Broken Social Scene
Live Transilvania Milano 06/02/2006

LA RECENSIONE

The BSS are over 20, but not tonight on stage, and they apologize.

The BSS know that today is Monday, and the audience's enthusiasm is a bit lacking, but they don't care, and they apologize.

The BSS have a violinist, and I always have serious hormonal issues with women who play guitar, strings, and/or sing on stage.

The BSS count Feist among their ranks, but not on stage tonight, instead singing is Lisa Lobsinger, with a porcelain face, empire style, and anti-gravity hair, who falls into the above statistic, fully confirming the rule.

The BSS occasionally play post-rock, and they can be boring.

The BSS most often play pure pop, as indie as you like, and they can be absolutely compelling.

The BSS on record sometimes indulge in non-random off-key moments, like in "Ibi Dreams of Pavement (A Better Day)", but much less so live.

The BSS are a collective, but live, the personalities of the individuals emerge much more than on record.

The BSS have several leaders, but if I had to choose one above the others, it's not the main singer, but it's the drummer who drives the whole thing.

The BSS play a lot, a whole lot, and it's a bit hard to keep up with them, but maybe it's to make up for their last Milan show which was interrupted due to the forced closure of the venue on that unfortunate night, and luckily it was Monday and blah blah.

A great concert, truly. And further confirmation that there is something in Toronto that grows musicians really well.