The Virgins & Black Kids @ Mod Club
Maybe I should put a disclaimer first? I was at the Mod Club to see the Virgins. My first review for Allan’s World (lol) was on them (here).I’ve heard the Black Kids Wizard of Ahhs EP, but really didn’t know enough about them. Why am I telling you eh? Because 1) when someone asked me who was opening for the Black Kids, I said “I don’t know, I don’t think there’s an opening act but the Virgins are up first!” and 2) I was among the 25-30 people standing in the front during the Virgins’ performance and one of the two (the other being my friend) who knew all the words. Hmmm yeah.
Anyway, let’s start with The Virgins’ performance. After seeing them, I now understand the reason for the name and agree with Allan’s comment “from band pictures it looks like more of truthful confession”. Cool looking, because of the whole “rock band” status.. but definitely not cute. The live performance was “meh”. He sang and drank beer at the same time. What the eff? Not cool. Although I’m pretty sure I may be a minority in this thought — drinking beer while singing just shows amateurism and unprofessionalism. Your voice is your money tool… liquor does not help it. And frankly, I could hear it in his off-tune, cracked voice singing and see it in his jog sweat dance. I was not impressed. I’m not expecting spectacular vocals, but still.
Black Kids. The place packed up. I guess everyone was there to see them but me. But seriously, what the hell is he singing? I couldn’t understand a damn word this guy was singing. And after reading Allan’s review, I started laughing and I need to quote him on this one (so much quoting today) “The back up vocals sound like a child who’s been punched in the throat. A bit of frog voice on Hit The Heartbreaks.” This is how the lead singer sounds live, like all the damn time. I had to just ignore the hmm “uniqueness” of his voice and concentrate on his “cool dance moves”.. or something. Then he’s talking about “this song is about a Canadian Girl”… hmm, whatever. I’m sure he’s been here enough times and long enough to write a song about a “Canadian Girl”… please stop insulting our taste in men. Honestly. Aside from the above annoyances, the band itself performed well. I’m laughing because since his voice is already like that, and he stayed true to his voice, I can’t say that he didn’t perform well.
Sooooooo.. in the end, I will say this: I had a good time and the music was enjoyable…. BUT, I gotta tell you what I saw, like I saw it: Amateurs (with potential).
Black Kids – Designs On AKA You
(This song’s not on the album, it really should have been — it’s one of the better ones)
The Virgins – One Week Of Danger
Tags: Black Kids, coko, concert, The Virgins
There are soooo many musicians who drink during their performances. Calms their nerves. Most of the time, it doesn’t worsen the show.