Hahaha.... he was burned.
Mika
"Heading into the 9:30 club Tuesday night, there was no reason to believe that the spike-of-uncut-fructose-to-the-brain-stem appeal (if that's a word) of Mika's 'Life in Cartoon Motion' album would translate in any meaningful way to the stage. The Royal College of Music-trained pastiche artist's debut is as hooky and heartless as the chewing-gum jingles he's already been paid to write.
But the almost frightening adoration with which a sold-out crowd welcomed him for his first D.C. appearance made the show feel more like a homecoming than an introduction. Backed by and able-if-indistinct four-piece band, the star bounded onstage to the keyboard vamp of 'Relax (Take It Easy),' as though warning any nonbelievers that resistance was useless, and so it was. Alternating pogo leaps with Christ poses, he put the familiar tune over like a shot of soda bubbles up your nose. By the time a big girl wrapped in a shiny green dress joined him onstage for 'Big Girl (You Are Beautiful),'it felt like the show might climax with its second song.
Mika manned the keyboard for the sequence of mid-tempo numbers that followed, of which 'Stuck in the Middle,' showcasing that acrobatic falsetto of his, was the most fetching. Helping to fill out a 65-minute set were a new song, 'Holy Johnny,' and a pair of covers: The Eurythmics' 'Sweet Dreams' and the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back'.
For the Flaming Lips-esque encore of the No.1 UK single 'Grace Kelly,' the band returned clad in giant animal costumes, joining paws and dancing in a circle before relations deteriorated and the bunny rabbit pretended to beat the others unconscious with her drumsticks. After they all stood up-Thanks God they're okay!-and the cow unmasked himself as the evening's headliner, the subsequent balloon launch and confetti spray only deepened the certainty that the entire show had been a hallucination. Guilty pleasure? Yes and yes."
:D
I wish I had been there, actually. I want to hear that guy sing LIVE!
I found out about it six days before the performance, and of course by that time it was sold out...
I live about 15 miles away, and going by public transportation would've been so easy! Dang it! So near, and yet so far.
Erin wrote: I'm going to see Mika on Saturday. I'll let you know whether or not he's any good. ;-)
I'm so jealous!! :-(
You suck, Erin! J/K
At this rate, I won't be able to even think about seeing another concert until Christmas Break, and no one tours at that time.
Pfft....Maz
I'm not even there yet, but I know that once I'm there I'm still going to have fun. Age is nothing but a number, after all ;-)
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I love Mika! I got Life In Cartoon Motion for birthday. Its a great album! I only dont like Happy Ending and Over My Shoulder, but the other songs are great!
Mika "trying a little Freddie" in Atlanta, and omg....people cheered! :-o link
I really liked the show. I don't care what all you playah haters say! ;-)
Erin wrote: Mika "trying a little Freddie" in Atlanta, and omg....people cheered! :-o
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I really liked the show. I don't care what all you playah haters say! ;-)
what a great show!
I do wish I'd been there.
Oh, I really want to see his live!