Steph 1Finally The Kooks Review!
May 25th 2008 04:35
I went to see The Kooks perform at The Wiltern in Los Angeles on Monday, May 19th, 2008. This was the first time I saw The Kooks live and I didn't quite know what to expect. I have both of their albums and some of their b-sides and live stuff and I just love it all, so I was hoping they would live up to my expectations. I had previously seen a show at The Wiltern so I was prepared to compare the previous Wiltern experience to this one. I had seen The Hives at there in February earlier this year and they certainly live up to the claims many people have made about them being the best live band on earth. But more on that later...
The Kooks came onto the stage after their openning band, The Morning Benders, and started things off with Always Where I Need To Be. The performance also included songs from their first album Inside In/Inside Out, such as Seaside, See the World, Sofa Song, Eddie's Gun, Ooh La, She Moves In Her Own Way, Naive, I Want You, and Do You Love Me Still? They also incorporated songs from their new second album Konk, with See the Sun, Mr. Maker, Do You Wanna, Love It All, Stormy Weather, Sway, Shine On, and One Last Time.
The Kooks lead singer, Luke Pritchard, seemed somewhat spotlight shy when it came down to it. He barely talked between songs, if at all. He maybe talked four times throughout the performance and only one or two sentences each time. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how they are able to play so many songs. I mean, I didn't even list all of the songs they played. The Kooks are a bit lack luster in showing much personality on stage, but they do have a cool light show. For a Kooks fan it was a superb performance, and they couldn't have askedfor anything more.
After the show, I waited behind the outside of The Wiltern for The Kooks to come out and meet their fans. I met the security guard I made friends with at The Hives concert, Frank, and he actually remembered me. Amazing! Since he probably meets many people before and after every performance. It took The Kooks an hour and a half to come out, and I am certainly not complaining. The drummer and the bassist, didn't even look our way and walked in the opposite direction to leave the venue. Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris, the guitarist, soon came out after them and walked over to us. Luke was undoubtedly wasted but was atleast trying to be coherent to the girls trying to get his attention. I got a quick picture with him as he moved down the row asking anyone if they had a cigarette lighter. Hugh Harris didn't pay much attention to the fans as they called his name, he just stood smiling and talking to one of their roadies. After about only three minutes of meeting with their fans, a silver Porsche drove up in the street behind us. Luke and Hugh both ran for safety in the small sports car. The group of fan quickly engulfed the car and I quickly ran the other direction to the parking structure, it was quite a scary scene. If I were those two rock stars, I would be worried for my life. It seems like The Kooks don't exactly know how to handle their fans and keep them happy in my opinion. A little scared are you boys? I wouldn't blame you.
In the end, I got some blurry pictures of the concert, some video with terrible sound quality, and a picture with Luke Pritchard, lead singer of The Kooks. A rewarding night after all.
The Kooks came onto the stage after their openning band, The Morning Benders, and started things off with Always Where I Need To Be. The performance also included songs from their first album Inside In/Inside Out, such as Seaside, See the World, Sofa Song, Eddie's Gun, Ooh La, She Moves In Her Own Way, Naive, I Want You, and Do You Love Me Still? They also incorporated songs from their new second album Konk, with See the Sun, Mr. Maker, Do You Wanna, Love It All, Stormy Weather, Sway, Shine On, and One Last Time.
The Kooks lead singer, Luke Pritchard, seemed somewhat spotlight shy when it came down to it. He barely talked between songs, if at all. He maybe talked four times throughout the performance and only one or two sentences each time. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how they are able to play so many songs. I mean, I didn't even list all of the songs they played. The Kooks are a bit lack luster in showing much personality on stage, but they do have a cool light show. For a Kooks fan it was a superb performance, and they couldn't have askedfor anything more.
After the show, I waited behind the outside of The Wiltern for The Kooks to come out and meet their fans. I met the security guard I made friends with at The Hives concert, Frank, and he actually remembered me. Amazing! Since he probably meets many people before and after every performance. It took The Kooks an hour and a half to come out, and I am certainly not complaining. The drummer and the bassist, didn't even look our way and walked in the opposite direction to leave the venue. Luke Pritchard and Hugh Harris, the guitarist, soon came out after them and walked over to us. Luke was undoubtedly wasted but was atleast trying to be coherent to the girls trying to get his attention. I got a quick picture with him as he moved down the row asking anyone if they had a cigarette lighter. Hugh Harris didn't pay much attention to the fans as they called his name, he just stood smiling and talking to one of their roadies. After about only three minutes of meeting with their fans, a silver Porsche drove up in the street behind us. Luke and Hugh both ran for safety in the small sports car. The group of fan quickly engulfed the car and I quickly ran the other direction to the parking structure, it was quite a scary scene. If I were those two rock stars, I would be worried for my life. It seems like The Kooks don't exactly know how to handle their fans and keep them happy in my opinion. A little scared are you boys? I wouldn't blame you.
In the end, I got some blurry pictures of the concert, some video with terrible sound quality, and a picture with Luke Pritchard, lead singer of The Kooks. A rewarding night after all.
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