05-30-2006, 10:34 AM
Hey MAv, were you the guy in the beige hat who ran out and took a photo of the crowd?
I attended all three days at the Gorge this weekend, and had a freaking blast. I missed more music than I thought, due to stupid in and out rules from the campground, I ended up hanging out with our new friends we met at the campground and lots of beverages.
We did take in part of Bauhaus in Friday, I was never really into them, they were a warm up to NIN, who were amazing as always. Less of a lightshow due to the festival I guess, but still blew me away. Highlight was a cover of Queens Get down, Make love...very cool. I heard that Wolfmother and Trail of dead were good as well.
Saturday we just waited for the weather and drank and drank and drank., so we missed Nico Case and a few others we wanted to check out. Got there about an hour before the Hip played, so I just stood high fiving guys(my Hip Jersey always attracts attention) waiting for the boys. Any boy did they ever rock. I was surprised that they did so many new tunes, but they were all amazing, I think I liked drop off the best. A lot of Mic stand wrestling and constant Gordspeak made it unforgettable. I get the feeling the show was supposed to be longer, but the hip were told to shorten it up for...
The Shins. Who are these guys? Why are they so high up on a line-up like this? I really wasn't a fan.
Then, on to Ben Harper. Man, this guy can do it all. His band is tight, his music is amazing, his song writing is second to none. He brought out the new stuff, played some heavier and more popular songs, then slowed it down and had 20000 people completely silent and eating it out of his hand.
Oh, and he also ruined a couple of CD versions of songs for me by blowing them out live.
Flaming Lips: I was cold and hungover and went back to the campsite, but I heard they put on a good show.
Sunday, Soooo much sun my everyone there got sunburnt. We again drank lots at the campsite, and had headed to the grounds for about 2 or so and saw...
Ben Lee, he was ok, an acoustic set of sort of mindless pop songs with lots of repition, I heard that's just his thing, he was ok, we then stuck around for We Are Scientists. They sound very much like Frans Ferdinand, they could be the same band really. I felt a really cool vibe calling me from the main stage and checked out Matisyahu. These guys were amazing. A great Reggae set front to back, made me forget about the terrible camping, bad bands and again love my surroundings. My favourite discovery of the weekend, and priming me for...
Queens of the Stone Age. Man, these guys can do no wrong in my eyes. Most of the material was from the past two albums, 4 straight from Songs for the Deaf to start the set really got things moving. I was really close to the stage and my sandled feet didn’t get stomped, amazing.
Following these guys, Death cab doe Cutie. HUH? Better than the shins but they said it best…Man, it’s tough to follow the Queens….it sure is buddy, I have no idea what makes these guys different enough to be famous, but they were pretty bland.
Finally, Beck finished off the festival. He was pretty damned good, I sat up the hill for this one, and his stage show was really cool. A lot of his newer stuff has a cool latino edge to it, with some cool hip hop beats, and he had marionettes mimicking all his and his bands actions. You have to see it to believe it.
I attended all three days at the Gorge this weekend, and had a freaking blast. I missed more music than I thought, due to stupid in and out rules from the campground, I ended up hanging out with our new friends we met at the campground and lots of beverages.
We did take in part of Bauhaus in Friday, I was never really into them, they were a warm up to NIN, who were amazing as always. Less of a lightshow due to the festival I guess, but still blew me away. Highlight was a cover of Queens Get down, Make love...very cool. I heard that Wolfmother and Trail of dead were good as well.
Saturday we just waited for the weather and drank and drank and drank., so we missed Nico Case and a few others we wanted to check out. Got there about an hour before the Hip played, so I just stood high fiving guys(my Hip Jersey always attracts attention) waiting for the boys. Any boy did they ever rock. I was surprised that they did so many new tunes, but they were all amazing, I think I liked drop off the best. A lot of Mic stand wrestling and constant Gordspeak made it unforgettable. I get the feeling the show was supposed to be longer, but the hip were told to shorten it up for...
The Shins. Who are these guys? Why are they so high up on a line-up like this? I really wasn't a fan.
Then, on to Ben Harper. Man, this guy can do it all. His band is tight, his music is amazing, his song writing is second to none. He brought out the new stuff, played some heavier and more popular songs, then slowed it down and had 20000 people completely silent and eating it out of his hand.
Oh, and he also ruined a couple of CD versions of songs for me by blowing them out live.
Flaming Lips: I was cold and hungover and went back to the campsite, but I heard they put on a good show.
Sunday, Soooo much sun my everyone there got sunburnt. We again drank lots at the campsite, and had headed to the grounds for about 2 or so and saw...
Ben Lee, he was ok, an acoustic set of sort of mindless pop songs with lots of repition, I heard that's just his thing, he was ok, we then stuck around for We Are Scientists. They sound very much like Frans Ferdinand, they could be the same band really. I felt a really cool vibe calling me from the main stage and checked out Matisyahu. These guys were amazing. A great Reggae set front to back, made me forget about the terrible camping, bad bands and again love my surroundings. My favourite discovery of the weekend, and priming me for...
Queens of the Stone Age. Man, these guys can do no wrong in my eyes. Most of the material was from the past two albums, 4 straight from Songs for the Deaf to start the set really got things moving. I was really close to the stage and my sandled feet didn’t get stomped, amazing.
Following these guys, Death cab doe Cutie. HUH? Better than the shins but they said it best…Man, it’s tough to follow the Queens….it sure is buddy, I have no idea what makes these guys different enough to be famous, but they were pretty bland.
Finally, Beck finished off the festival. He was pretty damned good, I sat up the hill for this one, and his stage show was really cool. A lot of his newer stuff has a cool latino edge to it, with some cool hip hop beats, and he had marionettes mimicking all his and his bands actions. You have to see it to believe it.