Best and Worst of '05

Best:
1. The Mars Volta (need i say more?)
2. Ray Lamontage (this man's voice is amazing)
3. The Secret Machines (goddamm these guys rock)
4. Jack Johnson (in the rain, people climbing trees, everyone singing along....so sweet)

Worst:
1. Widespread Panic (two nights too many, not a big fan...sorry)
2. De La Soul (personal reasons.....i shoulda just went to bed.....lol)

Overall, it is pretty darn hard to pick best or worst, it is all in all just a surreal expierience...

Did ANYONE?? catch alison krauss & union station? i missed her last year and it makes me very sad

We caught it. It was okay, but she/they didn't play any of the songs I liked and wanted to hear. She did a lot of showcasing individual band members rather than just playing the much-loved basics.

THe top 3 is hard, i really liked all the shows i stayed for, and for the bottom 3 that also makes it hard, but here goes.
#1 - Mars Volta - Without a doubt, i had the highest expectations for that show, and they came through big time.
#2 - Saul Williams - If i wouldnt've been camping for mars volta i wouldv missed this show, and im very glad i didnt. His passion was awesome, good intro for mars volta, and i really liked the heavy beats.
#3 - The Word - I was a little disapointed before the roo that robert randolph wasnt playing with his band, and i hadnt really heard any of the word, just that they were good. THeres was no way i was missing rr, but they were so good i stayed for the whole thing. My favorite part of the show was the electric wasboard.

Now for the worse, this werent bad at all, just not as good.
#1 - All the headliners - I was disapointed by the lack of quality headliners, although i suppose a lot liked widespread, definatly not enough for 2 nights though.
#2 - Missing Benevento/Russo Duo - I heard great things about this show, and wanted to go, but I'm glad i stayed for the headhunters.
#3 - The begining of Trey - It was so weak that i just decided to go to sleep instead, wish i wouldv went to secret machines in the first place.

Oo-ooo... I also forgot to say ALO on opening night. THAT was awesome.

ya i missed alo because things took effect a little sooner then expected and we never made it....ended up just sitting and people watching and smoking while off in anothe world...this year i will not be making the same mistake i will eat my goodies at the gate to centerroo as opposed to when everyone at camp says they are ready to leave but it takes another 40 minutes to leave

Best:
1.) Secert Machines
2.) Modest Mouse (i'm a huge fan...i guess everyone was sad they got the radio song out of the way too soon. everyone around me (right up front) was really into it)
3.) The Frames

Worst:
1.) Mars Volta (biggest disapointment...being late then way too gimmickish)
2.) Joss Stone
3.) Umphrey's Mcgee (also i was very excited to see them after all the hype....what a let down )

ha...it amazes me the hate that Modest Mouse inspires. As if half the indie scene right now doesn't rip a page straight out of their early stuff. Granted Ian Brock's a notorious asshole, but Modest Mouse is a great studio band. Even Ugly Casanova was a worthwhile side project. One car commercial and hit song, and suddenly they're everybody's favorite whipping boy. I don't get it, but then I don't get why Coldplay is huge and the Frames aren't, so what do I know?

mars volta on the other hand, meh. don't get it. don't hate it. i just prefer Trail of the Dead for my emo psych rock fix. i think it's really hard for a band like that to overcome the baggage of expectation resulting from the hype of coming from such a popular cult group.

seriously people...modest mouse made 4 albums prior to float on. and they can crank it live.

maybe not your cup of tea tho'.

See Keith, it's this kind of crap you really don't need to stoop to....first off, Modest Mouse has been making great music for a decade now. Yes, Float On was on the radio ALL THE TIME. But up until that one song, Modest Mouse has been about as far from the MTV pop sound as you can get. Either you know their music and just can't recognize that, or you don't know their music and you're making an ignorant statement. The fact that you implied they were "gimmickish" in an earlier post leads me to believe the latter is true.

I know you'll say it was a joke, but the remark about your 9 year old is not funny and IMO was solely meant to be insulting. Either step up your game and at least make us laugh while you talk smack, or just stop being an ass.

Best:
1. Allman Brothers - They opened with Mt. Jam my fav Allmans song and during the Bands' "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", i was standing in the feild with all these people, down south, dirty and baking in the sun watching people hand out mushrooms in front of the stage and i thought... This is America...

2. Sound Tribe Sector 9 - My first time seeing them for the latenight, they rocked it and had an awesome time, one of my highlights from last year contrary to SaintCash's comments hehe its all good man...

3. Keller Williams - He's my fav and he played a pretty solid set. My first time seeing the Keels, seen em a bunch since then though. The vibe was great and i had made it under the tent right after Particles set which i had caught the end of. It was like Keller gave me shelter from that crazy rain, when the show was over and i walked out of the tent i didnt even remember that it had stormed so bad.

Worst:
1. Trey - Just a bad show, im not hating on anyone but it happens, Trey said it was a bad show himself.
2. Ratdog - I really liked this set but i've seen them play SOOOO much better, i think they're more of a small venue band.
3. Gabby La La - I was cool with less not being the front man so much and playing more of a supportive role but like alot of people, Gabby just doesnt do much for me. She's out there and interesting kinda but doesnt have a hook with me so much.

by the way.. there is a guy up there calling people asssholes and motherfukkers and yet it is my post that you see fit to remark on with things like
" the remark about your 9 year old is not funny and IMO was solely meant to be insulting."
your right.. i should have been swearing and calling people names....you instigators are just silly sometimes.... i dont understand why my opinion draws such responses while poeple are commenting on commiting suicude if ya like my chemical romance and calling people vulgar names and it draws no response...at least my posts have an actual opinion and are generally not nearly as inflammatory as what alot of you like to twist them into

i realized that it wasnt about anyone on inforoo.....but i would say it falls under the category of "solely meant to be insulting" much more then anythign i said.. and my comments were in reference to many other posts in many other threads in addition to this one that go unnoticed because everything i have to say is such an issue to a few

this is the just kind of bickering id expect from a couple of michigan boys