When Pinkpop nonetheless happened in Geleen, music was actually made. Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, The Kinks, Uriah Heep, these have been some names. At the very least, that is what I at all times heard once I was speaking extremely about some indie band on Pinkpop within the early noughties with ‘The’ in entrance and a guitarist with straight bangs. On the ultimate day of the 2024 pageant, the nostalgic old-timers might indulge themselves with the basic rock children of Greta Van Fleet.
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Classic vehicles? While you see the pictures of the entrance row on the video display, there are few grey heads. A lot of younger, enthusiastic folks, sporting Greta Van Fleet shirts, apparently very hungry for an hour of old school rock music. The foursome begins that hour with a loud bang The Falling Sky. And when singer Josh Kiszka opens that golden throat of his, we think about ourselves at Woodstock for a second. Or sure, the Burgemeester Daamenpark in Geleen.
The query is whether or not the bands of that point additionally adopted the model guide of rock & roll trend. The three Kiszka brothers (along with Josh, there may be additionally guitarist Jake and bassist Sam) and their drummer Danny Wagner are completely unbelievable. Frontman Josh is a rhinestone cowboy, together with his swimsuit lined with glitter stones. Solely the hat continues to be lacking. And Billy The Child would not have been strolling round on brothel prowlers both.
With Greta Van Fleet, every little thing really seems promising. The entire image of the band is appropriate, by way of look, by way of stage presence. And the timbre of the music can be fully acquainted from the seventies. And rattling, they’re additionally gifted instrumentalists. And Josh does not miss a second to let the excessive vocals, which sound a lot like these of Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, echo throughout the meadow.
However that tempo! Solely eight songs in a single hour. Whereas on this primary subtropical summer season day you hope to be pounded within the nuts by a troublesome rock band, you’re then handled to lengthy, drawn-out songs with out head or tail for greater than fifty minutes. They’re automobiles for virtuosity, reasonably than recognizable songs. Now many of the present takes place in the identical sluggish strolling tempo as that of the guests who make their manner by means of the crowds on the pageant grounds.
After which Josh will even hand out intensive white roses throughout Gentle My Love. Peter Wolf of The J. Geils Band as soon as smashed a bunch of very costly Baccara roses with one blow on the stage of Pinkpop in Geleen. But when, after such an entire flower ceremony, you additionally stretch your subsequent music The Archer with a guitar solo that by no means appears to finish, you then simply do it for the sake of it.
Be aware that with a canopy there’s something of a pilot mild within the pan. The band is taking part in That’s Alright Mama, made well-known by Elvis Presley. These two and a half minutes are extra actual rock & roll than what we noticed within the earlier hour of the Circus Virtuoso referred to as Greta Van Fleet. “All I’ve received is a pink guitar, three chords and the reality,” Bob Dylan as soon as sang. Generally that is all you want in music.
Seen: Pinkpop 2024, Sunday (5.15 pm) on the South Stage. learn right here all our experiences from Pinkpop. Additionally current? Share your opinion and pictures within the app Chew!.
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