Kenton, whom you might remember as the quirky Asian who led the group the Backbeats in the Sing-Off last season, was the opener. I liked him on the show, despite his group, but to open for Ben Folds I was expecting more than a guy and a mic, singing with recorded tracks he set in Garage Band. However, his slow and sensuous cover of "Toxic" made me very, very happy.
Ben performed a great blend of classics and songs off his new album. I enjoyed hearing him explain each song before he sang it, and learned a lot about his art. Just as I was regretting that I didn't get to hear him play "Philosophy," that was the encore!
If only there hadn't been five silly girls in the section in front of us recording the entire concert, it would have been absolutely amazing. A few pics, even a few video clips, fine - I am guilty of that too. However, using a flash will only take a photo of the heads in front of you. And taking 35 shots of every song is only adding to your library of...images of the people in front of you? I paid to watch a live concert, not to watch Ben in blurry colors on your LED, randomly disrupted by your flash going off. And the fact that there are other screens distracting people in the theatre doesn't mean it's ok for you to disregard those around you. All I have to say is that Karma is a bitch, babes.
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