Book of Love Houston Concert reviews
Terrible show by a great band
I blame the terrible show on Book of Love - they did their hits and flashed a bunch of lights and gew-gaws... that's what you're there for, right? I can't really blame them for the show. Maybe I'm getting too old?
Their last CD blew my mind - Book of Love are still great, still my favorite band. But this show is the last of theirs I'll go see. It was too much of a hassle, too expensive, and, well... boring. I hate to say it.
Let's be clear - it was boring to me - a hard-core Book of Love fan. If you know a couple songs you've heard on the radio, you'll be happy. The long drawn-out set of hits made it boring. The only times I could work up interest was when they played stuff from the new CD, or things I hadn't heard live before.
The place was too crowded, with drunk belligerent angry punch-y people. No organization on the Rose Bowl's side. The GA area was so far removed from the stage that you were basically watching the show from the monitors - without drunken frat boys screaming in your ear and punching you.
What a terrible show. I love Book of Love but I'll do so from the comfort of my iPod in the future.