My wife and I saw their show a couple of years ago.  It was a bit of a disappointment.  Good, but a lot of middle school type humor and kind of boring.  We were glad when it was over.  "Love" was a better show and worth every penny.  That was our take on it anyway.  6 for this.

BMG is great. The live show in Vegas is well worth the time and money. They are very creative and entertaining musicians. The 'scratching' mentioned below is actually a very novel use of a long pole used as an instrument. It is something to see. This song lays down the theme for the concert version of the show. The message they put out in their show is go and find your bliss, the thing that makes you happy and be true to that. 

 Panama_Floyd wrote: 
Yeah, and neither are drummers.

phlattop wrote:
It's bombastic rhythm noise with gimmicks, lasers and toys! Who couldn't do this?  You label this talent?  I watched a DVD of theirs and was thoroughly bored!

Panama_Floyd wrote: OH GOD NO!!! I COULDN'T STAND SUCH BLASPHEMY!!!

 Panama_Floyd wrote: 
Yeah, like that guy from Portishead, and that guy from the Beastie Boys.  Definitely no music coming from those turntables.  Idiot.

Wow, never expected the BMG here..although I guess I should have. Any hope for their cover version of "Baba O'Reilly"?

 davin wrote: 

"DJs" are not musicians.

 lsherida wrote: 
Haha!  

 davin wrote: 
Then you know nothing of Blue Man.  It's not scratching, it's swishing boat antennas.  And it's really impressive in person.

 davin wrote: 
eh, it wasn't that bad.

not that it was good either.

just very blah.

but certainly not the sort of awful scratching where one feels compelled to yell "for ***** sake, go back to your bedroom and practice 60 hours before you ever do that in public again!" at the DJ.

If you happen to visit Sin City, their Las Vegas show is fantastic, and cheaper than some other Las Vegas shows ($90 for a decent seat, $130 for a great one).  The price went up when they moved from the Luxor to the Venetian.  Anyone remember their performance at the grammys a few years ago?  It was a production number with Moby and Jill Scott, I think doing Moby's Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad.  Pure entertainment joy.

 phlattop wrote: 

Just saw them a couple of weeks ago celebrating my mom in-laws 80th...very entertaining.   They gave her a kiss after the show, leaving a big blue lipmark on her face. 

Walrus_Gumbo wrote:

yours is now my favourite username - it's official

Walrus_Gumbo wrote:

Have you actually seen their show? Pretentious is the last thing I would say about them and I'll bet they've got a sense of humor about themselves. I've seen the show three times and they are always in the lobby after the show to shake hands, take pictures, etc.

auburntigerrich wrote:

I agree,

Just not my type. yuk

BMG was entertaining visually and auditorially (?), plus adding tracy bonham to the mix made it oh so human . . .

Sobient wrote:

Well put. Encore for this comment.

I just picked up both Audio and The Complex from LaLa.

All you need to enjoy BMG is a sense of appreciation for creativity, and an atom of imagination. Consider the roots of the music (the live performances, full of audience interaction) when you listen.

7.

japanmoran wrote:

I had low expectations. But it was worth every penny of it. They put on a celver show--both musically and visually.

that was some of the worst scratching i have ever heard. hahaha

Man do I hate these pretentious Smurf Mimes!!! No more please!!!

pope183 wrote:

Right on, pope dude.

Anyway, I wanted to say that this is the first time I've even bothered to rate a Blue Man song, let alone rate it well. I like it, for some reason.

Hey - do I hear a Blue Girl singing?

killahfunkadelic wrote:

$60-$80 i think at the Venetian, at the door.

i think if you have to coat yourself in blue body paint to sell music you should probably choose another career.

just out of curiousity, how much coin will tickets to their vegas show set you back?

pope183 wrote:

OK, that was thoroughly weird . . .

Well done - goes with the song nicely.

Pyro wrote:

Is there any other kind?

Blue Man Group defined my 1998.