...Survival of the fittest...
Pukkelpop 2005 - 20 years of Pukkelpop
Pukkelpop is one Belgium's largest festivals and starts from Thursday night and last 4 days. But the first day is just a dj and firework.

Thursday 18/8/2005
Art brut
Art Brut was like most people still very tired, but they had the honour to open this birthday-edition of the festival. Eddie Argos and co should know if they want to play a show, please sleep at least 4 hours. But our fun-post-punkers lacked some energy during their first part of the set, too bad for us they put their anthem "formed a band" as set-opener. Anyway Modern art still want to make us and them want to rock out.
Rating: PPP

The subways
The subways are a band most likely if the the vines would write the music for the white stripes. So they have got 3 good songs and the rest are just fillers. Though live they manage to put on a steady show, even for female fans who don't just immediatly fall for their lovely bass player (just don't forget that she is married to thàt other guy who always happen to be on the other side of the stage). Yet today they were manging technical problems. Especially during the Rock'n'Roll queen where he had to go all acapella because Marie-Charlotte Cooper her bass dropped dead. At times, they appear to dangle on the edge of their rawness, seeming more commercial-Von Bondies than White Stripes.
Rarting: PPp

kaisers chiefs
Randy W. wasn't this worlds biggest Chiefs fan, because he rather like hear blur then just another clone. But this live-preformance where Ricky went all the way, broken foot or not, was so superb that the blur copy-esque part has faded away. Songs like born to be a dancer and their greatest hit Oh my god where laucnhed into the crowd with a precision where the US army could learn a thing or two from. They were the first ones who got the crowd really moving.
Rating: PPP

Editors
There is anything to un-love-able about the editors, they sound as a mix between Joy Division, the Chameleons and got the same as sense for melody as most sixties bands from the UK. Yes you could get depressive just by watching them and their very cold stares in their eyes who are staring with a look that would make any nu metal bands, like KORN, get scared and cry.
And just like Joy Division they keep everything as clean as can be. The lyrics are straight forward and open just like "In the factories", the killer-song of their masterpiece like set, goes: "Keep with me, Keep with me." Left me to add be sure we will, be sure we will.
Rating: PPPP

the magic numbers
They made me smile. Heavy weight champions of the Yihaa put down a nice set somewhere between the mama's and the papa's and the sonics.
Rating: PPP

the hives
The most well dressed man from the swedish jungle had to fight temperatures above 30°C, but the hives have fought in harder battles. Howlin Pelle used to same amount of modisty and hyperactivity like he always does and so plays safe a game with the crowd. People can dislike their very well rehearsed theme their following, then they came with the wrong intention, you have to come to be entertained. Though no one could resist classics like "Hate to say I told you so " and " Main offender". The choice to fill most of the set with songs of their last album was good because the audience didn't go to mad on A.K.A. I-D-I-O-T.
rating PPPp

Franz Ferdinand
This band really is this is example of indie bands going mainstream and how to cope with the pressure of the much anticipated second album. I can tell you some songs sound like the badman theme song others sound more like a new Take me Out. They decidated take me out to Buddy Holly. They could easily entertain the crowd with their old hits, but if the new hits are in fact the old ones then I'll hire someone who can tell me what's what.
Rating PPP

Adam green
We got it all the moves ( the egyptian walk, the bunny dance, crooner walk,...), songs(Jessica, her father and her, dance with me, Emily, Carolina, Gemstones, Choke on a Cock, hard to be a girl, bunnyranch, (cover) Rolling over.. and over the sunrise). He got a nice collection of female lingerie. And our love.PPPPp