Music Fest J04 Sciturday might have come packing, but Sunday was definitely lacking
the crowd, the lyrically. talk Kid Rock. Besides the fact that he Pixies blazed Velvet Revolver delivered the true refused to allow college press to photo- through a set of rock show of the day. Scott Weiland graph him (can't you sense our disap- classics, includ- pranced around pointment?), it's ing their most the catwalks in probably not the best popular, "Where disco-ball silver idea to cover parts of is my Mind?" and pants, while Slash one of the most "Gigantic." oozed cool from beloved (if not most Green Day may his every pore. overdone and com- get a lot of flack The music is monly butchered) for selling out, but stronger live than songs in all of south- the pioneers of on the record, and ern rock, "Freebird" pop-punk brought the fervor and pas- by Lynrd Skynrd, in the house down sion with which it the first song of your with their per- was delivered had set. I forgave that formance. Billie everyone in the sacrilegious display, Joe Armstrong crowd hyped. despite the sickening carried himself in Despite the differ- feeling in my stom- true rockstar fash- ences many would ach. But Kid went ion, training the love to point out too far when he cov-
PHOTOS (3) ERL' HALL/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER crowd to clap and between this band ered, from beginning Billie Joe of Green Day commands his little punk minions. scream on com- and those that its to end, "Rock and mand, not to men- members formerly Roll" by Led t's impossible to be everywhere at tion the fact that they formed an occupied, these Zeppelin. This, my once, which is why we can't tell impromptu band on stage composed of a guys can still put friend, is where I I you about every band that played few lucky kids from the crowd. on one hell of a gave Kid Rock the VooDoo Fest '04 two weeks ago. But Musically, the set was full offan favorites rock show. And Arrrgh! Mark Tremonti of Alterbridge finger (quite literal- what we can do is give you some high- and a few politically charged tunes from unlike the night's shows some serious intensity. ly) and walked to lights. the recently released album American main headliner, my car. Is it not Saturday was packed with an engag- Idiot. Other mentionable sets from Kid Rock, they didn't need strippers in enough to play your own second rate ing array of artists spanning multiple Saturday included The Killers, Talib cages to make it happen. music? Do you have to take the master- genres. Highlights included that wacky Kweli, The Thrills, Beastie Boys and Speaking of strippers in cages, let's pieces of rock (he also covered "Back bunch of characters donning colored Snow Patrol. in Black" by AC/DC and "Fat robes, The Polyphonic Spree. It was Sunday boasted a much Bottomed Girls" by Queen) and tum clear that no matter how hard you tried weaker lineup however. them into swill? to resist it, this group was going to New Orleans standards So, while Velvet Revolver was the make you happy. The small crowd was Supagroup and Cowboy only thing that saved Sunday's lineup, transfixed, and the show was the kind Mouth came and did their Saturday provided enough bang for the that just makes you want to walk thing. The trouble with that buck. If you missed it, start making around hugging people, like that guy in. is you can sec them
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