Last night I
experienced my second time ever witnessing a live performance of the Red Hot
Chili Peppers. For my birthday which was last week my dad got tickets so that
the two of us could go and see the band. My father and I went to go see the
peppers together about six years ago while they were touring for their album
Stadium Arcadium.
Last time
when we saw them they mostly played songs of their then album and with so many
hits it was a bit of a disappointment. So I was hoping that with their new guitarist
that they would play all of the hits that we have all come to know and love.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers has always been one of my favorite bands mostly
because they are one of the few bands where the base guitarist is better than
the guitarist.
The Red Hot
Chili Peppers are such a strange kind of band that finding a band to open for
them is a bit of a challenge. This is mostly because the band itself breaks a
lot of boundaries within the genre of Rock, combining the likes of Hip Hop,
Jazz and Rock into a new entity. Back in 2006 when they came through Calgary the
band that opened for them was “The Mars Volta Project” and experimental metal
group. With all of that in mind I was very interested to see who would open up
for them this time around.
The Band
that wound up opening for the legendary Chili Peppers was a band called Rebirth
Brass Band. It is a large brass style ensemble that has a sound that reminds me
of what you should expect to hear when you go to Madre Gras. I think these guys
would bring the house down in a smaller venue where there was room for some good
old fashioned swing dancing.
Check them
out
The Peppers brought
a lot of enthusiasm to the stage and proved that even after 30 years they still
got it. As always flea astounded the audience with his fantastic skill of
slapping the base, I cannot think of anyone who can do it better. Every song
was led into with an impressive instrumental interlude that showed of the
skills of the drummer and flea.
The one down
side to this show was even though they seem to have astounding light technicians
and a well timed video to go along with everything, they left no room for
audience interaction. One thing that I enjoy when going to a live show is how
the performers interact with their audience. This is one attribute of
showmanship that I found to be distinctly lacking with the Red Hot Chili
Peppers show.
However with
that being said they put on a fantastic show and there is a reason that I will always
consider this band in my top five bands of all time. I hope to see them again
in my life time if they are still touring, hopefully they don’t go the way of
Mic Jager and the Rolling Stones.
Sincerely
Urban Yeti
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