Word: trickyness
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Old favorites "Hell Is Around The Corner" and "Overcome" made an appearance, performed in a more or less by-the-book fashion. The majority of the songs played, though, were vastly different than their album counterparts. Tricky performed with a frightening intensity, crouched over the microphone, jerking his head back...
On this tour, Tricky was joined by a live band who did a surprisingly astute job of recreating the menacing environment of his recordings. They mixed genres seamlessly, performing ambient dub, driving jungle and straight-ahead rock with equal aplomb. While pre-recorded sounds were used, they were kept to...
After an unnotable opening DJ set by DJ Genaside 2, things started off with "Anti Histamine," a B-side that started off as a remake of Blondie's "Heart of Glass." While the chorus was still recognizably Blondie, the song was transformed into a bruised industrial stomp. Tricky's numerous...
Tricky, once Adrian Thawes, is undeniably one of the most influential artists to come out of the trip-hop scene. Countless bands and performers have followed the path he laid out with his work with Massive Attack and his debut album, 1995's Maxinquaye. Since then, Tricky's moved on...
As the show proved, Tricky's perhaps at his best when he's reinterpreting songs. But Tricky's a somewhat difficult figure to embrace whole-heartedly. While he's to be admired for criticizing the motives of record companies (for commodifying violence through gangsta rap), that hasn't stopped him...