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December 5, 2005
How Much More Can You Take?
Last night T and I went to see Morcheeba, a band I've been listening to off and on since high school. Little did I know they had recently replaced their lead singer before releasing their latest album. Damn, I thought. I have two tickets to a band that may not be the band I wanted to see.
The show was supposed to start at 9:00, but Morcheeba didn't start playing until after 10:00. To soothe the beast of an impatient crowd, they brought out the most bizarre opening act I've ever seen. It was a small blue-haired woman with pink bunny earmuffs and a ukulele. The crowd wasn't terribly impressed, so she decided to bring out the big guns: sitar, accordion and a Theremin. I give her an A for effort for busting out the obscure instruments.
Finally Morcheeba came out, new singer and all. As if the band knew we were all thinking, they opened with a song from their hit album Big Calm. The new singer was a dead ringer for the old one. It was uncanny. She also had a whole lot of energy, and demonstrated it by bouncing all over the stage, waving her arms and getting the crowd going. Songs from the new album sounded good too, more upbeat than their older stuff. About 40% of the show was new material, 40% from Big Calm, and 20% from their other 3 albums. T and I suspected it was a way to prove that they're the same old Morcheeba.
Even though the show ended by 11:30, I was very impressed. I think I'll add the new album (The Antidote) to my Christmas list.