This is not my first concert, nor, I'm sure, will it be my last. I've been to amazing shows, I've booed bands off a stage. Now, this is where my credentials get a bit.. tricky. As I've surely made it fairly clear, I'm a rock music fan, and thats where the twist is. That's right, you just stepped yourself into the thickening plot of an M.Night Shamalan blog. The show I saw:
Oh yes, this group is.. what? Hiphop? Rap? Both? There in lies the oddity of it all. The fact that I'd ever even go see the Black Eyed Peas is just.. preposterous, yes? Of course, that's what is going to make it interesting. Now, before I talk about them, since I want to add some content to this blog, we'll talk about the opening band first. The opening "band" was:
This is a group/rapper that I'll first say, I've never heard of. After that comment, you should also know, I'd never heard any of their songs! Yes! The plot thickens! They came on with a lot of energy, they were very loud, and seemed really.. happy. Yes, happy to be on stage, grateful to be playing before the Black Eyed Peas.. and why should they not? So, they came out, happy, energetic and they were.. really quite good. Are you shocked? Probably not as shocked as I was to witness it. As we all know, many times opening bands suck the taint off of a Vegas hooker, and thus making the headliner that much better.. but this was not the case. Their songs were well performed, they stage presence was great, and they were really very good. I recommend.. and I can't believe I'm saying this, but, I recommend getting their album. Soon. Don't go now, I will be sad to see you leave.. Go after reading though. Theres not much need to delay the inevitable, but this is a keen need because you need to know all the things I'm going to say about the headliner, for it is very important. Kinda.
The Headliners. What can I say about them? I've never been a huge fan. I don't pretend to worship Fergie or any member of the band. Really, band seems a poor description of them.. lets call them a "Group" - so the group, I've never been a huge fan of them. Lets pretend you're like me, and you don't know much about this group, and so I, being the nice guy I am, decided that I should do the research for you and bring forth education upon us all. So, heres what I learned... Credits to the never wrong Wikipedia.- Fergie. She's tall, she's hot, and goddamn can she sing. This chick is worth seeing with or without this group. If you want to spend an hour plus salivating profusly, then go see her.
- will.i.am: This fellow is the brains of the group. He raps, he sings, he writes, he writes music, he plays instruments, he is the cofounder of the group and he is.. a badass.
- Taboo: He's a rapper, he's a singer, and he is also a cofounder of the group. Its rather tall, skinny, and he's a blackbelt in some form of martial arts. That makes me a tough bastard.
- apl.de.ap: This guy is the true story of the American Dream. A poor childhood, a poor upbringing, and then an amazing rise to fame, fortune, and glory. This guy is a rapper, a singer, but he can also mix music like a bad sonovabitch.
So now you know, and lets get on with the show!
This concert, for lack of a better word.. was awesome. Yes! The hits keep coming, the shocking tale never stops! This show was GOOD! It was really good, and did it make me a fan? Absofuckinlootly. They came on and did their singing, grouping, dancing, rapping, and all that jazz. Fergie was gorgeous.. She was, for once again lack of a better word, "Fergalicioius"
It was, from start to finish a very entertaining show. I'd actually list it in my top five for best shows I've seen. It wasn't the best, but it was better than say... Default. Yah, remember them? I do, they were good! Not this good. Moving on. So after doing their group thing for a bit, they did a bit of solo work. That was... well it was really fucking impressive, it was.. pimptastic. First came will.i.am's gig.
He came out and freestyled for like 10 minutes straight. For all you rock listeners like me, that means he made up and rapped some shit for a long ass time. It was impressive. It was really impressive and I don't like rap.
Then up was Fergie. Did I tell you she's hot? She is like a walking orgasm. Its beautiful. She came out and did a couple songs from her solo stuff, which were ok, and they were just dandy, and she was wearing a short ass skirt. I drooled. She sang. I don't remember the words, I don't remember the songs.. ok I do, "Glamorous" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" -- but thats besides the point. What was the point? She's Fergie. It was very nicely done.
Then came Taboo. This guy came out and sat on a motorcycle made out of lightbrights, and it was raised in the air and lifted out over the crowd, where he then rapped/sang. This was absolutley rad. Anytime a performer is swung out over the crowd, its impressive! I don't remember his songs, I don't remember if he sang or rapped. I won't lie, during his performance I was mezmerized by his lightbright motorcylce and, I was checking out a hot chick in front of me the whole time. I'm male. I have priorities.
Finally apl.de.ap: This guy came on, I paid attention. He was.. rad. He came out and was raised up on a platform, he brought out a turntable and a laptop and there he mixed music for about ten minutes or so. And he didn't just mix ramdom shit that was his, he mixed a lot of shit! He started off with some beats, he added in some House of Pain, some Nirvana, Michael Jackson, -- ALL KINDS OF SHIT. It was impressive. He turned the event centre at Mandalay Bay into a club for a short while, and the crowd loved him for it.
They then reunited as a group, and the continued on with their stuff, and it was glorious. I should say that I was on the floor, not a seat. I was about six feet from the stage.. and if you've ever been in that position than you know, it is a hard thing, to have a bad show that close. But it can happen. This was not a bad show. I'll take this moment to tell a side story. While waiting for the Peas to come on stage, a mid 40's crack whore tried to push her way closer to the stage. If in this position, you know you show up EARLY to get to the stage. This dumb twat did not. So she tried to push her way to the front, but there was no more room for her, so she failed. A fellow next to me finally told her to back the fuck up, and she got... very angry. But she backed away. It was then I told him, "You should throw an elbow at her." He said to me, "I can't hit a girl!" So I retorted with, "I did not say hit her, I said throw an elbow." We had a good laugh. Then when the concert started she forcefully pushed her way back up. This crack whore started jumping about like a retard with an ice cream cone. Well, in her jumping, she was jumping into.. everyone around. Throwing elbows carelessly. Everyone was starting to get upset when, our hero, the fellow I spoke of before.. took my advice. He..threw.. an elbow.. It was glorious and that insane cracked out bitch fell to the floor! HAHAHA! I laughed like that. HAHAHAHA!!! Well then her cracked out old man showed up and tried to pick a fight but he disappeared, as everyone pushed him back out of the way. Glorious. I've never been more proud to see someone take my advice, and look at how well it worked! After that, the concert was even more wonderful.
Back to the show. Nearing the end of the concert they were all together again, the dancers were on stage, Fergie was lovely, life was grand. And so before the end of the show, during their hit song "BoomBoomPOW!" Some girl in front of me passed straight the fuck out. Not fun. Fortunatly there were a couple nurses near me, and they tried to attend to her quickly. Quicker than the paramedics showed up. Taboo took notice, taking off his glasses the first time and looking about. Then a minute or so later he saw again, and looking concerned he did motion to a stage hand and then the paramedics showed up. Pretty effn sweet to see a popular music star take concern for someone in the crowd. To that I give you props sir.
So there you have it, the complete lo-down on how it went down for the Black Eyed Peas.
- Talent
- Upbeat
- Fun
- Good live show
- Great messages
- Lots of pretty lights
- Happy crowd
- No fights
- Vegas
- Hot Chicks Everywhere
- Fergie
That's right, an A fuckin Plus. Take that rock fans. I was shocked too. I'd advise seeing them, and since the show, I'm a fan. Will I go out and get their music? Maybe so. You should too. So with that, the review is completed.
While there, I played around the Palms and Mandalay Bay. I've been in both before, and I would populate their rooms again. I'd advise you do the same. And after 3 days in Vegas, you too will be able to hang one of these on your door.
Thank you.
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