Talk to Me, Dance with Me
The Hot, Hot Heat show lastnight was EPIC!!!!Hai & I met Kristin, Jem, Sarah, and Rick in the lounge for pre-dinner & drinks. I was so psyched up for the show I could hardly contain it.
We skipped the opener's opener and then went down for the French Kicks. I was really psyched to see them as I've had their latest CD for awhile now... but I have to say, they were pretty disappointing. The lead singer just came off really cocky - and their whole stage vibe wasn't doin' it for me at all. The few songs off the new CD that they played and I like, were OK, but still I was SO not into the vibe they had on stage - and overall it just isn't music you feel like jammin to. (can someone tell him to stop that tongue licking the side of his mouth thing? it's so not attractive!) So I give that a big 'eh whatever'. The album is fine to listen to at home, but I wouldn't go see them again.
Finally the moment had arrived... and we squeezed our booties up to the front as close as possible to prepare for HHH!!!! Rick and I were way up front - probably 4th row for most of the show - and soon joined by Kristin & Jem, too! We were surrounded by fans (all about 16 or 17. Boy, are we old or what?!) but as soon as the music started we were all one big cluster of raucous fans... dancing and singing and sweating and ROCKIN out to kick ass Hot, Hot Heat!!! Everyone was jumpin up & down so hard that the floor of the Fillmore was sinking under the pressure. I was sure it was going to break through taking all of us with it!
In the set, they played about 5 songs from their older record, Knock Knock Knock (all of which were soo excellent that I can't wait to get the CD), and the rest were from Make Up the Breakdown. Every single person in the audience was beltin out the lyrics right along with em - it was awesome!!
Despite my cold, I was still down to party with the best of em lastnight. However, there were times while raging in the 4th row - dancing, singing & sweating my ass off - that I was a tad afraid I was either going to pass out or that all my sweating was actually due to a 104° fever. I have mad respect for the lead singer, Steve Bays for having the stamina to put his ALL into it & keep bangin out song after song with all his might. I was worn out just trying to keep up with him! The best was how rockstar he was when he shook his head and the sweat would just fly off his curly mop in all directions. Rock ON!! I can just imagine the man is beat after a show... but they showed no signs of it, as no doubt this is just one of many nights of hard core rock.
After closing their set with Bandages and having the audience go absolutely NUTS over it, it didn't take them long to come back out & stoke us with 2 more songs on the encore. As always we could have used another hour of it all, but the set ended after that - leaving us all standing in awe, drenched in sweat with big smiles across our faces. No doubt SF showed them a warm welcome! I can't wait to see them again.
Click here and here for more info on Hot, Hot Heat. And if they come to your town - whatever you do, don't miss the show!!!
p.s. I'm feeling surprisingly good today - I think HHH HEALED ME!!
