THE LONE CROWS
Freak Valley Festival 2014
AWO Gelaende, Netphen-Deuz, Germany
May - 29 - 2014
Day # 1/ Act # 1
---
A SPACEBANDIT/MIRO/BLUESHACKS/LORD DIE taping cooperation
---
---------------------
Freak Valley Notes... by Spacebandit
---------------------
Once again the opening of the outdoor festival madness here in Germany started in an industrial area of tiny Netphen near Siegen. As in the two years before, the ROCKFREAKS put on a
fantastic lineup of stoner/doom/heavy 70's/bluesrock/spacerock, whatever your heart fills with joy. Some bands there did exclusive shows, with no further touring in Germany or even in
Europe, so the crowd gathering at Freak Valley consited of music lovers from all over the continent, sometimes even more far away. The sound was very good, and the lawn in front of the
stage as well (more later on that!). But somehow I feel that the spirit of Freak Valley has changed since last year. To be honest: To a more commercial festival. Though it might be good
for the event itself, there's a whole lotta more to make better next year. As me and my friends arrived in pouring rain on thursday noon, we could not get the usual parking lot in front
of the venue, but were forced to park our five station wagons (for comfortable old men's sleep) about a kilometer away. Well, that was nothing troubling, but the walk along a crowded
highspeed road on 50 centimeters (with cars almost NOT speeding down) was really life-risking. OH MY GOD! Even as they put out signs of 30 KM/H, some idiots cruised along me with 100+!
You wanna get killed by the roadside by an asshole who refuses to put the speed down on his car (only for about 500 meters)? I can think of a better way to die...Guess the drivers in that
Siegerland are all crazy. And the police had a chance to collect hundrets of licences...but where did I see our beloved HELPERS...? N.o.w.h.e.r.e !
Oh, hell yeah, that was the thing that I'm seriously PISSED. All other minor annoying things, like the rude kicking crowd during some shows are just "kindergarden"...Just KICK back...
All thanks to my "Psychedelik Stammtisch" crew of Michael, Wolli, Joerg and my dear brother Martin, and of course, to our good friend LORD DIE, who managed to get a secure parking lot
about 150 meters from stage, but for the price of a hip-surgery and a walking stick before...He deserved to get that!
A BIG BUNCH of THANKS to the whole Freak Valley workers for making this festival A REAL GOOD TIME. Thanks also for the well-behaved SECURITY boys and girls (but only from Friday on, where
were you on thursday? Day off?). Last not least, all thanks to the great ANNOUNCER Volker. Great to hear almost the same introduction to all bands!
So...well I need to write this...WEATHER REPORT...
May 29th - heavy rain on the drive/light rain all through the evening. night temperatures about 8+ C.
May 30th - no rain, clouded sky, broke up the clear moonlight. night temperatures about 3/4+ C. Brrrr...
May 31st - fantastic sunshine all day long! night temperatures about 8/9+ C.
Admission fee: In advance, EARLY BIRD TICKETS, bought last November, 45 Euros.
Catering on Festival ground: Pizzabude (n�h!), a Veggiefood booth (naja...) and a Fritten/Currywurstbude (auch nicht �berragend!).
Two big sized Veltins Bier Booths, and a very crowded Cocktail-Bar...Oh, and of course, a much crowded Coffee-Bar.
Drain: Well, only four wagons to leave off your bladder and bowel remains. Sometimes an EMERGENCY, lifesaving procedere...2 more next year would be fine!
---
Ok, Ladies and gentlemen...here's a bit of FREAK VALLEY FESTIVAL 2014...
---
Rec Info:
OKM2R -> Zoom H2n (at WAV 16/44) -> SD card -> HD -> Audacity (edit/remaster) -> WAV 16/44 -> TLH8 -> FLAC -> DIME -> YOUR EARS AND MIND...
Recorded by Spacebandit stage edge dead center...and it sucks...yes, of course, as there might be a cable break on the mics, which I did not notice all the festival long.
I'm extremely sorry, but all these misfunctions always happen to me at a festival, not at a single show. All was fine during the Motorpsycho show in Bielefeld, so I'm a bit
of devasted to get these buzzing sound/volume breakdowns along this. My sincerely SORRY about failing for my recordings, but luckily some recordings were safed twice, and
a lot of recordings were done as well on another equipment. It would've been a great recording, but somehow...shit happens...
---
Great band from Minneapolis, U.S.A. to open the Freak Valley Festival. I Loved them from start to finish. Did their lead guitarslinger always listen to old SANTANA records?
Does he still? Well, if you like a bit of american psych rock and roll (remember..THE FLYING EYES)..this band could easily jump on that train. Really enjoyed their set!
---
FULL SHOW (44:07 min.)
01. Volker's Intro/Tuning (1:24)
02. Lone crow (3:40)
03. Next thing (3:05)
04. Anger (6:41)
05. Dragon (7:27)
06. Speechless (8:16)
07. I move on (6:12)
08. The crawl (7:20)
taped and uploaded with permission by the band! thank you guys!
the usual facebook/bandcamp ect. sites...
THE LONE CROWS are...
Tim Barbeau - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Julian Manzara - Guitar
Andy Battcher - Bass
Joe Goff - Drums
Uploaded to DIME by Spacebandit 2014/06/01.