Concert Review: Seratones Are POWER At Baby’s All Right

I know I am powerful, but, sometimes, I wish I had power. At Baby’s All Right, the Seratones completely understood the difference. Everyone is powerful. If you wake up in the morning, breathe, and, somehow, go through your day….then you are powerful. You have a chance to be and redefine what is being. Yet, there are those that have Power, and can reframe the world, structures, situations  and concepts from which we have to redefine ourselves. For a night, Seratones had power and were powerful, which made their audience happy to be redefined. 

I was unsurprised by the funkadelic element of Seratones, but it is not, necessarily, stemming from their music. Sonically, Seratones sound like 1950’s Motown/ Pop; etched with a “Kiss With A Fist” lyrical mentality. Songs such as, “Fear,” “Heart Attack,” and “Lie To Face” sped with a jukebox soul, but their funkadelic element comes from the feeling that there are million people on stage having a great time. In truth, it was a few guys and AJ Haynes singing, playing, dancing, and charming the crowd as if to win us over was a winning investment like, Daddy Warbucks was in the back saying, “Make them love you, Annie, and I will adopt you.” IMAGINE! Yet, the sun came out tomorrow thanks to tracks like, “Necromancer” and “Power” which encouraged people not to let themselves be ended. 

Seratones – “Gotta Get To Know Ya” [Official Music Video]

Perhaps, the key to transferring your powerfulness into power is not letting anyone end you. Think like a cockroach! For every human being that has called an exterminator, gotten big shoes to smack them, or squealed at their ugliness, this species has more members than humanity and are guaranteed to outlive us in a nuclear apocalypse. HA! In essence, let others bring you down, but don’t forget the world has enough room for you to find a way to bring yourself back up.  Haynes’ voice and attitude does exactly that. She reaches for notes like a hand crawling out of its own grave; shoveling and pushing aside the dirt of pain to feel revived. It is an image of both beauty and tragedy, which might be the most funkadelic thing I have heard. 

Seratones – “Power” [Official Video]

For some reason, seeing Seratones, I kept on thinking of the “second line” parades in New Orleans. You know the one with the men dancing with colorful parasols and crazy masks.  This common procession originated in West Africa and is mostly used in funerals because it is actually a symbol of life and individuality. It is a slave tradition manifested by the idea of “Rest In Power.” For The Seratones, their new album asks people to live in their power so that they know, when it comes time to rest, every level of powerful will respect you. For More Information On Seratones Click Here.