I'm starting this thread on the WOT page because of what I recently had to endure for the love of my wife. She knows full well how much I love the Christmas season. Acting with only noble intentions, she purchased 4 tickets for TSO's Christmas show at a cost of >$100 a piece. I've heard their music on the radio. In brief: not my style. Regardless, I intimated nothing of my displeasure, girded my loins, & prepared for the 2 hour waste of time.
I was not disappointed. Not that I needed affirmation, but my take on this group is that they market volume, flash, & easily iconoclastic tunes into a sustainable cash flow. I'm thinking that in a few years they'll have their own theater in Branson, MO.
One of their many marketing talents was to employ a female chorus of 5 with amazingly similar physical attributes: thin, yet shapely, build & straight hair. It was laughable that #1: you could not hear them amongst all of the bombast, #2: over-the-top hip gyrations &, most silly of all, #3: a great deal of pointless whipping of the hair. My girls (ages 9 & 11) were quick to pick up the fact that the women were there as shallow props. One the car ride home our eldest one shocked us by saying, "They're going to be arrested for causing a disturbance… in my pants!" (After 3 hours of water boarding she told us where she heard that line. After which, we hugged her & told her how much we loved her… )
I apologize if I offended anyone who enjoys this group. They're just not my cup of tea.
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