Concert review: Them Crooked Vultures at Aragon
“We think you’re our hometown, Chicago,” said singer Josh Homme as Them Crooked Vultures wound down a two-hour show Tuesday at the sold-out Aragon.
Chicago has a special place in Vultures’ history. Last summer, the trio of Homme, drummer Dave Grohl and bassist John Paul Jones made its live debut at Metro. Anticipation was high in that very few people had heard even a note of music from the group with the exalted pedigree, and the trio delivered with a breath-taking display: a compressed, concentrated blast of hard-rock aggression from three masters of the genre. Ears are still ringing.
In the band’s first Chicago appearance since that sweltering August evening, the Vultures essentially played the same set. But the approach was more expansive and slightly less focused, with a few dead spots framed by some thrilling interplay.
Chicago has a special place in Vultures’ history. Last summer, the trio of Homme, drummer Dave Grohl and bassist John Paul Jones made its live debut at Metro. Anticipation was high in that very few people had heard even a note of music from the group with the exalted pedigree, and the trio delivered with a breath-taking display: a compressed, concentrated blast of hard-rock aggression from three masters of the genre. Ears are still ringing.
In the band’s first Chicago appearance since that sweltering August evening, the Vultures essentially played the same set. But the approach was more expansive and slightly less focused, with a few dead spots framed by some thrilling interplay.
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