We went to see Tricky play at Irving Plaza (sorry, The Fillmore at Irving Plaza) on thursday night. Wow. I haven't seen and probably won't see a show that heavy in a long while. And I never thought that I would hear Cornucopia live. He played many songs from Maxinquaye, not exact album versions, but they still sounded brilliant.

He's touring for his new album Knowle West Boy, and it seems like a good mix of styles from his career (comes out in a few days). One of the ways I know it was a good show - songs I didn't even know sounded awesome. He even did a cover of Dear God by XTC. Sweet.

I just have to say that his first three albums (as Tricky) are pure genius. Maxinquaye, Pre-Millenium Tension, and Angels With Dirty Faces. Beyonds words, all of them.

I even liked the opening group, Telepathique, from Brazil. The singer occasionally sounds a bit goofy, but the music is solid electronics - like most things these days, a mix of styles that builds and sounded great in performance. It even looked good, the guy playing laptop and keyboards looked like he was having fun, with a presence on stage unlike most knob-twiddlers.