[kj] The Weirdness

[Darth E. Vader]

So my idea of fun is killing everyone


--- Matthew Burke <marsboy1 at msn.com> wrote:


> 

> A quick review of last night if no one else has

> posted (I'm on digest mode and can't seem to switch

> out).  

> 

> I thought it was a real blast.  The old tunes

> sounded fresh, tight and loud as fuck (louder as the

> night went on, especially after the sax was added). 

> They opened with Loose, Down on the Street, TV Eye

> and I Wanna Be Your Dog, so, where can you really go

> from there?  The brothers Asheton have only

> tightened up after their time away, Ron pulling some

> great noise solos throughout the night.  And Mike

> Watt, an added bonus which I'd forgotten until

> showtime, gave everything he had, jumping, writhing

> and slamming his bass against his speaker cabinet. 

> As for Iggy, he turns 60 this week and could beat me

> and anyone I know hands down in any physical test. 

> His energy was unceasing, dancing, throwing himself

> on the floor, jumping on speaker cabinets, diving

> head first into the crowd, and we nearly got a few

> cockshots toward the end of the night as he

> unbuttoned his tiny pants and jumped around the

> stage.  Iggy is undoubtedly one of our greatest

> living "rock stars" though he still li

>  ves somewhat modestly compared to those that cashed

> in on the trail he blazed.

> 

> Just a couple played off the new album, the best of

> which was My Idea of Fun, which actually fit

> somewhat seamlessly into the set.  I'll agree the

> new disc isn't something I listen to a lot of, but

> at least they made some effort to do something new

> and regardless of what it sounds like, it's 40 years

> later and they've already opened the doors they were

> meant to open.  

> 

> I appreciate these kinds of shows and don't dismiss

> them as a cash-in (as if any critic would pass up

> the opportunity to get back some of the money they

> lost by being ahead of their time), I think of these

> shows as celebrations of the survival and influence

> of this music which was scoffed at and mocked for so

> long after its creation.  We're a tribe out there

> and we've survived the slings and arrows aimed at

> our tastes and it's a chance to thank the band, and

> they to thank us, and enjoy some time in the haven

> we've created.  All the more exemplified during Real

> Good Time and No Fun, when Iggy invited as many fans

> onto the stage as could fit to dance and sing along,

> one of the high points of the evening.

> 

> As for the venue, a nice old refurbished theater

> seating about 3500 (sold out from what I could

> tell).  It was bought by a church, and the marquee

> outside advertises only "join us Sundays" and "Rev.

> Ike" or something.  Strange juxtaposition with a

> profanity laced punk show, however, what I liked

> most is that it reminded me of shows I went to when

> I was younger that didn't have this overriding 'stay

> in your seats, don't dance, don't smoke, behave

> yourselves' corporate fascist nonsense that seems to

> be present in so many venues in the city these days.

> 

> OK, it wasn't such a short review, but, my ears are

> still ringing and just wanted to convey that the

> Stooges are holding their ground.

> 

> m

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