Virgin Mega Tour A Success
Chris Engelhardt
Issue date: 5/2/07 Section: Entertainment
It was all downhill afterwards when urban underground rapper Talib Kweli came on. Creative? Yes. Stylish? Definitely. Meant for this tour? Not at all. I will give Kweli credit for demonstrating his ability to work the crowd, at least for those that actually hung around after Sugarcult had finished. I would be a liar if I told you I witnessed the performance of his first song. Sorry, I went up to the balcony to have my poster autographed by Sugarcult. Maybe I should have stayed up there. The problem with Kweli was that while he established a crowd of fist-pumping students and good beats, he was simply misplaced in the selected group of musicians on this tour. The only highlights of his performance were his creative covers of "Sweet Dreams" and the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby," in addition to his massive hit "Say Something." Variety is great, but it has to be done the right way.
Overall, many found the concert to be worthwhile, but for different reasons.
"I felt that Sugarcult was pretty good," said senior history major, Brad Smith, "Talib Kweli was horrible. I could not understand what he was saying. He sounded muffled in the microphone." However, Smith did enjoy the show overall, "mainly because I was with my friends," he says.
David Euvin, a freshman at the Mount, held a different viewpoint. "The energy from the crowd wasn't as exciting as it should've been. But I thought everything went smoothly and was overall a good show!"
"Although I mainly went to the concert to enjoy the tunes of William Tell, I also enjoyed Sugarcult's set," said Megan Clark, a sophomore history and sociology major.
"Although the auditorium was a nice place for the show, I believe that there could have been a better spot in order for standing and dancing room, but all together I applaud The Mount for attaining such an interesting and fun tour to come to school, for once, I actually wanted to stay on campus for an evening event," Clark says.
I for one agree.
Overall, many found the concert to be worthwhile, but for different reasons.
"I felt that Sugarcult was pretty good," said senior history major, Brad Smith, "Talib Kweli was horrible. I could not understand what he was saying. He sounded muffled in the microphone." However, Smith did enjoy the show overall, "mainly because I was with my friends," he says.
David Euvin, a freshman at the Mount, held a different viewpoint. "The energy from the crowd wasn't as exciting as it should've been. But I thought everything went smoothly and was overall a good show!"
"Although I mainly went to the concert to enjoy the tunes of William Tell, I also enjoyed Sugarcult's set," said Megan Clark, a sophomore history and sociology major.
"Although the auditorium was a nice place for the show, I believe that there could have been a better spot in order for standing and dancing room, but all together I applaud The Mount for attaining such an interesting and fun tour to come to school, for once, I actually wanted to stay on campus for an evening event," Clark says.
I for one agree.
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