Saturday night, Laura and I went to see the Faint at the Warfield in SF. Laura had never really listened to their music so she didn't know what she was getting herself into, but we were both in for a surprise when the second opener turned out to be Kool Keith, accompanied by MC Ultra and DJ Doom. Um. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they primarily dabble in the "Rap" genre, yes? And the Faint is generally classified as new wave/dance punk/electronica-ish? The two go together like gum and peanuts (together at last!) and it was extremely apparent when almost immediately the high-energy vibe of the crowd turned to "wtf?" and then "seriously?" followed by "oh my god what the hell must have happened to the real second act for these guys to get sent out here?" Hands that were in the air like they just didn't care slowly lowered, and the number of standing members of the audience dwindled to just a solo white girl attempting to "get down" all by herself.
Laura and I just laughed throughout their entire 45 minute set.
Honest to god lyrics and smooth harmony:
MC Ultra: "Ernie and Bert! Tight skirt!"
Kool Keith: "Uh! ... Uh! ... Yeah!"
Other subject matter for the set were the story of How the First Album Was Stolen and then Abandoned... Newer, Better Album is Born, and We Like Sex. A Lot. And then we were lectured for 5 minutes on the importance of wearing condoms. Worst. Openers. Ever. But, they did make the eventual appearance of The Faint all that much more titillating, so keep on rockin', guys!
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