PRIMAVERA SOUND 2009 - DAY 1 IN PICTURES
June 05, 2009,
Written by Greg Thrasher
Primavera Sound came and went...gone are also 7 years off my life. The theme of Day 1 could only be described as ear-splitting...we're talking Lightning Bolt, Jay Reatard, Ponytail, The Jesus Lizard, My Blood Valentine.
One Lightning Bolt show alone can severely mangle your insides, but throw some Lizard and Valentine in there, and you're in for some permanent damage. I can honestly say this was the best single day of music I have ever experienced in my entire life. It was obvious that the bands showed up to give 100%, except for Jay Reatard who gave 500%. Let's not forget that little shit Wavves having a total meltdown on stage, resulting in his drummer throwing sticks at him and walking off stage. Stay tuned for pictures from Day 2 and 3, along with some video footage.
Magik Markers kicking things off proper.
The all mighty Lightning Bolt!
The Jesus Lizard..timeless and destructive
Andrew Bird in all his pretentious glory.
Jay Reatard
Bummed to realize that we wouldn't hear "Where's Your Head At" because this was Aphex Twn, not Bassment Jaxx
During his "epic meltdown" Wavves sucks.
Links:
MP3: Andrew Bird - See The Enemy
MP3: Wavves - Beach Demon
MP3: Jay Reatard - You're Gonna Lose
MP3: Lightning Bolt - Birdy
MP3: Magik Markers - Risperdal
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4 responses so far...
DNA Dan
Cool pictures, it looks absolutely mental..!
Oliver
This looks incredible!
Panzerfaust
Wow, Lightning Bolt on stage? That's something new...
danny - 12/03/10
This is absolute, unmitigated, GENIUS. Contender for my favourite video ever I think! Absolutely sick song too, prefer it to Ambling Alp fo sho. [view article]
danny - 12/03/10
This girl is amaaaazing! [view article]
duncan - 12/03/10
Nirvana, mainly because they were over and done with before I was musically conscious so Dave Grohl couldn't ruin them for me by how intrinsically annoying he is. [view article]
Will - 12/03/10
We are including all his musical directions in the debate, which is why we're discussing whether he was better in Foo Fighters or Probot also. Facts are he is a better drummer than he is a guitarist or vocalist, and as we're debating which band he was best in rather than which band he made the best, he thus performed better in Nirvana and QOTSA. To repeat what some of the others have said, he's been good in Foos and had a lot of fame, but hasn't been nearly as influential or impressive as in the bands beforehand. [view article]
Aaron - 11/03/10
Sure, but since Grohl has played his hand at many different musical directions its important to include all of them in this debate in order to find out when he was at his best. Otherwise It'd be a debate about when he was the best drummer... For the record, I do think he's a really good drummer. But doesn't it take a little something away from QOTSA as a band and Grohl himself, if were just going to consider his one off involvement with the group as his crowning moment? I've always been a fan of that band, way before Grohl ever did SFTD with them and though he was a great addition, it's not like the album was carried on his drumming alone. QOTSA are an awesome band regardless of whether Grohl played with them or not. [view article]