Soundwave Review - Overall

Soundwave at Eastern Creek Raceway like past years gone by produces a large array of rock, metal, emo and punk rock acts to come around to Australia and blast away with noise. This year we say a multitude of international acts appear from all over the world. What brings tear to mine and I'm sure many fan's eyes is the rebirth and reformation of several acts including minor favourite band - The Get Up Kids, who have molded the path of modern Emo-Pop for the generation of listeners around the world over the last decade.

Interestingly, not only the reforming of bands occurred but Soundwave Festival 2010 was a chance for international acts to show what they have done for popular and rock music around the world including Paramore, Motion City Soundtrack and Jimmy Eat World. But who really stole the stage away this year? Eagles of Death Metal and Reel Big Fish produced solid live outings as hoped but nothing can be taken away from the main stage acts that were brought in for those old fans; and encapsulated young listeners out there as well - Jane's Addiction and Faith No More. With Perry Farrell and Mike Patten's stage presence mixed with their deep and influential alternative rock/metal music over the 80s and 90s they were quite simply FAST and LOUD and brought fans together as one, although hardcore Anti-Flag or H.I.M. fans just couldn't miss those acts on alternate stages.

Stay tuned - Individual reviews coming soon...

Confirmed Act 4: Faith No More

After being out of the business for 10 years, the legendary alternative rock/metal supergroup Faith No More have reformed for a 2009 European Tour which has extended past that one continent and onto the rest of the world – inlcuding their beloved Australia. Making an appearance, is not enough – they're the premier headliners and deservingly so for their contribution to alternative rock during the 80s. Will we see a bigger set of headliners that Soundwave 2011? I darn hope so because it would be a pretty massive feat to champ over Faith No More, Jimmy Eat World and Paramore!

1.Midnight Cowboy
2.The Real Thing
3.Land of Sunshine
4.Be Aggressive
5.Caffiene
6.Evidence
7.Surprise! You're Dead!
8.Last Cup of Sorrow
9.Ricochet
10.Epic
11.Midlife Crisis
12.RV
13.The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
14.King for a Day
15.Ashes to Ashes
16.Just A Man
17.Chariots of Time
18.Stripsearch
19.We Care A Lot
20.Pristine

Soundwave Festival 2010 Mix Volume 1

1. Anti-Flag - The Press Corpse
2. Jimmy Eat World - A Praise Chorus
3. Motion City Soundtrack - Delirium
4. Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song
5. Faith No More - Epic
6. The Get Up Kids - Ten Minutes
7. Paramore - Ignorance
8. Anti-Flag - Power To The Peaceful
9. Faith No More - We Care A Lot
10. The Get Up Kids - Holiday
11. Jane's Addiction - Stop!
12. AFI - Miss Murder
13. Motion City Soundtrack - Disappear
14. Paramore - Brick By Boring Brick
15. AFI - Medicate
16. Jimmy Eat World - Blister
17. Motion City Soundtrack - Everything Is Alright
18. Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness