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Rancid_Beasties
12-11-2005, 09:08 PM
I was there and I'm pretty sure nobody else here was so I am therefore superior to you all :cool:

Cut Copy are the second best live act I've ever seen, after the hives. They got the whole fucken festival jumping up and down in sync for an entire song, right to the back of the crowd, everybody was dancing for the entire set, getting their groove on. Man they are the best indie-dance-synth act ever, so fucken versatile, they have a solid drummer, and two leader dudes who rotate roles, they can both play synth, bass, electric and sing, and they regularly rotated.

Blackalicious got a shitty time slot because they fucked up their scheduling, so by the time they came on everybody was buggered/leaving the festival because it was an hour from the end on the 3rd day. They were solid though, and Gift of Gab's freestyling was amazing.

Wolfmother was awesome, but I kinda got sick of their set halfway through. Although its pretty clear they will be as big internationally as jet or the vines, but their music is much better.

You Am I were alright. Not brilliant, but solid.

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks were alot worse than their studio stuff, they sounded like a piss weak pavement

British India were slick. Every Mess Hall song sounds like the streets "fit but dont you know it". Avalanches didnt play frontier psychiatrist, or any songs off their album for that matter :mad: They were just solid Dj's. As with the Nextmen.

Cascade Draught is a good beer, but gives bad hangovers. It was the best you could get considering they dont let you bring in bottles. Except some fucker had coopers in cans, I was like WTF???

Anyway thats about it, now I am going to get a haircut so I dont look like a long haired hippy, because my reason for having my hair long has come and gone for another year.

Documad
12-12-2005, 12:01 AM
You already were superior to most people, but good for you. :)

You must see Sleater-Kinney at the Corner Hotel when they come for BDO. (I saw the Le Tigre sideshow there last year.) I hope Carrie's all better in time.

scotty
12-14-2005, 06:48 AM
Cascade Draught is a good beer, but gives bad hangovers. It was the best you could get considering they dont let you bring in bottles. Except some fucker had coopers in cans, I was like WTF???

You weren't trying hard enough, then. We got all our glass in when we used to go. Maybe security is tighter now its a bigger festival. I miss sitting on the hill drinking and rolling fat spliffs listening to kickarse music, so I'm mega jealous.

Rancid_Beasties
12-19-2005, 01:43 AM
You weren't trying hard enough, then. We got all our glass in when we used to go. Maybe security is tighter now its a bigger festival. I miss sitting on the hill drinking and rolling fat spliffs listening to kickarse music, so I'm mega jealous.
Yeah this year they didnt really check for glass, we coulda got it in, but last year they went through our bags and eskies at the gate.

Tzar
12-19-2005, 01:47 AM
on a side-note, they are selling cartons of Stellas for 50 quid at Liqourland.

pity i'm broke till tomorrow night :(

that's the greatest deal i have ever seen.

Rancid_Beasties
12-20-2005, 03:11 AM
on a side-note, they are selling cartons of Stellas for 50 quid at Liqourland.

pity i'm broke till tomorrow night :(

that's the greatest deal i have ever seen.
We have cartons of stella for $45 right now. Sucka.

Tzar
12-20-2005, 07:00 AM
We have cartons of stella for $45 right now. Sucka.
*throws something hard at wall*

:(

paul jones
12-20-2005, 09:27 AM
was Russell Coight there?

I love his outback ditties

hitmonlee
12-20-2005, 09:35 PM
i don't rate stella at all.

Rancid_Beasties
12-21-2005, 03:00 AM
Yeah, me neither. We've got so many better domestic beers.

Tzar
12-21-2005, 03:04 AM
:(