This last summer, I managed to snag
tickets and see the “Yeah Yeah Yeahs” at Fillmore Theater in Detroit. Their opener
was not very good; the set list was mostly about sex, (my particular favorite
was one about sex robots) and they concluded by passing out the condoms in
their pockets, which was a grand total of two. Pressing onward to the Yeah Yeah
Yeahs; let me just start off by saying that Karen O., their lead singer, is a
goddess. I’ve never seen someone have as much fun, or own a stage, as
brilliantly as she does. She is unshakably enthusiastic, her outfits are glittery
insanity (she changed them twice), she does NOT skimp on the confetti bombs
(the confetti got all the way up to the balcony where I was), and she loves
encores (there were three).
She was jumping for literally the
entire show (she was even bouncing when she played keyboard for a couple songs),
managed to break 3 mics by the end of the show, spit water on the standing room
and just generally caused a ruckus. Karen O. was so wound up that it was hard
to tell if she was naturally peppy, or if she’d done a line of coke before
going onstage. In spite of her rather insane behavior, the music was quality. Looking
for an excellent show? Look to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs; they know how to fire up a
crowd and keep them going all night.
“It’s Blitz!” is an excellent
driving album, one that was pretty much permanently in my car’s CD player all
through high school. I do homework and blog to this album (I’m listening to it
right now, as a matter of fact) and it’s my go-to for getting fired up/staying
awake/focusing on work. Look, if you’ve never listened to them, I highly
suggest you do.
Happy Listening!
-Hanae
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