The Importance of Being Idle
Went to the Oasis show last night. Rocket was my "date." We decided to have dinner at this Italian place on Broadway and skip the first band, Kasabian, but by the time we arrived at GM Place, Jet was on and we only got to enjoy the last song of their set. (And Rocket was really just going to see Jet, too!)
Anyway, all I can say about Oasis is that it's a damn good thing they have good music and Liam has a great voice. Because good lord, they do nothing on stage. Nothing! I did come prepared for that because I was talking to someone at work who's seen them live before, and he said Liam just stands at the mike with his hands clasped behind his back, and sometimes he'll shake the tambourine around a bit.
No kidding...
Well, that is exactly what he did during the whole show. It kind of annoyed me at first, but then once I got used to it it was kind of funny. Between verses of the songs he would walk away from the mike and just stand there, with his hands clasped in front of him, staring out into the crowd (or the distance, I couldn't tell which) with no expression. I commented about how he looks like he doesn't give a crap about being there, to which Rocket said, "Yeah, like he's thinking, "Geez, why'd I come in to work today?"
Anyway, Rocket and I had a great time. We were gettin' down in our seats, locked arms and swayed from side to side with our arms waving (in a German sort of way, minus the leiderhosen) and having some laughs at Liam's expense. And at the end of the night when Liam said, "Thank you all for coming, you're very nice people," I said, "That means, thanks for not throwing your boot at me," and Rocket said, "Yeah, thanks for not beaning me in the melon!" and we burst into peals of laughter. Then as the band walked off stage after the encore, (which was really good, they played a great rendition of "My Generation," which was probably the most energetic they got all night, in my humble opinion) Rocket started clapping and said, "Thanks buddy, thanks for coming to work today!"
Thanks, Liam. Thanks for going in to work last night. At least we had a good time.
Anyway, all I can say about Oasis is that it's a damn good thing they have good music and Liam has a great voice. Because good lord, they do nothing on stage. Nothing! I did come prepared for that because I was talking to someone at work who's seen them live before, and he said Liam just stands at the mike with his hands clasped behind his back, and sometimes he'll shake the tambourine around a bit.
No kidding...
Well, that is exactly what he did during the whole show. It kind of annoyed me at first, but then once I got used to it it was kind of funny. Between verses of the songs he would walk away from the mike and just stand there, with his hands clasped in front of him, staring out into the crowd (or the distance, I couldn't tell which) with no expression. I commented about how he looks like he doesn't give a crap about being there, to which Rocket said, "Yeah, like he's thinking, "Geez, why'd I come in to work today?"
Anyway, Rocket and I had a great time. We were gettin' down in our seats, locked arms and swayed from side to side with our arms waving (in a German sort of way, minus the leiderhosen) and having some laughs at Liam's expense. And at the end of the night when Liam said, "Thank you all for coming, you're very nice people," I said, "That means, thanks for not throwing your boot at me," and Rocket said, "Yeah, thanks for not beaning me in the melon!" and we burst into peals of laughter. Then as the band walked off stage after the encore, (which was really good, they played a great rendition of "My Generation," which was probably the most energetic they got all night, in my humble opinion) Rocket started clapping and said, "Thanks buddy, thanks for coming to work today!"
Thanks, Liam. Thanks for going in to work last night. At least we had a good time.
When I saw them years ago, I thought Noel was far more entertaining than Liam. Liam seemed to have the attention span of a gnat and it might have made for a better show had he been able to focus. I was also surprised to find out that ALL of the Oasis songs that I actually like are Noel's songs. I don't know about the new stuff, but sounds like Liam's taken the reins. Well, to quote his brother, 'Liam's always had his head up his ass musically.'
Is there new stuff any good?
Posted by
QueenieCarly |
9:59 PM
I want to go :( Too bad I live over in Timbucktoo! Humph.
Jet is cool...I have never really liked Oasis. But Courtney and I were talking about Jet last night.
Posted by
Toni |
7:56 AM
I was actually really disappointed we missed Jet, because they were really rocking out when we came in and there was a really good "vibe" in the crowd, kwim?
Posted by
Bex |
9:42 AM
Matt Good eh? Hubby won't let me buy any more concert tickets this month - I'm seeing Audioslave and Green Day/Jimmy Eat World this month, then Gwen in November.
My sister is a big Matt Good fan, she goes to every one of his shows when he's in town.
I'll look for your review of MG on your blog, Courtney!
Posted by
Bex |
9:59 AM
Good point ;)
Posted by
Bex |
10:20 AM