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3229Y00F05basic32Y00J1Y00J1Y00C3NREADING:
2321Y00F07garmann23Y00C5NThe Good,
2301NThe Bad
2301NAnd The Abysmal
1619Y00F05roman16Y00C2N(3 Colours Red)
1601N
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C5NPart 1 of 2
0801N
1619Y00F05roman16Y00C4Nby Chris
3219Y00F05basic32Y00J0N
0830Y00F11microknight08Y00J0Y00C3N- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
0806Y00C5N!Official Panda Reading Report! Official Panda Reading Report! Official Panda
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0806Y00C1NThis article details the 1997 Panda festival vacation. This year Reading
0801Nfestival. Among others Cachet, Fishboy, Jude, Mr Kevin, Jasper, Chris and
0801NDave attended. Read on.
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0806Y00C5NReading Report! Official Panda Reading Report! Official Panda Reading Report!
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1624Y00F05roman16Y00J1Y00C4NDAY 1- FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00J0N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NThe Period Pains
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NThe first band I saw at Reading were the Period Pains in the Doc Martens
0801Ntent. Four 14 year old girls playing punk music may not seem promising at
0801Nfirst, seeing as most punk' is just pop rock anyway (Offspring, Green Day).
0801NHowever, the Pains were much more pleasant than their name suggested. Each
0801Nsong was about two minutes long, and were musically basic but put forward
0801Nwith such gusto that the band became the perfect start to the festival. Each
0801Nsong did offend, of course, but isn't that what punk is supposed to do? After
0801Nyears of listening to the aforementioned American pop-dressed-as-punk shite,
0801Nit was great to witness a group that would, in years to come, be legendary,
0801Nand are sure to end up at the top of the ladder with Rancid and the Ramones.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NSpy 51
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NIndie music that did not sound derivative. What a novel concept. It was not
0801Nthe most proficient of gigs, but the group had stage presence and their songs
0801Nhad a good melody. I found them to be entertaining. I think they'll be quite
0801Nsuccessful. In a world where dumb, ridiculous wankers like Oasis can become
0801Nfamous, Spy 51 certainly deserve their fifty one minutes of fame.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NStrangelove
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NI only witnessed the last ten minutes of Strangelove, but they were quite
0801Ninteresting. Their pseudo-goth Pul/Suede style music was at least an
0801Nexperience. The songs were not really memorable, but they were quite engaging
0801Nnone the less.
0801N
0806Y00C3N
0914Y00F05prime09NFountains of Wayne
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NI know. I could have been watching A' or Silver Sun'. I was not expecing to
0801Nenjoy Fountains... but I have to admit that they were above average. Their
0801Nsongs had emotion and style (unusual for an Indie band) and the band had
0801Npresence on stage (also unusual for an Indie band). I found their music
0801Npleasant and charming, but not quite good enough to make me hanker afer their
0801Nalbum.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NBlink 182
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NPunk rock. Oh dear. I was not expecting much, and the band lived up to my low
0801Nestimations of their talent. Every song was exactly the same except for the
0801Nlyrics, and I spent the whole time sitting down, playing with a Dust Junkys
0801Nsticker. The frontment would spout a few sentences of below-par stand-up
0801Ncomedy between numbers, which also failed to amuse or entertain. It was like
0801Nbeing in the Bermuda Triangle, lost in an endless void of emtpiness,
0801Nlistening to a crap, tedious band with a meaningless name and dull songs.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NDance Hall Crashers
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NThe perfect antidote to the Blink 182 sleeping pill, the Dance Hall Crashers
0801Nhad Rancid's Tim Armstrong on guitar (bald guy with funny hat), two lead
0801Nsingers, one of which looked like a cross between Gwen Stefabi and Minnie
0801NMouse, and played vibrant, infectious pop music with a hint of Ska (but only
0801Na hint, thank goodness). This band will be a success, because they have
0801Neverything UK chart music lacks- energy, passion and vitality.
0801N
0801N
0924Y00F05prime09Y00S0Y00C3NThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NYes! This is the coolest thing I have ever seen! A group of mad yanks who
0801Nsound like Elvis recycled and regurgitated. A furious display of repeated
0801Nguitar loops and lyrics such as:
0801N"This is a song about bell-bottoms. Bell bottoms! Bell bottoms! Bell bottoms!
0801NBell bottoms!"
0801NA fantastic set that baffled the crowd (some people actually thought they'd
0801Nbe watching a blues band!), and managed to be memorable on a day when so many
0801Nbands were instantly forgettable (Blink 182, anyone?).
0801N
0806Y00C3N
0914Y00F05prime09NSymposium
0820Y00F11microknight08N
0806Y00C1NI could not believe some people were actually going to see Cast! I'm sure we
0801Ncan all think of other four letter words beginning with C that would be more
0801Nappropriate names for that shitty britpop crap. Anyway, I digress. Back to
0801NSymposium. A pop group yes. A British pop group, yes, I'm afraid so, but
0801Nwait! Symposium play the heaviest riffs a teeny-bopper will ever hear, and
0801Nthe dangerous antics of vocalist Ross Cummings meant that you couldn't take
0801Nyour eyes off them for a second. Like a cross between The Beach Boys and
0801NNapalm Death, Symposium take the best aspects from each and put them together
0801Nto produce the most powerful performance pop music will ever have. Take my
0801Nword for it- Symposium rule! Five hundred stars, first prize, suit you sir.
0801NThe ultimate warm up band.
0801N
0801NBecause I have a sense of humour, I decided not to go and see John
0801NShuttleworth, and because I have taste I decided not to go and see James on
0801Nthe main stage. Suede? I don't think so either. The latter may be a good
0801Nband, but after the electric explosion of Symposium, nothing else could
0801Nimpress me today.
0801N
0801N
1624Y00F05roman16Y00J1Y00C4NDAY 2- SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00J0N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NThe Orb
0820Y00F11microknight08N
0806Y00C1NThis gig started pretty badly in my opinion. The band sat in a weird triangle
0801Nthing and tapped their keyboards. Sounds could be heard, but they had no
0801Npunch and I just frowned and walked off. I went into a tent, the Doc Martens,
0801NI think, and watched an awesome set by a band I didn't know. It was drum and
0801Nbass jungle-esque mad music much better than Roni fucking Size. Later, back
0801Nto the Orb. They had improved a hundred-fold, and sounded excellent and very
0801Nimpressive, more so than I previously gave them credit for. Then I got
0801Nhungry. Time for food, methinks.I did not stay till the end of the Orb's set.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NGorky's Zygotic Mynci
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NI was not in the mood for aesthetic, Sonic Youth- on- valium music, so I did
0801Nnot stick around. I saw about thirty seconds of the set during the Orb's
0801Nboring start, and it went right over my head. Three people plucking gently at
0801Ntheir instruments while a woman sighed into the microphone. If I was
0801Ndepressed, I would have enjoyed this, but as it happened, I was in a good
0801Nmood. Tonight was not the right time for Gorky's.
0801N
0801N
0919Y00F05prime09Y00C3NThe Manic Street Preachers
0825Y00F11microknight08Y00C1N
0801NI don't think that their post-Richie stuff is as good as the old material.
0801NHowever, Everything Must Go is not a band album (by Britrock standards it's
0801Npretty damn incredible), and I wanted to see them live, but was dubious about
0801Nwhether they'd be any good. The best part of this astoundingly enjoyable
0801Nshow was the intro. Phrases and pictures flashed up on the screens as A
0801NDesign for Life was played in instrumental. I was moved by the depth of the
0801Nopening sights and sounds, and awaited the trio's entry onto the stage. One
0801Nthing you notice about the Manics. Usually, the most charismatic member is
0801Nthe frontman. Not so in this case. James Dean Bradfield, a likeable lead
0801Nsinger, was thoroughly over shadowed by Nicky Wire, who not only wore the
0801Ncoolest outfit, but also said the most ridiculous thing of the day- "What
0801Ncrap will you be watching tomorrow?" It was a sad thing to experience.
0801NNobody knew the words to Roses in the Hospital, Motorcycle Emptiness, From
0801NDespair to Where, La Tristesse Durera etcetera. They only knew the top 10
0801Nstuff. True fans my arse. I was suddenely gripped by thew hollow feeling of
0801Nbeing surrounded by sheep and self-conscious Indie kids (people who can only
0801Nlike bands who make it in the charts). This atmosphere of conformity spoiled
0801Nfor me what was a stunning and memorable gig.
0801N
1624Y00F05roman16Y00J1Y00C5NContinued in part 2
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