Not my favorite concert of the year--Muse and TCTC still rank one and two. But, this was the best live stage performance that I have seen in a lot of years. I've been hanging on to the belief that The Butthole Surfers were the best live show around since the early 80's (and I think they were). They have been de-throned. Scissor Sisters is the hardest working band in music today. I had heard about three songs and was interested in seeing the show. I bought tickets the day they went on sale in Chicago--mostly because I knew from the tracks that I had heard that my boyfriend would love them. They had just come off two previous dates (Detroit and Cleveland) where they had only drawn 15 people. Chicago didn't sell them out but probably had a good 400 show up in support (and many who had ordered the music via UK and really knew them -- unlike me). They were so thrilled at the size of the crowd. All their current hype is UK (but they did make US network television the last two days).
So a few hours later (after the show), Scissor Sisters are my favorite new band of the year they have been around for awhile--but they broke this year). I expected the disco-influenced sounds to bore me right away. Talk about misreading this band. The music, the musicians, the stage show, the lyrics, the versatility is beyond what anyone can really expect from a band in this most modern age.
