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Concert Review: LCD Soundsystem, Dec 3, ACC

Posted on
6 Dec 2017
by
Ricky

A post shared by Ricky Lam (@panicmanual) on Dec 6, 2017 at 12:33pm PST

LCD Soundsystem is awesome live. This was my assessment of them before their show on Sunday and nothing has changed about that since.

Returning to Toronto for the first time since their “retirement”, expectations were high. The ACC was an interesting choice for a band which finds themselves at the point in their careers where they are too big for small indie venues but not big enough to fill out an arena. As a result the upper level was tarped off and the general admission area had plenty of space. I guess I was at the front on the floors so that is how I experienced the show.

Taking a hint from the title of their documentary, LCD Soundsystem more or less “shut up and play the hits” and it was great. Much like all their other albums, American Dream popped out live. All the songs you had doubts about on that album just made sense with a live band. Assessing LCD Soundsystem just by listening to their album doesn’t serve the band right. In concert, everything just sounds … right. The pounding percussion, the bass lines, the dabs of synth … It all just melds together into something that makes you want to dance. Of course it’s all led by James Murphy, tightly holding the mic and spitting out lyrics that sound intimate despite being in a cavernous arena.

It’s a testament to the band that they can skip songs like “Daft Punk,” “Losing My Edge,” “Drunk Girls” and “New York” and it didn’t really affect my feelings about the night. Every song sounds like a hit under the helm of the group and that fact actually makes you appreciate their music more.

Having said that, when those first notes of “All My Friends” hits, I still get goosebumps. It’s a euphoric song, and one of the best set closers you can have. When the chorus hits, and the entire crowd is dancing and singing along, I really do wonder where all my friends are because I think they all deserve to see a LCD Soundsystem show once in their life. It’s that great.

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