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[CrispyRed]

Just got back from watching them in Heaven - London and it was very poor

The new stuff was at best average and a real lack of atmosphere throughout

They refused to play Kids -

Come on guys, you are not that good that you shouldn't play your best songs in a venue that charges £4.20 per pint

"They were fated to dissapear up their own backsides"

[OneLittleFish]

CrispyRed, on Mar 19 2010, 12:42 AM, said:

They refused to play Kids -

Good on them. Like it when a band leaves out the one that made Radio 1.

[fowls]

Oh dear. I'm all for a band refusing to play their first hit when they've got 3 or 4 albums and so have a strong enough set to get away without it, but to drop the big song before the 2nd album is even out is ridiculous.

[wigstonmania]

this reads like one of murrays reviews off flight of the conchords

especially the thread title

[OneLittleFish]

fowls, on Mar 19 2010, 12:45 AM, said:

Oh dear. I'm all for a band refusing to play their first hit when they've got 3 or 4 albums and so have a strong enough set to get away without it, but to drop the big song before the 2nd album is even out is ridiculous.

But if they feel that song no longer represents them as a band, good on them.

You're there to see an MGMT set, not just 'Kids'. If it doesn't fit in with the new set, fair enough. Saw Yeasayer last month, didn't play 2080.

Sounds like they'll have played stuff like Time To Pretend and that - hits were played, what's the problem?

[CrispyRed]

wigstonmania, on Mar 19 2010, 12:46 AM, said:

this reads like one of murrays reviews off flight of the conchords

especially the thread title

Sorry

Just telling you like it was

And I've no idea what you are going on about

[markeee]

that's a shame...seen MGMT twice and thought they were brilliant , didn't even know they had a new album coming out

[hoils]

A so-so indie band not playing one of their hits live in concert really is a disaster isn't it? I couldn't think of a more aposite word to describe this state of affairs.

But it's good to see that punters still expect setlists to be decided by the price of a pint in the venue.

[DaveElNino]

I'm sure I got charged £3.80 for the pint I got

I don't think last night was the greatest performance, and the new stuff certainly sounded a little different than what many people were expecting - myself included.

The atmosphere in the venue really didn't help, but I think that was because it seemed that most people were there to hear Kids and Time To Pretend. I was stood roughly half-way back in the venue and even songs like Electric Feel and Weekend War didn't get much of a reaction from people around me. So having the old stuff not go down as good as it should do, and lots of new stuff (which was what the gig was advertised as having) didn't make for a good atmosphere.

It definitely looks like they're sticking true to their words: http://www.gigwise.com/news/55339/MGMT-Snu...-Coldplay-Tours

[Kowalski]

Darn it, I've seen them when the first album came out and thought they were great. I love "Kids" (no jokes please).

Edited by Kowalski, 19 March 2010 - 08:26 AM.

[kpins]

I thought they were very poor when they played the John Peel at Glasto; sounded very slow and flat.

I thinks leaving out their big song (of 2) smacks of pretention, nothing else. If there dictated by the fact its popular then its sad not to play it.

[ampersand]

Kowalski, on Mar 19 2010, 08:26 AM, said:

I love "Kids"

always knew you had a soft spot for robbie!

[robalotalob]

When I saw them supporting CSS a couple of years ago they didn't play Kids. When I've seen them do it they've just sung along to a backing track in a jokey way. They obviously don't see Kids as a live song. What's the big deal?

[Wooderson]

Saw them in September and they were absolute GASH. No surprises here.

[Filthy]

I enjoyed them at JP in 2008. Saw them at Bestival last year and they were appalling. Combination of bad sound, lack of enthusiasm from them and maybe that Soulwax were on before them and completely nailed it.

[russycarps]

Good on them.

I saw them when they played the park and they were great. I doubt I'd go to one of their own gigs but it does make me laugh when fans go to a gig just for one song. I cant quite get my head round that.

I remember reading somewhere that their set list is partly decided on the atmosphere generated by the audience - that they feel certain songs only work live in certain atmospheres. It is no surpise to me to hear that a London audience were quiet and disinterested (and probably talking throughout the songs.) So they are bound not to play their lively songs in that environment.

Crowds at London gigs are often the worst I have experienced anywhere. I think there is a "too cool to enjoy yourself" attitude amongst the so called cool kids who live at home with mummy and daddy in surrey. Sad really.

Of course, certain bands have followings that are always excellent no matter where they are - flaming lips for example have a wondrous following no matter where they play.

MGMT are a nme hyped band and so I bet a lot of the audience were there because just wnted to say they were there, rather than to enjoy the music. People like this are complete tits, and I expect the person who made this thread falls into that category.

[BlackHole2006]

russycarps, on Mar 19 2010, 10:03 AM, said:

Good on them.

I saw them when they played the park and they were great. I doubt I'd go to one of their own gigs but it does make me laugh when fans go to a gig just for one song. I cant quite get my head round that.

I remember reading somewhere that their set list is partly decided on the atmosphere generated by the audience - that they feel certain songs only work live in certain atmospheres. It is no surpise to me to hear that a London audience were quiet and disinterested (and probably talking throughout the songs.) So they are bound not to play their lively songs in that environment.

Crowds at London gigs are often the worst I have experienced anywhere. I think there is a "too cool to enjoy yourself" attitude amongst the so called cool kids who live at home with mummy and daddy in surrey. Sad really.

Of course, certain bands have followings that are always excellent no matter where they are - flaming lips for example have a wondrous following no matter where they play.

MGMT are a nme hyped band and so I bet a lot of the audience were there because just wnted to say they were there, rather than to enjoy the music. People like this are complete tits, and I expect the person who made this thread falls into that category.

Dissagree with that in some points (the one about the atmosphere at london gigs)

I saw Ffyfe Dangerfeild at the London Scala a couple of weeks ago and the atmosphere there was absolutely brilliant. It was an acoustic gig and everyone was really quiet throughout the songs. I mean really quiet. And whenever someone talked during a song another person in the crowd would yell "Shut Up!". It was a fantastic night.

[Langdale Wolf]

kpins, on Mar 19 2010, 08:32 AM, said:

I thought they were very poor when they played the John Peel at Glasto; sounded very slow and flat.

I thinks leaving out their big song (of 2) smacks of pretention, nothing else. If there dictated by the fact its popular then its sad not to play it.

I watched their JP set and I agree - they were crap. As for leaving out their best song, I respect why they did it, but going by their set at the JP, it was the only track they actually look like they enjoyed.

Fine - leave it out if they don't want that one track to 'stereotype' them, but they need to look like they give a shit enough to make sure they can get away with leaving it out. I don't think they can going by that set. The rest of it was very flat.

russycarps, on Mar 19 2010, 10:03 AM, said:

Good on them.

I saw them when they played the park and they were great. I doubt I'd go to one of their own gigs but it does make me laugh when fans go to a gig just for one song. I cant quite get my head round that.

I remember reading somewhere that their set list is partly decided on the atmosphere generated by the audience - that they feel certain songs only work live in certain atmospheres. It is no surpise to me to hear that a London audience were quiet and disinterested (and probably talking throughout the songs.) So they are bound not to play their lively songs in that environment.

Crowds at London gigs are often the worst I have experienced anywhere. I think there is a "too cool to enjoy yourself" attitude amongst the so called cool kids who live at home with mummy and daddy in surrey. Sad really.

Of course, certain bands have followings that are always excellent no matter where they are - flaming lips for example have a wondrous following no matter where they play.

MGMT are a nme hyped band and so I bet a lot of the audience were there because just wnted to say they were there, rather than to enjoy the music. People like this are complete tits, and I expect the person who made this thread falls into that category.

Some very, very good points here Russy, but we're not talking about a live act who have plenty of great live songs that can compensate. Kids and Time To Pretend were the only songs that I didn't want to fall asleep during, and that's not the fault of the crowd - it's the fault of the band who were very much going through the motions before they ended with those 2 tracks.

Nothing would please me more than MGMT pulling off a cracking show without the need to play Kids at the end simply to wake people up, but I doubt they're capable of doing it.

[judyblue110]

DaveElNino, on Mar 19 2010, 07:36 AM, said:

It definitely looks like they're sticking true to their words: http://www.gigwise.com/news/55339/MGMT-Snu...-Coldplay-Tours

I gotta say I would avoid them regardless, they are gash.

However, interested by that link saying they were asked to support the Foo Fighters on tour... wonder if that was their last UK tour or if this is more recent... or if they are talking out their arses because they realise that gash + hype = hyped up gash.

[spuddy09]

Shame to hear they were so crap.After seeing them up at the park in 2008,I was hoping they might appear this year.But maybe not so much now.