Happy Birthday Moriven
Nov. 21st, 2007 11:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helblondeI got moriven TSO tickets for his birthday. We went to Tied House for dinner and then found a street parking spot within eyeball distance of the HP Pavilion. That was pretty cool.
The crowd was an interesting mix of teens to old folks with walkers. I really don't think the old folks knew what they were getting into.
The show had two parts. The first was one of their Christmas albums played all the way through. I had a few of thoughts about it. First, it's November. Christmas is in December. No, no, no; it's too soon! Second, I don't remember my good ol' rocker buddies gettin' religion. Though I'm sure that the grannies in audience were reassured that their grandkids have found God. This whole part felt like a production by a really huge church group, but with a better lighting designer. It would have been okay had I been ready for it, but it wasn't how I planned to spend my evening. Okay, the singing homeless guy was really talented. Er, yeah, you just had to be there.
The Lighting guy gets two thumbs up from me. He did a great job matching the design to the beat of the music, so that it wasn't just a bonus for the high people; it actually added to the show. He also got to play with all the toys. Wow. He had smoke machines, snow machines, lasers, spots, and gouts of fire that turned different colors. We were seated up on one side and I think we got to see a lot more of the show that way. Plus we weren't as blinded by the monster strobes.
The second half of the show redeemed it for me. They had just plain old good music: rock and classical all mixed together. A few highlights for me were the opera singer who managed to run the length of the arena in heels from the auxillary stage to the main stage while still hitting all her notes, the battle of the pianists - classical versus jazz/blues - which was won by the classical guy breaking out the Schroeder, watching the crowd realize that yes, that is Rollin' they're playing, and really the whole rocking out experience.
On a cattier note, I can't stand the backup singer swing-the-arms-and-sway non-dancing. Do or do not. There is no try. The hair-tossing and head banging they did was a nice variation. The ladies all had matching dresses and boots (the guys were all in tuxes). Okay, great, nice uniform. However, the singer who was wandering around needs to learn how to walk in heels. She kept her knees bent almost the whole time. So, add this up: above knee-length skirt + boots that make her bend her knees + standing at the edge of the stage with her legs shoulder width apart. I think that adds up to flashing the front row.
So, a mixed review. The good parts were really good, the rest thematically inappropriate for the audience. They'll be back this time again next year. You've been warned.
The crowd was an interesting mix of teens to old folks with walkers. I really don't think the old folks knew what they were getting into.
The show had two parts. The first was one of their Christmas albums played all the way through. I had a few of thoughts about it. First, it's November. Christmas is in December. No, no, no; it's too soon! Second, I don't remember my good ol' rocker buddies gettin' religion. Though I'm sure that the grannies in audience were reassured that their grandkids have found God. This whole part felt like a production by a really huge church group, but with a better lighting designer. It would have been okay had I been ready for it, but it wasn't how I planned to spend my evening. Okay, the singing homeless guy was really talented. Er, yeah, you just had to be there.
The Lighting guy gets two thumbs up from me. He did a great job matching the design to the beat of the music, so that it wasn't just a bonus for the high people; it actually added to the show. He also got to play with all the toys. Wow. He had smoke machines, snow machines, lasers, spots, and gouts of fire that turned different colors. We were seated up on one side and I think we got to see a lot more of the show that way. Plus we weren't as blinded by the monster strobes.
The second half of the show redeemed it for me. They had just plain old good music: rock and classical all mixed together. A few highlights for me were the opera singer who managed to run the length of the arena in heels from the auxillary stage to the main stage while still hitting all her notes, the battle of the pianists - classical versus jazz/blues - which was won by the classical guy breaking out the Schroeder, watching the crowd realize that yes, that is Rollin' they're playing, and really the whole rocking out experience.
On a cattier note, I can't stand the backup singer swing-the-arms-and-sway non-dancing. Do or do not. There is no try. The hair-tossing and head banging they did was a nice variation. The ladies all had matching dresses and boots (the guys were all in tuxes). Okay, great, nice uniform. However, the singer who was wandering around needs to learn how to walk in heels. She kept her knees bent almost the whole time. So, add this up: above knee-length skirt + boots that make her bend her knees + standing at the edge of the stage with her legs shoulder width apart. I think that adds up to flashing the front row.
So, a mixed review. The good parts were really good, the rest thematically inappropriate for the audience. They'll be back this time again next year. You've been warned.
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Date: 2007-11-22 02:45 pm (UTC)Those grannies were part of the group that got rock and roll started. Some of us bought the first R&R records to come out, and attended the first R&R concerts against the will of our parents! We just grew up and got wrinkles. Y'all will too.
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Date: 2007-11-22 08:12 pm (UTC)Happy b'day to Moriven. Now back to baking the turkey.