Reviews of every band playing Coachella 2008

[sk8r408]

Here are my one line reviews of every band playing Coachella 2008. I have listened to at least 3 songs from each artist and written a very brief review of them. Enjoy.

Reviews of every band playing Coachella 2008

* = I really want to see this band
** = I definately will not miss this band
~ = Shit.

120 Days – Soft airy space electronic rock, kinda generic, kinda boring
Adam Freeland – Dancey electro beats, it’s alright
*Aesop Rock – Super dope Hip-hop, unique voice
**American Bang – Southern Garage Rock, sounds kinda like Kings of Leon
Animal Collective - Upbeat tunes with some electronic sparkles mixed in, might be fun
Architecture in Helsinki – Poppy rock, sounds kinda like Modest Mouse
*AUSTIN T.V. – Really good progressive/shoegaze music
**Autolux – Really good shoegazer rock
*Battles – Good rock, mostly instrumental.
Black Kids – Good indie rock, kinda whiney
**Black Lips – Really good rock. Can’t wait to see the live show!
Black Mountain – Classic rock sound. I can dig it
Bonde do Role – Brazilian dance club / experimental / Carnival
Booka Shade – Mellow electronic, nothing too special
Boys Noize – Good Electronic, good remixes
Brett Dennen – Should battle Jack Johnson for the Friday headlining spot
*Busy P – Good electronic, excellent sampling, will probably rock the spot.
Café Tacvba – Really good mexican indie rock.
*Calvin Harris – Awesome electronic songs, with cool lyrics
**Carbon/Silicon – Holy Shit! Mick Jones and Tony James! Geezer punk rock.
*Chromeo – Disco, electronica, 80’s vibe
The Cinematic Orchestra – It’s all in the name. Music for watching the tides change
**The Cold War Kids – Great Songs, greater live shows
Cut Copy – Nice upbeat electronic rock band
Dan Deacon – Electronic noises and sounds
*dan le sac vs Scroobius Pip – Spoken word meets electronica
Danny Tenaglia – House
DATAROCK – Electro, dance rock.
Deadmau5 – Electric, electronic electronica
Death Cab for Cutie – Sounds like: The Postal Service
DeVotchKa – Pretty good indie rock
Diplo – Cool electronic beats
Dimitri From Paris – Mellow electronic, soul inspired DJ
Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Electronic new wave, nothing special
Dredg – Pretty good indie/alternative rock
Duffy – Good Female pop/soul singer
Dwight Yoakam – Country
Electric Touch – Unoriginal rock
*Enter Shikari – Hardcore punk rock, with some melodic vocals
Erol Alkan – Club remixes of indie, pop, electronic, pretty smooth.
**Fatboy Slim – Great Electronic
**Flogging Molly – Irish rock, drink up!
*Gogol Bordello – Gypsy polka rock
*Grand Ole Party – Good indie rock, nice female vocals, from the drummer!
Holy Fuck – Good electronic rock band
*Hot Chip – Fun electronic band
I’m From Barcelona – Pretty damn good indie pop rock
Islands – Generic soft indie rock
Institubes Paris Terror Club feat. Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic – French DJ party
~Jack Johnson – Calling all Bro’s and Bro Hoe’s
James Zabiela – House
*Jamie T – British, whiteboy, hip-hop, rock. It sounds pretty good.
Jens Lekman – Reminds me of Belle and Sebastian with a slight Morrissey sound
John Butler Trio – Acoustic foot tapping folk music
Junkie XL – Cool DJ, cool remixes
**Justice – The dopeness
Kavinsky – Music to bump in your ’86 Corvette
*Kid Sister w/ A-Track – Fresh female hip-hop, with A sick DJ. Shy town stand up.
**Kraftwerk – Electronic innovators
*Les Savy Fav – Good rock, I dig it.
Linton Kwesi Johnson – Reggae
Little Brother – Mellow hip-hop
Love and Rockets – Crappy 80’s band
*Luckyiam – Fresh hip-hop from the Legends Crew
*M.I.A. – Hip-hop, world, dopeness
*Madness – Old school Brit ska, I like it
*Man Man – Cool rock band, reminds me of The Black Lips
Manchester Orchestra – Soft indie rock
*Mark Ronson – Cool indie DJ, really good beats and remixes.
*Metric – Electro indie rock with a girl singer
*MGMT – Really good melodic indie rock
*Midnight Juggernauts – Really good electronic synth band
Minus the Bear – Good rock band
Modeselektor! – Some okay electronic beats and remixes
Mum – Melodramatic sleepy time music
**Murs – Murs rules the world.
**My Morning Jacket – Really good indie rock with a southern feel
*New Young Pony Club – Peaches, but better.
Pendulum – Some pretty live drum & bass
*Plastiscines – Good all girl French rock band
Porter – Interesting Mexican rock band, with female vocals
**Portishead – Amazing
Professor Murder – Cool sounds and beats
Revered and the Makers – Rock, not bad.
**Rilo Kiley – Very cool indie rock band, bit of a Fleetwood Mac sound.
**Roger Waters plays Dark Side of the Moon – Drugs please
*Rogue Wave – Good indie band, really good song writing.
Sandra Collins – Female trance DJ
*Santogold – Reggae, hip-hop, indie fusion.
*Sasha and Digweed – Pretty amazing electronic music.
Scars on Broadway –System of a Down
Sebastian – An electronic DJ
*Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings – Good old soul
*Shout Out Louds – Are all Swedish rock bands good? It seems like it.
Sia – Female singer, catchy songs, not quite soul
Simian Mobile Disco – Fun club disco
Slightly Stoopid – Reggae rock, for fans of Sublime
Sons & Daughters – Rock band with a girl and guy singer, bit of a Violent Femmes sound
Spank Rock – Rap / Hip-hop, you can find him in the club
Spiritualized – Psychadelic rock, sorta similar to The Verve’s older stuff
St. Vincent – Soft melodic indie rock, with female singer
Stars – mellow indie pop
Steven Malkmus – mediocre indie rock songwriter
*Tegan and Sara – Twin sister indie rock, really good harmonies, good songwriting
The Bees – Indie rock, sorta interesting sound
the bird and the bee – indie rock, girl vocals, it’s the bees knees.
*The Breeders – 90’s throwback indie rock
The Cool Kids – Cool hip-hop kids
The Field – Boring trance music
*The Horrors – Mustard!
The National – Cool indie rock band, not a fan of the monotone-ish singer
**The Raconteurs – Amazing band with ridiculously awesome live shows.
*The Streets – British spoken word band. Great songs!
The Swell Season – Mellow string band with vocals. Kinda depressing.
The Teenagers – Pants
**The Verve – The shiznitle bam snip snap crack
*Turbonegro – Great rock band.
Uffie – Is this a joke?
Vampire Weekend – Not too bad, not too good. Indie rock
*VHS OR BETA – I’m super down with this indie electro pop
Yelle – French dance club electronic
Yo Majesty – Female club rap duo
Yaov – I’m over it.

[bullokz]

My review to your reviews in one word, FAIL!

[algunz]

Wow, way too much time on your hands.

[Mr.Wyndham]

i give you props for the fact you typed all of that.

[BeHereNOW]

this was so helpful

i liked American bang, Flogging Molly, Shout Out Louds

how 'bout that Carbon/Silicon, nice!

[sk8r408]

Wow, way too much time on your hands.

Yeah, I'm a graphic designer. I've been listening to bands at work since the lineup was announced. I thought it would take longer than 4 days.

[sk8r408]

My review to your reviews in one word, FAIL!

I'd rather read your reviews of the bands, than your review of my reviews.

[ceretralvortex]

Your reviews feel like they were written by somebody who is using iTunes to grab a few seconds a song. Shame.

There are some really talented and original bands that get the brush off from you and there are some truly mediocre bands that you have championed. Hopefully people will merely admire your 'work' then disregard your findings. I know I have.

[bullokz]

Your reviews feel like they were written by somebody who is using iTunes to grab a few seconds a song. Shame.

There are some really talented and original bands that get the brush off from you and there are some truly mediocre bands that you have championed. Hopefully people will merely admire your 'work' then disregard your findings. I know I have.

+100

[90'smusicrocks]

ive got a review for you.... they all suck donkey punch johnson's balls

[sk8r408]

Your reviews feel like they were written by somebody who is using iTunes to grab a few seconds a song. Shame.

There are some really talented and original bands that get the brush off from you and there are some truly mediocre bands that you have championed. Hopefully people will merely admire your 'work' then disregard your findings. I know I have.

I used Myspace any YouTube. I listened to at least 2 entire songs and part of a third song. They're just my opinions. I'd really like to read other peoples band reviews, rather than reviews of my reviews. Thanks

[Donkey Punch Johnson]

ive got a review for you.... they all suck donkey punch johnson's balls

Indeed they do sir, indeed they do.

[bullokz]

I listened to at least 2 entire songs and part of a third song.

lol

[MonsoonSeason]

how can the breeders be 90s throwback if they're from the 90s

[ceretralvortex]

I used Myspace any YouTube. I listened to at least 2 entire songs and part of a third song. They're just my opinions. I'd really like to read other peoples band reviews, rather than reviews of my reviews. Thanks

That pretty much says it all right there. Reducing Stephen Malkmus, founding member of Pavement to an average indie songwriter says the rest.

Reviews are basically criticisms - and you can't be properly critical if you've only heard one or two tracks. You need to live this shit!

[bullokz]

Get it now why this thread FAILED? So try listening again. Do yourself a favor, if you cannot listen to these bands' albums in their entirety, DO NOT REVIEW THEM! Maybe use this thread like it's your diary.

[MonsoonSeason]

that's not fair to say to the guy, though

I mean this is his first reaction at bands he hasn't heard before

the first time I heard david bowie I was like "uh who is this old fuck singing about space", and now he's like my favorite artist

give homie some slack

[alpharuin]

I liked how you only used the "~ = Shit" symbol for Jack Johnson.

[oreohsh!t]

^^ Yep. How original.

St. Vincent, The National, and DeVotchKa should have gotten a lot more said about them than what was said.

[BillyCrystal]

you misspelled "ho's"

[BillyCrystal]

and you should "definitely will not miss" gogol bordello. they will do the best show at coachella this year.

[uplategames]

Pretty helpful imo.

You cant say someones got too much time on their hands for listening to all these bands, then give them shit for not listening to them enough. Its a helpful starting point and at least gives descriptions for most of them. And and its also an opinion.

[sk8r408]

Pretty helpful imo.

You cant say someones got too much time on their hands for listening to all these bands, then give them shit for not listening to them enough. Its a helpful starting point and at least gives descriptions for most of them. And and its also an opinion.

Thanks.

and you should "definitely will not miss" gogol bordello. they will do the best show at coachella this year.

That was a close one. I missed them last year and I was bummed about that. I was just trying to use the "definatly's" sparingly cause there are always conflicts. I'm pretty sure I'll be a the Gogol Bordello show though

this was so helpful
i liked American bang, Flogging Molly, Shout Out Louds
how 'bout that Carbon/Silicon, nice!

American Bang was one of my big finds! They are playing a show with Cage the Elephant tonight or tomorrow and that's one of my favorite bands right now.

[roberto73]

Pretty helpful imo.

If anyone uses this list to determine whom to see they're going to miss some really great stuff. Therefore, not helpful at all.

[TonyWonder]

You need to give StePHen Malkmus of Pavement another try if you are going call him a "mediocre indie rock songwriter". That's where you blew your credibility.

[Hawkings]

i like seeing peoples reviews, thanks ! See ya at My Morning Jacket and Coldwar kids, ouch harsh on the Love n Rockets,

Death Cab is pretty good and Postal Service is like a more electronic side project of Ben Gibbard, thus the similarity.

I kinda don't get Hot Chip or Gogol Bordelo, from the little bit I've seen, even thou people are really talking them up.

[Robototron]

This would be more helpful if you reviewed all the bands' live performances.

[inutil]

porter is not female vocals, he just sounds like one.

[Trick Loves The Kids]

all music simultaneously sucks and doesn't suck

[sonofhal]

If anyone uses this list to determine whom to see they're going to miss some really great stuff. Therefore, not helpful at all.

Seconded. Just make your own minds up. You have 3 months to check all the myspace links provided on the coachella site. The proof that you shouldn't try and rush it is the first post in this thread.