it might be tougher for a less secure heterosexual man to admit this, but i’ll say it proudly — i went to a scissor sisters show last night, and had a great time.

which is funny, because i don’t even really like the scissor sisters that much. i’d always heard pieces of their albums or the few singles they’ve had, and thought, ‘wow, i certainly don’t need more disco in my life. no thank you’. i don’t think i’ve listened to a full album of theirs a all the way through even once, ever.

but jessica liked them enough to buy some tickets to their show (especially since she was down for the count during their coachella set), and offered to give me her extra for free for taking care of back in a tent in the desert in may. not wanting her to get stormed by cute lesbians who might try to steal away my cute girlfriend, i felt compelled to join her.

and even despite awful, awful sound in the shrine, since the show was in the echoey cement-floored expo center side, not in the auditorium, they totally sold me with their live show. their singer has an energy level and list of dance moves that combine to make any human jealous, and the songs pretty much rocked and grooved all over the place (except for the two slow songs, during which i just wished they would save their elton john impressions for private use only).

anyhow, now i’ve got to decide if i was just plain wrong, or if their live show is an entirely different experience than listening to their music in recorded form. either way, i got to have a fun night and see a bunch of pretty boys in makeup and tight pants, both on stage and off, which is always a good time, right?

[update: okay, so i listened to some more stuff i found floating around the internet, and i think it’s the latter. maybe the flair gets turned down in favor of the rock when they play it live, and that’s why i liked it more. however, ‘i don’t feel like dancing’, even with all that in mind, is still a kickass infectious pop song. if only i could understand what he’s saying in the chorus there…]