Elliot Brood, oh my freaking GOD!
I went to go see the ever enigmatic Elliott Brood perform at Lee's Palace. I must admit that prior to the concert I did like Elliot Brood from the stuff I heard on CBC Radio 3 but hadn't heard much more than that. And so when my friends asked me if I wanted to go I couldn't pass!
It was a three bill show, with the Sunparlour Players and The Acorn opening. I was absolutely blown away by Sunparlour. A duo from Ontario, they play a gazillion instruments at one time and have the energy of a locomotive. The music of both Sunparlour and Elliott Brood makes me think of the Goldrush. If we were back in the 1800's, you could stick me in a saloon and put them on stage and I would be a very happy woman (but not as a prostitute saloon girl). The Acorn on the other hand... were terrible (they don't even deserve to have their named linked to their website in this entry). If it wasn't their retarded stage banter that drove me insane, it was their songs that went on forever and all sounded the same. I remember one song from them which I really liked, but I cannot tell you if they played it. After the first song, I was in a spaced out trance, similar to when I saw Emily Haines in concert. [as a side note, my friend commented that at the concert she shook every body's hands but skipped us. You know, I never thought about it until he brought it up. I think she may have seen us sleeping].
I can't pinpoint exactly why I dislike the Acorn so much. My opinion was probably biased just watching my friends coil in pain. The lead singer reminded me of that guy from Maroon 5. Bundled up in a scarf and toque, he'd hop around on stage and always played the same chord. Someone who obviously depends on the rest of the band, I watched him song after song and never once did he slide his hand from his original position. The next problem I have is with the keyboardist. I don't know what it is (call me a bitch, cause I already know that I am) but looking at her sent my blood pressure up 10 notches. Maybe more for me, than P, looking at her triggered a smouldering inner rage for all women who prance around acting cooey and cutsie like. God save me! However, despite how much I don't like them they do have a lot of potential. Actually they could make immediate improvements if they just shut their traps with the stage banter and just played their songs. (is that mean?)
All in all, the Elliott Brood performance was a fine one, but the only thing that hampered it was the rowdy crowd. The band mentioned it a few times, but of course no one could hear about all the talking and chit chatting in the audience. I wish someone had just gone on stage and said to the audience, "look if you want to hear live music great. But if you want to chat and hear music in the background, then get the fuck out of here and go to a bar or to your own home". It's one thing that I've noticed in a lot of the concerts I've been to in 2006. The crowd is rude, obnoxious, loud and apparently does not understand what respect means. I love the bands that I see but I've grown tired of rowdy crowds (especially when they shouldn't be for the music I listen to), and all ages shows. Why don't these concert goers smarten up before bands start to dread coming to Toronto?
It was a three bill show, with the Sunparlour Players and The Acorn opening. I was absolutely blown away by Sunparlour. A duo from Ontario, they play a gazillion instruments at one time and have the energy of a locomotive. The music of both Sunparlour and Elliott Brood makes me think of the Goldrush. If we were back in the 1800's, you could stick me in a saloon and put them on stage and I would be a very happy woman (but not as a prostitute saloon girl). The Acorn on the other hand... were terrible (they don't even deserve to have their named linked to their website in this entry). If it wasn't their retarded stage banter that drove me insane, it was their songs that went on forever and all sounded the same. I remember one song from them which I really liked, but I cannot tell you if they played it. After the first song, I was in a spaced out trance, similar to when I saw Emily Haines in concert. [as a side note, my friend commented that at the concert she shook every body's hands but skipped us. You know, I never thought about it until he brought it up. I think she may have seen us sleeping].
I can't pinpoint exactly why I dislike the Acorn so much. My opinion was probably biased just watching my friends coil in pain. The lead singer reminded me of that guy from Maroon 5. Bundled up in a scarf and toque, he'd hop around on stage and always played the same chord. Someone who obviously depends on the rest of the band, I watched him song after song and never once did he slide his hand from his original position. The next problem I have is with the keyboardist. I don't know what it is (call me a bitch, cause I already know that I am) but looking at her sent my blood pressure up 10 notches. Maybe more for me, than P, looking at her triggered a smouldering inner rage for all women who prance around acting cooey and cutsie like. God save me! However, despite how much I don't like them they do have a lot of potential. Actually they could make immediate improvements if they just shut their traps with the stage banter and just played their songs. (is that mean?)
All in all, the Elliott Brood performance was a fine one, but the only thing that hampered it was the rowdy crowd. The band mentioned it a few times, but of course no one could hear about all the talking and chit chatting in the audience. I wish someone had just gone on stage and said to the audience, "look if you want to hear live music great. But if you want to chat and hear music in the background, then get the fuck out of here and go to a bar or to your own home". It's one thing that I've noticed in a lot of the concerts I've been to in 2006. The crowd is rude, obnoxious, loud and apparently does not understand what respect means. I love the bands that I see but I've grown tired of rowdy crowds (especially when they shouldn't be for the music I listen to), and all ages shows. Why don't these concert goers smarten up before bands start to dread coming to Toronto?
posted by Miss Pow @ 4:55 p.m.
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