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Post by Pea on Jun 1, 2010 15:13:46 GMT -8
That is all.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2010 15:36:19 GMT -8
agreed. getting to strum spiral stairs guitar at the end of pavement set helped me live out every fanboy dream ever.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2010 16:18:49 GMT -8
In other news, the back of the new main stage and the whole not getting to see through it part was unfortunate.
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Post by jobosrock on Jun 1, 2010 17:40:03 GMT -8
Yeah, that was a little saddening.
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Post by someguy on Jun 1, 2010 18:32:32 GMT -8
It was definitely amazing. I can't wait to see what kind of shenanigans show up on YouTube.
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Post by headier on Jun 1, 2010 19:59:35 GMT -8
In other news, the back of the new main stage and the whole not getting to see through it part was unfortunate. spare me. people will always find something to bitch about. This festival was legendary. you are sad.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2010 20:03:37 GMT -8
I've got so much, so very much to say, but yeah, awesome shit.
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Post by skychotic on Jun 1, 2010 20:04:53 GMT -8
I was actually pretty damn disappointed with Pavement. They kept fucking up and Malkmus had a very bad attitude IMO. That being said I did leave early so maybe it got better after I left.
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Post by rirocks922 on Jun 1, 2010 22:01:34 GMT -8
....it didn't get better. But, everything else made up for Pavement's lack of...ohh many things.
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Post by Lump on Jun 2, 2010 7:50:41 GMT -8
In other news, the back of the new main stage and the whole not getting to see through it part was unfortunate. spare me. people will always find something to bitch about. This festival was legendary. you are sad. i am a "sad" person, but not for that. I wasn't even complaining. Just making a comment. Goddamn. Calm down.
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Post by skychotic on Jun 2, 2010 8:46:24 GMT -8
Yeah, the whole back of stage thing didn't bother me too much because I was far enough back that I still got to enjoy the view. But I can see how that might have sucked for those who were actually close to the stage and couldn't see the amazing backdrop.
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Post by foldered on Jun 2, 2010 10:38:19 GMT -8
I was actually pretty damn disappointed with Pavement. They kept fucking up and Malkmus had a very bad attitude IMO. That being said I did leave early so maybe it got better after I left. I figured people would feel that way. I don't think Stephen Malkmus is the kind of guy to lose his shit and talk about how awesome the audience is and stuff though. I found it all very "Pavement" if that makes sense.
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Post by scough on Jun 2, 2010 11:11:15 GMT -8
Every year I've attended there was a band that just blew me away with how shitty their performance was. in '08 it was Mars Volta, last year it was Animal Collective, and this year the crown goes to Pavement. It makes me angry that they wasted a co-headlining spot on that band when LCD would have been such a better fit.
Other than them dropping the ball on Sunday night's lineup, this year was by far the best out of the three I've gone, it's not even close. It was a genius move to have somewhat lesser known bands headline, and then using the money saved to stuff the rest of the lineup with amazing upper-middle tier bands. There wasn't a time all weekend when I got bored with a lack of bands I wanted to see. This was a big change from last year when I didn't show up until 4pm a couple of the days.
Regarding the mainstage change, it definitely provided for much better light shows, but overall I think its a negative change since it takes away a chunk from the incredible view that makes the Gorge the best outdoor venue in the country. I would imagine they closed the stage off after bands complained about the heat/rain/wind in years past.
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Post by scough on Jun 2, 2010 11:25:01 GMT -8
did anyone else that lives in western washington find it somewhat depressing that the weather gradually changed from nice to shit the closer you got to home? i enjoyed the nice 4 day break from the dreary gray skies of the seattle area.
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Post by ozmafan on Jun 2, 2010 11:47:17 GMT -8
did anyone else that lives in western washington find it somewhat depressing that the weather gradually changed from nice to shit the closer you got to home? i enjoyed the nice 4 day break from the dreary gray skies of the seattle area. Pretty much completely depressing, yeah. I did my best to soak in the sun when we stopped in Ellensburg, but it was still a cruel change. So glad the weather was mostly decent over the weekend. I too had a rad, rad time. Passion Pit's dance party set was a total highlight for me!
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Post by Lump on Jun 2, 2010 21:40:53 GMT -8
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Post by Cbats on Jun 2, 2010 22:43:18 GMT -8
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Post by casts on Jun 2, 2010 23:12:51 GMT -8
This was my 6th sasquatch, but I'm glad this topic is here because I think it's very likely this was the best one yet. I would kill to be able to travel back to the fun I was having during Massive Attack alone. The whole experience was amazing
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Post by jewalt on Jun 3, 2010 6:56:14 GMT -8
This will be my last post on the sasquatch forum since it is now complete, but I feel I need to defend Pavement to the folks who seem to just not understand the lost essence of early nineties indie rock.
Pavement is an INDIE rock show. The reason they messed up on a song was because the bass guitar was experiencing errors. That IS the essence of indie rock: cheap instruments, a playful deconstruction of grunge rock music, goofy, slacker attitudes towards rock music and the crowd in general (e.g. Malkmus), and so on. The movement was designed to deconstruct, give satire to, and so forth, everything that is supposedly "rock" or "alternative" (has anyone even ever heard Modest Mouses' early music? or Guided By Voices?). This is what the so-called "indie" bands at Sasquatch this year (e.g. Vampire Weekend, which was the worst and most boring show of the entire weekend) were missing. There is nothing subversive about Vampire Weekend or MGMT. They are not Indie Rock. Pavement is subversive. Quasi was subversive this year at the fest (for the lucky few who were able to see them). Ween is subversive.
Understand the roots of indie rock before deriding Pavement's show.
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Post by ackbar on Jun 3, 2010 8:27:42 GMT -8
This will be my last post on the sasquatch forum since it is now complete, but I feel I need to defend Pavement to the folks who seem to just not understand the lost essence of early nineties indie rock. Pavement is an INDIE rock show. The reason they messed up on a song was because the bass guitar was experiencing errors. That IS the essence of indie rock: cheap instruments, a playful deconstruction of grunge rock music, goofy, slacker attitudes towards rock music and the crowd in general (e.g. Malkmus), and so on. The movement was designed to deconstruct, give satire to, and so forth, everything that is supposedly "rock" or "alternative" (has anyone even ever heard Modest Mouses' early music? or Guided By Voices?). This is what the so-called "indie" bands at Sasquatch this year (e.g. Vampire Weekend, which was the worst and most boring show of the entire weekend) were missing. There is nothing subversive about Vampire Weekend or MGMT. They are not Indie Rock. Pavement is subversive. Quasi was subversive this year at the fest (for the lucky few who were able to see them). Ween is subversive. Understand the roots of indie rock before deriding Pavement's show. LOL
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