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drwexGlitch Mob at House of Blues, with Elohim opening - more about her below, too. This is the fifth or sixth time we've seen the Mob and although the show wasn't bad, it was probably the weakest show of theirs we've seen.
- Their energy level seemed low throughout. I realize they're on a long tour, but they just seemed stuck in first gear for about the opening 15 minutes. Eventually they hit "Our Demons" and seemed to find their stride. The encore, which included several of their popular hits, finally reached the energy level I'm used to seeing.
- Not enough drumming. The improved Blade is fun to see and I like the way it lights now, but one of the things that makes Mob shows special is the improvisational drumming. It's not Taiko, but they're good. This time they barely touched the big drums.
- A surprising lack of tracks from the new album. Usually when a band tours in support of a new album you get a majority of content from the new stuff, with some favorites mixed in. This time they did only 3-4 of the new tracks (anyone have a setlist? finding one online among the generic search engine results is eluding me.)
- They skipped several of the best tracks from their back catalog with vocals. Our Demons of course has Aja Volkman, and they did "I Could Be Anything" with Elohim live but that was about it. In past shows they've played behind recorded vocals and it's been a real treat.
I also have to complain that the Mob has fallen into the "let's shine bright lights into the audience eyes" camp. Seriously, cut that entirely the fuck out. Watching the Blade play and the drumming is a big part of what I'm here for and I can't see shit with that in my eyes.
All that said, still worth the time and money. Will see again. Just a 3-star performance rather than the usual 4 or 5.
Elohim is worth mentioning. I was looking forward to her set and she mostly didn't disappoint. I like her music (which is sort of the EDM equivalent of bubblegum pop) and her moves are good, as is her mic patter. My biggest problem with her set is that I think the mix was bad - much of the keyboard sound was in the same range as the vocals so she was very hard to understand. HoB sound is usually quite good, so I don't know what to make of that. If she makes it back this way I will likely try to see her again - she's got a very positive vibe going.
- Their energy level seemed low throughout. I realize they're on a long tour, but they just seemed stuck in first gear for about the opening 15 minutes. Eventually they hit "Our Demons" and seemed to find their stride. The encore, which included several of their popular hits, finally reached the energy level I'm used to seeing.
- Not enough drumming. The improved Blade is fun to see and I like the way it lights now, but one of the things that makes Mob shows special is the improvisational drumming. It's not Taiko, but they're good. This time they barely touched the big drums.
- A surprising lack of tracks from the new album. Usually when a band tours in support of a new album you get a majority of content from the new stuff, with some favorites mixed in. This time they did only 3-4 of the new tracks (anyone have a setlist? finding one online among the generic search engine results is eluding me.)
- They skipped several of the best tracks from their back catalog with vocals. Our Demons of course has Aja Volkman, and they did "I Could Be Anything" with Elohim live but that was about it. In past shows they've played behind recorded vocals and it's been a real treat.
I also have to complain that the Mob has fallen into the "let's shine bright lights into the audience eyes" camp. Seriously, cut that entirely the fuck out. Watching the Blade play and the drumming is a big part of what I'm here for and I can't see shit with that in my eyes.
All that said, still worth the time and money. Will see again. Just a 3-star performance rather than the usual 4 or 5.
Elohim is worth mentioning. I was looking forward to her set and she mostly didn't disappoint. I like her music (which is sort of the EDM equivalent of bubblegum pop) and her moves are good, as is her mic patter. My biggest problem with her set is that I think the mix was bad - much of the keyboard sound was in the same range as the vocals so she was very hard to understand. HoB sound is usually quite good, so I don't know what to make of that. If she makes it back this way I will likely try to see her again - she's got a very positive vibe going.
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Date: 2018-06-14 11:46 pm (UTC)