oh and since I got a little little bit more into the Beatles I must admit I can see where that comparison is coming from

I don't know Cream other than a couple of songs so I'm unaware of the comparison. They'll have taken the best bits of Cream and lost the pomposity I'm guessing.

listening to the Middle East album once more. one thing i must credit the band for and that is the fact that they've stayed true to their aussie roots. they could've easily made an album with an international appeal or geared more towards the north american market but instead they put on songs like land of the bloody unknown and sydney to newcastle that their aussie fans really connect with.

 

I would have to agree with this here the most. It sets them apart from a lot of other Australian bands is that there sound is so obviously their own. As for the other criticism, maybe we will come to appreciate a longer album later on in the year. If you ask me, they probably would've been better off releasing two more EPs, rather than an album, but I think its a good stepping stone for them to figure out what kind of length and style is right for them; it's a big step to take from releasing a very much critically acclaimed Ep and then expected to follow it up with their debut album. My guess, they will do a lot better on their next release. Also, has everyone got the unofficial, eight-track version of their original album that never saw a proper release, but then got shortened and released as their EP?

 

EDIT: Also, what else is there in the way of Australian music expected to come out this year?

Yeah I have the self released 8 song record they had out in 2008. The first 5 songs were chosen for a reason, they were far better than the rest and the label wasn't ready to support a full album.

 

Next big release for me is The Panics.

Foals LATW tonight!!! in the flesh they were probably one of the best acts i have ever had the pleasure of seeing so i can't wait to hear what triple j do with them. i shall be recording

 

Sia recording turned out a little bass heavy. will try to rectify that problem tonight.

^ YAY!! Just started listening. I have to agree, they were absolutely stunning, both times I saw them. Spanish Sahara live literally takes my breath away. Getting shivers down my spine listening to it now.

 

Oh, and I actually don't have a copy of the 8-track recording of the Middle East, I need to get that

totally shit recording :( weather isnt great here tonight so thats probably the reason.

 

will upload regardless so keep an eye on the bootleg thread.

dp

 

i will try again on sunday if i'm home at 5pm.

Oh well, thanks anyway for recording :D

I was just going to say, you can try again Sunday if you're really unhappy with it. Either way, any live recording is great as there aren't enough bootlegs around of this band!

 

Only a couple of days til Splendour lineup is released!!!! Unfortunately I'm going to be out camping in the middle of nowhere so I'm not going to be able to see the lineup until Thursday afternoon :bomb:

Here is who WONT be playing Splendour.

 

Eminem, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Flaming Lips play The Soft Bulletin, Death Cab for Cutie, The Tragically Hip, Death From Above 1979, Kid Cudi, Bright Eyes, City and Colour, Ratatat, Karkwa, Sam Roberts Band, Malajube, Beirut, Bran Van 3000, Crystal Castles, Bassnectar, MSTRKRFT, John Butler Trio, The Sounds, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Sia, Jamie xx, Claude Von Stroke, Eels, Yoav, Mountain Goats, Fucked Up, White Lies, Braids, Hey Rosetta!, Lights, Robot Koch, Shad, Manchester Orchestra, Twin Shadow, Anna Calvi, Smith Westerns, Tokyo Police Club, Jimmy Hunt, Galaxie, PS I Love You, Mother Mother, Suuns, The Joy Formidable, Brother, Natalia Kills, Girl Unit, The Low Anthem, The Luyas, Elephant Stone, The High Dials, Passwords, Jesuslesfilles, Typhoon

^ totally cool with that, there's only a couple in that list I'd really like to see. ahhhhh the suspense :bomb:

aw jamie xx aint comin down

^the only international act that really appealed to me. I don't think I'm going to Osheaga this year.

i would like to propose a ban on any non splendour discussion until Friday. effective immediately. all in favour say Ye (absolutely nothing to do with the possibility of kanye headlining :L)

Splendour in the Grass 2011 Official Lineup

 

COLDPLAY

JANES ADDICTION

PULP

Regina Spector (only show for 2011)

The Hives

Modest Mouse

The Living End

Architecture in Helsinki

Bliss n Eso

Grouplove

The Kills

Gomez

Elbow

Friendly Fires

Glasvegas

Cornershop

The Vaccines

fuck the rest of the line up

 

KANYE IS THERE. I AM THERE!!

Woo!

Now who to contact to get kanye to do a sideshow here...

only 15 acts this year i want to see compared to the 33 last year. but this year has coldplay and kanye which makes all the difference.

Why is splendour so good, every year?

Why is splendour so good, every year?

 

i raised this point on fasterlouder as well albeit arguing a different point. you look at those 3 headliners. they would be good enough to top any bill in the world. but in the northern hemisphere you'll find acts like that playing festivals that have over 60 000 people there every day. but at splendour you get those massive headliners (and an overall lineup that isnt far off) with only 30 000 people there. this means that people are more willing to spend the big bucks which then enable the organisers to throw the big money at the big names. hence you have yourself one very very good festival.

 

here is who i wanna see at splendour. i've put a (0) next to the ones i really really wanna see.

 

COLDPLAY (0)

KANYE WEST (0)

REGINA SPEKTOR

MOGWAI

GLASVEGAS (0)

THE GRATES (0)

MODEST MOUSE

THE MIDDLE EAST (0)

KAISER CHIEFS (0)

JAMES BLAKE (0)

KELE

ELBOW (0)

ESKIMO JOE

CHILDREN COLLIDE (0)

CUT COPY

THE PANICS (0)

FRIENDLY FIRES (0)

THE VACCINES

BOY AND BEAR (0)

GOTYE

CLOUD CONTROL (0)

SPARKADIA (0)

THE JEZEBELS

LEADER CHEETAH

THE HOLIDAYS (0)

GUINEAFOWL

My fancies are in red

 

Splendour In The Grass 2011 lineup:

COLDPLAY (Only Australian show)

KANYE WEST (Only Australian show)

JANE’S ADDICTION

THE HIVES

PULP

THE LIVING END

THE MARS VOLTA

REGINA SPEKTOR (Only show for 2011)

BLISS N ESO

PNAU

MOGWAI (Only Australian show)

DJ SHADOW

GLASVEGAS

THE GRATES

DEVENDRA BANHART

MODEST MOUSE

THE MIDDLE EAST

KAISER CHIEFS

JAMES BLAKE

KELE

THE VINES

ELBOW

ESKIMO JOE

NOAH AND THE WHALE

CHILDREN COLLIDE

THIEVERY CORPORATION

CUT COPY

ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN

BLUEJUICE

THE KILLS

BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (featuring THE RELATIVES)

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI

FOSTER THE PEOPLE

THE PANICS

FRIENDLY FIRES

JEBEDIAH

THE VACCINES

GOMEZ

BOY AND BEAR

GOTYE

DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH?

CLOUD CONTROL

MONA

SPARKADIA

WARPAINT

MUSCLES (Live)

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS

THE JEZEBELS

DRAPHT

BRITISH SEA POWER

TIM & JEAN

LEADER CHEETAH

GROUPLOVE

SEEKER LOVER KEEPER (Holly Throsby, Sally Seltmann, Sarah Blasko)

YELLE

KIMBRA

PHRASE

OH MERCY

DANANANANAYKROYD

THE BLACK SEEDS

MARQUES TOLIVER

THE HOLIDAYS

GHOUL

LIAM FINN

THE HERD

YOUNG THE GIANT

GUINEAFOWL

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY

JINJA SAFARI

WILD BEASTS

ILLY

CUT OFF YOUR HANDS

GARETH LIDDIARD

ALPINE

WORLD’S END PRESS

MOSMAN ALDER

LANIE LANE

 

Plus DJ sets

 

ASTON SHUFFLE

FLIGHT FACILITIES

D-CUP (WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO)

AJAX (MEGA JAM SET)

HOODRAT & DANGEROUS DAN

LIGHT YEAR

HOOPS

CASSIAN

WAX MOTIF

KATO

TONI TONI LEE

CHARLIE CHUX

TRANTER

OMG.

 

Because I want to be different, I'm going to bold and underline my picks...

 

Splendour In The Grass 2011 lineup:

COLDPLAY

KANYE WEST

JANE’S ADDICTION

THE HIVES

PULP

THE LIVING END

THE MARS VOLTA

REGINA SPEKTOR

BLISS N ESO

PNAU

MOGWAI

DJ SHADOW

GLASVEGAS

THE GRATES

DEVENDRA BANHART

MODEST MOUSE

THE MIDDLE EAST

KAISER CHIEFS

JAMES BLAKE

KELE

THE VINES

ELBOW

ESKIMO JOE

NOAH AND THE WHALE

CHILDREN COLLIDE

THIEVERY CORPORATION

CUT COPY

ISOBEL CAMPBELL AND MARK LANEGAN

BLUEJUICE

THE KILLS

BLACK JOE LEWIS & THE HONEYBEARS (featuring THE RELATIVES)

ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI

FOSTER THE PEOPLE

THE PANICS

FRIENDLY FIRES

JEBEDIAH

THE VACCINES

GOMEZ

BOY AND BEAR

GOTYE

DOES IT OFFEND YOU YEAH?

CLOUD CONTROL

MONA

SPARKADIA

WARPAINT

MUSCLES (Live)

FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS

THE JEZEBELS

DRAPHT

BRITISH SEA POWER

TIM & JEAN

LEADER CHEETAH

GROUPLOVE

SEEKER LOVER KEEPER (Holly Throsby, Sally Seltmann, Sarah Blasko)

YELLE

KIMBRA

PHRASE

OH MERCY

DANANANANAYKROYD

THE BLACK SEEDS

MARQUES TOLIVER

THE HOLIDAYS

GHOUL

LIAM FINN

THE HERD

YOUNG THE GIANT

GUINEAFOWL

HUNGRY KIDS OF HUNGARY

JINJA SAFARI

WILD BEASTS

ILLY

CUT OFF YOUR HANDS

GARETH LIDDIARD

ALPINE

WORLD’S END PRESS

MOSMAN ALDER

LANIE LANE

 

I agree that the lineup is not quite as good as last years but I'm SO THERE.

Holy crap tickets are expensive this year though - $70 on last year's camping ticket!

i think the guys on fasterlouder are having a pretty fair discussion on the ticket prices. if you compare splendour to other massive festivals it's actually not that expensive and you can't exactly be happy about coldplay and kanye and then complain about the price because they would be a big part of the reason why it's so expensive. i'm not happy about it either but going to splendour this year makes sense to me because a bulk of the lineup is bands i like but won't be willing to pay 60 bucks to see at a sideshow.

Why can't kanye just do a proper tour

fuck all these festivals

Why can't kanye just do a proper tour

fuck all these festivals

 

cos he is kanye fucking west and he dont need no pussy cos he's on his own dick :laugh3: