Gomez Eats People

Last night I went to see Mike Doughty open for Gomez with my roommate. Yep, I've written that correctly. I paid $25 to see an opening act. Though, in my defense, I thought I would like Gomez more. (To clarify, I went with my roommate to see Doughty. Doughty didn't open with my roommate.)

I have a number of problems with Gomez. First off, they have 3 lead singers. The make or break reason I like most bands is their lead singer. I'm super picky and having 3 lead singers either increases the chance that I'll like one, or decreases that chance that I'll like the whole band. Depends on how you look at it. Either way, I think if they would stick with their middle guy I'd like them better.

Gomez is also too jammy. (Jamy?) They jam too much. They don't jam to the extent that Dave Mathews Band, or to take it to an extreme, Phish jams, but they have excessive musical interludes all the same.

Last, and perhaps most disturbingly, the band seems to absorb the audience. After Doughty played we went back to have him sign some stuff. Then we hung out in back of the Fillmore until Gomez took the stage. We stood in the back of the crowd the entire time they played, but as the concert progressed the back of the crowd got closer and closer to the stage. I didn't notice anyone leaving, so I can only assume that Gomez was eating the audience. Or perhaps they were converting people into musical interludes, which efficiently explains 2 things.

In conclusion, Mike Doughty rocks.