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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 1, 2011 13:02:02 GMT -8
Fucking Wayne talked so much because fucking Zacks wanted to bring that fucking cake out right at that particular moment. So Wayne had to stretch the Spiderbite Song out to twenty fucking minutes so he didn't get into the spacey What Is the Light?/Observer section of the album and have to interrupt THAT for the cake. Yeah, Wayne's a talker but the fact that the Lips couldn't get through a 45 minutes album during a 90 minute set was ENTIRELY Zacks' fault, not his.
BEAUTIFUL Waitin' for Superman. AMAZING Suddenly Everything Has Changed GREAT, GREAT SET, but holy fuck yes was it frustrating. But NOT the Lips' fault.
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Post by Drew on Jun 1, 2011 13:14:20 GMT -8
I did not think stretching out every syllable of Waiting for Superman and then getting irritated with the audience for not singing along (I was trying, I just didn't know when he would sing the next fucking syllable) made it beautiful.
Suddenly Everything Has Changed was amazing. Race for the Prize was awesome, What Is the Light/Observer was awesome.
I do blame Zacks for the stupid fucking cake thing, but I blame Wayne for talking about Elliott Smith for 10 minutes and other shit I don't even remember. Not the band, just Wayne.
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Post by davers on Jun 1, 2011 13:22:19 GMT -8
Fuck me singing happy birthday AGAIN pissed me off so much. Why, during the set I was most excited to see (and a set that couldnt be streched out as it had a following act) did we have to waste about 5 minutes on that?
Also, drew, yes, it was basically impossible to sing along to waiting for superman because of the way it was sang. If he wanted people to sing along they should have done it at album speed. Considering the state most people were in walking was a challenge let alone trying to figure out the ever changing tempo he had going.
Still a good set, but I realized that when they were 35 minutes in (and started about 15 minutes late) and had only played 4 songs that they were not only going to not play anything else, they werent going to finish the album.
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Post by Drew on Jun 1, 2011 13:25:52 GMT -8
Yeah, I mean, it's only because I had such high expectations that I was so disappointed. If Foo Fighters had a disappointing set I would have been like, oh.
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Post by DeadPunk on Jun 1, 2011 14:33:54 GMT -8
Extremely bummed with this set. Why did I not go to Gold Panda/Flying Lotus. Fuck.
The beginning with Race for the Prize was so awesome, but I felt like the set died quickly right after that. Once they brought out the cake and started having a food fight I gave up and left. And I had a sweet spot on the rail in the 2nd pit area and everything.
Did anyone else see all the people passing out right before the Flaming Lips set? I saw 3 different people pass out, 1 of the guys who was standing right next to me. He clearly was tripping but he wasn't acting too crazy. Then all of the sudden he was on the ground with the eyes in the back of his head twitching. One girl was carried out of the crowd and she seriously looked dead. Motionless and everything. Spooky shit.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 14:55:06 GMT -8
Yeah, I mean, it's only because I had such high expectations that I was so disappointed. If Foo Fighters had a disappointing set I would have been like, oh. Dad rock? Amirite? (throwback) After getting Cat to call me for "Monkey Wrench", I realized how actually cool it would've been to see the Foos. But really, for someone who wasn't there, why DID Wayne talk about Elliott Smith for 10 minutes? And what did he say? I'm so curious now.
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Post by Rusty on Jun 1, 2011 15:02:00 GMT -8
I don't remember his exact words, but basically he said, Elliot was a good friend of the Lips, and that they wrote the song for him. All I really remember is that it felt like he was insinuating that he didn't kill himself and that there may have been some foul play, but I may have taken that the wrong way I guess.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 15:10:05 GMT -8
That makes sense.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 1, 2011 15:14:40 GMT -8
Thing with the Lips set was this. When they were PLAYING, they sounded and looked as amazing as they ever have. When Wayne was talking, it was the most annoying Wayne has ever been... And he's been progressively more annoying each time I've seen them over the years. But I really do feel like that fucker Zacks was to blame for that. On Friday, the cake was unnecessary and annoying. On SUNDAY, the cake was unforgiveable and entirely unwelcome.
I got the feeling that when Zacks started planning his BIG TENTH YEAR, his very first thought was, "I'm going to get a fucking Sasquatch cake from Ace of Cakes and have Wayne Coyne throw the head into the audience." And he fucking clung to that at the expense of what could have been one of the greatest sets of the weekend.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 15:16:15 GMT -8
Hopefully AT LEAST the episode of Ace of Cakes about it is interesting. The Pavement episode was so boring.
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Post by davers on Jun 1, 2011 15:42:53 GMT -8
I don't remember his exact words, but basically he said, Elliot was a good friend of the Lips, and that they wrote the song for him. All I really remember is that it felt like he was insinuating that he didn't kill himself and that there may have been some foul play, but I may have taken that the wrong way I guess. Yeah he did imply that he will never be convinced he killed himself or something along those lines. I liked that the story sort of became inspirational in the sense that it was telling everyone not to wait to be rescued and whatnot, but it was still pretty much pointless. On Friday, the cake was unnecessary and annoying. On SUNDAY, the cake was unforgiveable and entirely unwelcome. THISSSSSSSSSSS The cake was fine by me on friday. It was while they were setting up for the foos, the foos still went on pretty much on time and nothing was held up. During the lips is I was openly angry. I yelled "we did this already!" as loud as I could (being sunday my voice was mostly gone) and did my best to make the cake explode with my mind.
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Post by Space_Suitor on Jun 2, 2011 9:05:39 GMT -8
Yes, I was highly amped for this show and subsequently disappointed by the performance. Of course the music sounded great, but I'm surprised that no one has yet stated the obvious reason for the extra talking/time wasting: they were really fucking high! MDMA, seriously. I thought it was all pretty great until Waiting For Superman when he started to retreat back into his own mind, thinking about whatever sad things had caused him to write the song and he began to lose his voice and place and the lyrics. It was a bit uncomfortable and awkward because he knew he was busted. Still, I sang out every word as best I could and I feel like that kind of helped him. Was totally bummed not to hear the Gash. And Modest Mouse played FOREVERRRRRR so I really wish they had been given about 15 more minutes to finish the set. grr. However, I did enjoy their experimentation with sound in the form of a mysterious Victrola-type of cone mounted on top of the sound booth which Steven used to tweak some frequencies during setup and create a shifting wall of sound. That was fucking crazy. I was also highly annoyed at the pit action during Flogging Molly. Definitely wasn't what I wanted while coming up on zhrooms. I launched a roll of toilet paper tho, and almost hit their singer (tho not intentionally) I could not WAIT for those guys to get off the stage. Anyway, people were noting that the show was not transformational. The lack of confetti and balloons certainly detracted from it (i suspect they were asked to not use so much for the sake of the wind blowing that shit all over mother nature) HOWEVER! I did take a life lesson away from the show, and that is a reminder that things in life don't always live up to the expectations that you may create in your mind, and also that if you take too much drugs you might not finish the tasks which you set out to complete. Also, I touched the bubble two times, I was the first one to call out for cake and miraculously got a lick of cake from a girls' hand, despite the fact I was maybe 12-15 bodies from the stage. I can't wait to see the Flaming Lips again! <3 <3 <3 They all had dancer passes, I saw them backstage. I met these people! lol, the asian girl was SOOO fucked up by the time they got out onstage.
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Post by Drew on Jun 2, 2011 9:26:36 GMT -8
Thing with the Lips set was this. When they were PLAYING, they sounded and looked as amazing as they ever have. When Wayne was talking, it was the most annoying Wayne has ever been... And he's been progressively more annoying each time I've seen them over the years. But I really do feel like that fucker Zacks was to blame for that. On Friday, the cake was unnecessary and annoying. On SUNDAY, the cake was unforgiveable and entirely unwelcome. I got the feeling that when Zacks started planning his BIG TENTH YEAR, his very first thought was, "I'm going to get a fucking Sasquatch cake from Ace of Cakes and have Wayne Coyne throw the head into the audience." And he fucking clung to that at the expense of what could have been one of the greatest sets of the weekend. 100% agree with this.
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Post by esrever on Jun 2, 2011 12:22:48 GMT -8
Thing with the Lips set was this. When they were PLAYING, they sounded and looked as amazing as they ever have. When Wayne was talking, it was the most annoying Wayne has ever been... And he's been progressively more annoying each time I've seen them over the years. But I really do feel like that fucker Zacks was to blame for that. On Friday, the cake was unnecessary and annoying. On SUNDAY, the cake was unforgiveable and entirely unwelcome. I got the feeling that when Zacks started planning his BIG TENTH YEAR, his very first thought was, "I'm going to get a fucking Sasquatch cake from Ace of Cakes and have Wayne Coyne throw the head into the audience." And he fucking clung to that at the expense of what could have been one of the greatest sets of the weekend. 100% agree with this. This was my first Lips show but I really cant help to agree with this as well. Although I have to admit that some of the best visuals I saw all weekend was at their set (excluding the pink elephant at Bassnectar) when they were playing music and not just reminiscing. But I really dont have much to base this set off of other than videos I have seen of them performing online. I definitely plan on seeing them perform again, and hopefully getting a full set.
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Post by funkoh6 on Jun 2, 2011 13:31:37 GMT -8
I knew Wayne wouldn't shut it...Looks like Yeasayer was the right choice after all
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 13:39:55 GMT -8
I knew Wayne wouldn't shut it...Looks like Yeasayer was the right choice after all After reading through this, I am so fucking glad I decided to see Gold Panda then walk straight over to Yeasayer.
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Post by scough on Jun 2, 2011 16:33:16 GMT -8
Despite their disappointing set, I'm going to see them again at the Puyallup Fair and got golden circle tickets, 2nd row I wonder if Wayne will come out in the space ball at a reserved seating show. It seems like there might not be enough crowd density to keep him from tumbling to the ground...
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Post by Horned Gramma on Jun 3, 2011 6:57:09 GMT -8
Yes, I was highly amped for this show and subsequently disappointed by the performance. Of course the music sounded great, but I'm surprised that no one has yet stated the obvious reason for the extra talking/time wasting: they were really fucking high! MDMA, seriously. Wayne doesn't do drugs anymore. Hasn't for a LONG time.
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Post by esrever on Jun 3, 2011 7:25:07 GMT -8
Ya, he seemed WAY too sober for Sasquatch. Maybe that was the biggest problem...
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Post by funkoh6 on Jun 3, 2011 7:46:18 GMT -8
Yes, I was highly amped for this show and subsequently disappointed by the performance. Of course the music sounded great, but I'm surprised that no one has yet stated the obvious reason for the extra talking/time wasting: they were really fucking high! MDMA, seriously. Wayne doesn't do drugs anymore. Hasn't for a LONG time. Then why at Hangout fest did he dedicate a song to anyone on molly?
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