Big Cooter:
Thankfully Moby opened his set just a little bit earlier than
anyone there may have expected. All right, I for one am not a big
Moby fan, but I fully expected a bit more from his set. Being the
semi-omniscient ones we pretend to be (we knew when each of the
bands were supposed to start), I had expected this guy to put on a
decent show. I seem to recall him from the second stage three years
ago (I think this was about the time when he put out the James Bond
movie theme song, but what do I know). Back then he rocked. He
really seemed to enjoy himself and put out a beat that the crowd
could really relate too. This time he seemed to be way to "Mike
Tyson" about his music - A bit more "in tune" to the
music rather than his audience. I don't know if this guy found god
in more than the way that I have, but I definitely did not enjoy his
music as much as I have in the past. Moby didn't do it for me this
time at all, and I have to admit that, because of this, I bailed
during his set to grab some eats. I don't think I missed much.
The Dude on the Right:
I think the problem with seeing Moby this time around is that
Moby is almost like performance art, and in being performance art it
is probably better appreciated in a smaller setting with those who
can truly soak it in.
It's really hard to soak in performance art
when the performer is on this giant stage in front of tens of
thousands of people, many of whom can't appreciate it. I like Moby,
and three years ago when he was on the side stage I could appreciate
the art that is Moby.
This time the art was lost in a cavern that
would be the pavilion. I'm sure some people loved his set, but not
me this time. Maybe I just need to see him in a place with less
distractions.
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