for his Hangout show. Some of his older stuff with DBTs is also good. Love the song Pulaski. Note: when he is with sweet wife and new baby, he is not the same dude who would shake hands, ask for a smoke and thank you for the beer like at Hangout a couple years back.
I wonder why he left DBT. It certainly looks like it worked out the same way FJM is finding success after splitting w Fleet Foxes.
I believe he was fired from the band when his drinking became too much of an issue, which is strange for a band that passes a handle of Jack around on stage. I heard this story somewhere. Maybe Marc Maron's podcast on the episode where Jason is the guest.
Some of his older stuff with DBTs is also good. Love the song Pulaski.
All of his stuff with DBT is good. Pulaski is a Mike Cooley song though. You have to go back a few more albums to hear Jason with the group. He recorded with the.band from Decoration Day through A Blessing And A Curse. He also has a tune or two on the B Side and rarities collection.
I wish...Dude rocks and an amazing songwriter. I'll be on front row for his Hangout show. Some of his older stuff with DBTs is also good. Love the song Pulaski. Note: when he is with sweet wife and new baby, he is not the same dude who would shake hands, ask for a smoke and thank you for the beer like at Hangout a couple years back.
Funny you should mention that. Palladia aired one of their Bonnaroo specials last night that featured a variety of different years and headliners. It ended with Paul McCartney doing Band on the Run. But it was super cool to see Metallica in 2008 (rock-biker, rock-satanic) doing The Memory Remains and seeing what a Bonnaroo crowd looked like in 2008 vs. 2015. I mentioned frequently how drastically different I thought it was from 2012. But 2008 was packed with rockers apparently demanding more for their money than the latest alt-nation frat level shit. Then again, it was a Metallica set. \M/
Metallica is the wal-mart of metal. Robert Trujillo is a badass though.
Rob was great back in his old Suicidal Tendencies days as well. I also liked Jason Newstead when he was with Metallica as well as when he split for Voivod, but I'm not sure if he's still working that or doing something else.
As for Metallica as Wal-Mart, that's a little tough for me. I hear what you're saying. And I realize it's 2015 and not 1986 (clip was 2008). But those guys were once the underground and toured almost nonstop making a name for themselves while actually playing rather than being some image-conscious chump band like the majority of the loathsome MTV hair metal bands of the mid and late 80's (everything from Poison to Whitesnake to Motley Crue to White Lion, Warrant or whatever).
Bands like Metallica, Megadeth, Nuclear Assault, Testament, etc. earned respect by rocking concert halls and running more in step with the DIY/Hardcore way of doing things than being douchey, bullet belt and spandex wearing, teased hair, pretty-boy chumps. The speed and thrash metal scene had a pretty good crossover between the more real metal heads and punks. Around the time Z Rock out of Dallas took over a lot of rock radio, they mixed up between Speed/Thrash and hair/glamor crap. It was always a noticeable difference when you heard Testament, DxRxI, Suicidal, Metallica or whatever vs. when they'd play some outrageously terrible shit like Warrant for instance. (FWIW, I once saw the Warrant singer on an MTV Interview proclaiming, "I know people think we're lame, but we're not." <--- yeah right buddy)
To your ultimate point, they did become rock stars and don't represent everything I love about metal anymore. But they were still pretty good live when I saw them in 2012 at Voodoo. It might be a caricature at this point, but I don't hate them.
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Sure is Sarah. I would say ZZ Top is closer to the Walmart of rock. I guess McCartneys is the Starbucks or Apple of rock. Folks like Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Ronnie Van Zant, Lou Reed, and Robin Trower were the real hard core rockers. The farther out of mind you were, the more you could feel their groove.
In other completely useless news, Weeknd is ahead of the pack at close to 1000 likes on the Hangout page. My girl Lizzo still has only 7 likes, and if you scroll all the way to the bottom, you'll see that "Lost Kings" and "Strangers You Know" are really the failed quadruplet cousin clones of Calvin Harris.
They're completely different things, but yeah....anything with Kid Rock #1 isn't going to rank very high on the festival rankings (of all time). Last year I could have argued Sweetwater was better for my tastes musically but the beach will always trump a city fest. Plus Hangout (last year) was twice the size and over five times the cost.
1/17 Spafford 2/7 Greensky Bluegrass 3/17 Cool Cool Cool 3/28 Ekoostik Hookah 7/10 Jason Mraz 7/11 Chris Stapleton 7/12 Red Hot Chili Peppers 7/13 Buffalo Ska Fest
Based purely on what I want to listen to; #1 Jazzfest even though just a few logical guesses and Bob Seger LOL, but awesome track record and expect excellent performers in 2016 #2 Firefly #3 Wanee #4 Hangout #5 Bonnaroo but definitely could move up Just can't beat the beach, vibe, weather, friends, etc. Jusr enough in the way of performers to make it work. # not interested in any of the other lineups.
Based purely on what I want to listen to; #1 Jazzfest even though just a few logical guesses and Bob Seger LOL, but awesome track record and expect excellent performers in 2016 #2 Firefly #3 Wanee #4 Hangout #5 Bonnaroo but definitely could move up Just can't beat the beach, vibe, weather, friends, etc. Jusr enough in the way of performers to make it work. # not interested in any of the other lineups.
Those are all major or mid-major festivals. You're really leaving a lot out, especially things you would really like, not looking at some regional fests. Sweetwater is a regional (not that this lineup is good this year, just for comparison sake)l. Peach Fest is one which you would like but is up north. A bunch of other fests featuring jam/blues/ country etc that are more tailored to a particular musical taste.
1/17 Spafford 2/7 Greensky Bluegrass 3/17 Cool Cool Cool 3/28 Ekoostik Hookah 7/10 Jason Mraz 7/11 Chris Stapleton 7/12 Red Hot Chili Peppers 7/13 Buffalo Ska Fest
Based purely on what I want to listen to; #1 Jazzfest even though just a few logical guesses and Bob Seger LOL, but awesome track record and expect excellent performers in 2016 #2 Firefly #3 Wanee #4 Hangout #5 Bonnaroo but definitely could move up Just can't beat the beach, vibe, weather, friends, etc. Jusr enough in the way of performers to make it work. # not interested in any of the other lineups.
Those are all major or mid-major festivals. You're really leaving a lot out, especially things you would really like, not looking at some regional fests. Sweetwater is a regional (not that this lineup is good this year, just for comparison sake)l. Peach Fest is one which you would like but is up north. A bunch of other fests featuring jam/blues/ country etc that are more tailored to a particular musical taste.
I would kill to be able to take off and go to Peach Fest. I agree that it would definitely be something Bob would get into.
Peachfest would be awesome in the Peach state. It is a long haul to Scranton. Probably go to Hangout, pick up a few concerts, and try to work at Bonnaroo for a one day pass.
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