November 01, 2003
Rasputina - Atlanta - Echo Lounge
Metroscene
Joyful Pop Rock, Good Symetry, Quickly Catchy
Rasputina
Gloom Joy, Unique, Laughably Serious
There is no group on the planet today playing music like Rasuptina. Saturday night Rasputina played the Echo Lounge with Metroscene. The Echo Lounge is basically a hole in the wall. What does that mean? A small venue, but expect them to pack the folks in this place. Yet despite the lack of an ideal setting, the show was stellar.
Metroscene is a local Atlanta band, which sounds anything except as if they are from Atlanta. There sound is very European Pop Rock in sound. Not what you would truly expect for a Rasputina opener… but then again what would you expect? Their songs were very tight, and listenable. A talented group which unfortunately have never gotten the recognition they deserve.
After a short pause, and setup, Rasputina hit the stage. There is no performance on the planet quiet like Rasputina. To grasp this you must see them live, but basically it is the environment they create. A surreal environment, one which the year is 1901, the world is rather dark and gloomy, and everyone is wearing dresses from the 16th to 17th century.
But what else would you expect from a group such as this? For in fact, they are playing good alternative rock on Cellos. That’s correct, two cellos and a drummer, that is all this band entails. The end result is a unique sound with almost a dancing vibe. Imagine a classical concert in 1901 with a sense of where techno would be 100 years later. Beyond this unique music, the lead singer, Melora Creager, tells stories and jokes in a very proper manner: adding to the strange mood created. The stories may be about people as pioneers trying to struggle to survive a winter, or about love found and lost. But they are stories. Not sung, just stories between each song.
If you have ever missed Rasputina, that is correct you are missing out. Make sure you see them on there next round of shows.
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