Die Antwoord at House of Blues Dallas

The plus one and I went to another concert tonight. That’s two shows within four days. It’s really reviving my love of seeing live music.

Tonight’s show was the South African rap-dance group, Die Antwoord. Their sold-out performance was at the House of Blues, which I’m happy to report has done away with wanding down people as they go through the doors. I never understood why they did that before, and it really irritated me. After going to one show years ago, being subjected to that treatment, and paying for overpriced drinks, I vowed to never return until they did away with the unnecessary wanding. I heard reports from friends that they don’t do that anymore, so I took a chance because I really wanted to see Die Antwoord. The reports were true, but the drinks are still way over priced.

Die Antwoord put on a great show. The crowd matched their energy, and I heard several people around singing/rapping along to almost every song. I look forward to when come back to Dallas for another show.

Die Antwoord at House of Blues in Dallas

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The Rewind Button: Live at the Apollo

The Rewind Button is a group blogging project that I’m participating in. We’re taking on Rolling Stone‘s Top 40 albums of all time and writing our own reviews of them.

James Brown Live at the ApolloI hesitated in reviewing this album. It’s not that I don’t enjoy James Brown or live recordings. But neither one of them woo me that much. I could carry on life just fine without having ever heard Brown or a live performance set on vinyl.

I feel this way because I prefer to see an artist live than hear a recording of any show. And for James Brown, nothing could capture the experience of seeing him perform in person. Or so I’ve been told. I listen to this album, and I can tell that, yes, he was the über showman. Still, it doesn’t get under my feet and make me want to dance. It doesn’t get in my shoulders and make them want to sway. It doesn’t get into my mind and make me want to check out more of Brown’s material.

“Night Train” is the closest I get to moving to any of the music. I do find myself tapping my right foot and enjoying the upbeat bluesy melody.

Live at the Apollo is an okay album. It’s one that I won’t purposely listen to again, but it’s fine background music for a party.

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