http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php All comments for ACL Fest: Beck Closes Out Saturday Night in Subdued Glory en-us 2009 Adam S Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:41:20 -0600 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss aschragin@gmail.com aschragin@gmail.com 60 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473601 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473601 Comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:38:51 -0600 <p>Yeah, no encore, but photo #2 is lovely!</p> http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473596 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473596 Comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:33:12 -0600 <p>scientologist</p> http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473589 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473589 Comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:25:26 -0600 <p>Beck was either bored out of his mind or heavily medicated. That was the most lackluster performance I've ever seen from a festival headliner. At least Bob Dylan had the novelty of being Bob Dylan.</p> http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473582 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473582 Comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:10:08 -0600 <p>Encore? Where's the glory? This is the second time I've seen beck live; the first was at the backyard (debut of shopping mall!). In both of these shows Beck came out, blew through a few big radio hits, and sluffed off stage to what I imagine is his depressing throne of solitude in his own personal hall of depression. I just didn't get the feeling that he was having much fun. This was a little more obvious during the backyard show when several negative quips were directed at the fans. Every song he played last night seemed to be the radio hit from its respective album. Granted, I always feel a little dissapointment at festivals where it feels as if a lot of musicians will package together a variety of songs that will win over a crowd with diverse taste; I would rather a musician with a wide range, pick a mood and deliver something genuine --but this was too much. Perhaps next year we will get the Beck android created by Sony and delivered by ACL --perhaps the previous tour puppet-show was a stab at forshadowing. Then again, maybe my frustration had already been set, having stumbled over from The Yonder Mountain show where the greatest bluegrass band on tour played anything but bluegrass (I didn't stay for the last half, so maybe I missed it.) Normally, I give a little leeway to festival sets; I enjoy the bubble-gum when blasted to an animated crowd of thousands, however, after getting the same tone of show amidst the once-intimate setting (bed, bath, and beyond excluded) of the Backyard, I think its time for Beck to take a hiatus, pick up a new hobby, and return to music when he finds it enjoyable once more. No encore for a close-out festival show is disrespectful; quitting fifteen minutes early is unfogettable.</p> http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473526 http://austinist.com/2008/09/27/acl_fest_beck_closes_out_saturday_n.php#comment-1473526 Comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:42:06 -0600 <p>Great show, where was the encore?!</p>