Yeah, I forgot to mention that I checked out Le Tigre at the close of the Operation Ceasefire concert around midnight last Saturday in DC.
I'm afraid I didn't feel their music that much. I think their lyrics are what makes 'em special, but most of the time, I couldn't make out what they were singing.
The one time, they made it easy for unfamiliars, like me, was when they projected the lyrics for one song (that was a rallying cry for feminism) on the video screens that flanked the stage.
Their sound was a cross between the B-52s and DEVO. I'm not particularly nostalgic for stuff from the 80s. In fact, I felt that their music was quite primitive, at times -- a regression to crude, almost inept musicmaking. (I should amend that to a "regression to simplistic musicmaking"). And their videos accompanying their songs, only served to reinforce that impression.
Suffice to say, I wasn't dancing or hopping about. (Others did, but many did not.)
But, speaking of DEVO, I'll be heading over to the Talking Head, tonight, to see a Japanese band that draws inspiration from that sound. The group is Polysics. Hope it turns out better than Le Tigre. (maybe they'll "whip it good" or generate more spud-power)
Posted by raacluse at September 28, 2005 06:09 PM