Official Shrubbery Waterer
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Lollapalooza report:
Soundgarden - Awesome. Everything I hoped it to be. They played some of the hits (Outshined, Spoonman, Black Hole Sun), but also mixed in a few lesser-known songs (Jesus Christ Pose, Get on the Snake, Superunknown). Chris Cornell is getting so old, he looks a little like Mickey Rourke minus 30 pounds.
Wolfmother - Fantastic. Like Zepplin on speed. Probably my favorite performance of the day, not including the above. Definitely worth checking out if you like that early 70's rock sound (Zepplin, Cream, etc.). After some post-show research, it turns out that the original line-up won a Grammy, but then broke up due to "irreconcilable personal and musical differences," which can only mean that one of the members slept with another's girlfriend.
Minus the Bear - Surprisingly good. Fairly chill groove music, probably best suited for sexy time. I plan to buy the CD, so I'll know more once I hear their studio sound.
Violent Soho - Ack. It feels like they tried to mix latin metal (Ill Nino, Nonpoint, etc) with a dose of Offspring/311, but lost all of the melody and artistry somewhere along the way. Fairly poor in thrash metal standards.
Yeasayer - Meh. Kind of a faux-trance jam band feel, but overall pretty lackluster. The band members themselves look like the cast of a live-action Captain Planet movie.
The Dodos - Interesting. They consist of a guitarist, a drummer, and a "percussionist" who mostly plays the xylophone, but also does parts on a snare and symbol. Also, I couldn't understand a word the singer was saying, and I'm fairly sure it wasn't due to poor acoustics.
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