Skies Electric

I saw Animal Collective last night. Some pros and cons:

Cons:
-The sound quality was significantly low. This may have been due to the fact that we were in the loft, but still, venues should have control of this.
-Besides "Fireworks" and "Comfy in Nautica" (a Panda Bear song), only songs from their latest album were played. This isn't to say I don't enjoy the new album, I listen to it all the time, but I wanted to hear the songs that made me fall in love with them. Their repertoire of music is so vast and diverse that virtually playing only one album doesn't make sense. I know they're promoting what's new, but let's hear some Sung Tongs.
-Crowded as fuck. So many people, one of the most uncomfortably crowded shows I've seen. Firestone needs to re-evaluate their capacity, at least for concerts.

Pros:
-I spent the evening in the company of choice people and got to see my favie band preform live.


Okay, so maybe I just wanted to throw those cons out there more than anything else, but I don't mean to sound like I didn't have a good time. The show was great, they played well and with so much energy. I enjoyed watching them and what they played I received with upmost gratification. Aside from the rather unsurprising setlist and a couple venue conditions, it was a completely worthwhile night.