Oxegen 2010 - Gossip
Green Spheres Tent, Saturday 10th July, 8.30pm
Describe in a Tweet: Beth Ditto eats up music, and spits out the results.
What Happened: A huge crowd has gathered for Gossip, and by the time ATL had fought through the throng, 'Standing In The Way Of Control' comes to an end. Now, having got the hit out of the way, Gossip tears intoÌýtheir back catalogue, throwing in a musical grab bag along the way.
Snatches ofÌýmelodies and lyrics are peppered through the set, with Beth Ditto appropriating Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Marvin Gaye, and Tina Turner, amongst others. Placed in contextÌýwith their own material, itÌýhelpsÌýframe the band's chameleonic tendencies. Which is just as well, as the set jumps schizophrenically from their garage punk beginings to their later indie-dance stylings, stopping off at various points to showcase the vocal dynamics ofÌýDitto, who howls and shrieks her way into every corner of this cavernous tent.
Whether anyone actually cares or notices any of this is a differentÌýmatter as a large percentage of the audience are only here because of the electro crossover hits that first brought them to mainstream attention in the first place. No matter, as Ditto is such an engaing presence, so eminantely likeable, that sheÌývery quickly has the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand. When sheÌýhurls a toilet roll into the crowd, wraps part ofÌýit around her head, and then spits the remainder out towards the audience, it's too late: Oxegen has fallen for Beth Ditto. All of a sudden, the mud seems that little bit more bearable.
Crazy in Love: The rendition ofÌýTina Turner'sÌý'What's LoveÌýGot To Do With It?' is particularly good, with the band simultaneously treating it in an ironic manner,Ìýand delving into the emotional core ofÌýthe song.
99 Problems: Whilst Ditto clearly is a gifted singer, there are times when it starts to feel like she's oversinging everything, for want of anything better to do.
Oxegen Rating: 7/10
Describe in a Tweet: Beth Ditto eats up music, and spits out the results.
What Happened: A huge crowd has gathered for Gossip, and by the time ATL had fought through the throng, 'Standing In The Way Of Control' comes to an end. Now, having got the hit out of the way, Gossip tears intoÌýtheir back catalogue, throwing in a musical grab bag along the way.
Snatches ofÌýmelodies and lyrics are peppered through the set, with Beth Ditto appropriating Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Marvin Gaye, and Tina Turner, amongst others. Placed in contextÌýwith their own material, itÌýhelpsÌýframe the band's chameleonic tendencies. Which is just as well, as the set jumps schizophrenically from their garage punk beginings to their later indie-dance stylings, stopping off at various points to showcase the vocal dynamics ofÌýDitto, who howls and shrieks her way into every corner of this cavernous tent.
Whether anyone actually cares or notices any of this is a differentÌýmatter as a large percentage of the audience are only here because of the electro crossover hits that first brought them to mainstream attention in the first place. No matter, as Ditto is such an engaing presence, so eminantely likeable, that sheÌývery quickly has the crowd eating out of the palm of her hand. When sheÌýhurls a toilet roll into the crowd, wraps part ofÌýit around her head, and then spits the remainder out towards the audience, it's too late: Oxegen has fallen for Beth Ditto. All of a sudden, the mud seems that little bit more bearable.
Crazy in Love: The rendition ofÌýTina Turner'sÌý'What's LoveÌýGot To Do With It?' is particularly good, with the band simultaneously treating it in an ironic manner,Ìýand delving into the emotional core ofÌýthe song.
99 Problems: Whilst Ditto clearly is a gifted singer, there are times when it starts to feel like she's oversinging everything, for want of anything better to do.
Oxegen Rating: 7/10
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