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for you early to mid 20's kids in here, dont worry. your generation certainly didnt invent molly and you wont be remembered for dubstep anymore than mine will be for drum and bass.
the majority of people out of your generation probably have never heard the term "dubstep". if i asked the people in my office, they would look at me like my head was on fire.
dubstep is no more about getting quacked up than any other kind of music. you associate it with people being out of their minds, but it isnt a requirement.
I saw Skrillex at Camp Bisco while relatively sober and it was the stuff nightmares are made of. I'm sorry but I just can't hear this argument and not wholly disagree. It may not be about getting fucked up to you (even though you yourself said the reason you'll be at Skrillex is a combination of "your mindset" and hot college girls so you are kind of disproving your own point), you are in the minority. When I saw Skrillex, it was almost completely a bunch of 16-25 years olds rolling their asses off screaming about how hard that show raged.
I saw Skrillex at Camp Bisco while relatively sober and it was the stuff nightmares are made of. I'm sorry but I just can't hear this argument and not wholly disagree. It may not be about getting quacked up to you (even though you yourself said the reason you'll be at Skrillex is a combination of "your mindset" and hot college girls so you are kind of disproving your own point), you are in the minority. When I saw Skrillex, it was almost completely a bunch of 16-25 years olds rolling their donkeys off screaming about how hard that show raged.
hahaha, someone is paying attention.
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So I think the real question is will Radiohead ruin Bonnaroo AGAIN or will someone else take their place?
Nah. Back in 2006 they were going to ruin it because up until then the headliner slots had been strictly the province of jam-ish bands (and Neil Young, though classic rock is TOTES OKAY with jamband fans). Bringing Radiohead (and bands like Death Cab, Bright Eyes, etc.) to the farm meant that Manchester was going to be swarmed by sad kids in tight black jeans with their bands in their eyes, nodding sadly while they cut themselves and cried in the 100 degree heat.
I'm not joking, the old faux-hippie fanbase of Bonnaroo was UPSET about these additions. I seem to recall that Oysterhead and Death Cab conflicted on the schedule, and it became some sort of point of contention on these boards about whether or not DCFC was appropriate Bonnaroo music because they didn't properly RAGE YOUR FACE MELT OFF.
This makes me laugh. This goes to show that i'm much more suited to the post-Radiohead Bonnaroo, because the thing that really impresses me and intrigues me most about Bonnaroo is the diversity. If it was just a jam-band fest it wouldn't be as special in my eyes.
Walking past Loretta Lynn's tent to go see Eminem last year just made me smile like a little kid. Bonnaroo is the only place in the world where I could do that. There's something for everyone. Don't like something? Go see something you do like.
The mash-up of different crowds all united for one common purpose is what makes Roo magical.
Do people really actually "dance" at these Pretty Lights/Bassnectar shows? 98% of my friends are now totally into dubstep (which I have no problem with) but all I've ever seen them do is that one-handed "my arm is now a car with hydraulics" move. Again, I'm not hating on the music and I've only caught a couple EDM sets ever, but I would think what people are gonna do at SBTRKT is going to be a lot closer to "dancing" than what's gonna happen at Skrillex
And I will counter with this video from Moogfest. The whole show's not like that. I just like to post it. I get what you are saying on it being two different kinds of dancing that are going on.
This just sold me on Fly Lo. I could not get into it no matter how much I listened to it, but that was awesome! Moved up from Probably not, to Probably yes pending schedule
That is the top viewed FlyLo video on youtube. it sounds like something i would put on drinking a scotch and reading a magazine. if i did heroin, i might consider this dance music.
and i like the music. its tranquil, relaxing, has a pleasant beat - but come on....
top viewed for SBTRKT. again, good song, i like it too - but its not dance. i hope it takes on some new life in a live setting.
I agree with most of what Idio is saying. I don't think FlyLo is very dance-y either. More of the STS9 mold...trippy, fun, down-tempo electronic music. Even Phantogram is dancier than FlyLo. Although I do think SBTRKT is more uptempo and easier to dance to. I can easily see Wildfire being dancier live. Plus Pharaohs and Rest, Set, Loop. Some of it is more down-tempo for sure though. So I'm interested in how that'll work out.
But I'm also not a big dub fan either. I'll go to Skrillex, but not sure I can dance to it for 1.5 hours. Maybe 30 min. I enjoy house music, but it sometimes get very repetitive. Same beats over and over for hours.
Last year the best dance party for me was easily Scissor Sisters. Invisible Light is one of my all time fav dance songs. This year I was really hoping for electro-pop type music such as Cut Copy, Miami Horrors, Penguin Prison Friendly Fires or Strange Talk. Plus a smattering of Swedish House Mafia or Kaskade.
That said, I think overall we have some great music to dance to this year. Major Lazer, Foster The People, Two Door Cinema Club, Phantogram, Little Dragon, Santigold and several all others have great, uptempo material.