All Points West Music & Arts Festival

I didn't have Little Brother on my list to see at Outside Lands. They were close enough to where I could hear the beat and ended up getting pulled in. They were very entertaining and gave the crowd a show. There music makes you want to dance.

"the grandiose arena rock that characterized U2's early albums"

What is this guy talking about? Has he ever listened to anything by U2 before Joshua Tree? Does he even know what arena rock is? When U2's War came out, U2 was still playing in night clubs.

Anyway, There is no comparing U2 to Radiohead. That's stupid. They are two different things. U2's music is simplistic and moralistic, whereas Radiohead's music is complex, guitar laden, with strange scales and time changes.

The problem with Radiohead is that they turn good acoustic songs into rock opera, overplay their instruments, and overproduce their tracks.

That's not to say U2 had no influence. U2 has influenced many artists, Coldplay for example. That's not a bad thing. That's how music has worked for centuries.

Yes they have a significant loyal fan base but just take a look at the other negative reviews. Their sound has a uniqueness to it that is refreshing in this era of pop repetition and tickets to a show would be much appreciated here!

Great Band and some feel good music. Live performance is awesome.

Tried to see them in LA with Bob Dylan but got lost and missed them. I would reccommend them to anyone.

Soft-spoken, mellow, and always a genuinely nice guy, Jack Johnson is a refreshing change of pace from the typical celebrity. His music and his demeanor bring us to a time long gone where entertainment was an art form; not a publicity stunt. Where other performers were interested in being famous merely to be famous, Jack Johnson only wanted to sing. Where other celebrities only cared about the almighty dollar or the advertisement deal, Johnson remained true to himself.

Regardless of his attitude, his music is truly inspiring on multiple levels. I, like many cynics, did not believe myself capable of liking a tune such as his. If you're like myself, you've grown up in an era of Disney-produced "feeling" and corporate produced music, where not even our food is real any more. I felt myself becoming alienated from music itself, and it was truly disheartening. Johnson's music was almost an awakening; it's a "feel good", and "care free" style of music that you can merely sway to and imagine yourself laying in a hammock on a far off island.

All of this from a gentleman who truly understands where music should come from - the soul.

I hear Radiohead and I get two things that pop up in my head:

1) I see whiney teenagers that grow into adults that complain about everything, surrounded by overly-agreeable friends. These guys who're so "fed up with the pains of society and the corporate machine that is enslaving us all". While in the same breath they use to explain how anti-starbucks and socially proactive they are they talk about the latest TV shows on primetime, and suggesting they go for a burger at one of the ultra-corporate fast food mega-chains...

And…

2) That guy on the college campus that is so "Sensitive" and "Understanding"... But is just out looking to get his penis wet on some vulnerable easy young girl that wears her emotions on her sleeve. Sure he's got a guitar and can play every Radiohead song from memory, but when was the last time they actually said something that was originally their own thoughts and not some formula panty removing statement that has been refined from years of marinating in the same shallow empty sexual sociopathy they been soaking in since the first time they got bored of someone that wasn't themself...

Enough about Radiohead's fan base that I see and have to put up with on a daily basis. Let’s move on to the actual "music".
This is the perfect example of the rot that's in the music industry. Radiohead drones and whines their way into the pop scene being so "deep" and "experimental". To me, they are a pile of whine backed by a chorus of steel and cellophane being shredded by rusty antique machinery that's about six centuries overdue for a good oiling...
I think I could do better. Like Radiohead, I have absolutely no skill in singing and playing instruments, but I am sure with a consistent supply of hammers I can hit my feet enough and record whatever comes out of my mouth...
Whaaaaaa!!! Whaaaaa!!! Whaaaaaa! I'M SENSITIVE AND DEEP!!!! My feet bleed from the hammers produced by the oppressors of society!!!!

Hmmm... I think I am on to something here...

One of the greatest rock bands of any style and any era. Inventive, sonic, soulful, and powerful.

Underworld is one of the greatest bands of all time. You may have heard their track during the final scene of the movie "Trainspotting." If you listen to any of their album releases, it becomes clear after a few listens that they are extremely brilliant and talented musicians. While they are primarily electronic musicians, they have a background in rock, and so they are a perfect blend of both worlds. The lyrics and vocal tracks are just as hypnotic and kinetic as the music. They also put on a great live show, where improvisation plays a big part, and the dynamics of the compositions can be breathtaking. I saw them live about 5 years ago, and it remains the best music show I've ever been to. You really have to see them for yourself. Their music makes me feel extraordinary.