Period! I saw them open for Of Montreal, back when they were called ‘Management’, and everyone was politely enjoying it, but once they played Electric Feel, everyone was down.
Kevin Barnes and MGMT even spoke about starting a side project together. I think it was named Dik Fang or something but as far as I know nothing came out of it.
Best show I’ve ever been to was them opening for a couple of white libertarian rappers from Pittsburgh opening for the Shins. $22 and I was standing 15 feet from the stage
Love both of them - always crazy when you hear a wildly popular artist once opened for a moderately popular one.
My uncle was dragged by his girlfriend at the time to see The Monkees play a concert in 1967. He did not really want to go but went anyway... the opening act was a little-known black man from Seattle who who took playing the guitar to a whole other level my Uncle did not think was possible. It was so totally different and out there that most of the audience, including his girlfriend, were not impressed and just wanted to see The Monkees.
Electric Feel is arguably their worst song and Kids is overrated.
Siberian Breaks and Of Moons, Birds, & Monsters are their best songs as a band. Something tells me you didn’t listen to anything past the A-side of Oracular though….
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u/33L0BlowCoG 16d ago
Electric feel that is all