Cee Lo Green Lollapalooza – Music Unlimited Stage Chicago, IL August 6, 2011

Taking the stage, donned in a large black cape with huge spiked football pads on it, Cee Lo seemed as if he was ready to get down to business or audition for the theatrical metal band GWAR. But then he started singing. For a man that is a judge on the hit television show “The Voice” Green is known for his booming vocals, but he seemed to be making a point of hiding them during this set. In fact his all girl band, whom may be the sexy collection of musicians to occupy one stage, were upstaging him.

Opening up with “Bodies” and going into the always awesome “Gone Daddy Gone” Green spent almost every song with the microphone so close to his mouth that you couldn’t make anything out. As if that weren’t enough he seemed to just stand there through the first four or five songs draining the defiant impact of his costume. In his defense he must have been dying on stage. It was in the high 80s while he was on stage and going with all black probably wasn’t the smartest choice.

Thankfully, he found his groove at around the halfway point of the show and the fans appreciated it. Going to see Green meant wading through a sea of literally thousands of people all hoping to get a good spot for Eminem. By 7 p.m. wherever you were, was more than likely where you were going to remain for the rest of the festival, unless you wanted to fight to get out.

Green can be a masterful musician and he has both an eye for the extravagant and an ear for truly great music. His choice of songs to sample throughout the show spanned everything from Nirvana to the Alan Parsons Project. It’s possible it was a bit an off night for him but when you’re the second to last headliner of the night, you need to bring the energy to move a large crowd and Green just wasn’t doing it.

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