Aimee and I journeyed into Minnepolis last night to see Jack White's new band The Dead Weather at FirstAve. Jack takes control of the drums in his new adventure. I was very impressed with this show. I only got a couple days to absorb their new album "Horehound". Believe me when I say that this band can rock like no other. I honestly could barely understand the words coming out of the lead singer Alison Mosshart's mouth. She acted kind of doped up climbing up all of the audio equipment. But that did not matter because Dean Fertita on guitar, Jack Lawrence on bass and Jack White on drums blew the roof off of FirstAve. This is truly a supergroup. If you could rate intensity from a scale of 1 to 10...I would have to give The Dead Weather a 12. I was happy to see Jack come out from behind the drums for one song to play some mean guitar. I'm still crossing my fingers that he will tour once again with Meg of The White Stripes.Set List:
60 Feet Tall / Bone House / Hang You From the Heavens / You Just Can’t Win (Van Morrison and Them cover) / So Far From Your Weapon / I Cut Like a Buffalo / Child of a Few Hours Is Burning to Death (cover from late-’60s L.A. act the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band) / Rocking Horse / No Hassle Night / Will There Be Enough Water?
ENCORE: Forever My Queen (Pentagram cover) / Treat Me Like Your Mother / New Pony
It appears that the StarTribune was not very impressed by The Dead Weather. LINK Oh well...I thought it was damn good show.
Now I would like to rant about audience unwritten rules of conduct.
1. Do not put your lady on your shoulders unless you are at an outdoor festival concert. Consequences of doing so will result in a PBR can being thrown at your head and enraged fans behind you yelling at you.
2. This is a rock concert not a dance club. You do not need to be grinding on your woman and making out during the concert. If you want to do that go to the back of the crowd or get a room.
3. If you are going to dance (if that is what you want to call it) please know who is around you. I do not want you running into me while you are doing your seizure dance.
4. When the headlining band starts to come onstage it is not the time to wedge your way to the front of the crowd. You had your chance to do so when the opening band was on stage.
5. Crowd surfing...really? 1991's Seattle grunge scene called and it wants its crowd surfing back.
-MikeyB
