Dugmor
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^ yep, troll. Thanks for playing.
Moving on...
How am I being a troll? I'm stating my opinion.
^ yep, troll. Thanks for playing.
Moving on...
um, hello? ever heard of Justin Timberlake?
It's a ridiculous blanket opinion that only serves to make people rant about how wrong you were. You might not be intending to be a troll but, come on. Some are already listed in the thread but, off the top of my head, here are some bands who have released good music -if not great- in the past decade who would be perfect for such a festival:
Arcade Fire
Wilco
Radiohead
U2
REM
Hey, Rosetta
Joel Plaskett
Broken Social Scene and/or Feist
Sam Roberts & Kathleen Edwards (both of whom played at SARSstock)
My Morning Jacket
...for starters. And you couldn't go wrong with the Hip and a few "classic rock" acts either. I'm sure others here could list 20 more.
"Nothing has been released in the last decade that is worth praise"???
That's not even true if you only listen to CLASSICAL music.
Musical preference aside it's hard to ignore the number of successful acts coming out of the Toronto.
OT but was I the only one who thought that dragonette's song "pick up the phone" was done by Shakira?
Guys.. just stop feeding him before he starts droning on and on about Jeff Buckley.
Dugmor is obviously trolling. To discredit the past decade of music suggests that he is ignorant of the world of music beyond what's popular on a few radio stations.
Judging by the names dropped in the Torontoist article however, I am already writing this festival off. What Toronto really needs is a festival like Coachella. While it is nice to see such a large event in the works, it's unfortunate that the music will likely appeal to the lowest common denominator. The Toronto Island Concert coming up this summer looks promising, but I'd like to see something like that expanded into a three day event with artists from many genres and countries.
Nothing has been released in the last decade that is worth praise.
I'm not sure why a huge festival hasn't taken off here. You'd think that with the population base and the huge music community that has developed there would be some interest.