What a fuckin weird day.... Before I say anything about any other band I just have to say that The Mars Volta played the greatest show I have ever seen in my life. I think it was the first time they've ever played the song "Frances the Mute" as well, which was fucking incredible. Words can't describe just how amazing it was.
The strangest thing was the talk of Big Day Out trying to phase out metal bands. Everyone was talking about it and then Mudvayne got four and a half songs into their set and the power got cut. The didn't get to play at all after that and the fans went nuts, throwing mud at the stage and being dickheads in general.
Now I don't even like Mudvayne, but that was a weird scene. The singer came out to wave goodbye to everyone and turned around and gave the finger to the Big Day Out stage hangings... Obviously it's a bit hardcore to assume that the power was cut deliberately, but it was a strange thing to happen, and no other band missed any of their set... Interesting also that Meshuggah were booked to play BDO but they pulled out at the last minute.... I would have cried if that happened to them!
Onto other things, Common was amazing. It was one of the most inspirational hip hop shows I've seen, and Edan did really well with that also. Henry Rollins said some damn depressing shit about guys getting forty percent of their brain blown out during the war and urged everyone not to give in to "coldhearted, greedy motherfuckers".
I ignored The White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand and unfortunately TMV were on during The Stooges and I could not walk away so I missed that too, but TMV was like a religious experience so I don't mind so much.
The strangest thing was the talk of Big Day Out trying to phase out metal bands. Everyone was talking about it and then Mudvayne got four and a half songs into their set and the power got cut. The didn't get to play at all after that and the fans went nuts, throwing mud at the stage and being dickheads in general.
Now I don't even like Mudvayne, but that was a weird scene. The singer came out to wave goodbye to everyone and turned around and gave the finger to the Big Day Out stage hangings... Obviously it's a bit hardcore to assume that the power was cut deliberately, but it was a strange thing to happen, and no other band missed any of their set... Interesting also that Meshuggah were booked to play BDO but they pulled out at the last minute.... I would have cried if that happened to them!
Onto other things, Common was amazing. It was one of the most inspirational hip hop shows I've seen, and Edan did really well with that also. Henry Rollins said some damn depressing shit about guys getting forty percent of their brain blown out during the war and urged everyone not to give in to "coldhearted, greedy motherfuckers".
I ignored The White Stripes, Franz Ferdinand and unfortunately TMV were on during The Stooges and I could not walk away so I missed that too, but TMV was like a religious experience so I don't mind so much.
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then listening to Common is a great way to go . Intelligent, moving rap. The guy is way up on my cool list...check him out, kiddies.
