Big Perm Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Well, ACL. It was okay. TV ON THE RADIO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pnêyu Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 How hot did it get this year? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 FRIDAY was bad. Saturday- partly cloudy, hot at times. Sunday - Rainy morning, very cloudy all day, sprinkles here & there, storms away at night Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Did you see The Raconteurs, and if so, did they rock? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yes, they were good. It was a nice break, kind of hit a mellow hump for a bit, after TV, then the SHins, then Aimee Mann Acoustic, that got me mellow yellow, so it was good, I mean shit, Jack White can play, I enjoyed it. I had to get close to get good balanced sound. Sounds bleeds too much, TV playinf with Los Lobos yawps and hollers fomr up the hill, kind of sucks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elixir Sue Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Yes, they were good. It was a nice break, kind of hit a mellow hump for a bit, after TV, then the SHins, then Aimee Mann Acoustic, that got me mellow yellow, so it was good, I mean shit, Jack White can play, I enjoyed it. I had to get close to get good balanced sound. Sounds bleeds too much, TV playinf with Los Lobos yawps and hollers fomr up the hill, kind of sucks. I had a great time at ACL last year...I wish I could've gone to this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 last year's line up > this year's lline up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 I thought it was pretty good. First day was a little tough, but I did discover who should take over as Wilco's after Jeff fires Glen. Rock needs more female drummers. Second day get better, great sets by Marah and Centro-Matic (a trip to see Scott Danbom on the JumboTron of the AT&T stage). Massive Attack was good, could have been a little more subtle with their message (rather than running a ticker of depressing stats from Iraq). Day three: who the F' is into this Jose Gonzalez, an absolute snoozer! had to be rushed to the Buckwheat Zydeco set to break outta that induced coma! New Pornographers (with Neko) played the set of the Fest, in my book. In one tight hour they played: Twin Cinema Use It The Laws Have Changed Jackie Dressed in Cobras The Bleeding Heart Show Mass Romantic Testament to Youth in Verse Miss Teen Wordpower These Are The Fables It's Only Divine Right The Fake Headlines Star Bodies From Blown Speakers Letter From an Occupant (after which I exclaimed "Take me now, God!")Sing Me Spanish Techno As the Flaming Lips were up next at the other end of the park, I was pretty far back. Wayne Coyne did a tribute to Ben Kweller, who they day before had gotten a set-shortening nosebleed, despite attempting to plug it with a tampon. Wayne did his blood thing, then asked the ladies in the crowd to throw their tampons ("unused, please") on the stage - which they did. Hung in there for Tom Petty's closing set. Guess what? Lots of mid-tempo songs! One after the other! In fact, an entire mid-tempo career. Well, who am I to argue with success. I must say, though, after losing about a half-hour playing time to a rain-delay in the middle of the set, did we, the people who hung in there through the rain, really need a 20-minute version of "It's Good to be King?" I mean, of all the fair-to-middlin' hits Petty's ever had, that was the fair-to-middlin'est. Coulda packed in three or four other songs in that time. Gotta admit, he did a good version of "Too Much Monkey Business", and did "Refugee" and "American Girl", so it was worth sticking around. I agree the lineup wasn't as strong as before (I was at 02, 03 and 04, the latter being strongest with Wilco, Costello, Neko, DBT). Did not go to any post-ACL shows this time (no one I really needed to see), which might explain why I wasn't draggin' ass by day 3. I did see Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at the Parish on Thursday night. Reed, the bass player, is a big Wilco fan (I burned him a show awhile back) and was sporting a Wilco shirt. Show featured some songs that went on about 3-minutes too long, covers of Beatles, Beach Boys and Flaming Lips. JoeBob sez: Check 'em out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hey Big Perm - did you see me Day 1 in my Toshiro Mifune t-shirt? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted September 19, 2006 Author Share Posted September 19, 2006 YOu Bastard! I would have stole it from you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
borracho Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 some of my highlights: Cat Power and Memphis Rythm Band, Gnarls Barkley (dressed as scientists in lab coats), Ted Leo, Explosions in the Sky, Raconteurs, Matisyahu, Son Volt (had a serious Crazy Horse thing going at one point), Flaming Lips (I was about 20,000 people back and still felt part of the show), G. Love, Tom Petty.... Overall saw 23 full sets over the 3 days. Good times.... could've done without the rain, but at least it didn't hit 100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tugmoose Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 YOu Bastard! I would have stole it from you. Not the way it smelled after 2 p.m. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wilceaux Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 (edited) "First day was a little tough, but I did discover who should take over as Wilco's after Jeff fires Glen. Rock needs more female drummers. " Tessie is so very sexy. I'd say she's worth starting a new "RSGF" thread.She was quite the topic of conversation for the rest of the day.I think Dax was getting a little pissed at the guys in the crowd who kept yelling "More Drummer!"Can't really blame either one of them, I guess. Edited September 19, 2006 by wilceaux Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NoOneKnowsMe Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Anyone see Van Morrison? I am curious to see how he was... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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