Ball down runway songs12/25/2023 ![]() ![]() Huge inflatable pigs and sheep flew just above spectators’ heads. Waters reemerged from intermission wearing a black trench coat and a red armband and marched along the border of the giant stage with two men in riot gear trailing him. Banners unraveled from the rafters, revealing an emblem of two hammers in a cross formation. The second half of the show began with a complete theme change. ![]() Funny stories were scrawled in default text on the video boards, all while thousands sang the chorus with Waters in beautiful harmony. On the first act’s back end, the crowd roared in approval upon hearing the opening notes of “ Wish You Were Here.” Water’s treated the record like an homage to Syd Barrett - his right-hand man in the band that set the world on fire. Flyover footage of protests against “the black snake” was played in black-and-white. “The Bar,” a solo track played mostly on piano by Waters, worked as both a sentimental record about the positive power of exchanging ideas in conversation, as well as a moment to shed light on the Lakota Sioux pipeline qualms. “Clinton killed 500,000 Iraqis with sanctions,” or “Obama and Trump normalized the use of drone strikes,” and “Reagan killed 30,000 innocents in Guatemala.” Each commander-in-chief’s face was blood red, with the words “WAR CRIMINAL” plastered over them. presidents beginning with Ronald Reagan were splayed across the screen. The politically drenched psych-rock didn’t cease for a moment. During a heavier rendition of “ The Powers That Be,” names subject to police brutality cycled on the screen including Colorado’s Elijah McClain, and most harrowing, Philando Castile, whose video and audio from the unarmed murder could be heard blaring over chugging guitar chords. 2.” Next, the audience got their first true taste of Water’s unflinching dedication to the statement. And of course, there was Waters, who jumped straight into his former band’s most recognizable hit, “ Another Brick In the Wall, Pt. Below, check out the best of the best in one seriously rockin' playlist, and then click ahead for the top tracks at all of our favorite shows this season.A colossal t-shaped video board - with pixels stretched the entirety of the apparatus - rose from ground level during Water’s introductory song, “ Comfortably Numb.” The stage, placed smack-dab center of Ball Arena, revealed a vast ensemble of at least nine characters: guitarists, backup vocalists, synthesizers, keyboardists, bass players and a drum kit marking the venue’s true epicenter. This season, there was a whole lotta Disclosure, Darkside, and Lorde, as well as plenty of golden oldies (fashion week isn't a fashion week without a Rolling Stones song or two, and last week's was no exception). ![]() They're usually filled with of-the-moment jams-to go with the of-the-moment threads, obviously. Runway shows are nothing without the right soundtrack to set the scene, which is why so many designers tap in-demand DJs and other music industry elite to make exclusive mis tailored to their collections. Though our obsession with what's happening on the runway, in the front row, and outside the shows during New York Fashion Week has been well-documented, we're also wildly interested in what's happening over the sound system, too. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |