Just got back from the third (and last) night of the Primitive festival in Rotterdam. Reports of the first two night were positive enough with only the Von Bondies gettin' the thumbs down from just about anybody who saw 'em. Got in early and only missed the first part of the Firebirds' set, but as much as I dig 'em; they're not an opening band, these guys need time to work their crowd, and preferably somewhere around midnight at that. But it was good to see 'em in action once again anyway, even tho' they got somewhat confused at just which three chords they needed to play Florian Monday's 'Rip It Up'. Next up was the Neder-Bietels, who seem intend on preserving obscuro Dutch beat tunes. As righteous a course as any, but with the sound bein' somewhat muffled and the singer's voice hoarse, they failed to ignite any kind of response. No sparks were flyin' either when the Remains took the stage. Good as their songs are, whatever fueled their engine way back when has obviously run dry. At that point (right in the middle of 'All Good Things Come To An End'!) a quick return trip home suddenly materialized, and even tho' I would have loved seein' the Chesterfield Kings save the day, gettin' home three to four hours earlier than expected was too temptin' a proposition to resist. So yeah, it was a bit disappointin'', but the idea for these kinda fests is A-OK with me, and this will hopefully be the first of many to come...
Besides all that it was good to shake hands once again with a number of people who I rarely see otherwise. You know who you are; Cheers !.
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