somebody told me...
so I went and saw the Killers the other night here in Tampa. But before I talk about the show, I have to go on a little rant here.I am so freakin' sick of clubs and shows that can't do anything on time. If it were 15min., half an hour, I could deal with that. The Killers show at the Masquerade started a whole 2 hours later than it was supposed to. 2 HOURS. The website said 7pm, the doors didn't even open until 7:40 and the first band didn't come on till 5 'til 9. And don't tell me they were waiting for everybody to get in, because the Death Cab for Cutie show wasn't sold out like this one was and I didn't even get to see Travis Morrison play because it took so long to get in. <deep breath> ok, I'm done.
So the Zutons were up first and I enjoyed them alot. They kind of had a 60's woodstockish roots rock thing going on. Sounded real good. They didn't sound like anything else I've heard, which is usually a good thing. Now It's Overhead came on next. They were ok. I liked their sound musically, but I didn't like the lead vocals. They were kind of shaky. I think they suffered crowd wise because they were considerably more downtempo than the other two bands. They didn't really fit the bill. There were some people who appreciated them though. The crowd seemed to have an interesting mix of people. There were the indie rock, 'too cool for school' people there, and then there were the people who would never have been there if the hadn't been spoonfed the Killers by some commercial rock radio station.
I certainly enjoyed the Killers though. They had alot of energy, good sound, the lead singer has an amazing stage presence, and a unique voice to match. Only thing I would have changed is that their set should have been longer. And get rid of the encore. Totally played out. Another rant for another day.
There was an older guy near me who stood out pretty awkwardly among a crowd of much younger people. It makes me wonder if the culture will change so much between now and when I'm his age that I'll be that guy standing out like a sore thumb at a show. I hope not. It could totally happen though.
posted by gtdmouse @ 11/22/2004 08:08:00 PM
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