EOTR 2011 Top 5

[bennyhana22]

OK folks - here it is. The unavoidable thread requiring you to distill 3-4 days of fabulous times into a tiny (Up Town) top ranking.

Rules

Not to be too much of a control freak here, but as a general guide:

1. Your top five acts of the weekend - don't have to be musical

2. Stick to five only

3. Rank in order or not, it's up to you

4. Stick to five only

5. Qualification should be based on the 5 acts you enjoyed the most - so not necessarily a 'predictably' excellent set by a well established act that you already love...though include those if they were Top 5, of course!

6. Stick to five only

I'll kick us off. One ranked, the rest not, but alphabetical:

1. tUnE-yArDs

Beirut

Diagrams

Other Lives

The Leisure Society

Ben

Edited September 6, 2011 by bennyhana22

[tomtrumps]

Other Lives

John Grant

Dry the River

The Walkmen

Midlake

A little predictable,but I didn't see a whole lot and didn't really think much of the others that I did see. But an honourable mention for Bob Log, who made me laugh. And I was surprised by how good Beirut sounded in the background as I hadn't really liked them on record so didn't go out of my way to see them.

Edited September 6, 2011 by tomtrumps

[ElGanzo]

Not in order, my favourite five were:

M. Ward

Tuneyards

Twin Shadow

Allo Darlin

Beirut.

[paulwa]

The Black Angels

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Gruff Rhys

White Denim

She Keeps Bees

Edited September 6, 2011 by paulwa

[SweepingTheNation]

Allo Darlin'

HEALTH

Josh T Pearson

Tune-Yards

The Walkmen

[zahidf]

In no particular order:

1. Mogwai

2. Wild beasts

3. Lanterns on the lake

4. Allo darlin

5. John Grant

[ljsawyer]

Again in no order:

Megafaun

Woods

M. Ward

Josh T. Pearson

Mogwai

[Fat_Buddha]

The Growlers

Sarabeth Tucek

Gordon Gano

Megafaun

Phosphoroscent

[ijabz]

Ok once agian in no order, these were five acts that I really got into and stayed til the end (though I might not have seen the start)

The Walkmen

Big Deal

Fresh & Onlys

The Mountaineering Club

Beirut

[MattL80]

More or less in order;

1) Midlake

2) John Grant

3) Laura Marling

4) Black Angels

5) Drum Eyes.

[riverlodge]

just about in order for me:

1 tuneyards

2 john grant

3 josh t pearson

4 allo darlin'

5 lanterns on the lake

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6 kurt vile

7 diagrams

8 wild beasts

9 other lives

10 okkervil river

i have given you an arbitrary cut to five if you must ben, but have left out so many i really enjoyed that ten was a struggle.

[bennyhana22]

just about in order for me:

1 tuneyards

2 john grant

3 josh t pearson

4 allo darlin'

5 lanterns on the lake

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6 kurt vile

7 diagrams

8 wild beasts

9 other lives

10 okkervil river

i have given you an arbitrary cut to five if you must ben, but have left out so many i really enjoyed that ten was a struggle.

[swashbubbler]

Daniel Martin Moore

Wooden Shjips

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Doug Paisley

Leisure Society

[GeordieMartin]

The Walkmen

Tinariwen (I thought THEY were incredible, thought the crowd were a little lackluster)

Gruff Ryhs (not a big SFA fan but he really was superb)

Midlake

The Growlers (surprise of the weekend, off their heads madness)

[AndyfromBrackley]

Tuneyards

Okkervil River

Lykke Li

Other Lives

Josh T Pearson

[Yokel Again]

John Grant - JOHN GRANT!

The Walkmen

Lanterns on the Lake

Bob Log III

Other Lives

[perfectpassion]

Mine: The Leisure Society

Other Lives

Allo Darlin

Tuneyards

John Grant

[GeordieMartin]

I'm changing mine ;-)

I need to put John grant in there, somewhere ;-) Ta.

[magick melvin]

Allo Darlin'

Willy Mason

Daniel Martin Moore

Nathaniel Rateliff

The Walkmen

[shoebox]

In no specific order, apart from number 1:

Lykke Li

Dan Mangan

Okkervil River

Austra

Admiral Radley

[shoebox]

Sorry, I meant "Admiral Fallow". Admiral Radley are a completely different band who didn't play. Although....(on to the "2013 (sic) Headliners" thread)

[Phildo]

Top 5? Hmm...

Allo Darlin'

Daniel Lefkowitz

The Fall

Okkervil River

Cambodian Space Project

Roughly in order - but as people've said - could have been so many more.

[wolfamongwolves]

john grant

drum eyes

m ward

HEALTH

josh t pearson

[psweeting]

1) Beirut

2) Bob Log III

3) Dan Mangan

4) Tune-yards

5) Midlake

[geofelgie]

John Grant

Dan Mangan

Treefight for Sunlight

Doug Paisley (the big surprise for me - had expected to like him...but wow)

Admiral Fallow

That was tough....have about a dozen 6th places!