Glastonbury as good as ever
Posted by: Simon Matthews on 28 June 2005
Im nursing a sore head after another fantastic Glasto. The whole event was packed full of brilliant music from start to finish.
The best musicalmoments for me were:
The Kills - this two piece really rock and the singer has incredible stage presence as well as being drop dead gorgeous. They sound like a cross between the white stripes/ the cramps and pj harvey. Great stuff.
LCD sound system - A brilliant amalgamation of sounds, explosive percussion, a really tight band and great big electronic bass lines made for a thrilling set full of energy - the crowd went bonkers.
The white stripes and the Killers both produced high quality sets which captured the massive Pyramid crowd attention. Combined they set the mood for friday night. Coldplay delivered a polished set that was completed by a nice Kylie cover which met with full crowd approval.
The chemical brothers, 2 many dj's and Timo Mass had the dance crowds going suitably barmy. This whole dance area of Glastonbury has improved massively this year with more variety and better overall dance music quality.
G LOve and the special sauce offered a sunny vibe on the Jazz stage and Roisin Murphy (with Herbert) proved that there is life beyond Moloko with some really good new material.
Secret machines were a new band full of energy and have a guitarist who has been watching plenty of Pete Townsend footage.
MIA delivered a set of hip hop tunes to a very expectant crowd. Big beats but with a very 'british' sound which is a good thing.
Finally, coming across The Beat at 4 on Monday morning at Lost Vageuness was a great find. Doing a 'rude boy' shuffle whilst listening to tears of a clown and Rankin full stop was a great way to say goodbye.
All in all the event was a great showcase for emerging talent as well as consolodating the reputation of bands like Bloc Party, Kaiser chiefs etc etc.
I could write a list about all the bands that I would love to have seen but never managed because Glasto offers so much more beyond just the music. But then that level of diversity combined with an unbelievable spirit is what makes this festival the best in the World. Two years is a long wait.
The best musicalmoments for me were:
The Kills - this two piece really rock and the singer has incredible stage presence as well as being drop dead gorgeous. They sound like a cross between the white stripes/ the cramps and pj harvey. Great stuff.
LCD sound system - A brilliant amalgamation of sounds, explosive percussion, a really tight band and great big electronic bass lines made for a thrilling set full of energy - the crowd went bonkers.
The white stripes and the Killers both produced high quality sets which captured the massive Pyramid crowd attention. Combined they set the mood for friday night. Coldplay delivered a polished set that was completed by a nice Kylie cover which met with full crowd approval.
The chemical brothers, 2 many dj's and Timo Mass had the dance crowds going suitably barmy. This whole dance area of Glastonbury has improved massively this year with more variety and better overall dance music quality.
G LOve and the special sauce offered a sunny vibe on the Jazz stage and Roisin Murphy (with Herbert) proved that there is life beyond Moloko with some really good new material.
Secret machines were a new band full of energy and have a guitarist who has been watching plenty of Pete Townsend footage.
MIA delivered a set of hip hop tunes to a very expectant crowd. Big beats but with a very 'british' sound which is a good thing.
Finally, coming across The Beat at 4 on Monday morning at Lost Vageuness was a great find. Doing a 'rude boy' shuffle whilst listening to tears of a clown and Rankin full stop was a great way to say goodbye.
All in all the event was a great showcase for emerging talent as well as consolodating the reputation of bands like Bloc Party, Kaiser chiefs etc etc.
I could write a list about all the bands that I would love to have seen but never managed because Glasto offers so much more beyond just the music. But then that level of diversity combined with an unbelievable spirit is what makes this festival the best in the World. Two years is a long wait.
Did everybody get old all of a sudden?
It used to be the case that some forum posters actually went to the festival as opposed to just sitting in front of their plasma's watching only the commercial acts on bbc3. This year it appears not.
It used to be the case that some forum posters actually went to the festival as opposed to just sitting in front of their plasma's watching only the commercial acts on bbc3. This year it appears not.
quote:Originally posted by Simon Matthews:
Did everybody get old all of a sudden?
It used to be the case that some forum posters actually went to the festival as opposed to just sitting in front of their plasma's watching only the commercial acts on bbc3. This year it appears not.
Simon, it's nothing tto do with age. I would have done anything to have been there, rather than just watching it on my 10-year old Hitachi non-plasma telly. But I couldn't get a ticket. Simple as that!
The same applied in 1998, 2002, 2003 and last year.
Kevin
Hawk - I picked up the magic numbers album yesterday and absolutely love it - just kicking myself that I missed them. They are playing the cross central festival (along with Grace Jones) at kings cross on August bank holiday, I think I'm going to make that a date.
The Kills and LCD soundsystem were the big surprises for me.
Still recovering......
The Kills and LCD soundsystem were the big surprises for me.
Still recovering......
quote:Originally posted by blythe:
I'm probably going to be contraversial here......
On the whole, having viewed Glasto on TV, I thought that pretty well ALL of the acts were abismal - couldn't sing, and tightness didn't feature at all.
Talent has never been lower IMHO.
I would have been embarrassed to play live at the level of musicianship that I saw on the whole..............
It's time for some real talent and people who can REALLY play and sing.
Seeing it on the telly obviously doesn't truly catch the atmosphere, however, none of the live acts could really sing or play - a few lessons might help.......... Come on, is this really the best we can offer????????
Trying to get glasto via the telly is like trying to watch a 3D movie without the funny glasses!
All i can say is it sounded a whole lot better there thanks to the cider bus
