b&s still tearing up my head
Belle and Sebastian tore up the Hollywood Bowl earlier this month. Natalie and I were lucky enough to witness the exuberance; people rushing to the stage, people rushing ONto the stage, entire stadium dancing on it’s feet. It definitely rivaled the Röyksopp/Basement Jaxx concert last summer, where again the entire stadium was dancing wildly. The difference is those acts are dance music, and b&s are folk-pop; getting the crowd on its feet requires exceptional talent, and an enterprising audience. And the Bowl provides the perfect atmosphere, is the perfect catalyst for explosive reactions between talent and fan. And that’s what I love about the Bowl. It has this high-culture stigma to it, yet it has the capacity to really get down with it and jibe perfectly with diverse, energetic, upbeat Los Angelean culture. In that sense it equalizes the masses, stratifying “upper” to “lower” social classes. If I were to ever move from L.A., the Bowl would be one of the places I miss most.
It was interesting though ’cause I felt like I was in a section that was kind of tame, or the people didn’t know b&s that well, which makes me wonder if I should have got cheaper tix where I’d be surrounded by bigger fans. Anyway, thought I’d share a nice review of the show, and hopefully entice some of you to check out these indie-pop masters.
The 17383 members of the sold-out audience were ready to eat their own shoes if skinny singer Stuart Murdoch had recommended it. The magnitude of this success is comparable to our country’s greatest military victories (remember, back in the revolution?). How else, other than using will-altering techniques, does one convince the enormous Mozart-devouring, gold watch-wearing audience of the Bowl to get up and dance, really shake their asses, to run through the aisles and jump around like children, singing along and hanging off your every word? —Filter Magazine concert review.
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