Chemical Brothers - New Live Show

[Mike]

Saw them last night @ the roundhouse in london -

The show is split into 2 distinct parts, with a short 4 or 5 minute interlude...

The first part they played out what i assume to be the new album, accompanied by stunning visuals... there are some abolute belters in there that some people will not have heard yet, loads of acid / deep bass sounds, plus the two new tracks that we have heard already.

The seconds part they played a few of their back catalogue - [not in order] It Doesn't Matter (i *think* mixed with Under The Influence), Setting Sun, Chemical Beats, Hey Girl Hey Boy, EBW8 (Saturate), Believe & Out Of Control....

The show seemed to be missing some of the commonly played tracks from the last couple of tours such as 'Private Psycadelic Reel', 'Golden Path', 'Star Guitar', 'Surface To Air', 'Galvanise', 'Do It Again' and the EBW's 6&7....maybye some of those will appear in the next few shows.

Overall, a fantastic show of the usual quality of Chemical Brothers, the new album material really is going back to their roots... although something in me can't help feel they could have just pressed play on their machine and im pretty sure it would have sounded the same.

The stunning visuals add an extra dimension to their live shows, but again there are cynics who might suggest that surely its not possible for lip syncing visuals to the music...unless they are somehow sticking to a pre-crafted performance Im pretty sure someone will tell me about some great software they are using here.

There were also many people (including me) who felt a little cheated that they didn't come back for an encore... it is cheesy, but its a shame that people leave with a sour taste because of that.

Aside from all that, i didn't go to see the chems to critisize their show, i went to have a good time and it was amazing, money well spent.