booker street

big big love

yes indeedy, the pixies rocked the magenta socks right off my little feet! holy crap! if i hadn't just recently seen spoon (3x) i would have to say the pixies show is the best i have ever seen. EVER seen! all i could think while watching the show - when not in blissful reverie of the joey santiago's guitar playing - was how much i LOVE rock music!

frank black may be a chunkster, and kim deal the cutest, sweetest, yey frumpiest, middle-aged bassist. joey santiago is the new love of my life (especially when he is yielding that gorgeous gold les paul! britt daniel watch out!*), and dave lovering is the most elegantly dynamic drummer in the universe. they rocked so hard it was shocking and exhilirating. i danced like a mad person and screamed "joey" like a 15-year old at a bon jovi concert.

it was a beautiful night in the wee 'ville, about 50 degrees and clear. there were so many people out on the mall and around the ampitheater. the show wasn't too crowded - although the percentage of falling-over drunk middle-aged fucks was way too high. (i really think alcohol should be prohibited at rock shows.)

i was surprised how successful the new ampitheater was for viewing. the ground is nicely sloped to allow for a clear view of the stage. there was a beautiful banner hung behind the stage. i wish i could find an image of the graphic. it had pixies superimposed over a stylized stingray. it was gorgeous.

they played for about an hour and a half. they covered neil young and the jesus and mary chain (that was the best!). of course they played all the favorite songs and they sounded as brilliant as the first time i ever heard them years and years ago. the pixies may be aging, but their sound is as new and fresh as ever!

*i do find it interesting that britt played a gold les paul during his brief stint in golden millenium.

posted by bls @ 8:19 AM