Yes! Yes! Yes!
Brian Chase, Nick Zinner and Karen O, otherwise known as Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs, played to a sold out crowd last night at the Roseland Theatre here in Portland. I showed at doors and got as close to the stage as I could before the local opening acts got started, so I had a spectacular view of the entire show.
Karen O came on stage in a shiny gold and black Peter Pan outfit, wearing what could have been Egyptian war paint. The show was spectacular. They played a 50-50 mix of songs from Fever to Tell and Show Your Bones. Karen was all I could have hoped for: Dynamic and Flamboyant, constantly crowd pleasing. At one point, she started off a song sitting against the left stage wall under the spotlight. Just as the song blew up, she bit the microphone head, let her arms drop and let out six long, perfectly timed screams, a wave of sonic bliss, as she slid slowly down the wall into a heap on the floor. Karen had the crowd from go, and everyone was keyed from start to finish. The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs closed the set with 'Y Control', which sent the crush into a frenzy.
After the set, they came out for a three song encore, which began with 'Maps' ( my personal favorite YYYs track ). Karen O had become a skeleton of two-tone denim, with a chained heart in the center of her chest. The final song of the night was 'Cool Kids Belong Together', the hidden track from Fever to Tell.
You can't fake pleasure, no matter what Meg Ryan says. By the end of the night, Karen looked worn out, but completely happy. Even Nick ( trying hard to remain deadpan and stoic ) and Brian, were clearly enjoying themselves. It was highly apparent that all three of these guys truly love what they do for a living. That's the element that makes a concert brilliant, instead of just good.
Karen O came on stage in a shiny gold and black Peter Pan outfit, wearing what could have been Egyptian war paint. The show was spectacular. They played a 50-50 mix of songs from Fever to Tell and Show Your Bones. Karen was all I could have hoped for: Dynamic and Flamboyant, constantly crowd pleasing. At one point, she started off a song sitting against the left stage wall under the spotlight. Just as the song blew up, she bit the microphone head, let her arms drop and let out six long, perfectly timed screams, a wave of sonic bliss, as she slid slowly down the wall into a heap on the floor. Karen had the crowd from go, and everyone was keyed from start to finish. The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs closed the set with 'Y Control', which sent the crush into a frenzy.
After the set, they came out for a three song encore, which began with 'Maps' ( my personal favorite YYYs track ). Karen O had become a skeleton of two-tone denim, with a chained heart in the center of her chest. The final song of the night was 'Cool Kids Belong Together', the hidden track from Fever to Tell.
You can't fake pleasure, no matter what Meg Ryan says. By the end of the night, Karen looked worn out, but completely happy. Even Nick ( trying hard to remain deadpan and stoic ) and Brian, were clearly enjoying themselves. It was highly apparent that all three of these guys truly love what they do for a living. That's the element that makes a concert brilliant, instead of just good.
posted by Q. at 8:20:00 AM
1 Comments:
Glad you had a good time; I'm envious, to say the least. Let me know what you thought of 10,000 Days!
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