Gnarls Barkley @ House Of Blues, Chicago 8/3/06

Dress was casual: the dynamic duo sported chefs' outfits, backed by an eleven-piece line-up of short-order cooks and apron-clad, bespectacled waitresses. To a Gnarly spin on "Hungry Like The Wolf," Cee-Lo took center stage carrying a tray of muffins, which were promptly distributed to fans in the front row. Then the rock 'n' roll baker's dozen got the party started with some "Gadget Gospel." And we broke out the Sidekick...

"First things first," the singer cooly requested. "I wanna hear fucking mass hysteria from the top to the bottom ... we are The Sam Cooks!"

We were bopping all night. And the band delivered service with a smile. Endlessly entertaining, from Cee's funky Lizard King impression to the waitresses' jerky zombie jig during "Necromancer," this show had it all. "If you get the impulse to pull those titties out, go right ahead," Cee-Lo offered. "I won't judge you. I won't judge you."

Gnarls ruled the packed House like this set was the most important night of the psychedelic soulmen's career. We knew better, but it didn't matter; tonight we were Elsewhere.

"Help us out. We only got one fucking album. What could we possibly do next?" That's when things got "Crazy." Spirit fingers!

Here's the setlist:

1. "Go-Go Gadget Gospel"
2. "Who Cares?"
3. "The Boogie Monster"
4. "St. Elsewhere"
5. "Just A Thought"
6. "There's An End" (Holly Golightly)
7. "Gone Daddy Gone"
8. "Feng Shui"
9. "The Last Time"
10. "Necromancer"
11. "Who Scared You" (The Doors)
12. "Crazy"

Encore
13. "Transformer"
14. "Storm Coming"
15. "Smiley Faces"

Posted at 1:05 AM in Concert
Tags: Gnarls Barkley

11 Comments

not nearly enough puns.

Posted by: nick at 08/04/06 2:51 AM | Reply
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<2+1 puns.

Posted by: God In Heaven at 08/04/06 4:55 AM | Reply
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arthur lee has died! i don't know where else to write this!

Posted by: daniel at 08/04/06 6:41 AM | Reply
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Ooh, love to hear that cover of "There Is An End".

Posted by: Jeremy at 08/04/06 6:46 AM | Reply
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Anyone have any live recordings of Gnarls shows?

Posted by: swanny at 08/04/06 7:23 AM | Reply
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That's so cool they covered that song 'Crazy' too.

Posted by: Jeff at 08/04/06 9:04 AM | Reply
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Lucky. You get to have AWL the FUN, scott!

Posted by: booboo at 08/04/06 10:40 AM | Reply
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What's with the "We knew better"?

Posted by: E at 08/04/06 11:59 AM | Reply
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So the Raconteurs cover "Crazy," and Gnarls does a Greenhornes/Holly Golightly tune? Nice bit of mutual appreciation...

Posted by: Rachel at 08/04/06 1:00 PM | Reply
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How does the live version of "Transformer" sound? It must be pretty weird. Does it have the vocal effects?

Posted by: Jason Robots at 08/04/06 10:53 PM | Reply
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Gone Daddy Gone -- is a Violent Femmes cover. He does it great, too.

I wonder if Gnarls' "Crazy" is eventually going to be covered as many times as Willie/Patsy's "Crazy"?

Posted by: Dan at 08/06/06 7:15 PM | Reply
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