Ting Tings, Terminal 5, and the impressive use of pedals

My first trip to Manhattan's Terminal 5 to see a show - BOO! Let me paint a picture for you: think of the movie "Cocktail", remember when Tom Cruise rants that poem about booze in that multi-level club when he has 'made it big' - "The orgasm, The Death Spasm, the Singapore Sling" (click here for the full poem) ? Terminal 5 looks like that but has two horrible levels over the main level/stage, it is always $6 beers in a warm cup night, and the place is filled with the Bud Foxs of this decade or college kids - no offense college kids but you will know what I mean after you graduate, have fun now. The icing on the cake is that an entire side of the first balcony is reserved for a VIP section that is always pretty empty, which is elitist and annoying of them. 

That said, The Ting Tings did a really good job entertaining the masses. Think a little bit of '80s ode, neon colors, demands for more dancing, UK top shop outfits, and a girl singer working her ass off singing, playing the guitar, and working the pedals like they release morphine. I love how pedals are being used not only as a great layer to add to songs but as a performance bit in itself. Bravo Ting Tings although I really wish I had seen you at Lollapalooza last summer and not at that hot shit show. Check out Ting Ting songs for free HERE on lala.com.