Prettier than Mick Jagger, according to his fansLast night at the Electric Factory Spoon operated primarily in burst mode, firing off one choked missive after another: "Don't Make Me a Target", "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine", "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case", "Small Stakes", etc. The set tended towards Gimme Fiction and Ga^5, the two albums most responsible for what notoriety the band has accrued to this point. Luckily for the audience, Spoon are eerily consistent; while it is certainly possible to prefer one of their records over the others, this distinction says more about the listener's tastes than any significant difference in quality. Apart from obvious highlights - "Everything Hits at Once", "I Turn My Camera On", "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb", "I Summon You" - the apex of the evening was an encoring-opening cover of The Rolling Stones' "Rocks Off" from 1972's Exile on Main St.; for anyone wondering whether or not Spoon's seemingly-limited aesthetic is a product of design or circumstance, listening to the band tear through the masters' masterpiece with equal parts swagger and ease was a resounding affirmation of the former.
