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Mr. Beast and the Happy People

When you tell people that you are going to the Mogwai show, half of them say "who?!" and the other half say "wow, aren't they like really loud and heavy?". The latter statement is certainly true, though somehow Mogwai's brand of loud and heavy is unlike anything else, and is especially far removed from anything resembling metal. Maybe it's because they are from Scotland where apparently it rains all the time and is against the law to change one's clothes too often.

I have been told that often these guys actually hand out ear plugs at their shows which prompts some uninitiated people to inquire as to why they don't just turn it down rather than encourage protection. But this would defeat the whole purpose of the music; three guitars, bass and drums layering and pulsing on top of each other in such a mammoth display of power, I swear deaf people could appreciate it just as much. The music truly vibrated it's way right into your core. And that is something that doesn't happen at low volumes.

There were too many brilliant moments to recount here, but I'll leave you with this: Guitarist #3 (or#2, or#1?!) took off his bright green Adidas running jacket half way through the show only to reveal that he was wearing a Mogwai t-shirt underneath. As my lovely concert companion put it, wearing your own t-shirt on stage is probably the biggest rock band faux pas ever invented. But they did it anyway. Now that's cool!