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I guess you would call them the headliner on the lesser stage. So, I
pushed my way through the rain and muck that was building on the
ground, back over to catch the featured act. Filter came out and
sounded a bit flat, or maybe it was just my ears, I couldn't quite
tell at this point in time. Eight bands may have deafened my
hearing, but I don't think so to the extent as the band played at,
but hey, I ain't a doctor, but I play one on TV. Filter was
comprised of a bunch of dudes that just seemed like a hodge podge of
garage type band members. I guess you would call em your typical
grunge styled band, or at least that is how they came off. From the
loss in sound to the fact that they just didn't carry the energy
from Korn on, I don't think Filter did a very good job of gaining
the full attention of the crowd. But given the rain, most everyone
stuck around to listen to Filter, or maybe it was just to hear em
play their
Q101 hit wonder, "Hey Man, Nice Shot," which of course
they played last. I guess I can't really penalize Filter for letting
down the energy, I would have to just comment that there might have
been a better way to arrange the bands so that we didn't keep losing
this energy. It was almost tiring to go from the up tempo music of
No Doubt, to Garbage or Korn, to Filter, but hey, that is just me.
Well, Filter did indeed close with "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
and it was okay. I still hate sampled music, but the crowd really
picked back up when they heard the familiar rifts from that tune
start up. So, I am gonna give Filter a Shrug. Kinda of a bad way to
close out the Buzz stage but what can ya do?? (I'm back - Dude on
the Right here - Once again, I must disagree with Big Cooter.
Filter's style of music is just different, and although possible to
arrange the bands in order of tempo, oh please. The crowd loved
Filter, even in the rain, and even though I might not like Filter
that much, the rain-soaked crowd, even with the slower tempo, seemed
to not stop, and no matter what Big Cooter thinks, I'm giving Filter
Two Thumbs Up on the ability to maintain the crowd in the rain.)
