i just got back from the pabst theater in milwaukee where paul & i along with two friends, saw Of Montreal. at first, i wasn't sure what to think. i kept going back and forth between "this is fun" "this is entertaining" to "this is weird" "this is creepy" and at one point "this is terrible", but in the end i thought it was a good show. highly entertaining.
the lead singer must have made at least 10 costume changes (white frilly blouse, stripped to tshirt, stripped to no shirt, stripped to just golden undies, painted red, black leather cheetah jacket (no pants), then a fanny pack (no pants/no shirt), then a blue sequen top (no pants), then a quilt/robe thing, then something i can't remember*, then back to just undies again with golden goop, then a horse costume, then for the grand finale, up from a casket covered in whipped cream). ok, that was 14 changes, and i'm sure there were more that i forgot. plus all the backup dancers, about 5 of them, also kept changing into weird costumes.
*oh yeah. i blocked it out already. this was the worst part of the show, and made paul physically sick (and i was also nauseous)....he hung himself with a huge noose. it was only for about 60 seconds, but still. HATED IT, hated it, HATED IT! it was terrible horrible and should not have been in the show. that and the weird fake-naked costumes on the backup dancers in one song.
they had great visuals going on. sometimes animation behind the stage on screens, sometimes on the mini-stage within the stage, and a lot of the time they broadcast their movements live onto the screens from mini-cameras they had mounted on microphone stands. brillant.
they mostly played music from their latest album (which i hadn't heard before so it was all new to me), but there were some hits from the first. i probably wouldn't go out and buy their new album, but it was definitely great to see them live. they rocked at 95% of their songs (there were a couple where it seemed like the sound was a bit off and i would have preferred to hear the lyrics better). also, they ended with nirvana, which was awesome.
ps. they happen to be playing at the riviera in chicago tonight and then have many upcoming concerts. so if you happen to be in the area and have time, go see them (just close your eyes for the middle part)!
the lead singer must have made at least 10 costume changes (white frilly blouse, stripped to tshirt, stripped to no shirt, stripped to just golden undies, painted red, black leather cheetah jacket (no pants), then a fanny pack (no pants/no shirt), then a blue sequen top (no pants), then a quilt/robe thing, then something i can't remember*, then back to just undies again with golden goop, then a horse costume, then for the grand finale, up from a casket covered in whipped cream). ok, that was 14 changes, and i'm sure there were more that i forgot. plus all the backup dancers, about 5 of them, also kept changing into weird costumes.
*oh yeah. i blocked it out already. this was the worst part of the show, and made paul physically sick (and i was also nauseous)....he hung himself with a huge noose. it was only for about 60 seconds, but still. HATED IT, hated it, HATED IT! it was terrible horrible and should not have been in the show. that and the weird fake-naked costumes on the backup dancers in one song.
they had great visuals going on. sometimes animation behind the stage on screens, sometimes on the mini-stage within the stage, and a lot of the time they broadcast their movements live onto the screens from mini-cameras they had mounted on microphone stands. brillant.
they mostly played music from their latest album (which i hadn't heard before so it was all new to me), but there were some hits from the first. i probably wouldn't go out and buy their new album, but it was definitely great to see them live. they rocked at 95% of their songs (there were a couple where it seemed like the sound was a bit off and i would have preferred to hear the lyrics better). also, they ended with nirvana, which was awesome.
ps. they happen to be playing at the riviera in chicago tonight and then have many upcoming concerts. so if you happen to be in the area and have time, go see them (just close your eyes for the middle part)!
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