Friday 02/07 Werchter

I woke up really early. Hmmm, the noise of drunk dutchmen (Ow like Austin Powers dad I don't like the DUTCH), and I noticed that I had a roomie who became very moodie if she didn't get too much sleep. (yes 10 hours is too much). Anyhow after enjoying a breakfast containing soda and cigarettes. I made my way back to the festival.


Waiting for modest mouse ... What is that I hear the Lostprohets play Reptilia (A strokes song) so Randy Warhol made his way through the crowd and the rain just arriving a wee bit too late. But it stopped raining.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I don't like the main stage. It is always too crowdy, too much people talking during songs, but never enough people who came for the band. The person who was assigned with the planing of the bands has to be some one who doesn't know the BRMC coz 1) they never smile 2) said in various interviews they don't like festivals because there is too much sun
but at least it was dark when they started Spread Your Love like a fever, the game was sold. It was fantastic. POOm pompopom POm Pom POM and I'm not sure about this one but I told my roomie that the BRMC controlled the weather -> It was grey and starting raining just before Whatever Happend to My rock'n'roll. Ow yes you could smell the odeur of dirty guitars and filthy distortion and muddy overdrive. During the last two songs they prove that they were master of every inch of their guitar. I was impressed.
the setlist was
Ha ha high babe
Spread your love
Six barrel shotgun
Stop
Love burns
In like the rose
Punk song-> Whatever Happend to My Rock'n'Roll?
US government
Salvation
Heart and soul

Triggerfinger
Belgain Stoner Rock band. That is what they say. Randy Warhol would say try not to bore my every two minutes. They were doing the same thing over and over and over again. Sorry wasn't really interested at all. Couldn't understand why that nice looking girl a bit further was losing her mind on the monotous set.

The Von Bondies
Hmm one of my have-to-see at werchter. They are the real garage-rocking thing straight out of Detroit.(still don't know what I am talking about erhm Jason Von Bondie VS Jack White ring any bell? orrrr ow wait MARCY VON BONDIE .. See I knew you know them!) And the audience that lost their mind during triggerfinger REALLY lost it because they were so passive during the first halve of the set of the von bondies. I was getting the groove back on from the very first minute with Lack of Communication. But no the wise Belgain/Dutch audience didn't knew any songs of their first LP. SHAME ON THEM!
Even with It Came from Japan they were still too quiet. SHAME ON THEM!
Just the last 3 songs, starting with C'mon C'mon the Detroit single of the year and finishing of with Rock'n'roll Nurse.

The entire set list was
Lack of communication
Tell me what you see
Not that social
Pawn shoppe heart
Going down
Poison ivy
It came from Japan
No regrets
Mairead
Cryin
The fever
Please please man
C'mon c'mon
Broken man
Rock'n roll nurse
(too bad no Hard Life)

erhm I took a pause then saw a bit the darkness they were rocking their tightpants like they had to. But during their set I was in the HUMO-stand getting a wee bit closer to Marcy Von Bondie. the smile, the wave,... aaaah

Owk cleary I couldn't really continue. I had a Post-Marcy Von Bondie syndrome and was suffering from it with JOY!

Nelly Furtado
How punk is that! Hey I need to get ride off the Post-Mary Von Bondie. Hmm and actually it was good and very up tempo and interactive, she got the crowd moving and she touched us during songs like Try and she got us all jumping during Forca. You can say what you want it was a good show and I enjoyed. Or maybe it is because she losend her hair after 2 songs what made her WOOOW!