Originally posted by joz:quit it with that god-awful lame stupid excuse.
could see (or could have seen) all the bands you listed within a 6 month period in dc. no need to stand in a desert for those.
jesus.
jesus.
How was Coachella?
jesus.
Originally posted by sonickteam3:it's not a lame excuse…i went to coachella last year. totally worth it. this year's lineup wasn't. anyway, i was just pointing out that if xcanuck thought the lineup was great but standing in the desert isn't, that he could easily have seen the bands he mentioned in dc.
Originally posted by joz:quit it with that god-awful lame stupid excuse.
could see (or could have seen) all the bands you listed within a 6 month period in dc. no need to stand in a desert for those.
jesus.
I heard Wilco wasn't "eh"
From another board:
"Wilco:
War on War, Shot in the Arm. They also played:
I am trying to break your heart
Muzzle of Bees
At least that's what you said
Spiders"
"Weezer was great except they still refuse to play anything off of PInkerton their greatest album. It's total B.S. They played a bunch of new stuff too. Here is their entire set list that I wrote as they played for someone on another board.
Say it Ain't so
Don't Let Go
Sweater Song
(new song) Peace
(new song) This is such a Pity
In the Garage
(new song) Hold me
Island in the Sun
(new song) We are all on drugs
(new song) Beverly Hills
Hash Pipe
Buddy Holly"
From another board:
"Wilco:
War on War, Shot in the Arm. They also played:
I am trying to break your heart
Muzzle of Bees
At least that's what you said
Spiders"
"Weezer was great except they still refuse to play anything off of PInkerton their greatest album. It's total B.S. They played a bunch of new stuff too. Here is their entire set list that I wrote as they played for someone on another board.
Say it Ain't so
Don't Let Go
Sweater Song
(new song) Peace
(new song) This is such a Pity
In the Garage
(new song) Hold me
Island in the Sun
(new song) We are all on drugs
(new song) Beverly Hills
Hash Pipe
Buddy Holly"
Originally posted by joz:i think he was just mentioning some of the list off the top of his head.
it's not a lame excuse…i went to coachella last year. totally worth it. this year's lineup wasn't. anyway, i was just pointing out that if xcanuck thought the lineup was great but standing in the desert isn't, that he could easily have seen the bands he mentioned in dc.
sure, if he only wanted to see those 4 bands he mentioned then you are right, but if by chance he likes a few more bands on that bill…how "easy" would it have been??? easy??
if i remember correctly all 4 of those band are/were playing on Weeknights. and say you wanna see more than that.
you can go out
thurs 5/12 for Kasabian $10
thur 5/19 for Stereophonic $20
fri 5/20 for a long Dresden Dolls, Gang of Four/Radio 4 night $40
sun 5/22 for pinback $14
mon 5/23 for doves and mercury rev $20
tue 5/24 for snow patrol $20
thur 5/26 for bright eyes / faint $25
fri 5/27 for blood brothers $12
sat 5/28 for rilo kiley $15
wow. that is easy, if you have nothing else to do besides go to rock shows.
Originally posted by abulum:hahaha, i love it. god bless Weezer.
"Weezer was great except they still refuse to play anything off of PInkerton their greatest album. It's total B.S.
Originally posted by sonickteam3:figure in $50+/day for food/water/"beverages", tix at $160 for 2-day pass, lodging at $100+/night (luckily, i stayed with my friend's family last year) and airfare at $200+…that's well over $800. not to mention 2 days off work (fri/mon), assuming you want to see the entirety of both days. it's not necessarily easy, nor is it cheap. i don't know about you, but i don't take days off work to go to weeknight shows in the district.
Originally posted by joz:i think he was just mentioning some of the list off the top of his head.
it's not a lame excuse…i went to coachella last year. totally worth it. this year's lineup wasn't. anyway, i was just pointing out that if xcanuck thought the lineup was great but standing in the desert isn't, that he could easily have seen the bands he mentioned in dc.
sure, if he only wanted to see those 4 bands he mentioned then you are right, but if by chance he likes a few more bands on that bill…how "easy" would it have been??? easy??
if i remember correctly all 4 of those band are/were playing on Weeknights. and say you wanna see more than that.
you can go out
thurs 5/12 for Kasabian $10
thur 5/19 for Stereophonic $20
fri 5/20 for a long Dresden Dolls, Gang of Four/Radio 4 night $40
sun 5/22 for pinback $14
mon 5/23 for doves and mercury rev $20
tue 5/24 for snow patrol $20
thur 5/26 for bright eyes / faint $25
fri 5/27 for blood brothers $12
sat 5/28 for rilo kiley $15
wow. that is easy, if you have nothing else to do besides go to rock shows.
Originally posted by joz:i thought we were talking easier, not cheaper.
figure in $50+/day for food/water/"beverages", tix at $160 for 2-day pass, lodging at $100+/night (luckily, i stayed with my friend's family last year) and airfare at $200+…that's well over $800. not to mention 2 days off work (fri/mon), assuming you want to see the entirety of both days. it's not necessarily easy, nor is it cheap. i don't know about you, but i don't take days off work to go to weeknight shows in the district.
and certainly more fun. But i guess:
a. i dont live in DC, so i get home from weeknight shows in time to sleep for about 5 1/2 hours.
b. i dont really enjoy going to the same place twice a week with the same people and drink the same beer and drive the same way home, etc. to see all these bands.
nor do i have the free time to be going to shows 3 nights a week.
saying that you could see all the bands in DC and thats why you arent going is really the lamest reason you could ever come up with.
unless you are just seeing the bands to say you saw them….cause i can guarantee that 2 days in coachella (and a weekend in socal) is much more enjoyable than 25 nights at the dark smokey 930 club!!!!!
even if it costs twice as much.
oh, and me and the lady went to Coachella last year, and spent 2 days in San Diego beforehand for a total of, $1500.
and that includes the oceanfront hotel room (in san diego) and convertible we rented.
and that includes the oceanfront hotel room (in san diego) and convertible we rented.
Originally posted by sonickteam3:it's perfectly valid to say that you'd rather see these bands over the course of 6 months or a year or something in the district rather than flying out for a weekend, it's the exact reason why i don't go.
saying that you could see all the bands in DC and thats why you arent going is really the lamest reason you could ever come up with.
what flew up your ass?
Originally posted by sonickteam3:actually, i'm not sure why we're disagreeing. i personally think that desert heat is a pretty bad excuse for not going. i didn't really mind the heat too much last year. like you, i thought coachella was a great experience…well worth the money and time i spent traveling there. like i said earlier in this thread, i'd do it again in a heartbeat if, and when, the lineup is better. i thought the bands were pretty weak this year. most of the bands playing (with the exception of bauhaus and a couple of others) have come or will be coming through dc. last year, there were a few that, at the time, were standouts (pixies, kraftwerk, radiohead, muse, belle & sebastian just to name a few) in that i may not have gotten to see them all otherwise.
oh, and me and the lady went to Coachella last year, and spent 2 days in San Diego beforehand for a total of, $1500.
and that includes the oceanfront hotel room (in san diego) and convertible we rented.
he's just passionate. :)
personally I love the desert.
But I'm saving for SXSW (still) vice Coachella.
personally I love the desert.
But I'm saving for SXSW (still) vice Coachella.
I think the issue with Bauhaus is they're not necessarily referred to as a direct influence, but those bands claimed to influence today's bands looked back to Bauhaus. Does that make sense? Definitely a progenitor of Goth and post-punk….Kinda like a band like the NY Dolls, in that a lot of newer bands grew up on the bands influenced BY NY Dolls, perhaps not NY Dolls directly (but the influence is so clearly there…).
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
i was thinking the same thing…sonick and my opinions on things are generally agreeable. maybe some invasion of the body snatchers shit is happening…rhett's been missing for a while you know.
what flew up your ass?
Originally posted by abulum:*edit*
I heard Wilco wasn't "eh"
Wilco WAS "eh"
Ouch. What did I start?
From a personal point of view, I would've loved to go Coachella. I have friends from all over the States that like the lineup and it would've been fun for us to get together at Coachella. Half the fun would be seeing old friends and half the fun would be the music. But after going a few years back, I swore I'd never go again (as did many friends) because of the heat and remoteness.
Now, I think the Intonation Music Festival in July in Chicago is going to be awesome. I'm digging the lineup - Decemberists, Broken Social Scene, Death From Above, among others. Fingers crossed that Stars and/or Arcade Fire will join the lineup. Already got my flights booked!
From a personal point of view, I would've loved to go Coachella. I have friends from all over the States that like the lineup and it would've been fun for us to get together at Coachella. Half the fun would be seeing old friends and half the fun would be the music. But after going a few years back, I swore I'd never go again (as did many friends) because of the heat and remoteness.
Now, I think the Intonation Music Festival in July in Chicago is going to be awesome. I'm digging the lineup - Decemberists, Broken Social Scene, Death From Above, among others. Fingers crossed that Stars and/or Arcade Fire will join the lineup. Already got my flights booked!
Originally posted by joz:yeah, i didnt go cause i have no money, or i am buying a house. but i thought the lineup was good enough. when i looked at the set times. i see for instance on Sat, i would've seen Buck 65, K-os, raveonettes, roli kiley, unkle, weezer, secret machines, bloc party, mercury rev and chemical brothers.
last year, there were a few that, at the time, were standouts (pixies, kraftwerk, radiohead, muse, belle & sebastian just to name a few) in that i may not have gotten to see them all otherwise.
with some scattering in between, i couldnt ask for much of a better show….
cant wait to see who crawls out of the woodwork next year!
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:
Originally posted by sonickteam3:thats not what joz said, (and actually its not joz that really get me going, i hear that lame excuse constantly)
[qb] it's perfectly valid to say that you'd rather see these bands over the course of 6 months or a year or something in the district rather than flying out for a weekend, it's the exact reason why i don't go.
what flew up your ass?
saying you would rather see them all in the same place, down the st from your house, is one thing….implying that the experience of seeing the bands all at one festival is the same as seeing them all seperately at the same place, is the same? not valid, at all.
perhaps i am just mad that i didnt go, but that excuse is still really lame, though i would expect it from you Hoya.
Originally posted by sonickteam3:awww, thats cute sonick … :p
thats not what joz said, (and actually its not joz that really get me going, i hear that lame excuse constantly)
saying you would rather see them all in the same place, down the st from your house, is one thing….implying that the experience of seeing the bands all at one festival is the same as seeing them all seperately at the same place, is the same? not valid, at all.
perhaps i am just mad that i didnt go, but that excuse is still really lame, though i would expect it from you Hoya.
i will fight to my death for sensible gun legislation and to preserve the notion that seeing these bands separately over a long period of time in my hometown is just as reasonable as flying out to see them in one weekend.
to the death!!
NPR's All Things Considered will run a story on Coachella this evening.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa03:you dont even read the posts you're responding to, do you?
awww, thats cute sonick … :p
i will fight to my death for sensible gun legislation and to preserve the notion that seeing these bands separately over a long period of time in my hometown is just as reasonable as flying out to see them in one weekend.
to the death!!