ratatat bored me to tears. i feel like the sound guys just played their cd on shuffle and 3 idiots pretended to play. most dissapointing show of 06.

just my .02$

I saw Herbert at Irving. He was great as always, although I missed Dani Siciliano's voice.

I don't know if it is only me who feels this way but I don't find them great when doing live concerts. So unlikely really.

I agree with above on Ratatat concert. Soooo boring.

hire a drummer, bros. and don't play guitar harmonies with prerecorded guitar tracks.

Is there already a term for "guitaraoke"? because this definately applies here.

Uh, hiring a drummer ain't the panacea you'd expect. It totally ruined the Junior Boys' live sound. Most egregious use of a hi-hat ever witnessed, no doubt.

Herbert @ Irving Plaza was SO DISAPPOINTING. I really enjoy Herbert's cds (well, 2 of them), but live, Herbert was missing a crucial element. Instead of having Dani Sciciliano handling the vocals, Herbert had some Barry Gibb wannabe on stage in a robe doing a lounge act. What a difference! Without Dani, most of the songs lost their luster. Plus, Herbert didn't even perform one song off of his excellent cd "Bodily Functions".

Same thing happened with Teddybears: "just played their cd on shuffle and they mostly pretended to play.

a long time ago, i realized that id rather buy the cd than see the live show. seeing goldie live a few years back sealed the deal. sure, there's the occasional fun live electronic band like hot chip but for the most part, their sound is hard to replicate live.

just go see animandible if you want to see an energetic electronic group

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philabuster, are you preparing for the GREs!

Shame that the Junior Boys show didn't get good reviews I love their stuff and both of their cds are fantastic. THe latest is better than the first in my opinion (and I didn't think that could be possible). Anyways always good to hear electronic reviews given we only get bullshit folk music and some indie acts up here in VT. Good compilation BVegan.

electronic bands do so much looping/synth thats its almost impossible to replicate live. thus, the task at hand is more of a challenge than a one man band with his guitar. these bands are all great on their releases, but live its a different story-- i think thats the general opinion across the board. the rapture does it well, in my opinion. but thats because they have a lot of live instruments and not all synthetic recordings. ok. enough ramble.

electronic bands do so much looping/synth thats its almost impossible to duplicate live. thus, the task at hand is more of a challenge than a one man band with his guitar. these bands are all great on their releases, but live its a different story-- i think thats the general opinion across the board. when it comes to the show its a thumbs down, when it comes to the album its a thumbs up.

ratatat play guitar, bass and two keyboards to a backing track that's on the DVD projecting their visuals; they always have and probably always will - they see themselves as a guitar-playing rock band.

i'm a big fan of theirs, but my attention did drift a bit during the show... and, as an aside, the guitarist is a bit of a whiny bitch.

we'll have to wait and see if The Knife delivers the goods....

if the ratatat bored you to tears your obviously a pussy, ratatat is kiss ass without a drummer their music is tight. if you dont like them dont go ya vagine