Merriweather website

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Well that bible of hipness AMG gave their last two albums four stars each. Better than Radiohead did, but not as good as Wilco did.
 
 

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  More shows along the lines of Kenny Chesney/Rascal Flatts/Uncle Kracker? If you're thinking Merriweather is going to mutate into a hip place, this show is evidence to the contrary.
 
 

you will all rue the day when Rascal Flatts is hip. [/b]

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  Well that bible of hipness AMG gave their last two albums four stars each. Better than Radiohead did, but not as good as Wilco did.
 
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  More shows along the lines of Kenny Chesney/Rascal Flatts/Uncle Kracker? If you're thinking Merriweather is going to mutate into a hip place, this show is evidence to the contrary.
 
 

you will all rue the day when Rascal Flatts is hip. [/b]

[/b]

not familiar with AMG
 
  but i suppose its good that Radiohead is less hip than Wilco
 
  Coachella has Wilco opening for Radiohead and the Pixies though.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

AMG=www.allmusic.com
 
 Again, I was being sarcastic. Allmusic is harly a reliable source for music reviews. Seems more like a vehicle to sell music rather than a critical resource.
 
 Seems like Wilco SHOULD be opening for Radiohead. Radiohead has probably sold many more records.
 
 If Pixies ar #2 on the bill and Wilco is #3, does that really mean that one is opening for the other? I'm willing to wager they probably get equal stage time.
 
 

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  Well that bible of hipness AMG gave their last two albums four stars each. Better than Radiohead did, but not as good as Wilco did.
 
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
     

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
  More shows along the lines of Kenny Chesney/Rascal Flatts/Uncle Kracker? If you're thinking Merriweather is going to mutate into a hip place, this show is evidence to the contrary.
 
 

you will all rue the day when Rascal Flatts is hip. [/b]

[/b]

not familiar with AMG
 
  but i suppose its good that Radiohead is less hip than Wilco
 
  Coachella has Wilco opening for Radiohead and the Pixies though. [/b]

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
 
 If Pixies ar #2 on the bill and Wilco is #3, does that really mean that one is opening for the other? I'm willing to wager they probably get equal stage time.
 

dunno really what the order is, the headliner gets an extra 20 minutes opposed to everyone else though.  its possible Wilco would headline a 2nd stage but i highly doubt it , they certainly seem Main Stage material.
 
   
 oh, yeah, screw allmusic.com   unless i am trying to find where a band is from

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I use allmusic to get a basic idea, then look elsewhere for more meaningful material.
 
 

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
   

Originally posted by Rutherford J. Balls:
 
 If Pixies ar #2 on the bill and Wilco is #3, does that really mean that one is opening for the other? I'm willing to wager they probably get equal stage time.
 

dunno really what the order is, the headliner gets an extra 20 minutes opposed to everyone else though.  its possible Wilco would headline a 2nd stage but i highly doubt it , they certainly seem Main Stage material.
 
   
 oh, yeah, screw allmusic.com   unless i am trying to find where a band is from [/b]

[Lamb007]

Merriweather is a helluva lot hipper than Nissan.  I will never go to another show out there again.  Some of the best shows I've ever seen have been at MPP.  Sugarcubes/PIL/New Order on the same bill back in 89.  Even last year's Radiohead show was amazing.  Best acoustics of any outdoor venue anywhere.  Granted, I'm not really excited about the first two shows announced but I have a feeling IMP will put together some great packages.

[Liberte]

Originally posted by Lamb007:
  Best acoustics of any outdoor venue anywhere.

You must be joking.  Never seen a show at Wolf Trap?  Tanglewood (MA)?  Blossom (OH)?  AmSouth (TN)?  The Greek or Shoreline (CA)?  Or any number of other exponentially superior (from an acoustic standpoint) outdoor venues?  Comparatively, the sound at MPP has been suck-o-rama.  Let's hope that Seth will have some influence on updating that, as well as what we all presume will be a more interesting booking policy.