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TiVo'd the Conan repeat and watched it last night. I know I'm being the music ultra-contrarian here, for which I apologize in advance. But I remain unmoved.
They're very impressive, but at the end of the song, did the song move me? What did the song say? Was it a happy song, a sad song? Were its changes meaningful? Did its chords appeal to the emotions? Did it have a memorable hook or chorus?
No, it's a bunch of guys playing real fast for the purpose of playing real fast and impressing everyone with their chops.
I'm a purist in another direction, is all. To me the song is the thing, and anything that distracts from it is out of place. If someone uses a theremin there had better be a damned good reason for it other than it's a cool vintage instrument. It's extremely distinctive so it has much more capacity to ruin a song no matter who's playing it. If someone is going to play bass real fast, even if it's tasteful, it must say something to the song.
But again that's just me, and I'm weird.
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