Preamble rant... Seeing shows in NYC is kind of a pain. Brooklyn Steel is less than 5 miles from my apartment, but it takes about an hour to get there via public transportation...especially when the MTA changes the subway routes/schedules due to weekend work. Between that and my poorly picked spot in the crowd standing behind a group of giant (plausible basketball or volleyball player) dudes and next to a couple of groups of pot-smokers, the show started off with me feeling that I was getting too old for this concert-going business.
But after a good show and a fairly breezy journey home (pretty good timing on the subway, which was running the normal route by then), my mood has improved. But not enough for a lengthy post - it's still pretty late.
I will give props to Foals for playing a lot of their older classics (though only one of my favorites) along with most of the new album (which is pretty strong, though a bit of a change in style). Speaking of which, the new songs came off well. They had lots of energy, and I think an extra couple of performers on stage. Good stuff.
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Rating: 4.5/5
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