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Post by stamper on Sept 20, 2011 10:14:49 GMT -8
Their turnout was pretty pityful for a second day headliner. Was it? I was down at the front having my mind blown. Best Sasquatch Show I've seen to date. as much as i love Pulp, i highly doubt they could draw a larger crowd than Massive Attack - in North America, at least.
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Post by Fig on Sept 20, 2011 10:20:56 GMT -8
I most definitely want to see Man Man there
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Post by davers on Sept 20, 2011 10:52:45 GMT -8
Pulp never has had any real radio play in U.S. America; no real following at all. Massive Attack might not be hugely popular with the kids but I'm certain they are better known. I've never heard Massive Attack on the radio but evey now and then I will hear Common People pop onto the frequencies. With my friends it is more likely they will think Massive Attack is a new action movie rather than a band. Could be a regional thing, but I think Pulp would sell more tickets than Massive Attack in Vancouver. I was down at the front having my mind blown. Best Sasquatch Show I've seen to date. I loved Massive Attack's set, one of my favourites for sure, but the amount of people on the hill was probably half of what it was during Vampire Weekend or LCD Soundsystem. Pavement had them beat to (though you could argue Pavement scared everyone off the hill). People were sitting down on the floor and werent having any trouble seeing.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 20, 2011 10:59:09 GMT -8
Suggesting that Pavement scared people off the hill is generous. To suggest that Malkmus spent the entire first half of the weekend filling his own personal Honey Bucket to the brim and then upended it at the top of the hill right after LCD Soundsystem finished playing so that he could watch his refuse wash over anyone who stayed around to watch Pavement perform would be more accurate.
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Post by wompwomp on Sept 20, 2011 11:06:33 GMT -8
Naw they just flock to the stupid fucking dance tent. I have terrible fucking taste in music. Me too apparently...I only saw one headliner, The Foos. No regrets. Pretty sure there were more people in the tent to see MSTRKRFT and Major Lazer than Modest Mouse and Wilco.
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Post by stamper on Sept 20, 2011 11:14:40 GMT -8
Pretty sure there were more people in the tent to see MSTRKRFT and Major Lazer than Modest Mouse and Wilco. i'm gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there
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Post by emptyfox on Sept 20, 2011 11:33:43 GMT -8
Was it? I was down at the front having my mind blown. Best Sasquatch Show I've seen to date. Seriously. That and LCD's set were just beyond compare. Davers, I have been a Massive Attack fan for almost 15 years. They may not be huge, but they are definitely super well known if you came up in the late 90's early 00's.
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Post by wompwomp on Sept 20, 2011 11:53:55 GMT -8
I'm pretty sure the majority of people in North America know Massive Attack as "the House theme song band" or "the band with that song in Snatch".
You know what my wish list would be? Re-do the 2010 lineup so those of us that missed it can not feel so damn choked about it.
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Post by davers on Sept 20, 2011 11:55:32 GMT -8
You may have a point, I just checked and in 1998 they both released albums and both charted #1 in the UK but Pulp charted 114 and Massive Attack charted 60 in the US.
I figured because everyone kept saying Pulp could headline Coachella that they would headline Sasquatch no problem. Then again 'everyone' is people on the interwebs who make fake Coachella posters.
I guess its just really hard to guage the popularity of bands that have already peaked and were never all that popular in the States to begin with.
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Post by Pea on Sept 20, 2011 12:05:00 GMT -8
EVERYONE said Pulp could headline Coachella? You just won the hyperbole Superbowl my friend.
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Post by sagesquatch on Sept 20, 2011 12:11:51 GMT -8
Duran Duran Man Man Xiu Xiu Tok Tok Mother Mother Frou Frou Mr. Mister The The
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Post by stamper on Sept 20, 2011 12:12:21 GMT -8
FYI --- Pulp have headlined every major European festival during their career, including Glastonbury twice.
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Post by Pea on Sept 20, 2011 12:18:07 GMT -8
And Biffy Clyro is more popular than Jesus over there too. I get it I get it.
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Post by davers on Sept 20, 2011 12:21:00 GMT -8
EVERYONE said Pulp could headline Coachella? You just won the hyperbole Superbowl my friend. Hey, I covered myself in the next sentence.
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Post by chaco on Sept 20, 2011 12:28:13 GMT -8
Yes! They put on a really good show opening for The Shins and I'd love to see them again. Also I wouldn't mind if Beastie Boys came back.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2011 14:16:15 GMT -8
Just wanted to sneak in here and say that mine was supposed to be a joke, and I wasn't sure if you all knew that. Truth is, I didn't know most of the bands going last year and I probably won't this year either. I think that's the best part for me; finding new favourites.
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Post by stamper on Sept 20, 2011 14:22:19 GMT -8
Just wanted to sneak in here and say that mine was supposed to be a joke, and I wasn't sure if you all knew that.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Sept 20, 2011 14:23:23 GMT -8
Ha! That hippo IS[/i] skeptical!
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Post by Lump on Sept 20, 2011 15:03:06 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Sept 20, 2011 17:02:14 GMT -8
When I get pissed...
...you get mist.
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