SPOON...the band..not the act, i mean, Unless you're into that sort of thing, which I am, but you dont have to be, well, unless you want to...mmm.m.m.m
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My MOG family it is with great disappointment that I share with you some impressions of tonights show at Henry Fonda. Now mind you I am not the biggest Spoon fan, which in part had me a bit hopeful for a great show or something, ... i don't know, maybe i was secretly expecting some magic, desperately hanging on to some spark in side me that they would totally win me over. With that said it wasnt a bad show, but here are some things I wanted to see. oh...actually here is a pic taken from my terrible samsung blackjack camera first;
This is them in red light :)So this is what I didn't see:-Stage presence; they just sort of played-visual dynamics - again, they just sort of played...i think i once saw Britt sort of half swing his guitar away from him and strum for a sec but that was it. Not quite like a Shins show, but not what I expected either.photo 2; Spoon in green
As you can tell I am quite fond of their set up on stage, just some rockers playing in front of simple lights, i actually really liked the simple spacious attributes this suggested.Music: some of it sounded repetitive but I danced a but so it was ok. The set was a little too long...they must have played at least 15 songs...before the encore (i could be way off, but it sure felt like a lot). I didn't mind the Gimme Fiction songs, thats a great album.Easily my favorite moment was having the horns on stage, those guys were great, they smiled and moved and really enjoyed themselves while they played which leads me to this; I don't think Spoon was really being all that charming, not much interaction with the crowd, and unless you are "bringing it" with some really strong stage dynamics, at least tell a joke or two.heres my fav photo in some weird "negative" format on my mobile telephone. 
If any of you were at the show I hope you enjoyed more than I did...it really was just ok, i moved, spazzed a bit...oh, specially through "I turn my Camera On," which I totally enjoyed.Oh, and of course, I couldn't go more than 3 shows without someone spilling beer on my purcells, what the hell, sip an inch off the cup or something before you start walking through a crowd.Wolf Parade is tomorrow night down the street from my house at El Rey, i know, 2 shows in a row, I need to get my rest, do my push ups, eat my frutie pebbles...a review will follow. Hope to see some of you there.
This is them in red light :)So this is what I didn't see:-Stage presence; they just sort of played-visual dynamics - again, they just sort of played...i think i once saw Britt sort of half swing his guitar away from him and strum for a sec but that was it. Not quite like a Shins show, but not what I expected either.photo 2; Spoon in greenAs you can tell I am quite fond of their set up on stage, just some rockers playing in front of simple lights, i actually really liked the simple spacious attributes this suggested.Music: some of it sounded repetitive but I danced a but so it was ok. The set was a little too long...they must have played at least 15 songs...before the encore (i could be way off, but it sure felt like a lot). I didn't mind the Gimme Fiction songs, thats a great album.Easily my favorite moment was having the horns on stage, those guys were great, they smiled and moved and really enjoyed themselves while they played which leads me to this; I don't think Spoon was really being all that charming, not much interaction with the crowd, and unless you are "bringing it" with some really strong stage dynamics, at least tell a joke or two.heres my fav photo in some weird "negative" format on my mobile telephone. If any of you were at the show I hope you enjoyed more than I did...it really was just ok, i moved, spazzed a bit...oh, specially through "I turn my Camera On," which I totally enjoyed.Oh, and of course, I couldn't go more than 3 shows without someone spilling beer on my purcells, what the hell, sip an inch off the cup or something before you start walking through a crowd.Wolf Parade is tomorrow night down the street from my house at El Rey, i know, 2 shows in a row, I need to get my rest, do my push ups, eat my frutie pebbles...a review will follow. Hope to see some of you there.
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