1 song in the land for the last 14 weeks. The band’s latest hit, I Gotta Feeling, has been enthroned as the No. In a nightclub after a few drinks, or perhaps at a cousin’s bar mitzvah party in the same condition, I suppose this might have been enjoyable. Perhaps better than any solo artist or group in pop music today, The Black Eyed Peas excel at taking innocuousand, one might say, mindlesssong ideas and spinning them into gold. Instead of performing any of his solid solo singles, Will chose to play DJ, spinning random rock tunes by Nirvana, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Journey, and Guns N’ Roses for no apparent reason. will.i.am’s solo turn, however, was something close to a disaster. Fergie’s was fantastic, since she is a confident live singer with actual solo hits like “Fergalicious,” “Glamorous,” and “Big Girls Don’t Cry.” apl.de.ap and Taboo’s respective sets were fine but superfluous, unless you consider the sight of Taboo flying overhead on a suspended motorcycle to be a necessary one. And each Pea got a solo showcase to him- or herself midway through the evening. Fergie and apl.de.ap had a serious conversation about the merits of New York pizza. will.i.am freestyled while fans’ text messages - “Will you ask Fergie if I can have her outfit after the show?” - appeared on a pair of huge screens. 4:52 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (Official Music Video) 4:52 The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling.
In between the barrage of hits, we got sideshow after sideshow, all seemingly with the goal of putting as many crazy things as possible on stage. Yet the spirit of ecstatic excess that’s so crucial to the Peas’ recorded work can backfire in concert.
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