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Post by Warily on Jun 1, 2011 15:34:41 GMT -8
Alright here's my top 5 (No particular order) Modest Mouse: I knew that when they started off with Shit Luck that I was in for a goddamned treat and it was. I even got to hear Cowboy Dan which is one of my favorites. AND I even got to hear the newer songs I really love like Dance Hall. The fact that the new songs sounded good was even better. This set made me realize how much I adore this band. Matt & Kim: Leaving the Bigfoot for Iron & Wine was one of the biggest mistakes I made. I just adore how HAPPY those two are. With the great crowd interaction and the hundreds of balloons, they had me grinning the entire time. The Antlers: I began listening to Hospice right after the lineup announcement and now it's one of my favorite albums ever. They only played one song off of it at their show but they all sounded really great. Really looking forward to seeing them again. Flogging Molly: I've loved these guys for many many years and following this with the Flaming Lips (Which I would put at number 6) was a real treat. The first time I saw them I lost my shoe on the first song I jigged with only one shoe on (Ended with a bloody toe few days later). This time none of that occurred and the two Irish car bombs I had that morning treated me very nicely. And they sounded great as usual. Bassnectar: I was there with a friend who's a very big dubstep fan and he loved the whole thing (especially the Pink Elephant). Glowpocalypse met my expectations too although I really wish I was with you all during it...But who fucking cares cause this weekend blew my mind Top 5-10: Flaming Lips, !!!, Head and the Heart, Beach House, Macklemore Disappointments: Iron & Wine, Foster The People, DFA 1979 (Kind of)
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Post by esrever on Jun 1, 2011 15:35:43 GMT -8
Wished I could go into more detail on this, but this will have to suffice for the time being until I collect myself once again. But here is my top 5, no particular order, which is a very tough decision because practically every set was stellar all weekend:
Foo Fighters The Thermals Bassnectar MSTRKRFT Flogging Molly (what a fucking party)
...and I have to mention: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Skrllex, Sleigh Bells, The Flaming Lips, Talkdemonic, DFA1979, Major Lazer, Head Like a Kite, White Denim
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 15:38:45 GMT -8
Wished I could go into more detail on this, but this will have to suffice for the time being until I collect myself once again. But here is my top 5, no particular order, which is a very tough decision because practically every set was stellar all weekend: Foo Fighters The Thermals Bassnectar MSTRKRFT Flogging Molly (what a fucking party) ...and I have to mention: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Skrllex, Sleigh Bells, The Flaming Lips, Talkdemonic, DFA1979, Major Lazer, Head Like a Kite, White Denim Glad to see some Thermals love.
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Post by alpenhows on Jun 1, 2011 15:39:00 GMT -8
I cannot limit myself to five so here are my ten.
1. Wilco (complete with a full on lighting storm) 2. !!! 3. Gayngs 4. Wye Oak 5. White Denim 6. Modest Mouse 7. Foster the People 8. Local Natives 9. Wolf Parade 10. Surfer Blood (didn't get to see full set as was at Foster the People, but a good time for what I saw)
Worst show of the few minutes I caught of Flaming Lips returning from Gayngs waiting for Modest Mouse. WTF Wayne. The Gorge is not big enough for his ego. Even with that birthday cake debacle. Still a real let down for a band that I know can really bring it.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 15:40:32 GMT -8
I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels like Wilco would've been even cooler with a lightning storm.
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Post by zombiemaegan on Jun 1, 2011 15:43:56 GMT -8
Top Five.
1. Foo Fighters. They blew my mind. I've seen them before, but they were so great and I frakking loved it. 2. Chromeo. - Pretty obvious. 3. Dan Mangan - Vancouver's boyfriend for a reason! 4. MSTRKRFT - damn. so good. 5. Rodrigo Y Gabriela - They were great AND Gabriela was freaking adorable!!!! Seriously. I almost died from how cute she was.
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Post by Pea on Jun 1, 2011 15:52:37 GMT -8
4. MSTRKRFT - damn. so good. You and fox were fucking adorable during that set. I'm glad you guys danced with us for them. Spirulina randomly stumbled upon us during their set and boogied for a bit. That kid is way too cute!
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Post by esrever on Jun 1, 2011 15:56:27 GMT -8
Wished I could go into more detail on this, but this will have to suffice for the time being until I collect myself once again. But here is my top 5, no particular order, which is a very tough decision because practically every set was stellar all weekend: Foo Fighters The Thermals Bassnectar MSTRKRFT Flogging Molly (what a fucking party) ...and I have to mention: Rodrigo y Gabriela, Skrllex, Sleigh Bells, The Flaming Lips, Talkdemonic, DFA1979, Major Lazer, Head Like a Kite, White Denim Glad to see some Thermals love. Oh man, The Thermals are one of my favorite bands. They had such an amazing set and the crowd was feeling it through every song. So glad I kept somewhat of a clear head for them.
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Post by HecticDialectic on Jun 1, 2011 16:10:12 GMT -8
I was clearly more faded than I thought for glowpocalypse- guess that molly must have done something to me after all- I vaguely remember whip fights but not at all who I had them with.
I do however remember packing around glowsticks in my pant leg- trust me- retrieving them wasn't easy and definitely looked perverted.
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Post by Lump on Jun 1, 2011 16:23:16 GMT -8
Glad to see some Thermals love. Oh man, The Thermals are one of my favorite bands. They had such an amazing set and the crowd was feeling it through every song. So glad I kept somewhat of a clear head for them. Mine too. So much energy.
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Post by davers on Jun 1, 2011 17:17:33 GMT -8
MODEST MOUSE. I take back EVERYTHING I ever said. This is one of the greatest sets I've ever seen at Sasquatch. I was going to leave in time to see the start of Ratatat but I couldn't walk away from it. They sounded just SO good. I felt like I was twenty-two years old again. Amazing. I CAME AS A RAT? What the fuck? BABY BLUE SEDAN?? WHOSE LIFE AM I LIVING!? Black Mountain! Holy shit. By far the best set I saw on Monday. I smoked out a seventeen year old kid; me and Friendly D and Stormy and Souly rocked our faces off. Dude I will never miss another opportunity to see Black Mountain. Thank shit you liked modest mouse or I was going to have to argue until my fingers were bleeding. They KILLED it. Also, thanks for telling me how awesome Black Mountain was. Chromeo was my favourite of Monday, so now I am super stoked to see them this summer at Squamish.
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Post by J-Dawg on Jun 1, 2011 17:42:20 GMT -8
Sharron Jones - I would make babies with that woman. No kidding. She reminds me of the old Jazz divas like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald in that she knows EXACTLY what she's doing on stage. And to think I might not have even seen this set had a friend not mentioned it to me earlier in the day.
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Post by Fig on Jun 1, 2011 17:52:42 GMT -8
MODEST MOUSE. I take back EVERYTHING I ever said. This is one of the greatest sets I've ever seen at Sasquatch. I was going to leave in time to see the start of Ratatat but I couldn't walk away from it. They sounded just SO good. I felt like I was twenty-two years old again. Amazing. I CAME AS A RAT? What the fuck? BABY BLUE SEDAN?? WHOSE LIFE AM I LIVING!? Black Mountain! Holy shit. By far the best set I saw on Monday. I smoked out a seventeen year old kid; me and Friendly D and Stormy and Souly rocked our faces off. Dude I will never miss another opportunity to see Black Mountain. Thank shit you liked modest mouse or I was going to have to argue until my fingers were bleeding. They KILLED it. Haha summed up my feelings exactly! I am thrilled to hear you say that HG..
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Post by lilalt on Jun 1, 2011 17:56:44 GMT -8
!!! Wilco Twin Shadow The Drums Modest Mouse
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Jun 1, 2011 18:21:28 GMT -8
Modest Mouse - I was with Gramma and Stormy and we were nothing but excited for another party at the Bigfoot, but once Modest Mouse took the stage we knew we were not missing a single note. Such an incredible show. Black Mountain - EPIC. Wilco - I've seen Wilco do roughly the same songs in the same way for so long that I was expecting to see the same show at the Gorge (which I was totally excited for). Despite the fact that they didn't rearrange too much, it was a totally different experience with the mainstage's lights. Absolutely fantastic. The swells of noise on "Via Chicago" worked so well up there (it was also a lot of fun to see the look on people's faces who've never seen them do it that way before). In fact I think a lot of people were surprised by how psychedelic Wilco's live show is. So fun everytime. And Nels... Holy shit! He added a few solos I'd never heard before, but he just ripped that Gorge apart. My favorite moment though was the end of "Misunderstood". I've seen them do the epic ending a pile of times but I swear they shouted "LAUGHING" for 2 full minutes this time. Plus with the lights on the band completely out and only the outer lights bordering the stage flashing it seriously sounded like the Stage itself was yelling at us (could have been other things that made it seem this way). Also I loved how Tweedy kept fucking with the crowd, "All you people clapping are our favorite people. All you people not clapping are like me!". It ruled. Bassnecter - So much Board LOVE for all you guys! That was so much goddamn fun I can't even describe it. Pink Martini - Gramma pretty much summed everything up. So amazing. The Flaming Lips - I hate to go beyond 5, but I need to put them in here. This show meant so much it's hard to even get into describing it. Actually, I went down to the ledge for "Suddenly Everything has Changed" and danced with a girl who was candy flipping, I bet The Flaming Lips were even harder to describe for her. Especially considering she kept asking who "the fuck are these guys!!!! ??". Also loved Robyn, Sleigh Bells, !!! (Chk Chk Chk), and Das Racist.
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Post by wompwomp on Jun 1, 2011 18:45:16 GMT -8
4. MSTRKRFT - damn. so good. You and fox were fucking adorable during that set. I'm glad you guys danced with us for them. Spirulina randomly stumbled upon us during their set and boogied for a bit. That kid is way too cute! Where were you guys for this? I was right at center stage about five people deep. Shit was out. of. control. They played for so long too! The tent was totally going off. Good times.
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Post by Pea on Jun 1, 2011 19:09:42 GMT -8
We were in the back left, but then moved to the front left after fox and zombie left to go somewhere else. So great!!
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Post by joshdav7 on Jun 1, 2011 20:07:01 GMT -8
Glad to see some Thermals love. Oh man, The Thermals are one of my favorite bands. They had such an amazing set and the crowd was feeling it through every song. So glad I kept somewhat of a clear head for them. Ahhh, so sad I skipped them to see Iron & Wine's (disappointing) set.
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Post by Hancho on Jun 1, 2011 20:08:38 GMT -8
Probably in no particular order. The five best sets I saw included: Black Mountain! Holy shit. By far the best set I saw on Monday. I smoked out a seventeen year old kid; me and Friendly D and Stormy and Souly rocked our faces off. Dude I will never miss another opportunity to see Black Mountain AaaaaaAAAhh!!! My single greatest regret of not attending Monday! I'm glad to hear they were good though! Love this band!
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Post by Hancho on Jun 1, 2011 20:12:01 GMT -8
...I was wondering if anyone besides myself was a little disappointed with Iron & Wine... I appreciate the concept... But I was hoping for something more acoustic. Especially with the older songs.
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