“Tonight I want you to think of us as scientists who are coming and just experimenting on you,” Jemaine warns audience members after admitting how nervous he is about the new songs he and Bret are about to share. The crowd cheers and laughs warmly clearly excited and honored to be the chosen guinea pigs for Flight of the Conchords’ musical experiment.
Flight of the Conchords‘ special appearance this past Monday night at Largo was not publicized ahead of time, but word eventually got out and drew throngs of eager fans. The lucky few that made it inside the intimate, dimly-lit venue reserved one of the (only one hundred seats) available a month ago or were among the first 30 people to line up on Monday evening for standing room at the bar. It was the final show at the popular L.A. music club before Largo relocates in early June to the Coronet Theatre on La Cienega. Comedian Greg Proops emceed the evening, opening with terrific stand-up and banter that included a guest appearance by comic Drew Carey and a surprise phone call from actor John C. Reilly on speaker phone. Largo’s genius gem musician Jon Brion also played a couple songs before Flight of the Conchords took the stage.
Although their set only consisted of two songs, it was a rewarding and thrilling experience while it lasted. They referenced lyrics scrawled on pieces of paper in front of them as they charmed and cracked up the house with their unreleased “I Told You I Was Freaky” that included quotable and effective line delivered by Bret: “You can be a squirrel, and store my nuts for me.” The second song featured hilarious lead vocals by Jemaine who rattled off names of fictitious ex-girlfriends and the various entertaining ways they left him or broke his heart (including Bruce who turned out to be a man), while Bret’s voice served as a female choir. They definitely left the audience delighted but wanting more; a rather successful experiment yielding one clear conclusion: Flight of the Conchords are hot and only getting hotter.
The in-demand New Zealand duo will be wrapping up their U.S. tour at the end of the month at the Orpheum here in Los Angeles, with already sold-out shows on May 30th and June 1st. If you’re an avid fan and missed out on tickets, you are in good company! Judging by the line around the block that began forming seven hours before Flight of the Conchords’ in-store performance at Amoeba Records last week, and the number of people Largo had to turn away Monday night, it’s safe to assume there will be hoards of people trying to buy their way in to the Orpheum shows for absurd amounts of money. Good luck and godspeed if you are one of them!
Flight of the Conchords’ first full-length self-titled album was recently released on April 21 and quickly landed as the third album on U.S. pop charts, surpassing Ashlee Simpson’s new album sales, but not quite catching up to Mariah Carey’s number one album, “E=MC2″. (Really? Do you know anyone who buys Mariah Carey albums?) The Conchords’ album mostly features favorite songs from their hit HBO show, the second season of which is predicted to commence in early 2009 (according to FOTC’s Myspace page: www.myspace.com/conchords). Until then, go buy their CD, set it on loop and bask in its Kiwi splendor.
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