[live review] The Pipettes @ Lee’s Palace - November 18th, 2007

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[live review] The Pipettes @ Lee’s Palace - November 18th, 2007

By johpan ⋅ December 9, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

For those who don’t know, The Pipettes are a UK based indie pop band with a groovy, sixties feel. The group consists of the Pipettes (RiotBecki, Gwenno, and Rosay), who take the spotlight and provide the vocals and some keyboards, and the Cassette (Monster Bobby, Jon, Seb, and Jason), who provides the music (playing guitar, bass, keyboards, and drums respectively).

My history with the group involves finding out about them 2 days before their first show here in Toronto. I didn’t get to see that. A friend showed me an article in the Toronto Star about Canadian Music Week and they were playing at the Rivoli. Based solely on the picture they had in the paper, I decided to sample some of their music and instantly fell in love. Their catchy tunes and witty lyrics infect your head. Humming and foot-tapping ensues.

This was my second Pipettes show this year. After the Rivoli, the polka dot clad gals returned June 1st which, I believe, was for their first North American single release entitled “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me”. The November 18th show was for their first North American album release entitled “We Are The Pipettes”.

Now that all the formalities are out of the way, let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?

The ladies are just as fantastic live as they are in studio. The venue’s sound system was better the second time around. The June show’s mic levels were a bit imbalanced. I didn’t manage to get away with a setlist but I remember they opened the November show with “Dance and Boogie” and “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me” - both of which I love and have a video of at the end of this post. I managed to capture “I Love You” (one of my personal favourites) and “Guess Who Ran Off With The Milkman?” which are also at the bottom of the post. They played a lot of their upbeat songs and stay away from their slower, deeper songs. I really want to hear Gwenno sing “A Winter’s Sky” but I doubt I’ll ever hear it live. I don’t remember them performing “Sex” though something inside tells me they did. I love whenever they perform “Pull Shapes” since it was the first song I heard from them. It has a lot of sentimental value as well as a kick ass dance which everyone can join in with. The ladies “audience-friendly” dancing on stage is entertaining to watch. Their voices so pleasing to the ear. I can’t really say much more than go watch them live if you’re a fan of the genre.

Fortunately, their opening act for the November show was Nicole Atkins and the Sea and she is awesome. She performed a good handful of songs from her album “Neptune City” and a few more. She gave me a button at her merch table and gave me a bunch of stickers. She said she was coming back in February. Expect a review of that.

Bottom Line: AWESOME SHOW LADIES. COME BACK SOON!

“Dance and Boogie” and “Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me”

“I Love You”

“Guess Who Ran Off With The Milkman?”