I'm tired today. I have court tomorrow and I have a serious deadline on a project. So, this review will be short.
Phoenix played GAMH as the second headlining band. Joy Zipper was the opener and Dogs Die in Hot Cars was the main headlining act of this co-headlining bill. Even though I would have loved to have seen all three bands perform, the reality of life forced me to only see one.
Phoenix started off kind of rough, with the lead singer's vocals scratchy and coarse as compared to the smooth Justim Timberlake type vocals in their latest release, Alphabetical. Otherwise, the band was tight from the get go. I think they opened up with either "Everything is Everything" or "Run Run Run." I forgot, but it was a good start despite the lead singer's scratchy vocals.
Throughout the show, the band tried to get the crowd going by summoning them to raise their hands in the air or for the ladies to scream. You swear you were in a hip hop show at times, but it was all in good fun.
For one of their songs, a song that's probably on their first album which I don't have, they had this long period of silence. I guess Thomas didn't want to cue the band to start until he got a satisfactory response from the audience. He also had the house lights turned down full so he can do whatever he wanted. I don't know what kind of ambience he was seeking, but the lights were down and it did nothing.
After really two hard rockin' songs (again, it was probably from their album United) they went back to the poppy tunes of Alphabetical. Their second to the last song was their big "hit," "If I Ever Feel Better," which was brilliantly done. Christian's backing vocals on this song really gives that song the smooth feeling it truly emits. Without it, Thomas would be screwed with this song. They prolonged the song by adding some long guitar riffs and made it more rockin' at the end. I didn't mind and it was a great live rendition.
They finished their set with a new song called "Jet..." The "..." are there because there are some words that accompany "Jet" but, because of my exhaustion, I forgot. I didn't really care for this new song, especially since I heard the songs that I wanted. It would have been more fitting to end with "If I Ever Feel Better," but, who's complaining really?
Overall, a good show with some minor flaws and rough edges.
Beer Rating: 3 Beers
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The opening tune was Too Young, which was featured in the film Lost In Translation. I agree the show started out pretty rough around the edges, but it did pick up. Their Popscene show last year was better. Another show highlight (@ both shows) was Funky Squaredance.
You should really pick up United, I think it's a much more "fun" record than Alphabetical...
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