Gossip Heard Loud and Clear at Terminal 5

Gossip at Terminal 5, 10.9.09

Although The Gossip released their fourth album Music For Men earlier this year, it wasn’t until the band’s third album Standing in the Way of Control (2006) that Washington State’s Gossip really got the world talking. Standing spawned some of my favorite songs of that year including Fire with Fire, Listen Up!, Your Mangled Heart, and of course the title track!

For Music For Men, Beth Ditto and company tapped super-producer Rick Rubin for 12 tracks of love gone loud. Continuing the themes of equality from Standing, Music exudes the message of fighting for love in adverse times via Beth Ditto’s soulful and gritty voice over a disco backdrop. However, listening to Gossip from my iPod in no way compares to experiencing the show live!

At the last minute on Friday we were lucky enough to catch Gossip for the first time ever at Terminal 5, along with stellar supporting sets by Apache Beat and MEN.

We unfortunately had to leave halfway through the set due to prior commitments but the 9-song set (of 16) we experienced was phenomenal. Beth Ditto’s live voice, stage presence and energy is absolutely insane!

We’re bummed in having missed the cover of What’s Love Got to Do With It in the encore, but I find solace in having heard showstoppers Love Long Distance and Your Mangled Heart live! Looking forward to hopefully seeing them in full soon!

MP3: Gossip – Love Long Distance (Fake Blood Remix) of zShare

MP3: Simian Mobile Disco Featuring Beth Ditto – Cruel Intentions or zShare