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Old 08-12-2009 at 03:19 PM   #31
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I'm hoping Metric is one of the bands.
Old 08-12-2009 at 03:21 PM   #32
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id be perfectly happy if alexis played again haha
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Old 08-12-2009 at 04:08 PM   #33
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alexis was bomb last year.

when/where did neverending white lights play???? that makes me really sad :( I'm a second year and if they played last year, I had no idea.
Old 08-12-2009 at 11:44 PM   #34
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They didn't play last year, they played the year before. And Metric also played the year before. I was told it was horrible.
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... What I can tell you about the concerts is that there are a range of bands/performers to reach a large majority of the students' tastes.
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I find this hard to believe.

Sorry! I'm definately not trying to be rude here. But I don't think most students only like one genre. And when the list of previous concerts includes Alexisonfire, Metric, Neverending White Lights, Theory of a Deadman, Treble Charger, Tokyo Police Club, Sam Roberts, etc. ... that's all kind of from the somewhat of the same genre. These are all great acts and I know they are all different in their own way, but there's no R&B, no rap, no pop, no dance, no metal, and so on.

I'm hoping there will be a wider variety of music this year.
Old 08-13-2009 at 08:18 AM   #36
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They didn't play last year, they played the year before. And Metric also played the year before. I was told it was horrible.
I heard the same thing about Metric, apparently they were super high and could barely play, and then left after a couple of songs. Still would have been sweet to be there though

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I find this hard to believe.

Sorry! I'm definately not trying to be rude here. But I don't think most students only like one genre. And when the list of previous concerts includes Alexisonfire, Metric, Neverending White Lights, Theory of a Deadman, Treble Charger, Tokyo Police Club, Sam Roberts, etc. ... that's all kind of from the somewhat of the same genre. These are all great acts and I know they are all different in their own way, but there's no R&B, no rap, no pop, no dance, no metal, and so on.

I'm hoping there will be a wider variety of music this year.
I'd say the listed bands fall into the several different genres, that have their roots in rock. Plus we did have Johny Truant play, a metal group. But you're right in saying that we don't get rap, r+b etc.
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I find this hard to believe.

Sorry! I'm definately not trying to be rude here. But I don't think most students only like one genre. And when the list of previous concerts includes Alexisonfire, Metric, Neverending White Lights, Theory of a Deadman, Treble Charger, Tokyo Police Club, Sam Roberts, etc. ... that's all kind of from the somewhat of the same genre. These are all great acts and I know they are all different in their own way, but there's no R&B, no rap, no pop, no dance, no metal, and so on.

I'm hoping there will be a wider variety of music this year.
So basically what you're saying is that no matter what, people are going to whine. Somehow this makes your whining less important to me.

Frosh Week is supposed to be about the experience, and the bands are just icing on the cake. If you can't have fun at a show because you wanted a different band to be there, don't go. Simple as that.

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These are all great acts and I know they are all different in their own way, but there's no R&B, no rap, no pop, no dance, no metal, and so on. I'm hoping there will be a wider variety of music this year.
K-OS played about five years ago. Canada doesn't have a large number of rap or R&B artists/bands. I can only think of a couple.

Nearly all of the groups/artists that play at Mac (during WW or otherwise) are Canadian. This is a) because they cost less and b) provides an avenue to make Canadian artists more popular/successful here.

If only a couple people know who these artists are (I'm talking Canadian R&B, Hip Hop, Rap etc) then there's no point in having them play...people generally don't attend concerts of bands they don't know.
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Old 08-13-2009 at 06:47 PM   #39
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we should get classified...or k-os or buck 65.....w/e though, i also like alot of the bands who have played in the past
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with only 3 weeks until the actual concert, im wondering when they will say whos playing? lol... anytime soon would be good.
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So basically what you're saying is that no matter what, people are going to whine. Somehow this makes your whining less important to me.

Frosh Week is supposed to be about the experience, and the bands are just icing on the cake. If you can't have fun at a show because you wanted a different band to be there, don't go. Simple as that.
? This is a little hostile, especially since I said I wasn't trying to be rude..
I'm not saying no matter what, people are going to whine. And I'm not whining myself. I'm just saying I hope there is a wider variety of music.

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Old 08-14-2009 at 10:11 AM   #43
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I heard the same thing about Metric, apparently they were super high and could barely play, and then left after a couple of songs. Still would have been sweet to be there though



I'd say the listed bands fall into the several different genres, that have their roots in rock. Plus we did have Johny Truant play, a metal group. But you're right in saying that we don't get rap, r+b etc.

Hahaha. Emily Haines was so stoned. :p (i didn't go, I was at another show).

I don't blame them though. They were playing vfest the next day, which is much larger =p

They should bring K'naan to Mac.

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Old 08-14-2009 at 10:19 AM   #44
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I think we should get a DJ to come and play some nice trance, techno, eurodance, dance...anything of that sort.

It'll get us all engergized
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