YoungRemy
10-19-2004, 06:09 PM
its a pretty weak review, but i agree the crowd was not into it as much as they could have been. dude doesnt know what he is talking about, though, B-Boys were on point.i dont think N.O. is a hip hop town, and for the ones that do like rap, its not Beasties, De La, or Tribe, its dirty crunk southern gangsta rap
from Times Picayune/nola.com
Voodoo views (http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-3/109819950057250.xml)
With a lineup that included Kid Rock, Green Day and the Beastie Boys, Voodoo Fest 2004 delivered a big-time concert experience
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
By Keith Spera
Music writer
The sixth installment of the Voodoo Music Experience crashed to a close Sunday night in City Park's Marconi Meadow, with Kid Rock stamping a final exclamation point on two long, eclectic days.
Voodoo played out on five stages to thousands of attendees, but should have drawn bigger crowds, given its ambitious lineup and the weekend's flawless weather......
.....The Beastie Boys and Green Day flip-flopped their Saturday sets, so that the Beasties would perform last. Voodoo producer Stephen Rehage said he learned early last week that the two bands had decided themselves to swap positions. The reason? Respect. The members of Green Day reportedly felt that the veteran Beastie Boys deserved the headlining slot.
If the Beastie Boys caught Green Day's show, they likely didn't relish the prospect of following it. If there was a better, more unrepentantly entertaining set at Voodoo, I didn't see it......
......Eighteen years after the multi-million-selling "Licensed To Ill" established their right to party, the three Beastie Boys are closing in on 40 and have left their storied debauchery behind. The passage from Beastie boys to men has yielded increasingly sophisticated studio albums. But their live show has not kept pace, and shtick suffers from a notoriously short shelf life.
Making their first New Orleans appearance since the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch arrived onstage Saturday in vintage green and yellow Adidas track suits, proclaiming their enduring allegiance to hip-hop's old school. The trio cavorted and traded lines, working the full stage and its catwalk. "Sure Shot" name-checked a pair of local icons ("I'm on like Dr. John . . . and everything I do is funky like Lee Dorsey"). "Brass Monkey," the early anthem that epitomized the bratty spirit of "Licensed to Ill," felt more like nostalgia.
Headlining a festival can be difficult. After a long, hot day, audiences are fatigued and less easily impressed. Horovitz, Yauch and Diamond quickly realized how difficult their task would be. An attempted "What time is it? Time to get ill" audience call-and-response was lackluster at best. Yauch briefly descended to ground level to work the crowd, but looked lost and soon rejoined his bandmates.
Deejay Mix Master Mike supplied the set's most impressive moments. Stationed above the stage in a booth surrounded by video monitors, the Mix Master lived up to his moniker with a display of turntable wizardry. Close-up views of his hands revealed the intricacies of juggling two turntables and a mixer with lightning-fast cuts and scratches.
After an extended Mix Master showcase, the Beasties reappeared aboard a portable bandstand. Decked out in 1970s-style powder blue tuxedos and augmented by live musicians, they embarked on the mild funk jam "Something's Got to Give," but momentum flagged. They soon ditched the upright bass, guitar, drums and tuxedos and returned in T-shirts for the crowd-pleasing "So What'cha Want" and "Intergalactic."
Earlier in the set, Will Ferrell appeared via video in a mocking impersonation of President Bush. Further clarifying how they plan to vote on Nov. 2, the Beasties dedicated a final "Sabotage" to Bush. Equipped with instruments once again, they bashed away on "Sabotage" with modest abandon.
But following the unbridled power of Green Day, these Beasties seemed tame.
from Times Picayune/nola.com
Voodoo views (http://www.nola.com/living/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-3/109819950057250.xml)
With a lineup that included Kid Rock, Green Day and the Beastie Boys, Voodoo Fest 2004 delivered a big-time concert experience
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
By Keith Spera
Music writer
The sixth installment of the Voodoo Music Experience crashed to a close Sunday night in City Park's Marconi Meadow, with Kid Rock stamping a final exclamation point on two long, eclectic days.
Voodoo played out on five stages to thousands of attendees, but should have drawn bigger crowds, given its ambitious lineup and the weekend's flawless weather......
.....The Beastie Boys and Green Day flip-flopped their Saturday sets, so that the Beasties would perform last. Voodoo producer Stephen Rehage said he learned early last week that the two bands had decided themselves to swap positions. The reason? Respect. The members of Green Day reportedly felt that the veteran Beastie Boys deserved the headlining slot.
If the Beastie Boys caught Green Day's show, they likely didn't relish the prospect of following it. If there was a better, more unrepentantly entertaining set at Voodoo, I didn't see it......
......Eighteen years after the multi-million-selling "Licensed To Ill" established their right to party, the three Beastie Boys are closing in on 40 and have left their storied debauchery behind. The passage from Beastie boys to men has yielded increasingly sophisticated studio albums. But their live show has not kept pace, and shtick suffers from a notoriously short shelf life.
Making their first New Orleans appearance since the 1994 Lollapalooza tour, Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "Adrock" Horovitz and Adam "MCA" Yauch arrived onstage Saturday in vintage green and yellow Adidas track suits, proclaiming their enduring allegiance to hip-hop's old school. The trio cavorted and traded lines, working the full stage and its catwalk. "Sure Shot" name-checked a pair of local icons ("I'm on like Dr. John . . . and everything I do is funky like Lee Dorsey"). "Brass Monkey," the early anthem that epitomized the bratty spirit of "Licensed to Ill," felt more like nostalgia.
Headlining a festival can be difficult. After a long, hot day, audiences are fatigued and less easily impressed. Horovitz, Yauch and Diamond quickly realized how difficult their task would be. An attempted "What time is it? Time to get ill" audience call-and-response was lackluster at best. Yauch briefly descended to ground level to work the crowd, but looked lost and soon rejoined his bandmates.
Deejay Mix Master Mike supplied the set's most impressive moments. Stationed above the stage in a booth surrounded by video monitors, the Mix Master lived up to his moniker with a display of turntable wizardry. Close-up views of his hands revealed the intricacies of juggling two turntables and a mixer with lightning-fast cuts and scratches.
After an extended Mix Master showcase, the Beasties reappeared aboard a portable bandstand. Decked out in 1970s-style powder blue tuxedos and augmented by live musicians, they embarked on the mild funk jam "Something's Got to Give," but momentum flagged. They soon ditched the upright bass, guitar, drums and tuxedos and returned in T-shirts for the crowd-pleasing "So What'cha Want" and "Intergalactic."
Earlier in the set, Will Ferrell appeared via video in a mocking impersonation of President Bush. Further clarifying how they plan to vote on Nov. 2, the Beasties dedicated a final "Sabotage" to Bush. Equipped with instruments once again, they bashed away on "Sabotage" with modest abandon.
But following the unbridled power of Green Day, these Beasties seemed tame.