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My fisty girlfriend took me to see Blonde Redhead play Webster Hall last Tuesday. The show was ok. Just ok.

On a scale of 1-10, it went something like this:

Crowd = -5 (See, it was a 18 and over show. There were alot of lunkhead kids there, sweating Blonde Redhead. Which makes sense because BR's new album 23 is excellent and accesible.)

Band = +5

Crowd + Band = 0 (Otherwise known as the Meh Value.)

Sure, the show sounded good — because it sounded exactly like the album, complete with multiple layers of overdubs suspiciously triggered by engineers some mysterious force other than the members. On the positive side, Simone Pace's drumming was impressive, considering it's presence in the mix of the new album. And, obviously, Kazu is hot.

But, ultimately, you may as well buy 23, smoke a dube and listen to it at home.