New York@Across the Narrows Festival - 02 October 2005

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Un fans:

Just got back a few hours ago, overall very good over the two day span.

from saturday:

British Sea Power - the most insane band ever, they must have seriously been on acid or something for the show. Sounded fantastic and had some of the most insane stage antics i have ever seen. Very good show.

Interpol - very professional, didnt have much presence, but played their songs fantastically and sounded class.

New York Dolls - wasn't really into them too much, but they played their songs quite well and were entertaining.

The Killers - very good live band, they sounded excellent, the bass was a bit loud at times but they made up for it. Brandon was also very entertaining throughout.

sunday was great though:

Kasabian were absolutely rocking and played a great set. My friends who didn't know them before all want to go and buy their record now.

Lemonheads had dull stage presence, but played their songs well. Kind of felt flat after Kasabian.

Doves were also fantastic, played a great set and were fucking loud! they sounded very good though and played for about an hour.

Jet were ok i guess, mainly i was waiting to see Oasis at that point. They did their hits well, but their fucking bass was so loud it was annoying on some songs (esp. Look What You've Done). They were decent though.


Oasis played very well, but you could tell that Noel and Liam were not "on" tonight. Plus, they played a shorter set (only 14 songs, Acq/ ABWR/ GGTIA/ BIOD were cut) and it seemed to go buy very quick. I think the organizers told them to leave early or something, because The Killers also didn't play a song or 2 from their setlist last night. However, the performance was fab, Liam was fuckin cool as ever and sounded awesome. The mic was a bit low on a few songs (notably meaning of soul), but it was ok for me because i knew all the words. Highlights wer Cigs & Alcohol, rock 'n' roll star and my generation.

Un altro review di un fans:

Hey, guys just got back with the ferry packed full of thousands of Oasis fans , Festival was a lot of fun with absolutely fantastic weather.

Well the lads were grumpy tonight and must have had a long nite after Macas concert cuz the only happy face on stage was Gem . Noel and Liam both seemed to be clearing their throats a lot and seemed a bit on the hoarse side. (a few too many last nite lads ? )
The vocal mix to the big speaker stack was too low which didn't help out the brother's low and soft voices but Liam was pretty in key throughout the set.

The brothers recent stage grumpiness led to a bizarre scene on stage when Liam wanted to leave the stage after Wonderwall and Noel basically backed him up into the speaker stacks with his back while still playing the end chords of Wonderwall. One didn't know whether to laugh or hope for the best after that friction and sure enough when Liam came back on Stage the set was cut short by about half an hour with Liam announcing that this would be their last song ( My Generation) I was right in front of Gem who looked a bit perplexed and sort of had a WTF grimace . My Generation was tight and energetic , wish the boys would have been like that for the whole gig.

All in all a wonderful festival in a wonderful setting, plenty of beer flowing and no trouble at all with the US English crowd. Wish the band all the best in Atlantic City before returning to the UK on the 6th ( per Liam yesterday )

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ROLLINGSTONE review


......Meanwhile, at Staten Island, a mellow (and noticeably sober) Evan Dando played a stripped-down alt-rock set with the latest configuration of the Lemonheads, including former members of the Descendents.

Already denser than the prior night's Killers set, the audience went manic for atmospheric British pop balladeers Doves, in the U.S. for another brief tour in support of their excellent third release, Some Cities. Shaggy-haired Aussie rockers Jet followed with an air-raid intro and instrumental jam that segued into the raunchy "Cold Hard Bitch." The band, who have opened for Oasis for the past month, played Get Born favorites "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" and "Look What You've Done." They even sampled a new song, the acoustic love ballad "Eleanor," packed with harmonizing ooh-ooh-ooh's.

With genre-bending alt-rock idol Beck headlining Coney Island on Sunday, Oasis closed out the Staten Island show with their massive Brit pop. The brothers Gallagher brought out old hits like "Fuckin' in the Bushes" and "Wonderwall," as well as the newer songs "Lyla" and "The Importance of Being Idle." On their Nineties hits "Don't Look Back in Anger" and "Champagne Supernova," singer Liam Gallagher stepped aside and let the crowd take over on the chorus. By this point, several in the audience had jumped on their friends' shoulders, trying to feel as carefree as they were when they first heard the song in grade school.

full festival review :

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/ ... &has-playe r=true&version=6.0.12.1040