I'll have to admit that their last show was more fun because it was much more crazier and energetic. I don't know if it's the new decor but I don't EVER remember people just standing arounf at a concert. Not unless it's Lisa Loeb or something.
The Kool Haus encourages conservative behaviour and a general unwillingness to party hard. I am very surprised at the differences between a B&H event and a rock concert.
But Shirley fucking rocked it on stage. They played for over two hours! The guys looked like they were gonna keel over in cardiac arrests but Shirley's voice has improved a lot since her earyl days as the trembling, not-so-sure frontwoman.
Wearing a wife-beater (no bra I might add; i could see her nips from the back of the Haus), white pants and a bleached blond neo-buzz cut, she cussed, screamed, shook her sexy little hips through the Garbage discography, mainly their new album.
Her vocal range is incredible and I'll have to say that the songs from the new album are much better live.
Some highlights:
"Parade" - anarchic track with a wicked fast beat
"Cherry Lips" - FUCKING ROCKIN' , clap-clap tune about androgyny, sex and attention-whoring!
"When I Grow Up" and "Hammering in My Head" - sinister tunes from Version 2.0. She was fucking belting the lyrics out and adding her own little ad-libs. SO satisfying to hear the songs being performed instead of being regurgitated.
"I'm only Happy When it Rains" - encore
Shirley Manson is a fucking bitch goddess. One reason why there was a lack of crowd-surfing and chaos-causing (and a high number of cougars in stillettos) was probably because Shirley's performance put everyone in a mesmerized trance.
Jolly good show. If you haven't seen Garbage live, you should.
The Kool Haus encourages conservative behaviour and a general unwillingness to party hard. I am very surprised at the differences between a B&H event and a rock concert.
But Shirley fucking rocked it on stage. They played for over two hours! The guys looked like they were gonna keel over in cardiac arrests but Shirley's voice has improved a lot since her earyl days as the trembling, not-so-sure frontwoman.
Wearing a wife-beater (no bra I might add; i could see her nips from the back of the Haus), white pants and a bleached blond neo-buzz cut, she cussed, screamed, shook her sexy little hips through the Garbage discography, mainly their new album.
Her vocal range is incredible and I'll have to say that the songs from the new album are much better live.
Some highlights:
"Parade" - anarchic track with a wicked fast beat
"Cherry Lips" - FUCKING ROCKIN' , clap-clap tune about androgyny, sex and attention-whoring!
"When I Grow Up" and "Hammering in My Head" - sinister tunes from Version 2.0. She was fucking belting the lyrics out and adding her own little ad-libs. SO satisfying to hear the songs being performed instead of being regurgitated.
"I'm only Happy When it Rains" - encore
Shirley Manson is a fucking bitch goddess. One reason why there was a lack of crowd-surfing and chaos-causing (and a high number of cougars in stillettos) was probably because Shirley's performance put everyone in a mesmerized trance.
Jolly good show. If you haven't seen Garbage live, you should.
