国产热热热精品,亚洲视频久久】日韩,三级婷婷在线久久,99人妻精品视频,精品九热人人肉肉在线,AV东京热一区二区,91po在线视频观看,久久激情宗合,青青草黄色手机视频

Make me your Homepage
left corner left corner
China Daily Website

Coachella organizers pull plug on the Cure

Updated: 2009-04-21 17:05
(Agencies)

Coachella organizers pull plug on the Cure
British singer Paul McCartney performs at the Coachella Music Festival in Indio,[Agencies] California, April 17, 2009.

LOS ANGELES - Coachella magic was at work during most of Sunday's closing date of the three-day festival in the southern California desert, from the hot-rockin' Gaslight Anthem out of New Jersey to the headliner, celebrated Britrock mood icons the Cure, playing until the plug was pulled just shy of 1 a.m.

The Cure's performance was slow-building with low-key songs. Then came the first round of crowd-pleasers including "Love Song," "Pictures of You" and "Just Like Heaven" as the crowd was taken away on dream-guitar fatalistic romance for more than 2 1/2 hours.

By the third encore, singer-guitarist Robert Smith informed the remaining audience that he was told he could do only one song but played three anyway. The final number, "Boys Don't Cry," turned into a sing-along as the video screen went dark and the sound system began to power down. It was the perfect finish to another wide-ranging year of offerings at the annual arts and music festival.

The Cure followed the highly anticipated My Bloody Valentine, which was bloody loud to the point of clearing nearly three-quarters of the field during a closing, seemingly endless white-noise drone. The band's earlier reined-in songs with actual melodies buried beneath the feedback architecture, still at painfully high volume if you were too close -- and that meant thousands of feet away.

Much more engaging were the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, whose Karen O is one of the most appealing rock frontwomen to surface since Chrissie Hynde. From thumpy struts to surging, hooky tunes, she charmed the crowd with self-effacing antics, warmth and plenty of smiles.

Like social networking sites, Coachella offers a make-your-own-festival approach, so no two people might have the same experience. Highlights from one of many possible versions included a late-afternoon set of pop delights from sublime Swedes Peter Bjorn and John on the Coachella Stage and the country-tinged electric folk of Okkervil River. In contrast, bad sound and cliches meant rapper Lupe Fiasco lived up to his last name.

Those willing to brave the event's hottest day, with temperatures in the low 100s, were rewarded with the Gaslight Anthem on the Outdoor Stage. The quartet is not really punk or alternative or whatever but instead is an honest-to-goodness rock 'n' roll band with heart-and-life-on-sleeve songs. The same field stage at night hosted Brit music veteran Paul Weller and the return of Public Enemy, which wasn't sure if it was delivering commentary or comedy -- a little of both, really.

X marked the spot for punk and postpunk of various eras in the Mojave Tent, anchored by the legendary Los Angeles outfit playing as though it was a club gig for friends. The tent also hosted appearances by the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the artsy Kills and another vet from the punk wars, London's reunited Throbbing Gristle.

Those seeking a detour from the Cure's extensive time onstage could've headed to the other side of the field to the Sahara Tent for varied dance experiences including Groove Armada playing DJs and the audiovisual performance art of Etienne De Crecy.

 

 
 
...
...
鹤峰县| 正镶白旗| 神木县| 丁青县| 苍梧县| 金山区| 灵石县| 兴安县| 托克托县| 九寨沟县| 东阿县| 宕昌县| 曲阜市| 临汾市| 揭西县| 军事| 长沙县| 石河子市| 扬中市| 重庆市| 道真| 富锦市| 新邵县| 黄龙县| 同江市| 伊川县| 施秉县| 屯门区| 达拉特旗| 利辛县| 平江县| 陆川县| 营山县| 囊谦县| 和静县| 永和县| 清水河县| 台州市| 富顺县| 合水县| 潼关县|