It was brilliant, and there were many times in the set where I just felt -- well, just angry and dismissive towards all the people who just don't seem to get them, or prefer vastly inferior, and far less thoughtful bands.
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At some point, Tim Gane and company lost a certain spark of humanity, and even in spite of musical elements that qualified as hooks, the songs were not catchy or pop, but instead icy reiterations of concepts they'd been mining since the late 90s.
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Goldfrapp @ Beacon Theater 4/29/2008 Paper Bag / A&E / Utopia / Cologne Cerrone Houdini / Satin Chic / U Never Know / Road To Nowhere / Eat Yourself / Little Bird / Monster Love / Number 1 / Strict Machine // Ooh La La (quasi-bluegrass version) / Caravan Girl / Happiness 1.
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( Click here to buy it from Fifth Element.) After two verses and choruses laying into an overly familiar lover, the song slows down and her voice goes high, just outside her comfort zone, and she sings "don't get me wrong, here comes my softer side...and there it goes."
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Read Like This Goldfish Bowl Is The Whole Sea (Links)
Aside from a couple bits at the beginning and the end of the show, this was not some breakneck medley, but instead a nice, long concert in which the band took their time and, for the most part, played rather straight versions of their songs.
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Read I Don't Understand These Claims (Links)
The Roots featuring Dice Raw, Peedi Crack, and DJ Jazzy Jeff "Get Busy" - I don't know why, but I totally take the Roots for granted, and I suspect that I'm not alone.
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Read Love Is No Excuse For Bad Art (Links)
In lesser hands, much of Bejar's work could collapse into self-parody and pastiche, but his bandmates hold it together, resulting in deliberately pretentious romantic pop ballads of uncommon grace.
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Ladytron "Ghosts" - The chorus of this song kills -- "there's a ghost in me / it wants to say "I'm sorry" / it doesn't mean I'm sorry" -- but mainly because it's backed up by this grim, utterly determined bass line and a beat like a martial lockstep.
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Read At The First Hour Of The Spring Time (Links)
Johnny Whitney's distinct voice remains at the core of both bands, but in the context of Jaguar Love's less aggro, more groovy (though no less urgent) music, he's free to stretch himself beyond the confines of perpetual hysteria.
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