Blog-achella '07 - The Roots (Sun.) / Silversun Pickups (Fri.)
Legends vs. Up-n-comers today. I'll give you a hint... the legends win.
Who they are: The Legendary Roots Crew needs no introduction. Seriously, if you don't know who The Roots are, your life is a hollow, empty, burnt-out shell and you should end it now, as quickly but painfully as possible...
... ok, maybe that's a bit overboard. I was just trying to do my impression of an Indie Rock blogger talking about, um, I dunno, the Arcade Fire or something.
What they sound like: Hotter than ever. The albums just keep getting better, really... finally catching up to how good they've always been live. So yeah, you get a live track from these guys, of course! Here's a good one, not from a concert, but from Gilles Peterson's show and his "BBC Sessions Vol 1." compilation (which is beyond essential, btw... but you pretty much knew that, too.)
What I think: The best live band in the history of hip-hop will lay waste to all the poser indie bands at Coachella that think they know how to put on a show. Count on it. These next kids, for instance, got no shot...
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Who they are: A Los Angeles band, which got me to thinking... there sure haven't been many L.A. bands in the lineup this year. Oh, wait. That's because the scene here is total shit. Drrrp.
What they sound like: Indie leaning more towards rock than pop. The girl vocals kinda remind me of ol' skool L.A. band that dog., just to throw out a reference that almost no one will get.
What I think: These guys are quite revered around the blogosphere, which generally is a good signal that a band sucks, but for a change, they're actually not bad. Who knew? They couldn't carry The Roots' jocks in a pickup truck, but that's not even an insult ;)
Who they are: The Legendary Roots Crew needs no introduction. Seriously, if you don't know who The Roots are, your life is a hollow, empty, burnt-out shell and you should end it now, as quickly but painfully as possible...
... ok, maybe that's a bit overboard. I was just trying to do my impression of an Indie Rock blogger talking about, um, I dunno, the Arcade Fire or something.
What they sound like: Hotter than ever. The albums just keep getting better, really... finally catching up to how good they've always been live. So yeah, you get a live track from these guys, of course! Here's a good one, not from a concert, but from Gilles Peterson's show and his "BBC Sessions Vol 1." compilation (which is beyond essential, btw... but you pretty much knew that, too.)
The Roots - Meltin' Pot (Live)
What I think: The best live band in the history of hip-hop will lay waste to all the poser indie bands at Coachella that think they know how to put on a show. Count on it. These next kids, for instance, got no shot...
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Who they are: A Los Angeles band, which got me to thinking... there sure haven't been many L.A. bands in the lineup this year. Oh, wait. That's because the scene here is total shit. Drrrp.
What they sound like: Indie leaning more towards rock than pop. The girl vocals kinda remind me of ol' skool L.A. band that dog., just to throw out a reference that almost no one will get.
What I think: These guys are quite revered around the blogosphere, which generally is a good signal that a band sucks, but for a change, they're actually not bad. Who knew? They couldn't carry The Roots' jocks in a pickup truck, but that's not even an insult ;)
2 comments:
much respect to your Roots post!
I get the That Dog reference, only That Dog was cool compared to these guys.
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