Bumbershoot: Three-Sentence Review of Band of Horses
By Nick Feldman in Bumbershoot 2008
Sunday, Aug. 31 2008 @ 1:24AM
Watch a slideshow of Ben Bridwell with his Band of Horses. Photo by Renee McMahon.
Band of Horses
Where: Main Stage
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Seeing Band of Horses live was a great reminder that an engaging performance doesn't have to be fast or high-energy. They sounded really, really on, like everything just seemed to fall into place, and the general crowd consensus seemed to be "Whoa... these guys are good." And, even though I can't quite say it's my style, I have to mention the mid-set marriage proposal — she said yes!
4 comment(s)
fw says:
what was the name of the song they opened with?
Posted On: Sunday, Aug. 31 2008 @ 10:35PM
Nick F. says:
I wish I could remember... if it comes to me I'll help out.
Posted On: Monday, Sep. 1 2008 @ 1:38AM
Cliff DesPeaux says:
nick -- funny you mention that proposal. that was Thom Weinstein (a fellow Daily photographer)'s brother and his GF.
Posted On: Monday, Sep. 1 2008 @ 2:57PM
Thrawn says:
That's an interesting take.
I'll give you a take from someone who had only heard a few of their tunes on youtube before going to the mainstage to see them.
Their music is generic. It has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. After straining for 20 minutes to find something, anything, about their music that would deserve praise I concluded there was nothing. Strumming power chords and blase lyrics. That's Band of Horses.
Of course the performance was consistent. It consistently sucked horse cock. And the lead singer felt the need to continually remind us of what a completely hack jackass he is with cliche rockstar phrasing between numbers followed by his incessant Ric Flair 'Wooo.'
'So I hear Seattle likes to party?! Wooooooo'
After revealing to each other that we all found this performance to be the utter piece of shit that it was, my friends and I all left (thankfully) before this charade ended.
We ended up catching what was to be a much needed refreshing act to wash away those vitriolic memories: Saul Williams.
Posted On: Wednesday, Sep. 3 2008 @ 8:40AM