Virgin Festival - Vancouver, BC - Day 2
I’ll be honest with you up front. I only went because I was given a VIP pass + guest.
One of my previous posts about Vfest (Vancouver edition) drew the following awesome comments:
Are you stupid or something? Vancouver Vfest is gonna be whicked. You must A) listen to crap or B) have no taste in music.
suck my c*** …vfest is and will be incredible…excuse me while i go shave my back.
wait a sec, I see your favorite artists average about 60 years of age so I guess anyone relevant nowadays might not sit well with a fan of dinosaur rock
I expect this post to bring some more hatred out, esp. since I didn’t have to pay to go.
Where to start.. Metric wasn’t bad, they really just aren’t my cup of tea. Art of Dying wasn’t bad, they were outright awful. Fortunately, the folks behind Vfest were giving out free ear plugs and chewing gum. Both came in handy. I didn’t arrive in time to catch You Say Party! We Say Die! which is kind of a shame, because I’ve heard good things about their live performances, even though I’m clearly not a fan of that style of music (being a dinosaur and all). Smoosh was a pleasant surprise as I’d never heard of them before today.
The band of the day was, without question, Sebastien Grainger Et Les Montagnes. They played the 2nd stage and though the crowd was thin to start (Metric was finishing up on the main stage), they ended out w/ a pretty large group of folks. This was the 2nd time in 3 days that I’ve seen Seb et Les Montagnes, and they were great both days. You can expect BrooklynVegan to write about them in the coming months when they release their first album, and I’m sure his write-up will do them the justice that I can’t.
more Vfest photos @ Flickr
ps. I left way before The Killers came on stage, as you couldn’t have paid me to stay. Ditto AFI and Hot Hot Hair.
pss. Before you get your panties in a bunch about my insults, I absolutely acknowledge that every single musician in the world has more talent than I do.
May 26th, 2007 22:32
It makes no sense to knock something without sticking around for the entire thing, I thought the Killers had a great set, while AFI reminded you why you shouldn’t feel too bad for the deaf. You can’t expect your review to be taken seriously if you’re going to walk into it with such negative expectations. It’s nice to see a music festival in Vancouver, and hopefully it’s a sign of things to come.
May 26th, 2007 23:04
I don’t need to get kicked in the nuts to know I’m not going to enjoy it. I don’t expect much on this site to be taken seriously, esp. the reviews.
The Vancouver Folk and Jazz festivals are something to look forward to.
Updated: I checked out your blog, you’ve lost all rights to give me any shit at all - Bon Jovi is to music as Paris Hilton is to culture.