Scissor Sisters at Terminal 5 7/6/12
by Skimble7 on 7/11/12Terminal 5 - New YorkRating: 3 out of 5The Scissor Sisters will never put on a bad show in NYC. They were really great. The energy was crazy high due to having so many hometown fans there. However, there were some disappointments.
The Venue -Terminal 5
1) The weather (I know, not controllable). It was very hot and humid that night. The venue is not designed to be energy efficient or easy to maintain temperature control. On the 1st balcony level, it was downright steamy all night.
2) Location-unless you're willing to take buses or pay for a cab getting from GCT, Penn Station or Port Authority is going to involve walking...a lot of walking. The farthest west subways run is 8th Ave. T5 is between 11th & 12th.
3) Sound. At least on the 1st balcony it is subpar. The sound hits the upper level and the ceiling of the 1st balcony and stops. Unless you're right at the railing it is very muffled.
The band
1) Invisible Light is the Scissters most epic song and what makes it so is the narrative at the end by Sir Ian McKellan. I have no issue with bands/solo artists using backing recordings. In fact SS did a great job with one for "Let's Have A Kiki". But with Invisible Light Ana spoke over the recording of Sir Ian and the song completely lost it's punch.
2) No everything else was great.
Left before the encore because the temp and humidity in the building was unbearable.