Last night’s concert was a notable for the energy and the easy informality that all three bands brought to the stage. I had the impression that a lot of the band members were still at the “holy-fuck-we’re-on-a-REAL-stage-and-playing-in-front-of-LIVE-people!” stage of their careers. The Go! Team was especially fun to watch. It’s impossible to reproduce the sampling and mixing that’s present on the studio version of the album, but they know how to shape their songs for a live audience. We were even treated to a few cuts that aren’t on the album (“Ice Storm” was especially good). It will be interesting to see this band again in a year or two. Will their music still be as upbeat or will they try for something darker and more menacing? And what will be the first television show or film to incorporate their music into a soundtrack?
