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Highlights of Warped
Jun. 18th, 2006 12:24 amI went to Warped with my mom because she wanted to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Catherine probably wouldn't have wanted to spend her money on a ticket. Plus I have a feeling that she wouldn't have cared too much for the "gross people" and ungodly hot weather. (Eww, the scenesters were out in droves!) Once we got there, we found out that the Buzzcocks weren't playing until 6:00 and Joan Jett wasn't playing until 7:00. In the meantime, my mom was nice enough to buy me two shirts and we pretty much sat in the shade for five hours. I also saw about ten people from school (some good, some bad). I started to get desperate after a while, so I watched Thursday and Against Me!. Thursday screamed way too much and even though Against Me! is a fantastic band, their singer needs a lot of work.
The Buzzcocks were phenomenal. I was so happy that they played "Harmony in My Head", "Orgasm Addict", and "Ever Fallen in Love?", as well as some of their new material. I took tons of pictures, but they were moving around so much that pretty much all of them were blurry. I can't believe how close I got to the stage without having to go into the huge circle pit that all the fashion punks started. It was kind of disappointing that not too many people came over to see them. I mean, they helped change music history and even though they have aged, their sound is still completely in tact.
The Buzzcocks were phenomenal. I was so happy that they played "Harmony in My Head", "Orgasm Addict", and "Ever Fallen in Love?", as well as some of their new material. I took tons of pictures, but they were moving around so much that pretty much all of them were blurry. I can't believe how close I got to the stage without having to go into the huge circle pit that all the fashion punks started. It was kind of disappointing that not too many people came over to see them. I mean, they helped change music history and even though they have aged, their sound is still completely in tact.
Joan Jett was better than I expected, so I decided to stay for the whole set, instead of leaving halfway through 'cause that's when the Buzzcocks were doing a signing. I was not aware that she did a cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Want to Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)", but I really loved it. They also played a cover of Tommy James' "Crimson and Clover". God, I cannot get over how good she looks for her age. The whole band sounded great, so I don't want to hear anything about how they're old and washed up or whatever. I actually think they did better than the Buzzcocks live, just because the Buzzcocks were loud as hell, so I had to try to figure out what song it was they were playing. And of course, Joan Jett closed the set with the good ol' "I Love Rock 'N Roll".
I was hoping that the Buzzcocks would still be at their signing, so when I went to check, my mom was all, "Oh my God! They're there! Quick, get out your shirt!". The next thing I know, Pete Shelley's talking to me and signing my shirt! The other members were easy to track down, since there was only one other fan there and they were so nice. Pete Shelley also made a great O_O face when my mother told him they were the main reason why I even bothered coming to Warped. Their bassist was talking to me about putting things with permanent marker on them throught the wash, of all things. I also must mention that I absolutely love the Manc accents! Yeah, that was basically the highlight of my life, so then we went home.
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