So Percussion with their Strange Banging… Seriously?

As I first walked into Boll Theater, I was asking myself what is all this crap on this stage? The stage was cluttered with all types of things and items that didn’t even look like instruments. I guess I just thought that this didn’t look very professional. This was the first of many things I began to question and critique. As each member of the band came out, they all were taping on a chunk of wood with some sort of wooden thing. At first, I thought it was quite inventive. It reminded me horses trotting on brick with the clack clack of their hooves, however, as they kept playing my opinion drastically changed. My head began to hurt from the constant banging and it kept going and going, which led me to think to myself that this part of the performance would never end even know it was only the beginning. Finally they were done. Thank God. As they performed the next couple songs, I began to zone out. They used multiple xylophones and bells to continue their taping mixed with bizarre movies playing behind them. To be honest those movies were so depressing that consisted of monotone colors and the same replication of movement the entire time. They could’ve spiced up their performance with something not so boring and something that people would actually want to look at. Repeating sounds, repeating banging, that’s the only way to describe “So Percussion”. All throughout the performance, they never once looked happy to be up there or enthusiastic to be playing music that they were sooo fond of. I just thought that was bizarre. If this was their passion, shouldn’t they at least show their audience a little expression.
Being a college student, I don’t know how this would appeal to someone like me. I could not find any parallels to this type of music and the types of music I enjoy listening to. This was just way too out there for me. In addition, I even felt uncomfortable listening to this that placed me out of my comfort zone with the strange idea of banging on stuff. According to the New York Times articles published on this group, overall the ratings were relatively well perceived. I don’t understand what all the hype about them was. Ultimately, it led me to disappointment and a horrible throbbing headache.