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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 26, 2010 9:02:51 GMT -8
Yeah, I still get confused with all of them, White Rabbits, Frightened Rabbits, Pepper Rabbit, I know there's more I'm forgetting. There needs to be an indie rock band called 'The Crystal Fuck Rabbits' just to tie it all in together
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 25, 2010 20:42:00 GMT -8
I saw Freelance Whales last night. I'm not their #1 fan, but the gig was fun. Tickets were cheap, PBR was on special (of course), and they sounded pretty good. It may have just been the venue, but their stage presence seems to have improved since they played Sasquatch earlier this year. Hey Wolfhat, I was at the Biltmore last night as well... ...and that will likely be the last time I see Freelance Whales. you know, they're okay and I had a good time with my date...but god it was mushy, sappy and just lacked any edge. It sounded like every song they played could have been written about crying over cotton candy, or falling off a teeter todder. The drummer wore a scarf and looked right out of a J Crew catalogue. Anyways, at least pepper rabbit had some potential. I would go see them again if they get a little more direction and focus in their song composition.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 25, 2010 10:31:33 GMT -8
I appreciate the suggestion Topspin, and I somewhat agree with your thoughts. I was just thinking about this a couple weeks ago. Changing the background on a site that is still very new (compared to other boards) is a bit overdoing it. You and I go back to the start, but almost everyone else is new here. Then again, there are still three other moderators, one who lurks, one who may still lurk, and one who rolls around in benjamins all day, so if it changes anytime soon, it wasn't me. Fucking Brad Griffin, AKA 'Sasquatch'. 7 posts in 3 years and yet a millionaire.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 25, 2010 10:05:05 GMT -8
For awhile now I have enjoyed finding music that is both melodic and uses unique time signatures (i.e. not 4/4). It gives a little twist to a song that may not get immediately noticed. It's also fun to watch indie rockers try to dance to a song in 5/4.
Many current bands enjoy playing around with their time signatures. Rush did a lot of it, as did Soundgarden, and more currently Animal Collective and Radiohead.
Here are a couple of my favorites:
Classic Dave Brubeck Trio (in 3 + 2/5):
'Fake Empire" The Naptional (a weird mix of 4/3 and 3/4)
What are your favorites?
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 25, 2010 9:35:12 GMT -8
My balls. Like I care if that asshat can play guitar. This is all I am arguing in defending John Mayer. You have said nothing to refute this argument. KIDS THESE DAYS! YOU MAKE MY BRAIN VOMIT PITY. I honesty hate that I spent this much time talking to a gaggle of 23 year old John Mayer fans. Strawman insults and condescension also do not convince me otherwise. Josh Groban gots a set of pipes but his music is still for people who take music recommendations from Starbucks. Sorry, I should be getting musical advice from Saturday morning cartoons. Not to say that is a bad thing, I just use it as an example to describe my point. We all get music we enjoy from different places; it's a matter of opinion (not pity) as to whether we like it or not. You can enjoy bands that sing songs from Dr. Seuss books if you like, I do not judge. Dude I have four younger sisters. Growing up I had John Mayer and Jason Mraz coming out my asshole. Do you vomit pity for your four younger sisters? And doumak: John Mayer is in the same class of terrible as Schumacher's Batman films. Yes, Schumacher's Batman films were awful - but does that make him a poor director? Not necessarily - I happen to have loved 'Falling Down'... so Hold Me Anagram, hopefully you can respect my opinion here and not belittle me because of it; now you eat humble pie.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 24, 2010 15:47:25 GMT -8
doumax, an ex used to listen to live John Mayer recordings. You know what you hear when a song starts, a song ends, and while the song is playing? It's not the sound of an informed or appreciative audience applauding for a respectable performance. It's just forty thousand girls screaming for five minutes straight. Guys like to talk about John Mayer as a talented guitar player, because (a) they don't know anything and (b) it was on Rolling Stone one time, but the fact of the matter is that this is just a cover for YOUR GIANT VAGINA I am jealous he banged Taylor Swift. and Jennifer Aniston. oh, and Jennifer Love Hewitt, Circa 2001. "I was astonished at how well he played live. I had no idea he was that good. " - Eric Clapton, on seeing Mayer perform at the Crossroads Music Festival in 2004. Now, please feel free to further damage your musical integrity by discrediting Eric Clapton's ability to measure talent on the guitar. Say what you want about the generic music he puts out, but in the traditional sense of the word, John Mayer is a great guitarist and if you cannot see that, then you are trying way too hard to be cool.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 24, 2010 15:18:04 GMT -8
KEEP.ROLLING.RIGHT.ON.THROUGH.IT. Actually no. You gotta sleep sometime, and crashing in your tent after rolling all night once the sun has come is a good way to get VERY dehydrated. I'm all for getting fucked up, but you gotta take care of your shit or you're not gonna have a good time. Hydrate or die, kids. This fellow 29yr old agrees with you here. 4 am is my bedtime at the latest. Then it's also great to have a band in the late afternoon to have a little shut eye for; Saturday 5pm main stage for my friends and I will forever be called 'The Naptional'.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 23, 2010 13:00:32 GMT -8
I hate the kind of hippies Cloud Cult are but about 40% of each of their records is pretty great. Musically. Lyirically they're just about as bad as it gets. I'm sorry but aren't you a fan of Ween and They Might Be Giants? oh oh...i'll say it in advance of the wrath...you deserve it here
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 23, 2010 9:39:09 GMT -8
stupid credit card limit... ...not enough indie cred to buy Sasquatch tickets? go hang out on p4k for awhile, they'll raise it for you eventually.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 23, 2010 9:24:22 GMT -8
Kng Khan gave you the Shits? Well, you saw the bassist, right? So after the show backstage - well let's just say he got a little rough.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 23, 2010 9:19:31 GMT -8
The new Deerhunter album is so stupid good. For some reason though I just do not care about seeing them live, especially at 2pm on the Wookie stage. But you know that the 2pm wookie stage slot is reserved for woodsy baroque re-incarnations of Fleet Foxes, Arcade Fire, etc... ...unless your King Khan circa 2009, cause that was the shitz.... ....Deerhunter would take the Nationals slot from last year, IMO
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 22, 2010 10:26:53 GMT -8
from my CMJ time: Baths Miniature Tigers Ty Segall Cloud Nothings Violens Young Man Houses general CMJ buzz: Dale Earnhart Jr. Jr. How to Dress Well Wild Nothing Gold Panda Hey Champ The Drums not at cmj and hopefully not at sasquatch: Die Antwoord. I picked up the Dale Earnhardt jr.jr. EP, and liked it very much...however it's only four songs so not much to go on...has anyone seen a live show?
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 22, 2010 10:23:30 GMT -8
I just read that Dispatch might be coming back in 2011. This would be a perfect fit for Sasquatch! I'll admit to have been a pretty big fan around the time they were breaking up, circa 2002. I never got to see them at that time, so I would welcome an opportunity at Sasquatch (as I probably wouldn't go to see them otherwise). I don't think they would pull a certain type of concert goer in droves like DMB would; they were just never that big.
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Hotels?
Nov 19, 2010 11:07:42 GMT -8
Post by bradberad12 on Nov 19, 2010 11:07:42 GMT -8
THEY'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON!? WHY THE FUCK DO THEY BOTH HAVE THAT IDIOT FUCKING AVATAR? AND WHY ARE THEY EQUALLY ILLITERATE? no... no, no! THIS DOESN'T ADD UP AT ALL You didn't know? It's the coolest! Everybody's doing it...
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 15:14:05 GMT -8
Who's making shit up? In other news: eat me. You're becoming tedious. But successfully helping you add to your post count. So it's not all that bad
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I am...
Nov 18, 2010 12:55:49 GMT -8
Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 12:55:49 GMT -8
Yayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!! So much growth in this thread (: I sensed the same thing in the other off-topic thread with Boxxy... Okay, okay, thats the last perveted joke on that subject. Geez, I really know how to 'beat' a dead horse, among other things...oops
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 11:58:50 GMT -8
True, the math holds up. And I don't even care about everyone in the party paying for camping because that is how it works at most festivals. But we paid $185 knowing the full lineup, not just one band. That's a pretty big deal to a lot of people, especially people not from the Pacific Northwest. If it's like last year, the early bird price will remain the same until February 9th, two days after the full line-up is announced. I imagine with this price jump that early-bird tickets won't sell out sooner then that...So I wouldn't worry about waiting until then.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 10:26:10 GMT -8
I saw Foo Fighters in 95' I think, at some Edgefest Concert in Ottawa, On. 16 years...for me, this will definitely be the largest time period between seeing a band for the first and second time. Yikes, Time flies. I probably saw foo fighters before some posters were even born
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 10:20:30 GMT -8
So much for their "Save the environment; Carpool!" campaign from last year.
Profit rules all!!!
I hope they have alotted more space this year for camping, since everybody pays individually for tickets, there's not as much worry about stuffing as many people as possible into one car.
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Post by bradberad12 on Nov 18, 2010 10:15:41 GMT -8
Apparently Livenation doesn't like links to their merchandise. They end up defaulting to the main page. I'm talking about this beauty. It is so stupidly awesome. I will be wearing it during next year's festival. The shirt, along with the Gunther Mustache and short-long would get the ladies all around you like skinny jeans on a hipster
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