Nyaaaaaah, we'll be missing Ali McBeal coz they'll be screening 3
hours worth of Woodstock yet again tonight.... I sat through far too
much of it already... just out of morbid curiosity. Here a few
highlights :::
Wyclef Jean displayed the ultimate ignorance/arrogance by playing
the Stars and Stripes and for his trouble got pelted by paper cups
(or whatever was handy as missiles). Too much ganja, boys!
Korn? The crowd seemed to respond to them, although from what I
saw I wouldn't say Life is Peachy in Korn-land.
Counting Crows (who'll be touring here - South Africa - next
month)... jeez, another soupy mix with Mr Jones and Omaha the
sing-alongs one might expect; for the rest the dreadlocked lead
singer (who is he again?) was way off pitch most of the time.
Sheryl Crow (a Crow to be counted?) seemed blissfully happy to
take the stage, smiling as she sailed off pitch, missing words at
the beginning of phrases (Every Day is a Winding Road... she
missed the word "every" virtually every time, coming in happily
smiling with DAY). Sartorially she took the country route - bra
straps showing, not a care in the world - and what WAS that G-
string thing on the outside of her pants?
Who else murdered what? Damn, Kid Rock made me laugh and
the audience seemed to like them. Never heard of this group before
- just how old is their "front man" ? Not a moment's worth of jitters
there: bucket loads of (ill-founded) confidence.
All in all, say what you will about him, but Jamiroquai gave the
most impressive performance by far (imo). Incredibly tight band -
amazing drummer, great bass - their engineer knew what he was
doing and the mix came through loud and clear with prefect
presence. Jay Kay himself resplendant in wacky headgear never
missed a note, jumped and cavorted for the camera and generally
sounded superb.
Did any of you go, or rather, what's the general consensus in
America regarding the festival? Hell, if this is the current state of
music, I shall henceforth bury myself even deeper in IDM :-)
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