dEUS in Paris

Everything you want from a rock and roll show was present and in full force last night. A cool venue (with a good sound system!) like an old circus tent and a packed house (500? the 2nd sold out night!) certainly helped these Antwerp, Belgium boys feel right at home. I'd been really needing a full blast shot of rock and roll for a while now and I got everything I needed last night. 4 guys standing right across the front of the stage with no opening act (although one was advertised?) and we're off. dEUS is a great and powerful lock-tight rhythm section (drums and bass), 2 electric guitarists and one keyboard/violin player. dEUS is lots of Fender guitars- Precision bass, Teley's and Strat's- Pearl drums and Korg keyboards. Tom Barman handles the lead vocals but all the rest of the guys add in good backup and the songs are all sung in English. They have an amazing ability even when playing at full tilt boogie to elevate the song to an even higher level and that, believe me, is no little feat! I'd never seen them play live before and I was surprised actually by what a wide variety of songs they played. As you'd expect, there were the full out rockers but there were even 3 or 4 slow kinda soft, "jazzy" numbers and one acoustic guitar centered song and also a pure pop throw-away. They frequently used samples and loops but always tasteful and nothing ever distracted from the live playing. From their bio I see that this is not the original line-up but they play well together never the less. A working band. They were 100% "inside" the music all night and the audience responded in kind. They all play with power, passion, originality, daring, restraint and, what I really appreciated, skill. From beginning to end I had a wonderful time and can only say that if you have the chance to see this band please do yourself a favor and go. Thanks dEUS!!

bookerfatz2

PS- if I had one negative thing to say about last night it was the price of the ticket. 30€ per ticket. By the time my girlfriend and I got home we had spent 100€ (tickets + drinks + a kabob + metro). Maybe I'm out of touch with the times but isn't that a lot of money?

dEUS – Le Cabaret Sauvage – April 26, 2006

1. BAD TIMING
2. STOP-START NATURE
3. INSTANT STREET
4. FELL OFF THE FLOOR, MAN
5. NIGHTSHOPPING
6. SICK SUGAR
7. WORST CASE SCENARIO
8. SUN RA
9. THEME FROM TURNPIKE
10. PUT THE FREAKS UP FRONT
11. NOTHING REALLY ENDS
12. ROSES
13. ROCK CHICK
14. LITTLE ARITHMETICS
15. WHAT WE TALK ABOUT
16. SUDS & SODA
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17. POCKET REVOLUTION
18. IF YOU DON’T GET WHAT YOU WANT
19. VIA
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20. MAGIC HOUR

• Official Website : deus.be
• MySpace : myspace.com/deusbe

• dEUS - If You Dont Get What You Want.mp3 (From Pocket Revolution)