Just got back from the Arcade Fire concert at Massey Hall. I’m very tired and I need sleep so this will be brief, but suffice it to say that since AF concerts are legislated under government law to kick ass, we enjoyed ourselves. Point form recap*:
- I couldn’t take my eyes off Regine. She was completely full of energy tonight, and seemed to be having a blast. The way she was dancing during “Haiti” or strutting around the stage during “Antichrist Television Blues”, she was just magnetic. I watched her far more than I watched Win or anyone else.
- Chill moments: the end of “No Cars Go”, ‘I don’t want to live in America no more…’, the end of “Haiti” (always so much better live), “Rebellion (Lies)” start to finish and the 2nd encore: “Neighbourhood #1”.
- I apparently missed the memo, ’cause I wasn’t wearing a hoodie.
- Massey Hall good: I can walk home in five minutes; Massey Hall bad: the crazy ass seats. No matter how many times I sit in them I will never get used to them. I guess it doesn’t matter; the second AF walked on stage we were on our feet.
- There were a lot of…umm, older folks at the concert.
- I have a crush on Sarah Neufeld.
- The middle of the show dipped a bit, just because the 2nd-tier songs on Neon Bible can’t keep up the intensity of the anthemic songs from Funeral. It was kind of nice, though, to have that texture sandwiched in between all the bombast. I just wish people would resist the urge to clap along to a quiet, lovely song like “Neon Bible”.
Many thanks to my friend BN for miraculously finding us some tickets at (almost) the 11th hour, and to M2 for picking the tickets up and coming along.
Good night.
* “Point Form Recap” would be a great name for a band
[tags]arcade fire, massey hall, sarah neufeld[/tags]
Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
Yeah, I used to hate that too when they let older folks into concerts. But then I became one.
Fortunately, at 45, they allowed me to bring in my walker. And since the band was loud, I could turn off my hearing aid and save on the battery power.
(Tone = friendly. I hate using smilies!)
Old rockers never die. The just refuse to give up and listen to Michael Buble.
Best,
Chris
Oh, I wasn’t talking 45…I’m talking 60. And hey, I’m happy to hang out with anyone who listens to the Arcade Fire rather than [shudder] Michael Buble…I just don’t see that demographic very often at concerts.
Also odd: there were some kids (like, 8-10 years old) just in front of us. Good for their parents for exposing them to cool music, but given how badly my ears were ringing last night, I hope they had ear plugs.