Las Vegas Weekly released their 'Reader's Choice' list this week. I don't usually pay any attention to the 'winners', seeing as how most of the 'voters' are the very people I despise: uppity college kids, scene-adults, spoiled rich club hoppers and otherwise folks with more drive to be popular than smart. That makes up an INSANE percentage of Vegas these days.
Under "Best Cirque Show", the Beatles' 'LOVE' was the winner. So, in other words, of all the inane, acrobatic displays of frog, it's the least stomach-churning.
Here's the read from the post:
"The more you see this show, the more it becomes obvious that the transcendent music of the Fab Four and the psychedelic creations of Cirque make a perfect pair. Now, it's nearly impossible to hear these songs without thinking of the exploding car, the rollerbladers or the serial mastery. And we're just fine with that."
First of all, having your link to The Beatles be associated with someone else's interpretation of the music, tied into the horrible abortion that was the creation of the spawn of George Martin (their producer when they were a group) is nothing to be proud of, nor brag about. I had been gifted the 'LOVE' soundtrack by a former friend (not former because of the gift, but because they turned out to be a fucking classless shit), and it's just painful to listen to if you're ANY degree the Beatles fan that I am. The meshing together of songs that have nothing in common other than the tempo (and sometimes not even that much) is an insult to my lads. I don't care that the remaining Beatles, and their wives/widows think it's a great production. Firstly, they're not going to go against George Martin because they feel like he's their father. Secondly, they'd be retarded to turn down the ridiculous amount of cash they're all reaping from it.
I'm a Beatles purist. I don't even really dig the impersonation groups (tribute bands, as they like to call themselves), but they're at least in love with the lads to the point of wanting to emulate them. You can tell by the shows a lot of them perform that they can find no other way to pay The Beatles back for all the joy they've brought to them personally. It's endearing.
French and French-Canadian contortionists, acrobats, dancers and circus performers have no place in my Beatles world. I told you before.....NO, you can't do that.
