Brian Eno called Ladytron the best british pop band today, He's right so far as I'm concerend.
What was neat about this tour was Ladytron ditched the guitar and bass to look very much like they did way back at the start of the milenia. This tour fetured tunes from the new album, gravity seducer which like the name is far more sureal and experimental than the Raw early albums or the massivey produced rock out "velocifero".
I noticed the sound was much less bass than the last tour (with the band "the faint") This I enjoyed very much, This was the rattle your pantlegs bass, and not the punch you in chest bass of the previous tour. I blame the faint's system for the bass overkill in that show.
The quality of the performance was excellent, which makes sense when you figure they did the EXACT same setlist for every show the entire tour. This was a bit of a letdown for me because I was totally willing to go see them another night down in Philly. Not worth it when the setlist is exactly the same. This is why I didnt give them 5 stars, they need to be more daring live if they want to be an excellent live band. Danny mentioned in an interview that this was indeed one of his goals, but it did not translate to this tour enough to satisfy me.
Helens voice is the best it's ever been, I think she weighs 85 pounds but Im not complaining. She is a devistating beauty and with here voice the way it is strode around with extreme confidence, totally leading the show. Helen is now a true showman (showwoman for you anal people) she can really capture and excite the audience and lead them along with her expressions that like the songs are very open to artistic interpretation.
Mira sounded a bit trebleish, I wonder if her pregnacy had to do with it, none theless I am eternally grateful she toured despite her motherly obligations. She looked fantastic. Yes her faithful MS-20 was on the stage there with her.
Danny and Ruben contiue to hover at their rear echelon postions, the guest drummer took the center of the stage.