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I'm not on your back about it and it doesn't hurt my feelings.
And I'm not worried about whether you think I'm a hipster or not, because I know why I like the music I like. I am done with it now.
Yeah you are not on my back spending two pages telling me I am wrong about my OPINION of them. There are people on here who do not like Phish, or the Grateful Dead yet I manage to stay unbutthurt around them all the time. You sure do have a thin skin for someone who likes to dish it out.
There's that eclecticism and open-mindedness you were talking about earlier.
If Phish or whoever your favorite jam band--er, excuse me, rock and roll band-- is headlines, I and many other "hipsters", which by your definition seems to mean anyone who isn't into the same music you are, will be there to check it out.
Post by A$AP Rosko on Jan 22, 2011 11:15:19 GMT -5
I suppose at the time of that comment, I was butthurt a tiny bit. More about the fact that you weren't even willing to check them out, though. But then I saw where you said you don't usually go to the headlining shows anyway, and it was all good. Not butthurt.
I like Arcade Fire a lot, a LOT, and I am far closer to a hippie than a hipster (have seen Phish over 100 times), though I don't consider myself either hippe or hipster. I am just a music lover regardless of genre.
I think Arcade Fire is pretty damn good, but by that same token I feel they are extremely over-rated by people looking for the next big thing. They are great songwriters and all very taleneted (except for the drummer but that is another thread). They have a number of brilliant songs, but they also have their share of songs that are pretty boring (most of which are on their new album). I like them, but I don't think they are as good as Wilco or My Morning Jacket. They are a creative band, though, and their anthemic sound (mostly lacking on The Suburbs) is goosebumps-inducing.
I am a little surprised they have never played Bonnaroo after storming on the music scene 5 years ago. It is one of the most glaring ommissions of the last few Roos. I hope they are there this year.
I don't think there is any chance they could headlne though. They just don't fit at Roo as a headliner. Coachella yes, Bonnaroo no.
Yeah you are not on my back spending two pages telling me I am wrong about my OPINION of them. There are people on here who do not like Phish, or the Grateful Dead yet I manage to stay unbutthurt around them all the time. You sure do have a thin skin for someone who likes to dish it out.
No offense bro, but you get butthurt about stuff ALL THE TIME. Especially jambands.
Really? The only "Jam Bands" I care for are Phish and the Dead. I do like Keller Williams ok as well, but it is not like I spend time listening to moe, or Umph, SCI or really most of the other stuff in the genre. Now Phish and the Dead are my favorite bands and I do talk/argue about them but even then I dont really get butthurt that often.
Arcade is by far one of the best bands that I have ever seen live. They are soooo tight and have so much energy. I wasnt buying into the hype (I thought they might be too hipster for my taste) but I gave them a chance and needless to say I'm hooked. They are going to be a power house in music from here on out and they deserve it.
I suppose at the time of that comment, I was butthurt a tiny bit. More about the fact that you weren't even willing to check them out, though. But then I saw where you said you don't usually go to the headlining shows anyway, and it was all good. Not butthurt.
I have never even been inside for a Friday night headliner in 5 years. If I can get three hours of sleep instead of a band I am not really sold on, and only miss that one band I am usually going to go for the nap. If they played a LN Which or This set I would probably check some of it out unless there was a big conflict for me. I did go in Friday in 09 for David Byrne and stayed for Phish, but I was a Bonnaroo warrior that year I was pretty much in centeroo the whole time except for sleeping, and during Bruce.
Friday 2-Phish LN no going back to camp
Saturday 11:30 (Buffett, and then Robyn Hitchcock got me up early) left when Bruce was starting, then back in for the LN's - sunrise.
Friday: What: Ben Folds—The Decemberists---John Legend and The Roots--The Black Crowes (HL) Which: Gogol Bordello ---311--- My Morning Jacket (Closer) This LN: Girl Talk----Wolfmother That LN: Cee-Lo----Justice
Saturday What: Greg Allman Band — Black Star ----Lenny Kravitz-- U2 (HL) Which: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy ---Queens of the Stone Age--–Lil Wayne(HL) This LN: M.I.A.---Pretty Lights That LN: Devo----Ratatat
Sunday What: Cake---Bela Fleck and The Flecktones->----Widespread Panic--- Neil Young(HL) Which: Iron and Wine--- Florence and the Machine—-The Strokes(Closer)
Muse wraps up a tour in the middle of April, and they just announced a live performance at the Grammys. Am I the only person with them at the top of my wishlist? I personally think U2 will be there, but if not I would love to see Muse as a headliner.
Muse wraps up a tour in the middle of April, and they just announced a live performance at the Grammys. Am I the only person with them at the top of my wishlist? I personally think U2 will be there, but if not I would love to see Muse as a headliner.
Their not at the top of my list but I would still love for them to be there. Although I wish I could have seen them during the Absolution/Black Holes era. The Resistance really does nothing for me.
I think Arcade Fire is pretty damn good, but by that same token I feel they are extremely over-rated by people looking for the next big thing.
I've grown to really love arcade fire over the last year, too, and can't wait to see them (hopefully on the farm) but I agree with ^. Based on anything I've seen online they seem to stick pretty closely to their CD sound and don't do anything live that no one's ever seen before. They are def a "hipster" band in the sense that they are able to headline based on all the hype that people who love their albums give them... but if you don't care for their CD I doubt you'd care for them live.
Hopefully I get to see them this summer and am proven wrong... I def can see how their show could give you goosebumps. I'd bet they'd be a LN or pre-headliner for someone epic and I would guess that if there's a reason they haven't played a roo yet other than scheduling it's because they are only willing to headline.
Muse wraps up a tour in the middle of April, and they just announced a live performance at the Grammys. Am I the only person with them at the top of my wishlist? I personally think U2 will be there, but if not I would love to see Muse as a headliner.
I'd love to see Muse too. Other than Daft Punk, Phish, or Radiohead, they're the band I'd like to see headlining....much more so than some of the others named. I'm not a huge Muse fan, BUT I dig their sound, and everyone at ACL said they, by far, had the best show of the weekend, although I missed it.
2012 Wishlist: Radiohead Phish Daft Punk Ghostland Observatory Broken Social Scene Roger Waters Bell X1 Bonobo Chemical Brothers Fiona Apple Built to Spill Modest Mouse
Friday: What: Ben Folds—The Decemberists---John Legend and The Roots--The Black Crowes (HL) Which: Gogol Bordello ---311--- My Morning Jacket (Closer) This LN: Girl Talk----Wolfmother That LN: Cee-Lo----Justice
Saturday What: Greg Allman Band — Black Star ----Lenny Kravitz-- U2 (HL) Which: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy ---Queens of the Stone Age--–Lil Wayne(HL) This LN: M.I.A.---Pretty Lights That LN: Devo----Ratatat
Sunday What: Cake---Bela Fleck and The Flecktones->----Widespread Panic--- Neil Young(HL) Which: Iron and Wine--- Florence and the Machine—-The Strokes(Closer)
Here come the wolves....
Black Crowes as Friday night headliners? Only with Jimmy Page.
Other than that I'm not complaining. Though LN could be better. They normally stack them.
Muse wraps up a tour in the middle of April, and they just announced a live performance at the Grammys. Am I the only person with them at the top of my wishlist? I personally think U2 will be there, but if not I would love to see Muse as a headliner.
I'd love to see Muse too. Other than Daft Punk, Phish, or Radiohead, they're the band I'd like to see headlining....much more so than some of the others named. I'm not a huge Muse fan, BUT I dig their sound, and everyone at ACL said they, by far, had the best show of the weekend, although I missed it.
I can attest to this, the Muse show at ACL was the absolute best of the weekend, it blew my mind. And I had seen them in March and they just outshined themselves. Good stuff
Post by Laggy.RETURNS on Jan 22, 2011 18:32:24 GMT -5
I don't get all the overwhelming accolades for Arcade Fire. I've only listened to their new album, but nothing about it strikes me. They sound like a mediocre indie band to me. I just don't get it.
I don't get all the overwhelming accolades for Arcade Fire. I've only listened to their new album, but nothing about it strikes me. They sound like a mediocre indie band to me. I just don't get it.
don't bother listening to more laggy, your first impression is right.