tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745625178751452987.post2515053593199429307..comments2024-02-14T04:16:25.044-08:00Comments on Sasquatch! Music Festival 2016: Sasquatch! 2008 ReviewDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15747024128912337079noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745625178751452987.post-54663323156718907012008-06-07T00:14:00.000-07:002008-06-07T00:14:00.000-07:00Had a great time at my first Squatch! I'll admit ...Had a great time at my first Squatch! I'll admit some of these opinions are just based on 1/2 or even 1/3 sets.<BR/><BR/>Loved it-<BR/>New Pornographers<BR/>Okkervil River<BR/>The Morning Benders<BR/>Cold War Kids<BR/>Deathcab<BR/>The Cure<BR/>Rod Y Gab<BR/>Battles<BR/>Jamie Lidell<BR/>Ghostland Observatory<BR/><BR/>Enjoyed-<BR/>Vince Mira<BR/>The Whigs<BR/>Kathleen Edwards<BR/>Grand Archives<BR/>The Heavenly States<BR/>Rogue Wave<BR/>Franti & Spearhead<BR/>Yeasayer<BR/>Matt Costa<BR/>The Hives<BR/>Built to Spill<BR/><BR/>Ok-<BR/>Dead Confederate<BR/>The Breeders<BR/>REM<BR/>What Made Milwaukee Famous<BR/>Mates of State<BR/><BR/>No thanks-<BR/>Dengue Fever<BR/>Crudo<BR/><BR/>Biggest regret- No Malkmus or The National<BR/><BR/>Could hardly walk on Tuesday from all the dancing Monday at the Wookie Stage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745625178751452987.post-91404735619053953772008-06-01T17:36:00.000-07:002008-06-01T17:36:00.000-07:00I actually disagree with parts of this. I think Cr...I actually disagree with parts of this. I think Crudo was by far the best band on Day 1, and even my friends who hate hip-hop were blown away by them. I'm a huge Mike Patton fan, but their live performance exceeded the lofty expectations I had for them. I agree about R.E.M. though. They were incredible, as were The Cure and of course The Flaming Lips (who put on by far the best show I've ever seen).<BR/><BR/>The band that I disagree with you most on the 1st day was Modest Mouse. They made one of my all-time favorite albums in "The Moon and Antarctica," but really disappointed me with "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank." They started out great, and maybe we disagree because you left midway through their set, but they went on a stretch where they played nothing but newer songs with very little crowd interaction. Very disappointing, and their set didn't even include essentials like "3rd Planet" and "Ocean Breathes Salty." <BR/><BR/>I also saw Fleet Foxes (who I liked, but my friends and I gave them crap all weekend for playing a second set instead of The National), Dead Confederate (who I though were mind blowing, although this is coming from someone who enjoys darker forms of rock), Beirut (another band I enjoyed), Destroyer (skipped the New Pornos to see them because we didn't think Neko and Dan would be with NP, but Destroyer put on a good enough show to justify our decision), and Ozomatli (who I also enjoyed).<BR/><BR/>The Cure was definitely in a league of their own on the 2nd day, and I got a chance to see Brian Posehn, who proved that he's one of the best modern comedians with a hilarious set. My friends and I also checked out Reggie Watts for a few minutes, and we ended up walking out after 10 minutes. Other than Brian Posehn, I agree that the Comedy Tent was terrible. Also on Day 2, I saw (and enjoyed) sets from "Awesome", White Rabbits, J. Tillman, and the Presidents (who were nothing short of spectacular live). 65daysofstatic were decent in my opinion. Very talented, but they need some more variety in their sound. Still, I enjoyed their set for the most part, and I agree that they might just be the heaviest band on the festival. My biggest disappointment on Sunday was that The Kooks started late, so we ended up watching 40 painful minutes of them in order to catch just half of Stephen Malkmus' set before heading back to the Main Stage for The Cure. The Kooks have now became one of my most hated bands because not only is their music awful, but they also made me miss one of my favorite bands (Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks). No wonder Brian Posehn started off his routine by making fun of them.<BR/><BR/>The 3rd day was amazing throughout, although I have to disagree with you on Dyme Def and Matt Costa. Costa put me to sleep, and as a fan of hip-hop and a rapper myself, I have to say that Dyme Def was nothing short of awful. All they were doing was rhyming the same word over and over again and putting it to very simple beats that started to annoy me before the first song even ended. People mistakingly say that anyone can rap. Dyme Def, however, is the type of hip-hop that literally anyone who can talk quickly can create. I haven't seen a live set that bad since I saw Avenged Sevenfold at Ozzfest a few years back. On the other hand, Yeasayer, The Hives, Rodrigo y Gabriela (a personal favorite of mine), Flight of the Conchords, and The Flaming Lips were all amazing. Built to Spill and The Mars Volta were good too, although if I wasn't saving a spot in the pit for The Flaming Lips, I would have definitely checked out Jamie Lidell. The fact that he's not popular enough to be on the Main Stage is proof that the mainstream is an atrocious judge of talent.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, phenomenal weekend, even though I was disappointed that I didn't get to see The National, Battles, Jamie Lidell, and all of Malkmus. And even though I disagree with some aspects of it, great review as a whole. If I didn't think the review was worthwhile, I wouldn't have bothered to comment in the first place, so I really mean it when I say I enjoyed reading it.Bryce Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012670966156122386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1745625178751452987.post-73741016483306706162008-05-31T00:07:00.000-07:002008-05-31T00:07:00.000-07:00Well I have to agree with most of your reviews of ...Well I have to agree with most of your reviews of the shows , but you seem to be very positive towards the headliners. Did you consider that because these bands ( R.E.M , Cure , Flaming Lips ) played at night, with a full light show and whatever else , <BR/>full sound ,that maybe they seemed a little better than they were.For example, put The Cure on at 3 in the afternoon and the Cold War Kids on at 10 , you would probably have two different experiences. Definetly Jamie Lidell rocked , had the whole crowd dancing , M.IA. too. DCFC was unbelievable , they are so on their game right now. Col d War Kids , Tegan and Sara , Modest Mouse ,Rodrigo y Gabriela were also amazing . Didn't get to see The National , that blew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com