Concert Review: Great Good Fine Ok: Is Sex In High Notes
Great Good Fine Ok is an electro-pop band with touches of trap music and a lead vocalist that can easily fit into an R& B track. If that does not come off as an endearing excuse to dance, then I suggest you make it to one of their shows. From the beginning, the colorful strobe lights and consistent tosses of glow sticks make the audience feel like they are journeying to the future. Thus, once the beat drops, they realize they are going into the future of sex.
Their musical styles may be from the 80’s, as most electro-pop emulates, but their voice and lyrics distinctly recall the “baby-making” music known in the 90’s. As I saw couples dancing together and heard their words encourage tender love, both physically and emotionally, I realized this band’s attraction comes from their sell of sex. They are fun, free, and all about love from falling to making to breaking. Sure, every band is dedicated to the pitfalls and bliss of love, but few can reverberate the sexiness of artists, like Prince, in both vocal range and ambiance.
Lead singer, Jon Sandler, can hit a high note like nobody’s business. I am talking Steven Tyler’s Dream On high pitch, which moves audience members to not just dance, but also connect with each other. He is an excellent front-man for a band that promotes frisky fun. Dressed in all-white and dancing non-stop, he gave off the image of a “Jack Sparrow- like” pirate with obviously better annunciation. Yet, that carefree, sexual vibe is necessary when your goal is to assure that people are both happy and open to each other and your music. He never stopped being dynamite in personality and stamina. His fellow band member, Luke Moellman, brought on synthetic beats that tussled between trap and elecro, but always stayed in thematic rhythm: have a good, risqué time! Together, they accomplished a rare feat that I hold to high regard: they sound better live. Although their music is great to dance to at home, when you see what an enterprising energy and compelling presence they have live, it is enjoyed even more. To me, it is so important and telling to the artists’ talent because they can uniquely transform and transpose their music from album to live.
As I previously said, its exciting to have an electro-pop band that not only re-ignites the dance atmosphere of the 80’s but also its provocativeness. I’m not saying they were trying to re-enact Madonna’s ‘Like A Virgin,’ but they gave off the energized, libidinous frequency that sometimes, in today’s music scene, can either be too tamed or overwrought. Great Good Fine Ok has struck the musical balance that most artists desire when trying to be both titillating but also plain fun. They want you to dance, flirt, and know love exists. Hence, they have made some really addictive tunes as proof.
