[quote][i]Originally posted by plagiarism[/i]
<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by zill[/i]
<br>Having missed them last time through, I was determined to go to the kick off of the world tour in Vancouver on Friday. Wow. It felt like a 2 hour standing ovation. An energetic performance and an eager audience singing and jumping along to every song! The guys seemed genuinely appreciative of the response and there was a great dynamic with the crowd.
They played 5 songs (if I counted correctly) off the new album, including a full 7 minutes of Metroland to open the show, which was better live than the soundcloud clip I had streamed. I'd say Dresden was the highlight from the new songs and the band gave it every ounce of passion their 50-something bodies could muster. It seems to stand up well against the early 80s-era OMD tracks. The other new songs...not so good.
Overall a great show, not just guys going through the motions to make a few bucks. I got my fill of early 80s synths, but was disappointed to not hear a couple of dance faves from back in the day like Tesla Girls or Telegraph. And, as expected, no Bloc Bloc Bloc, but maybe I'm the only one who loves that song.
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It's a shame that OMD didn't play Tesla Girls or Telegraph. They played them on the History of Modern tour. They really do put on a great show.
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They sure do! My saw them in L.A. last night and said they still "got it!" And put on a really good show!Rockin' it better than New Order are. [:0]
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