so, the first cultural experience i enjoyed for semester one, 2009, was a audio visual extravigansa by those sweet, shy south americants, the Kings of Leon.the band played their songs very well. especially the newer songs which i suspect were written with big stadium performances in mind. i remember seeing them play at the Big Day Out a few years ago and the sound quality just pailed in comparison. ...
when i first saw the stage set up my heart dropped into my left shoe. nothing special there as a far as i could see. ..however, when the boys started busting out their tunes the hidden lighting rig spewed into action. the syncronisation of the lighting effects and the song dynamics was perfectly executed and really enhanced the experience.
the vocalist, Caleb something-or-other (whom it turns out is loved dearly by the group of thirteen year olds who where sitting behind me) stuck to those tryed and true rock n' roll cliches in place of whitty stage banter. this didn't seem to put off the capacity crowd too much (the place erupted whenever anything was mumbled into the microphone), although i would have liked a little something more.
dont get me wrong they were very good, but where were the smashed guitars, bleeding fingures and the synicle in jokes that everyone seems to think they understand?
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