Many times live shows can end up sounding worse than the artist's CD, i.e. muffled lyrics, jacked up instruments, poor sound engineering, etc. That was not the case with Thievery Corporation. The live show was so much better than their studio CDs due to the nature of their music. The live sitar, bongos, guitars, drums, etc. were incredible. I wish Rob and Eric had interacted more with the audience instead of just standing behind their turntables, but the singers that sang were incredible. The standout performance went to their bass player (I believe the same guy from Dust Galaxy). This guy went strong the entire concert and just blew the place away. Since their music is super bass-heavy, he was the star of every song. The best song of the evening was Warning Shots ("here comes the 2 to the 3, and 1...") which had so much more enegery live than on CD. This was easily one of the most engrossing concerts I've been to and is yet another reminder of why Thievery Corporation is one of the dopest, most creative, yet little known, underrated bands around.
Terminal 5 @
- New York @
,NY @
- Sat, Oct 31, 2009 @
Favorite moment: Warning Shots @
Opening act(s): Ocote Soul Sounds. Good opening act - whet the pallet well for TC. @