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The Daily OrangeWith gusto: Guster uses lighthearted jokes to capitalize on Block Part performance
By Conor Orr
Posted: 4/27/09, 5:45 AM EST Section: Feature
Before venturing into "Airport Song," Gardner knocked an electrical cable that sent his voice into auto-tune - a voice-morphing technique frequently used by rap artist T-Pain. Without a moment's hesitation, Gardner capitalized.
"Let me get some T-Pain up in here!" Gardner yelled while his voice warped.
"When they started making fun of T-Pain with the auto-tuner, that was awesome," sophomore television, radio and film major Alex Sullivan said.
Although the band's set time was cut significantly by Folds, who played for more than two hours, Guster maintained the stage presence and crowd command of a main-stage act.
The band closed with "Airport Song," a dark techno-pop track carried by a balanced harmony between Gardner and Miller and a percussion-heavy backbone from drummer Brian Rosenworcel, who finished the night playing his hybrid kit by hand.
At the song's finish, Sullivan, who had been waiting for more than four years to see Guster for the first time, let out a final cheer before the band departed without an encore. For Sullivan, the night was surreal and lived up to the expectations that come with nearly half a decade's worth of anticipation.
"They sounded great," Sullivan said. "I was really excited about most of the stuff they did - the contrast between their old and new music, everything (about) it was just awesome, it was exactly what I expected."
ctorr@syr.edu
"Let me get some T-Pain up in here!" Gardner yelled while his voice warped.
"When they started making fun of T-Pain with the auto-tuner, that was awesome," sophomore television, radio and film major Alex Sullivan said.
Although the band's set time was cut significantly by Folds, who played for more than two hours, Guster maintained the stage presence and crowd command of a main-stage act.
The band closed with "Airport Song," a dark techno-pop track carried by a balanced harmony between Gardner and Miller and a percussion-heavy backbone from drummer Brian Rosenworcel, who finished the night playing his hybrid kit by hand.
At the song's finish, Sullivan, who had been waiting for more than four years to see Guster for the first time, let out a final cheer before the band departed without an encore. For Sullivan, the night was surreal and lived up to the expectations that come with nearly half a decade's worth of anticipation.
"They sounded great," Sullivan said. "I was really excited about most of the stuff they did - the contrast between their old and new music, everything (about) it was just awesome, it was exactly what I expected."
ctorr@syr.edu
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