Word: fishelis
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...probably what packed the sold-out show at the Middle East with a predominantly teenage crowd. Yet no matter what the listener's motivation, whether radio or devotion to a particular band, the audience was graced with two extraordinarily energetic opening sets by the Blue Meanies and Reel Big Fish, even if the word ska was not a part of their vocabulary. Following the amazing music of the opening bands, however, was the disappointing monotony of Goldfinger. The band threw in a few twists that kept the crowd on its feet and a little quirky entertainment to push the music...
...Reel Big Fish, on the other hand, was louder, dorkier and animated, making it the highlight of the afternoon. The personality of the band, even without playing music, gave the impression of incoherence and misfit randomness. Two pairs of brass instrument players, using trumpets and trombones, donned an array of sweaters, T-shirts, jeans and slacks in a piecemeal collection of colors and fabrics. As the dark-dressed bass player crouched near the drums, the lead singer/guitarist burst on stage with a screaming electric blue Hawaiian shirt, checkered rim sunglasses and a blinding smile...
...lack of uniformity gave any inkling about the band's music, it showed how each of their individual talents could blend into a beautiful performance. Once Reel Big Fish hit the first note, there was no stopping the unrelenting in-your-face power of the horns and vocals backed up by a classic ska rhythm and background harmonies...
...found popularity, the greedy economics of record companies and beer. Members playfully attacked each other and the horn players danced around stage while the lead singer bounced in place with his gaudy clothes and unrealistically large smile, never missing a beat. Midway through the set, Reel Big Fish pleased even those audience members unfamiliar with its music with a cover of Operation Ivy's "Unity". The band's unique capability to appeal to newcomers was what made it successful; it didn't let a minute go by without entertaining an energized audience that eagerly awaited Goldfinger...
Fierce Creatures is not a sequel in the usual sense of the word. But it does reassemble the key zanies of A Fish Called Wanda: Kevin Kline, all ego and libido and stupid schemes; John Cleese, all British pomp, phlegm and cluelessness; Jamie Lee Curtis, still innocent of the effect her form encased in a tight dress can have on impressionable males; Michael Palin, just plain innocent, but with his former stammer replaced now by another verbal disability--logorrhea...