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Elvis Costello Can't Compete With DFA1979 and Ratatat on Day Two of Osheaga
- Posted on Jul 31st 2011 11:15AM by Jonathan Dekel
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Like DFA1979, whose triumphant return to Montreal was slightly undermined by bassist Jesse Keeler's blasé -- standing and smoking onstage does not an exciting visual feast provide -- though newly-blond drummer/mouthpiece Sebastien Grainger more than made up for his bandmate. Basking in the refound spotlight, Grainger took the opportunity to both mock Eminem ("How was Eminem last night? Does he still hate his mom? Am I going to die tonight?") and laud the day's headliner -- for whom they were direct mainstage support -- leading a Costello chant before singing the chorus to his hit 1977 hit 'Allison.'
Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, was New York electro duo Ratatat, whose live-instrument dance attack managed to bring a staggeringly large audience to the smaller 'Green' stage, dwarfing Bright Eye's mainstage gathering and proving both the climax and the denouement to most festival-goers' evening.
Coming on shortly after Conor Oberst's crew finished up their surprisingly peppy set, Costello started out well but soon found himself running through too few hits early on, losing the majority of the small but respectable crowd before ever getting to the fan favourites -- presumably the set was meant for a dedicated audience who would stick around for the encore medley of 'Pump It Up,' ' (The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes' and a trio of covers ('(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding,' the Who's 'Substitute' and the aforementioned 'Purple Rain').
Though to lay the blame at Costello's feet would be ignorant. To book him as a headliner playing after two mid-level acts who aren't exactly his style was a miscalculation on the part of festival organizers; the decks were stacked against him. While Eminem's Friday performance underlined what Osheaga can achieve should organizers continue to be bold with their headliners, Costello's poorly attended Saturday night set proved the state of grandfather rock is on shaky ground.
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Just think about it...eminem can't play an instrument, can't write a melody and can't sing and Elvis can do all of it and eminem sways the crowd...the state of "music" today, folks.
July 31 2011 at 8:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou escape ignorance by not laying the blame at Elvis Costello's feet, but rather, dive into ignorance by referring to his music as, "grandfather rock." Nicely done.
July 31 2011 at 11:36 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyYou escape ignorance by not laying the blame at Elvis Costello's feet, but rather, dive into ignorance by referring to his music as, "grandfather rock." Nicely done.
July 31 2011 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyYou escape ignorance by not laying the blame at Elvis Costello's feet, but rather, dive into ignorance by referring to his music as, "grandfather rock." Nicely done.
July 31 2011 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyYou escape ignorance by not laying the blame at Elvis Costello's feet, but rather, dive into ignorance by referring to his music as, "grandfather rock." Nicely done.
July 31 2011 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyYou escape ignorance by not laying the blame at Elvis Costello's feet, but rather, dive into ignorance by referring to his music as, "grandfather rock." Nicely done.
July 31 2011 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down ReplyYou offer a critical reaction- five times repeated. Perhaps you're distracted...
July 31 2011 at 7:48 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Stuart Smith
"Grandfather rock?" It was a lame booking, plain and simple. Still the most engaging show of the entire day, no doubt. Poorly written article.
July 31 2011 at 11:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Stuart Smith
This article feels like it was written by a 20 year-old Eminem fan, yet he looks closer to 40 from his photo. "Grandfather rock?" It was a poor booking, plain and simple. Still the most engaging show of the entire day, no doubt.
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