if there is any doubt that iggy and the stooges still aren't a monster, that was clearly banished in the minds of ~2500 people last night...forget the somewhat dodgy reunion album (though 'trollin' and 'my idea of fun' were pretty decent last night), the guys are still equipped and able to bring the fvcking rock action raining down on you like it's 1970 in ann arbor all over again. this was easily as good as the reunion show we'd caught in dublin in 2004; actually it was better because of our proximity to the stage.
shooting this show was far tougher than i'd ever imagined (i *really* should have brought a fast prime w/ me instead of the two zooms; i figured that the orpheum would be the best light i'd ever shot in...how wrong was i...), but as a fan it was great (having center, 3rd row seats certainly helped). iggy was off the stage a bunch of times, standing about 3" inches away from me (he really is about 5'1", just like he claims in his song) at least two different times and blasting away. he dove into the crowd at least once, was down in the aisles a few times, and when he also called for people on stage during 'no fun'...the security guys were helpless against the flood...this was the 4th or 5th song, so i had to unfortunately keep my camera stashed. the wave of crushing bodies to the stage front killed at least two seats across the aisle from me (i mean broken, and uprooted from the floor), and my wife saw some guy out in the lobby getting his ankle iced.
other highlights...
scott asheton's monster guitar sound and wall of marshall quads.
some manson-esque dude (charlie, not marilyn) handing iggy a sharpie, and iggy drawing an X on his forehead.
"tv eye"..."dirt"...."1970"..."la blues"..."loose"..."i wanna be yr dog"..."1969"... brilliant rock songs.
iggy in general. the man's a full-on beast, even at this stage of his life. pretty incredible.
watt having the time of his life. pure energy and enjoyment clearly radiating from him.
shooting this show was far tougher than i'd ever imagined (i *really* should have brought a fast prime w/ me instead of the two zooms; i figured that the orpheum would be the best light i'd ever shot in...how wrong was i...), but as a fan it was great (having center, 3rd row seats certainly helped). iggy was off the stage a bunch of times, standing about 3" inches away from me (he really is about 5'1", just like he claims in his song) at least two different times and blasting away. he dove into the crowd at least once, was down in the aisles a few times, and when he also called for people on stage during 'no fun'...the security guys were helpless against the flood...this was the 4th or 5th song, so i had to unfortunately keep my camera stashed. the wave of crushing bodies to the stage front killed at least two seats across the aisle from me (i mean broken, and uprooted from the floor), and my wife saw some guy out in the lobby getting his ankle iced.
other highlights...
scott asheton's monster guitar sound and wall of marshall quads.
some manson-esque dude (charlie, not marilyn) handing iggy a sharpie, and iggy drawing an X on his forehead.
"tv eye"..."dirt"...."1970"..."la blues"..."loose"..."i wanna be yr dog"..."1969"... brilliant rock songs.
iggy in general. the man's a full-on beast, even at this stage of his life. pretty incredible.
watt having the time of his life. pure energy and enjoyment clearly radiating from him.
