Saw Blue Man Group last night in Portland...
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I bought tickets to see the Blue Man Group in the Complex Rock Tour stop in Portland last night. Quite the experience...
If you've never seen nor heard of BMG, check out the website. The best way to describe the "music" is percussion rock. Apparently the CR tour is different than the permanent theatre shows you'd find in Las Vegas. For CR, they move to more of a rock concert experience with the BMG flavor. I get the impression you hear more "music" in that show.
The opening act was so-so. Some local talent female singer (who's name escapes me at the moment) with a two-man band. Sort of a "Jewel" sound to the music, and it didn't do much for me. But when she kicked in with the violin/fiddle pieces, she was outstanding. She also provided some of the vocals during the BMG show. The second act was someone called Venus Hue, and she was strange. The two man band played a techno-ambient track, and I liked that. But I couldn't understand most of what she said, and her movements on stage had an Elvis Costello look that was very distracting. Fortunately her set was short, and she only returned for one vocal during the BMG show.
Finally we got 90 minutes of BMG. Lots of humor and unique percussion instruments. It was amazing how much "music" they could produce with tubes and sticks. At the end they did a number called "Exhibit 13". As BMG played a softer percussion number, the video screen showed scraps of paper floating down. They would then focus on a single sheet, complete with charred edges. These were scraps of paper found from the World Trade Center after September 11th, and they had floated down in a nearby neighborhood. Very thought-provoking...
If you get a chance to see them, I highly recommend it.
I bought tickets to see the Blue Man Group in the Complex Rock Tour stop in Portland last night. Quite the experience...
If you've never seen nor heard of BMG, check out the website. The best way to describe the "music" is percussion rock. Apparently the CR tour is different than the permanent theatre shows you'd find in Las Vegas. For CR, they move to more of a rock concert experience with the BMG flavor. I get the impression you hear more "music" in that show.
The opening act was so-so. Some local talent female singer (who's name escapes me at the moment) with a two-man band. Sort of a "Jewel" sound to the music, and it didn't do much for me. But when she kicked in with the violin/fiddle pieces, she was outstanding. She also provided some of the vocals during the BMG show. The second act was someone called Venus Hue, and she was strange. The two man band played a techno-ambient track, and I liked that. But I couldn't understand most of what she said, and her movements on stage had an Elvis Costello look that was very distracting. Fortunately her set was short, and she only returned for one vocal during the BMG show.
Finally we got 90 minutes of BMG. Lots of humor and unique percussion instruments. It was amazing how much "music" they could produce with tubes and sticks. At the end they did a number called "Exhibit 13". As BMG played a softer percussion number, the video screen showed scraps of paper floating down. They would then focus on a single sheet, complete with charred edges. These were scraps of paper found from the World Trade Center after September 11th, and they had floated down in a nearby neighborhood. Very thought-provoking...
If you get a chance to see them, I highly recommend it.
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I am crushed you didn't link to my previous post of the images and artist info I had back in August
http://www.idonotes.com/idonotes/idonotes.nsf/dx/08012003015424AMCMIA56.htm
Posted by Chris Miller (IdoNotes) At 19:56:19 On 06/10/2003 | - Website - |
(the others being Dream Theater and the Dave Matthews Band, in case you were wondering
Posted by Ben Poole At 11:33:12 On 07/10/2003 | - Website - |