One last time around the Bloc Party

[Later this morning, I will have a guest post on the Justice set. For now, here's my final take ...]

Bloc Party made me wish I'd chosen the Turbonegro set to end my Detour.

Oh, the Englishmen were charming enough, and their dancier material fairly rattled the buildings at Main and Temple streets. But it ended up providing a little too pat a finish to the long day. You add this one up, and it equals a day's worth of small tent-caliber material at Coachella.

Do I wish I'd spent my Saturday on the couch watching college football? No.

Do I wish Detour had at least one band that was trying to save rock 'n' roll? Yes.

Photo: Bloc Party on the East state (by Kevin Bronson / LAT)

Comments

[Hugo]

I suppose Turbonegro would have been the better choice if you like the Norwegian equivalent of Queens of the Stone Age (which played Detour last year). Turbonegro trying to save Rock n' Roll? I'll take that about as serious as the government vowing to rebuild New Orleans.

[John]

agreed. For me the highlights were definitely Kinky and the Noisettes. Justice was kind of disappointing. I can't blame them for the sound being terrible on stage. Perry Farrell was irrelevant as always. A lot of the bands sounded the same. And whats with those skinny jeans and cardigans? Thanks though to the door lady who let us go out and come back in after a mini pub crawl.