MGMT Are In The Fast Lane
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Andrew VanWyngarden said that perhaps playing Letterman in January was too early for them, and playing Jools Holland's BBC show maybe was a bit early as well. However, those two shows are big in the States and UK respectively, and they've only added to the ever growing fanbase of the Brooklyn band MGMT. They are moving fast.And so surely, when a ticket is 7.50 euro, you have to go to one of the hottest new bands. In the sold out small hall of Paradiso the young lads, they expand to five live, entered the stage.What was striking was that on album I liked the first half much more, but live the five piece kicks the second half of the album into higher quality. Especially their live version of "Future Reflections" was simply superb. A bit of extra guitar play and instrumentals made the musically more challenging second half of the album into a strong package live.
The first half suffered a bit though. "Electric Feel" lacked the cheekiness which could make it a great live track, and the synth driven dance numbers were not peppered with a bit more danciness to get the crowd going.The gentlemen rarely bantered with the crowd. They went through their set with sometimes a little acknowledgement of the applause, but not much else. They just stood there, and did their stuff. A bit more crowd interaction or show wouldn't do them any harm. I only saw the frontman crack a smile once. And such a lovely smile it is, but a bit rare in the Paradiso small hall. Even little things as a bit more smiling does wonders.With that said, especially because they played the second half of the album so well live, MGMT delivered a decent concert with some unexpected quality performances. To say there is no room for growth is another thing, but the lads have time enough for that.My album review of MGMT's "Oracular Spectacular": http://mog.com/SA/blog_post/142451
The first half suffered a bit though. "Electric Feel" lacked the cheekiness which could make it a great live track, and the synth driven dance numbers were not peppered with a bit more danciness to get the crowd going.The gentlemen rarely bantered with the crowd. They went through their set with sometimes a little acknowledgement of the applause, but not much else. They just stood there, and did their stuff. A bit more crowd interaction or show wouldn't do them any harm. I only saw the frontman crack a smile once. And such a lovely smile it is, but a bit rare in the Paradiso small hall. Even little things as a bit more smiling does wonders.With that said, especially because they played the second half of the album so well live, MGMT delivered a decent concert with some unexpected quality performances. To say there is no room for growth is another thing, but the lads have time enough for that.My album review of MGMT's "Oracular Spectacular": http://mog.com/SA/blog_post/142451
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