LIVE ROCK CRITIC

THIS blog WILL COMMENT ON LIVE ROCK PERFORMANCE. THE FIRST HUNDRED POSTS ; MY HONEST OPINION AS LIVE ROCK CRITIC. I have written lately of my own Live Rock journey and how it did end up wrecked on the rocks again and again. Still it is an incredible improvement to have recovered from virtual paralysis a number of times and be able to write and compose and play instruments and most of all to have been able to dance on stage and perfrorm on Harmonica with LIVE ROCK BANDS.

Sunday 24 July 2011

LIVE ROCK CRITIC TWELVE SMASH MOUTH July 2011

Smash Mouth live at the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas, July 2011.

They were horrible. Hype had been generated that Smash Mouth was going to be a great event.

That was so far from the truth. The vocals were bad, off key and tuneless. The band played so sparsely that it was almost like one of those little African finger pianos, plunking and tapping. I was surprised that such an amateurish performance would even be tolerated at an establishment as well known as the Hard Rock Cafe. I wonder what social or economic mechanism brings about such a situation.

I am not sure what audience was being groomed, as I considered the appearance of the band members, the choice of clothing and repeat numbers which sounded very much alike. I apologise that I have written so many negative reviews, it seems that good acts are few and far between.

I was surprised at the solid wall of sound put out by "RadioHead" in concert in England recently, I caught a couple of numbers they did on HDTV.