for the 2 people here who don't hate her---M.I.A. live is a worthwhile experience

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I came into the whole thing soured by media saturation and interminable ILM threads, not expecting much. But it was a fucking good show! No Tamil fist-pumping, good sound (although that could vary from club to club...) She had an arresting presence--a lot of energy, but more demure than the needling diva thing I was expecting. Plus she was wearing a cute baggy snoopy tee shirt at one point. The back-up singer (Cherry?) was awesome. My only complaint was the set was fucking short. Demand more, people. You paid $15, and you did not pay that money to see Spank Rock.

― emilys. (emilys.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:39 (twenty years ago)

i'm glad i saw her with LCD soundsytem, because if i had paid money just to see her, i would be pissed. maybe it's just a cultural thing, but seeing a british sri-lankan trying to act like an american R&B star really didn't work for me. maybe some fist-pumping would have seemed a little more authentic to me.

― viborgu, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

I think she's great live. High energy, the music sounds great etc.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

I really didn't notice much "R&B" in her performances.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

Actually none to be exact.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:52 (twenty years ago)

BTW, show was @ 40 watt, Athens, GA, 9/19

― emilys. (emilys.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

Did she break up with Diplo and not tour with him anymore? He was my favorite part when I saw her at the Knitting Factory.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:53 (twenty years ago)

I could give half a fuck about their relationship, so I don't know, but no it was a different dj, dj _________

― emilys. (emilys.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:54 (twenty years ago)

Kontrol?

― emilys. (emilys.), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:56 (twenty years ago)

I love how people who hate her for whatever reason always assume that Diplo or some other man must be making her music for her.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 20:57 (twenty years ago)

Yes thats exactly what I was trying to say.

― Stuh-du-du-du-du-du-du-denka (jingleberries), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 21:09 (twenty years ago)

OMG OMG OMG she broke up with Diplo? Is he seeing anyone? Is he in the Diplomats?

― (\/)Â¤Â¤kÃÃ« \â‚¬/Ã¯Â£Å¡Â¤Ã± (mookie wilson), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

I love how people who hate her for whatever reason always assume that Diplo or some other man must be making her music for her.

-- Spencer Chow (spencercho...), September 20th, 2005. (spencermfi) (later)

What, you mean the record buying public?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 21:13 (twenty years ago)

xpost, I wasn't actually referring to your comment, although I can see how it was read that way.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

that was for Bill.

Dom, what?

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 21:14 (twenty years ago)

for the 2 people here who don't hate them---an annual visit to your primary care physician is a worthwhile experience

― Confounded (Confounded), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 02:38 (twenty years ago)

i thought her set was mercifully short, but maybe that was because I was already mostly sober and had such a long drive to get back to my digs.

― jxnx (jxnx), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

I dug her when she was here in Seattle. Has the backlash really hit ILM that hard?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 05:15 (twenty years ago)

Yo, viborgu, would she seem more authentic if she'd asked you to wave 'em like you just don't care etc.?

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 05:16 (twenty years ago)

I'm wondering how Arular will do on the ILM '05 poll.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 05:19 (twenty years ago)

"the backlash"

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 05:29 (twenty years ago)

xpost

are you being ironical? to be honest it's been a while and i didn't take notes so i can't lay out any specifics of why i thought she was acting "urban". i think it was the backup singer's b-boy stance combined with MIA pretty much, yeah, "waving em". maybe thats just something to me that seems really out of context from a british performer, but they're so acclimated to b-boy culture that it seems normal to them. i'll admit i had pretty high expectations which usually leads to me being disappointed. i think diplo was great though. i guess i'd prefer to see a white boy hunched over the decks than a brown girl shaking her booty. please take that out of context as necessary.

― viborgu, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

― gear (gear), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 08:29 (twenty years ago)

xpost

Well, it's pretty funny to hear her criticized for copping from B-boy culture when she's supposed to be "grime" or whatever, given the discussions that have gone on here about how completely removed from hip-hop grime is. As for my own reactions, I dug that she seemed to be having fun. I know some people think she can't dance, but her moves were fine by me. I've certainly seen stiffer/less engaging rappers onstage, and I've been going to see them for 20 years or so.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 08:30 (twenty years ago)

there's that too. i have a hard time with most live hip-hop shows cause when they start in with that "somebody say hheeeyyy!" i really want to hit the door. mos def put on a great show this year though. yeah, i know, backpacker hip-hop. he just had a really distinct stage presence, as much an actor as a rapper. as for discussions that have gone on here, i don't know cause i haven't been around too long. i didn't think MIA was "grime", i kind of associated her more with the panjabi thing.

― viborgu, Wednesday, 21 September 2005 09:28 (twenty years ago)

I actually am a bigger fan of Mos Def as an actor than as a rapper, so that makes total sense.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:26 (twenty years ago)

MIA is supposed to be grime?!

― spontine (cis), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 18:42 (twenty years ago)

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