roberthuston
09/29/08, 09:28 AM
Even though Sigur Ros was amazing, & I highly respect them; I am greatly disappointed that the Detroit show (probably the same as the rest of the US tour), was absolutely minimum as their shows go. Yes, it was my first time seeing them, yet I've been into them for many years. And most of all the online videos I have seen of their festivals and other concerts are absolutely different from that of their performance I saw last week (Sept. 23).
From almost everything I have seen from them online, they have a musician playing almost every sound you hear. As well as the marching band that comes through some of the songs. Yet, in Detroit, there was only 4 or 5 people on stage. I was greatly disappointed that the marching band wasn't there, the numerous other people that are usually on stage playing with them. I paid alot of money for these tickets, and alot of additional money to drive to Detroit.
First off, their performance was amazing, and I don't regret going to the show. BUT, I don't enjoying half of the song being playing to us, the audience on a laptop, like a stereo. When I do attend a show, especially Sigur Ros, I expect an attempt that every sound is being playing by a live musician.
I only wish they would have announced online BEFORE I bought the tickets that the "entire" band was not going to perform. I understand that they probably can't bring all the people that usually play with them at those festivals I've seen online. But again, they should have stated online, on their website and on ticketmaster that the Sigur Ros US tour was only going to be the 5 guys performing. I feel as if I have been mislead. I wished & I still wish to someday see Sigur Ros play a true performance like those I've seen online with tuns of people on stage, marching bands, and just absolutely mind-blowing.
From almost everything I have seen from them online, they have a musician playing almost every sound you hear. As well as the marching band that comes through some of the songs. Yet, in Detroit, there was only 4 or 5 people on stage. I was greatly disappointed that the marching band wasn't there, the numerous other people that are usually on stage playing with them. I paid alot of money for these tickets, and alot of additional money to drive to Detroit.
First off, their performance was amazing, and I don't regret going to the show. BUT, I don't enjoying half of the song being playing to us, the audience on a laptop, like a stereo. When I do attend a show, especially Sigur Ros, I expect an attempt that every sound is being playing by a live musician.
I only wish they would have announced online BEFORE I bought the tickets that the "entire" band was not going to perform. I understand that they probably can't bring all the people that usually play with them at those festivals I've seen online. But again, they should have stated online, on their website and on ticketmaster that the Sigur Ros US tour was only going to be the 5 guys performing. I feel as if I have been mislead. I wished & I still wish to someday see Sigur Ros play a true performance like those I've seen online with tuns of people on stage, marching bands, and just absolutely mind-blowing.