The low for me was the terrible set by The Pastels. They were always awful, but this was worse than ever. Tuneless and charmless. The highlights were Patti Smith and Jacco Gardner. I felot that too many of the acts on the Mountain Stage were twee, insipid and lacked dynamics/stagecraft.
Putting faces to the names of some of the lovely people on this forum.
The music (of course!): Phosphorescent, The Slow Show, Midlake, Cowbois, Huw M, Olof Arnalds, Band of Horses, new discoveries etc
The Food
The atmosphere
Lows:
Hard pushed to find any! Missing Lau, Arbouretum, Allah-las, The Pastels and half of Woods' set although the alternatives hopefully compensated. Not finding any time for Talking shop, Cinema or Last Laugh.
If you want to feel better about missing GM Fergal, try to find any footage of The Pastel's set on Youtube (although I'm not sure who would have wanted to record it) - the geezer singing didn't have a tune in his head....
.... but as Peridot warns, don't read the "To Fiona and Ben" thread.
My low is certainly arriving home,ears still ringing from the Swans to find i cannot park on my road,the council have decided to replace all the pavements and roads and with working nights it is going to be a sleepless week.Meeting Peridot and Lennie has become like meeting old friends and it was good to meet so many others even Ray Rad who turned out to be a really nice guy.I will post my review when i finally get some sleep and can think straight,my brain is playing funny tricks,i even imagined Peridot asking for Dizzie Rascal.
I'm clearly not down with the kids like you Peridot though i have seen Dizzy when he supported The Prodigy and it was a very entertaining performance but for GM he would be a game changer.
You were standing just behind me during the Matthew Houck set in the Rough Trade tent ray, it would have been rude to talk during such an intimate performance and to be honest I was a little overcome afterwards, his "Wolves" was the moment of GM2013 for me.
It was great to meet you all and put faces to names (didn't quite meet all of you, but you know what i mean). Cheers for the drink Lennie - I owe you one.
Highs were Steve Mason, Money, BSP, the weather, the staff, the food and all the lovely people.
Lows were the Pastels & Sam Amidon (maybe it's me) and also the fact that I can't be in two places at once.
See you next year Fergal (and everyone else I didn't manage to meet this year)
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Great. Lord Huron set at the
Great. Lord Huron set at the rough trade stall was a personal highlight.
treesrus replied on Permalink
j
john cale gave a master class in funky discord, my highlight by far.
Euron replied on Permalink
The low for me was the
The low for me was the terrible set by The Pastels. They were always awful, but this was worse than ever. Tuneless and charmless. The highlights were Patti Smith and Jacco Gardner. I felot that too many of the acts on the Mountain Stage were twee, insipid and lacked dynamics/stagecraft.
Don't torture yourself Fergal
Don't torture yourself Fergal! It was awful believe me.
Crap. Really crap. No Doves.
Crap. Really crap Fergal. No Doves. No Donovan. No Tuborg Gold or Strongbow.
No floods.
I never made it to the all night disco.
Ray-rad exists.
I saw him.
But pretended I didn't.
You'd have hated it.
cyfartha not saying hello to
cyfartha not saying hello to me is my low of the weekend
and i needn't have known about it
that's just cruel
My apologies Ray-rad. That
My apologies Ray-rad. That was very tactless of me.
When I saw you you were enjoying the music and I did not want to intrude.
only kidding
only kidding
though it woud have been nice to meet you!
who was i / were we watching?
(actual question: how drunk did i look?)
i did get to meet blackpumpkinhead, peridot and wakestock over the weekend
and very nice indeed they all were too
Thats what I wanted to hear :
Thats what I wanted to hear :) Never mind next year might be a good one...
It was sort of okay Fergal
It was sort of okay Fergal but we just couldn't enjoy it properly without you so get your arse into gear for next year.
... and don't read the "To Fiona & Ben ..." thread.
My arse is already in gear...
My arse is already in gear...
Highs:
Highs:
Putting faces to the names of some of the lovely people on this forum.
The music (of course!): Phosphorescent, The Slow Show, Midlake, Cowbois, Huw M, Olof Arnalds, Band of Horses, new discoveries etc
The Food
The atmosphere
Lows:
Hard pushed to find any! Missing Lau, Arbouretum, Allah-las, The Pastels and half of Woods' set although the alternatives hopefully compensated. Not finding any time for Talking shop, Cinema or Last Laugh.
If you want to feel better
If you want to feel better about missing GM Fergal, try to find any footage of The Pastel's set on Youtube (although I'm not sure who would have wanted to record it) - the geezer singing didn't have a tune in his head....
.... but as Peridot warns, don't read the "To Fiona and Ben" thread.
Oh yes, I saw ray rad too.
you're dead shy, you lot,
you're dead shy, you lot, aren't you?
(you're right about the pastels though. how can stephen pastel have been doing it that long and still be SO spectacularly tuneless?)
If I'd have seen you I would
If I'd have seen you I would have given you a great big cwtch!
with tafod?
with tafod?
I didn't see mr ray to my
I didn't see mr ray to my knowledge, baaaah
I might have seen the international space station though
that was me
that was me
blackpumpkinhead replied on Permalink
My low is certainly arriving
My low is certainly arriving home,ears still ringing from the Swans to find i cannot park on my road,the council have decided to replace all the pavements and roads and with working nights it is going to be a sleepless week.Meeting Peridot and Lennie has become like meeting old friends and it was good to meet so many others even Ray Rad who turned out to be a really nice guy.I will post my review when i finally get some sleep and can think straight,my brain is playing funny tricks,i even imagined Peridot asking for Dizzie Rascal.
It's Dizzee, not Dizzie ...
It's Dizzee, not Dizzie ... don't you know nuffin. Or Mr Rascal to Jeremy Paxman, and Dylan to his Mum. So Dylan for Green Man '14 please.
blackpumpkinhead replied on Permalink
I'm clearly not down with the
I'm clearly not down with the kids like you Peridot though i have seen Dizzy when he supported The Prodigy and it was a very entertaining performance but for GM he would be a game changer.
blackpumpkinhead replied on Permalink
I foolishly missed
I foolishly missed Phosphorescent but just to make everyone aware they are touring the uk in November.
You were standing just behind
You were standing just behind me during the Matthew Houck set in the Rough Trade tent ray, it would have been rude to talk during such an intimate performance and to be honest I was a little overcome afterwards, his "Wolves" was the moment of GM2013 for me.
ah-ha
ah-ha
yes - dealing with the enigma that is tom jackson!
boy, he was drunk...
was that the chap with the
was that the chap with the gloves and the bag of rubbish?
that was him!
that was him!
during phos's main stage set, he was the guy who shouted out for matthew to facebook friend him
i recognised him in the RT tent and struck up a conversation
at which point, he produced a half empty bottle of whisky
and had a good crack at making it very quickly completely empty
he was excellent value though
and we bumped into him several more times over the weekend
one of the happiest people you'll ever meet
Carnie replied on Permalink
Ha ha Mr Ray turned out to be
Ha ha Mr Ray turned out to be a really nice guy
what were you all expecting?
what were you all expecting?
he's a sweetie
Carnie replied on Permalink
I was just quoting black
I was just quoting black pumpkinhead Krasyni, I have never met him, just a bit strange as he is a very likeable rogue on here.
blackpumpkinhead replied on Permalink
Sorry badly worded--i am
Sorry badly worded--i am still suffering from brain damage after Swans.
i take no umbrage
i take no umbrage
i always knew i was a nice guy
(i might not go as far as 'really' nice)
Nah ... I'd say really,
Nah ... I'd say really, really, nice.
i was a bit pissed when i
i was a bit pissed when i spoke to you though
remember how i kept shaking your hand?
Of course ... I haven't
Of course ... I haven't washed it since :)
I was a bit pissed all weekend ... it's great!
Carnie replied on Permalink
I'm having a realy BIG low,
I'm having a realy BIG low, that I am back in work.
I've gone on holiday ...
I've gone on holiday ... which is much better than being at work, but doesn't really ease the pain of missing Green Man.
It was great to meet you all
It was great to meet you all and put faces to names (didn't quite meet all of you, but you know what i mean). Cheers for the drink Lennie - I owe you one.
Highs were Steve Mason, Money, BSP, the weather, the staff, the food and all the lovely people.
Lows were the Pastels & Sam Amidon (maybe it's me) and also the fact that I can't be in two places at once.
See you next year Fergal (and everyone else I didn't manage to meet this year)