Scissor Sisters Live in Hong Kong
Ysabelle Cheung
AsiaWorld Expo, Thu January 5
Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears recently told Time Out: "If you don’t like us… here’s an ass in your face. And if you do like us, here’s an ass in your face. Enjoy!" And the same could be said about the glam rock band's first Hong Kong concert on Thursday night. "Who’s a Scissor Sisters virgin?" screamed the glitter-ladened Ana Matronic, shaking her scarlet hair with aggressive sexuality. "We are gonna POP. YOUR. CHERRY."
After over an hour’s wait for the five camped-up starlets to appear, we wanted both our cherries and our ears popped. And we were not disappointed. A mélange of old-school Sisters tunes (including overt eroticism, gay dancing and even gayer vocals) and new-school ballads awaited us – and left us thoroughly stirred.
Despite the fact that most of the crowd (gays and girls) were pressed up against the barriers, the Sisters pulled their voices from deep down to accommodate for any empty spots, shooting their thrumming rock and electro sounds right across the room. The first hit ballad off of Night Work, Fire with Fire, showcased Jake Shears’ perfectly tuned vocals, but unfortunately the song itself was an unholy blend of Katy Perry with a dash of Robbie Williams.
Thankfully, though, the Sisters (plus two wriggling curvaceous backing singers) knew how to keep the audience satisfied and plied us with classics like Take Your Mama and Laura. Gay fanboys clapped and whistled when Ana Matronic crouched like a mama-san tiger over a half-shirtless, writhing Jake Shears.
For the Scissor Sisters, concerts aren’t really about the songs, which sound pretty much the same on the album as they do live. It’s all about illusion, glamour and the art of performance. And several asses in our faces.
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