#FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SEAGULL SERIES#

The Ballad of StanaВ whisks us far away to the Wild West in a hilarious take on the macho cowboy tale, while The SeagullВ offers a refreshingly un-aesthetic mockery of romantic musical metaphors.

#FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SEAGULL SERIES#

After informing the concert-goers that this piece has been popular in Britain so far because as a nation we are вЂњinto recordersвЂќ, they proceed to prove their point by wooing the theatre with a series of rock вЂ™nвЂ™ roll solos on the beloved instrument. Summer of 1353 isВ certainly a high-point in their setlist. And from then on, the musicians ride atop a steady tsunami of their own making. The band open the gig with one of their newer numbers Father and Son, a slow, soulful and touching tribute to a modern broken family which is performed with hysterical comic timing, each revelation bringing on waves of laughter from the audience. It has been nearly ten years since the second series of their hit eponymous musical sitcom graced UK screens, and yet despite the hiatus, their irresistible Kiwi charm is as disarming as ever. As he and the wonderfully deadpan Bret McKenzie launch into yet another jaw-achingly funny anecdote, it is clear that the remarkable chemistry between the pair extends far beyond their songs. Jemaine Clement вЂ“ one half of singing comedy duo Flight of the Conchords вЂ“ reintroduces himself warmly to the Milton Keynes crowd after an interval that couldnвЂ™t be over too soon. It might not happen soon, but at least the charm that animated Flight of the Conchords' rise remains intact.вЂњHello again, Milton. 'We've been trying to preserve ourselves like those sexy man-boys that you saw 10 years ago on the TV.' It's a wry self-assessment that should assuage audiences looking for a full-on comeback, at least for now. 'We've been trying to stay young,' Clement says early on in their set. Take 'Stana,' a barn-raising, on-the-road country epic about a bad man whose name is an anagram - or, better yet, the office-hookup-inspired 'Iain and Deanna,' which sounds an awful lot like if Franz Ferdinand ended up working a 9-to-5. Where their peers in musical comedy might lean heavily on the 'comedy' half of that equation, Clement and McKenzie also possess a knack for crafting backing music that's as rich and eclectic as the gags it accompanies. Live in London also provides an excellent showcase for Flight of the Conchords' continued genre agnosticism. Throughout, they spin absurd yarns about elevators, the one-man New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and hotel muffins, among other 'rock-and-roll anecdotes.' Much of the joy here lies in listening to Clement and McKenzie's back-and-forth banter, which feels as off-the-cuff and stilted as their fictionalized selves sounded in their Lower East Side apartment.

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