Did Lollapalooza have Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese? No. Coachella? No. V-Fest? No. Bonnaroo? No. Glastonbury? No. Rock en Seine? No. All Points West. Why, yes! Welcome to New Jersey. Holla!
The second day of the inaugural APW had a considerably denser crowd, being that it's the only day that was sold out. The massive attendance got another picture perfect day with no rain at all. I'm hoping that people will remember another mind-blowing Radiohead performance with the New York skyline off to the side and that it was such a comfortable day weather-wise.
As expected, Radiohead re-jiggered their setlist to include the ultimate crowd pleaser "National Anthem". Thom Yorke gave a shout out to Kings of Leon by saying, "If we were as good-looking as them, we would be famous."
- Reckoner
- 15 Step
- National Anthem
- Kid A
- All I Need
- Nude
- Weird Fishes/Arpeggi
- Where I End and You Begin
- The Gloaming
- Faust Arp
- No Surprises
- The Bends
- Jigsaw Falling Into Place
- Bangers and Mash
- Everything In Its Right Place
- Exit Music (for a film)
- Bodysnatchers
- ENCORE: Pyramid Song
- Videotape
- Airbag
- Fake Plastic Trees
- There There
- 2nd ENCORE: House of Cards
- Planet Telex
- Idioteque
That's how me and BV watched the show. No Radiohead access for me. I'm lucky I got a photo pass to being with.
Anyway, the big conflict of the day was which modern classic rock band were you go to side with, the previously mentioned handsome brothers of Kings of Leon or the scruffy, Austin outfit The Black Angels. Both were on at the same time, and I'm going to have to side with Black Angels, who was just slaying the crowd on the adjustent stage. I like the music of Kings of Leon, but live they look like they rather be off sleeping with supermodels -- they never look too enthusiastic to play a live show.
I had seen most of the bands during the day previously, sans Chromeo. I was glad Animal Collective only got an hour to play, because their usual marathon two hours shows can be try your patience. When they busted out Panda Bear's "Comfy in Nautical" on that huge stage, it was just unreal -- so epic.
The Roots paid tribute to the late Bernie Mac. That was sweet of them, and that proves that The Roots are the classiest rap act ever. It's always nice to revisit the Philly crew, which is my eighth time seeing them. Yikes.
Finally, it's nice that Nicole Atkins call me out on stage. Yes, I have made my mark on APW. Thank you, I'll be here all week. The Jersey girl brought out Pork Roll, Egg and Cheese, the true Jersey legends, for her final song. It's the classic Jersey breakfast, and probably the reason we're a bunch of fat asses. They are cartoon characters from local minor league ball club, who got some major props.
Again, I'll post a couple of photos from each act, then go into detail next week.
Kings of Leon: They are mega-huge in the U.K and Thom is correct, these boys are mad good-looking.
Animal Collective: It didn't realize it until now that these guys are a big influence in experimental indie music.
The Roots: They named their tube players, Tuba Gooding Jr. Tee hee
The Virgins: They were introduced by that tool Matt Pinfield, who was all high and mighty because he plays them on his show. How daring for him to play a rock band on a major label. Gosh, a real John Peel he is.
Nicole Atkins & The Sea: She's playing the House of Blues in Atlantic City this Friday. Salt & Samovar will open.
Metric: Look at Emily Hanes all glammed up in the middle of the afternoon.
Chromeo: The band made sure you knew their name ... in every song.
Sia: Sia asked if she had camel toe. If she did, I could help un-camel toe it.
Black Angels: So good, so rocking.
Alberta Cross
This show should be call All Wait In Lines.
It seems like all I did was wait in really really really long lines. Long line to get in. Really long line for the ID check. Even longer line for beer and 1 bathroom in a very small beer garden with no view of the stage. Food lines really long and I would recomend using the bathroom before you get there (bathroom really long lines) sound for Kings was really bad. Oh, I would recomend when leaving to go before the crowd or its like madness. Didnt miss the drunk fools but would have liked a beer and some music. GoldenVoice put on the perfect vestival minus the good bands and fun.
Posted by: thedude | August 10, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Bad show...
poorly put together. No thought for the customer. I wont go next year, Virgin fest for me.
Posted by: tyrant | August 10, 2008 at 10:39 AM
always funny reading your trite reviews. you call matt pinfield a tool (he may very well be) which is ironic because you are one of the biggest tools. you just now realize that animal collective is a huge influence on experimental music? and you consider yourself a real music blogger? yet you 'know' to drool over duffy. please...
keep reading your spin and rolling stone and continue following whatever they say and wrongly hype. you have horrible taste in general and write like a middle school kid going to his first concert, every time. good riddens already. also, way to shout to daft punk for next year. joke is so old, you are a bonified cornball. stick to your online dumb mag rag job where your attempt at tastemake skills are more aptly suited
Posted by: | August 11, 2008 at 12:01 PM