Blog-achella '07 - The Good, The Bad & The Queen (Sat.) / Gotan Project (Sat.)
Hey, so the Oscars were last night... but since I yet again wasn't honored, I won't get too much into it, except I gotta mention the "Dreamgirls" musical number. Good God Almighty, I've never heard such caterwauling in my life! You had three chicks out there whose only purpose was to sing louder, higher, and with more notes per second than the other two, kinda like the female equivalent of three guys throwin' their junk down on the table to see whose is biggest. Your word of the day is cacophony! Can the histrionics and just sing the damn song, 'cause that shit was making me wanna scoop out my eardrums with a melon baller, ladies. Brutal!
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Who they are: Once again Damon Albarn goes out and collects a seemingly random group of blokes for a new project... this time he got Paul Simenon (bassist from The Clash), Simon Tong (guitar player from The Verve) and Tony Allen (drummer from Fela Kuti's bands), all with Danger Mouse producing. So yeah, a supergroup of sorts.
What they sound like: It's a pretty mellow, moody affair, definitely calling to mind the many gloomy days in London it's songs are about.
What I think: For a guy who I used to pretty much only associate with the "Woo-Hoo!" song, I gotta say, Damon Albarn has become the Man! Woo-hoo indeed, sir. Woo-hoo indeed...
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Who they are: No introduction should be necessary to the folks reading this page... your trivia - one is French, one is Argentine, one is Swiss and all are obviously quite dapper.
What they sound like: Tango-tronica!
What I think: If it wasn't so good, it would probably suck, ya know. Few groups are able to do this kind of mix of traditional and modern and not come off cheesy, but as we all know, Gotan Project is ace. It will, however, be pretty hard to tango on the litter-strewn grounds of Coachella, but dangit, you owe it to yourself to try!!!!
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Who they are: Once again Damon Albarn goes out and collects a seemingly random group of blokes for a new project... this time he got Paul Simenon (bassist from The Clash), Simon Tong (guitar player from The Verve) and Tony Allen (drummer from Fela Kuti's bands), all with Danger Mouse producing. So yeah, a supergroup of sorts.
What they sound like: It's a pretty mellow, moody affair, definitely calling to mind the many gloomy days in London it's songs are about.
The Good, The Bad & The Queen - Nature Springs
What I think: For a guy who I used to pretty much only associate with the "Woo-Hoo!" song, I gotta say, Damon Albarn has become the Man! Woo-hoo indeed, sir. Woo-hoo indeed...
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Who they are: No introduction should be necessary to the folks reading this page... your trivia - one is French, one is Argentine, one is Swiss and all are obviously quite dapper.
What they sound like: Tango-tronica!
Gotan Project - Una Musica Brutal
What I think: If it wasn't so good, it would probably suck, ya know. Few groups are able to do this kind of mix of traditional and modern and not come off cheesy, but as we all know, Gotan Project is ace. It will, however, be pretty hard to tango on the litter-strewn grounds of Coachella, but dangit, you owe it to yourself to try!!!!
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