(TV) Re: Lips

["Steve Rovner" <serovner@mindspring.com>]

I saw the Lips last night at Bonnaroo. First time I've seen them.  Quite a show/spectacle!  Played from midnight to about 2:30.  Great stuff.  Music was wonderful, and the show was pure entertainment.  

The Police were not very good, IMO.  I'd not seen them since '79.  Sting's voice was having trouble hitting the high notes, and they changed a lot of arrangements and strung out the songs.  Not that there is anything wrong with changing things up, but I thought it came across as flat.  

Wilco was great today.  Never caught anything less than great shows from them.  

Best show of the festival for me was Richard Thompson.  I'd never seen him live before.  Full band.  Had the hair on the back of my neck standing on end. 

The National were very good.  So were Charlie Louvin, Dr. Dog, Old Crow Medicine Show, Uncle Walt.

Did not enjoy Gogol Bordello, Black Angels, 

The show I missed that everyone raved about was The Hold Steady. 

John Paul Jones of Zep was all over the place.  Played bluegrass with Uncle Walt, monster version of Dazed and Confused with Ben Harper, sat in with Gov't Mule, and lead an all-star band in it's own show. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>

Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:31:06 
To:tv@obbard.com
Subject: Re: (TV) Fw: Sgt Pepper must die!


On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:26:58 -0500
"bunny pad" <campreverb@gmail.com> wrote:

> also, I never liked the flaming lips, now I have all the logic I need to
> hate them.

Oh HELL no. The Flaming Lips were part of possibly the greatest show I
have ever seen - Mission of Burma, Yo La Tengo, and the Lips last month
at Brown.  A *perfect* day, and a ticket bought for me by my son!

I never quite "got" the Lips until I saw them live - easily the most
engaging, trippy show I've ever seen.  I wonder what their confetti 
budget is...

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