Friday June 3, 2005

Garbage at Paradiso

Posted by Rob (#1) on June 3, 2005 08:40 CEST

Did a bit of drinking, dancing and smoking in celebration of Garbage performing at Paradiso, Amsterdam for their "Bleed like me" 2005 world tour.

And I'm not sure what to say. The musical performance was top-notch, as was the sound. Heavy beats joined with upbeat rhythm delivered a very swinging set.

However, the show itself was a bit bland and I had expected more, despite the very old audience (at 27, I was young). Shirley Manson - 38 already, can you believe it?! - wasn't really swinging at all. In fact, I suspect I wasn't the only one who was stoned last night. The other band members hardly ever moved at all, except for some courtesy walks to each other.

Again, the music was great. But the energy was missing. I couldn't help but thinking: this is not 2005. And, "thank God, I'm still a lot younger than these folks". Had a good night out and enjoyed the show, but the reason was nostalgia. Not hip, young, wicked randomness.

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