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I saw someone tweet that they thought it might be undersold because of the lack of "genuine legends", i.e. no MC5 / Stooges / Go4, etc etc. Which strikes me as sad, because LSF, Battles, and Caribou are all, to my mind, big awesome alternative music heroes RIGHT NOW, and the line-up was great, right up my street (hence it being the first one I've been to).
― Sick Mouthy, Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:58 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, ppl are spoiled assholes. The New Jersey one is always full of "WAHHHH I CAN SEE ANY OF THESE BANDS IN NEW YORK" which is like 100% missing the point
― boof troop (dealwithit.gif), Tuesday, 13 December 2011 13:59 (twelve years ago) link
I was looking after the wee man all day Friday but Saturday and Sunday were fucking awesome. Seriously, Caribou's day was an embarrassment of riches. The Ex, Underground Resistance, The Arkestra, Factory Floor, Caribou's early set, Battles and Psychic Paramount especially.
― Doran, Thursday, 15 December 2011 01:37 (twelve years ago) link
Sunday was fantastic, yes - the Arkestra were probably my favourites over the weekend, but I also loved Pharoah Sanders, The Ex (I was excited to see them for the first time, but then since I had distinct recollections of their trumpet player who dances like a six year old girl at a birthday party, I guess I must have seen them before...), Omar Souleyman (one of those ones were you're left wondering what the Butlins staff must be thinking about the proceedings), what I saw of Silver Apples - including that beat drop in 'Oscillations' that would've made Theo Parrish proud - and then Theo himself being a great way to wrap it up. Also Future Islands being ridiculously intense and powerful once I got over the sense of affectedness, No Age being the funnest I've seen them by far, Wild Flag... fuck I saw 23 live things and only three were less than great.
despite my misgivings about such a homogenous (bearded, jumper-wearing) crowd of corny indie fuxxors
me, btw. :'( i did get my jumper from primark, surely i lose some fuxxor points for that?
― m. yeux, Thursday, 15 December 2011 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
20 being 'great' is a big of an exaggeration tbh but who cares. also i thought that this year i had regained the youthful energy of my early twenties as i wasn't feeling the back pain i had by the end of the last few atps, except then when i got home i slept for 14 hours and still feel i haven't caught up properly. oops.
― m. yeux, Thursday, 15 December 2011 03:07 (twelve years ago) link