So I thought about how to even start writing about this and it just makes my brain hurt because I saw so many different bands, ate so much damn good food, and visited way too many disgusto pottys. After looking at the line up a couple of weeks ago I was wayyy fucking confused. I can't even pick what I want to eat off a dinner menu let alone chose a custom lineup from a shit ton of bands. Typically most would chose bands that they lovvvve blah blah blah, but I wanted to spend more time checking out bands I haven't seen or most likely wouldn't have the opportunity to see in Philly. As the days went on and I got to know the stages better, some of my picks changed according who was playing on which stage because some of the stages just had terrible sound. Also, some of my picks changed according to the peeps I was chilling with because it was almost close to impossible to find someone after you left them, oh and cell phone service, yea forget about it.
Reviewing all the bands I saw would take me forever, and honestly I just don't really feel like doing it. So I am going to list the bands I saw in the order in which I enjoyed the most. And...I'll give some cred where creds due and def where it is not.
Friday.
1. Nas and Damian Marley ::: Wasn't even going to go to this show because my group was interested in Foster the People and again, we were trying to all stay together. I have seen Foster the People twice already and after hearing about one song of their terribleness we decided we were going to attempt to break free from our group and check out this show. Good choice for sure. The energy at this show was amazing and I enjoyed just about every second of it. Well...except for the drunken old fat lady next to me who was just about raping every guy she could fall onto. I felt so bad for this poor asian kid she attacked, his neck full of hickies, and his experience ruined. Oh yea, then there was ass crack girl in front of me who insisted on wiggling her shit in my face. Regardless, Nas and Marley killed the show and I was so happy I got to see them, totally unexpected no doubt.
2. Coldplay
3. Cults
4. Ray LaMontagne ::: Now I know I have seen Ray too many times, but I just can't get enough of him. The amazement that he was performing in a five piece suit in 98 degree weather was enough for me.
5. Theophilus London ::: A little into self promotion, but totally a good find. He was the ACL "Artist to Watch" so I had to check him out. I enjoyed his energy and his Brooklyn vibe and I would really like to see him at another venue in the future.
6. James Blake
7. Reptar
8. Fools Gold
9. Foster the People ::: Okay so I might need to rant about this for a minute. I saw Foster the People a while back before their first EP was released at KFNT. A sold out show and they were amazing. Hung out with them after the show and they were a fun group of guys. So, when they came back to the TLA like a month or two after I wanted to support them, but I left totally annoyed. I was jammed in the TLA with a bunch of teenie booping Q102 loving kids. The show was good but the vibe was way off. So...at ACL I was not really interested in seeing them because I knew everyone was going to be at this show, and if I could avoid the crowd in this weather I was down, but my group wanted to go so I did. And before their first song was over, I was outta there. Lead singer of FTP, Mark Foster, is a perfect example of someone not prepared for the instant spotlight he has experienced in the past year. His vocals were way off, and the sound was absolutely terrible. A couple voice lessons, some time in bed, and a new sound crew would def be beneficial to this group before they become the next to top VH1's one hit wonders. Talent and potential are obviously there it makes me so sad that the 'mainstream' attention could possibly destroy them in the end. Check out the YouTube ACL FTP show to understand completely what I am talking about.
Missed shows :(
1. Cold War Kids ::: Chose FTP, balls, was almost over by the time I got outta that jam.
2. Santigold ::: Had to eat at some point, and I am super super sad to have missed this. If I could go back and change my decision to go hungry I would.
NAS and Damian Marley
Coldplay
Cults
Ray LaMontagne
Theophilus London
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