Comments on: Rock The Bells feat. Reflection Eternal & more @ First Avenue

By: Sound Vertie

Sound Vertie — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:16:50 +0000

Nice review, I’ve seen Talib a million times, so i felt like I missed absolutely nothing by not being there.

Great pics too!

By: C-Rocka

C-Rocka — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:13:20 +0000

They should have had the line up be Slum Village, Slaughterhouse, then SUPERNATURAL, then Kweli and Tek…Supernat would have hyped the crowd like crazy!

I still danced my ass off regardless of the sound issues…

By: Chris DeLine

Chris DeLine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:41:30 +0000

Rumor is that dude has the world’s record for a 9 hour freestyle – straight up insantity

By: Jon Behm

Jon Behm — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:17:04 +0000

I don’t think that the price tag was too high really – I mean Pete Rock is a living legend and Kweli is one of the best in the game. Still, had I paid that much I would have been dissappointed just due to the fact that the sound sucked and Rock basically didn’t do much but spin other people’s stuff.

It should be added though that Supernatural was actually quite good though. He worked the small crowd really well and delivered a great set

By: Chris DeLine

Chris DeLine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:46:24 +0000

No offense to any of the acts on the bill–especially since I wasn’t there to deny/agree with how they sounded/performed–but that’s not a $30 show from where I’m standing.

By: achali

achali — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:27:26 +0000

i def think $20-30 is too much for a hip-hop show in Minneapolis, especially for folks over 25 who remember seeing Kweli for like $10 in his prime.

By: Chris DeLine

Chris DeLine — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:34:56 +0000

The low turnout is the same thing we saw at the Clipse/Sneaker Pimps show… one of the smallest turnouts I’ve ever seen at First Avenue (though the lack of people on the floor allowed Adam some fantastic shots).

I don’t know whether everyone’s all hip-hopped-out for the summer after Soundset or if everyone who is going to hip hop shows is under the age of 18…

Is it the economy, or is it just that $25/$30 is just too much for a hip hop show these days? Isn’t Minneapolis supposed to have one of the most welcoming hip hop scenes in the US?

By: C-Rocka

C-Rocka — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:32:55 +0000

The crowd was stale but that’s how a LOT of hip-hop shows go in the Twin Cities (lame). I asked a couple of girls I knew why they weren’t dancing, “I need to drink more…” sigh, it’s frustrating when you have LEGENDS in the building rockin’ it and people aren’t feeling it?? Doesn’t make any sense.