Comments on: Coachella 2007-Day 2 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/ Because I'm naughty by nature, not cause I hate 'cha Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:24:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Anonymous http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2571 Anonymous Wed, 30 May 2007 02:33:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2571 yo, i just saw this review, and i am so relieved. i feel like a big hag for not like the arcade fire that much, but they are so macabre it annoys me. what about win butler's life was so hard that he became such a toolbox? was it his sweet-ass phillips exeter education? was it growing up in a rich suburb of texas? was it selling "dutch wooden clogs" to harvard kids (who does that?)? i mean, are the weird get-ups really necessary? alright, now i'm really just being a hag. i so wanted to like them because will went to northwestern with me... yeah, but i don't. their songs are too unreachable for me. anyway, thanks for articulating it in a non-hag way. props. yo, i just saw this review, and i am so relieved. i feel like a big hag for not like the arcade fire that much, but they are so macabre it annoys me. what about win butler’s life was so hard that he became such a toolbox? was it his sweet-ass phillips exeter education? was it growing up in a rich suburb of texas? was it selling “dutch wooden clogs” to harvard kids (who does that?)? i mean, are the weird get-ups really necessary? alright, now i’m really just being a hag. i so wanted to like them because will went to northwestern with me… yeah, but i don’t. their songs are too unreachable for me. anyway, thanks for articulating it in a non-hag way. props.

]]> By: mjrc http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2460 mjrc Mon, 07 May 2007 01:38:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2460 i am dying to see lcd soundsystem. sound of silver is definitely one of the contenders for album of the year so far. but holy moly, that is one bad picture of james! : )<br/><br/>and i really, really, really wanted to like neon bible. i mean, i loved funeral. but as you say, there's just something too damn serious and "important" about the tone. could be, too, that expectations were so high that they couldn't possibly be lived up to. i dunno. i am dying to see lcd soundsystem. sound of silver is definitely one of the contenders for album of the year so far. but holy moly, that is one bad picture of james! : )

and i really, really, really wanted to like neon bible. i mean, i loved funeral. but as you say, there’s just something too damn serious and “important” about the tone. could be, too, that expectations were so high that they couldn’t possibly be lived up to. i dunno.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2458 Passion of the Weiss Sun, 06 May 2007 16:30:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2458 I actually think it can be. First of all, he uses the "I". If he really wanted to be a storyteller, he could've used third person. Secondly, the whole album is a mish-mash of Butler trying on different lyrical pretensions. Whether he's trying to be a Springsteen-esque social commentator, a Bono-esque arena rock shaman or ripping off Billy Corgan's trite introspection "My Body is a Cage," every song is an attempt by Butler both lyrically and musically, to strive for grandeur. The only song I like "Ocean of Noise" is their most simple. It's the sound of them not trying to be "important" and just writing a song. Like the first album. <br/><br/>I don't doubt that Butler has it in him to make another good album but Neon Bible to me is basically a more talented version of Sam's Town. A song-writer not yet ready for the bigs openly aping greats of the past. Granted, "Sam's Town" is a total piece of shit and "Neon Bible " is a listenable but irritating (to me) record, but still, instead of finding his own voice, Butler clearly is still just searching to others for his inspiration. I actually think it can be. First of all, he uses the “I”. If he really wanted to be a storyteller, he could’ve used third person. Secondly, the whole album is a mish-mash of Butler trying on different lyrical pretensions. Whether he’s trying to be a Springsteen-esque social commentator, a Bono-esque arena rock shaman or ripping off Billy Corgan’s trite introspection “My Body is a Cage,” every song is an attempt by Butler both lyrically and musically, to strive for grandeur. The only song I like “Ocean of Noise” is their most simple. It’s the sound of them not trying to be “important” and just writing a song. Like the first album.

I don’t doubt that Butler has it in him to make another good album but Neon Bible to me is basically a more talented version of Sam’s Town. A song-writer not yet ready for the bigs openly aping greats of the past. Granted, “Sam’s Town” is a total piece of shit and “Neon Bible ” is a listenable but irritating (to me) record, but still, instead of finding his own voice, Butler clearly is still just searching to others for his inspiration.

]]> By: katherine http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2457 katherine Sun, 06 May 2007 16:15:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2457 I love Arcade Fire, but I respect your opinion on them. That said, I don't think the lyrics of "(Antichrist Television Blues)" can really be used as an example of Butler's pretension. The song is intended to be ironic, from the skewed perspective of Joe Simpson, not Butler himself. I love Arcade Fire, but I respect your opinion on them. That said, I don’t think the lyrics of “(Antichrist Television Blues)” can really be used as an example of Butler’s pretension. The song is intended to be ironic, from the skewed perspective of Joe Simpson, not Butler himself.

]]> By: Shorty http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2455 Shorty Sat, 05 May 2007 17:12:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2455 I'm Jealous...i always wanted to see Ghostface live...<br/><br/>10 worst famous rappers?<br/><br/>http://badchoicemilk.blogspot.com/search?q=worst+famous+rappers I’m Jealous…i always wanted to see Ghostface live…

10 worst famous rappers?

http://badchoicemilk.blogspot.com/search?q=worst+famous+rappers

]]> By: silawe http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2454 silawe Sat, 05 May 2007 01:46:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2454 Peter Bjorn and John Candy, funny. Peter Bjorn and John Candy, funny.

]]> By: Nate http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2453 Nate Fri, 04 May 2007 19:24:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2453 Funny how all of the scenesters left the Peter Bjorn and John set after they performed Young Folks...How typical. It's sad how L.A. scenster Coachella has become...<br/><br/>Did Madonna Ruin Coachella or what? Funny how all of the scenesters left the Peter Bjorn and John set after they performed Young Folks…How typical. It’s sad how L.A. scenster Coachella has become…

Did Madonna Ruin Coachella or what?

]]> By: Anonymous http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2452 Anonymous Fri, 04 May 2007 16:52:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2452 I'm also with you on the Arcade Fire. I never even got into <i>Funeral</i>. I’m also with you on the Arcade Fire. I never even got into Funeral.

]]> By: Douglas Reinhardt http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2451 Douglas Reinhardt Fri, 04 May 2007 16:26:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2451 LCD was great, but I think you missed the set of the day when Justice turned the Sahara tent into a Slayer show. Even the hip kids in their ironic early 90s gear were throwing their fists up. LCD was great, but I think you missed the set of the day when Justice turned the Sahara tent into a Slayer show. Even the hip kids in their ironic early 90s gear were throwing their fists up.

]]> By: Passion of the Weiss http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2450 Passion of the Weiss Fri, 04 May 2007 15:31:00 +0000 http://passionweiss.com/2007/05/04/coachella-2007-day-2/#comment-2450 Thanks Flood, good to hear I'm not the only one. <br/><br/>Commish: Surprsingly, a lot of the crowd knew Pharoahe's stuff. I was shocked. Because it was so early in the day, only the die-hards were there. Same with Lupe on Sunday. Same with Ghost going on opposite Arcade Fire. I don't know why the promoters dont book more hip hop, a sizable portion of the non-VIP fan base is surprisingly knowledgeable. Thanks Flood, good to hear I’m not the only one.

Commish: Surprsingly, a lot of the crowd knew Pharoahe’s stuff. I was shocked. Because it was so early in the day, only the die-hards were there. Same with Lupe on Sunday. Same with Ghost going on opposite Arcade Fire. I don’t know why the promoters dont book more hip hop, a sizable portion of the non-VIP fan base is surprisingly knowledgeable.

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