Shut up and play the hits

Yesterday, Sunday June 3rd, as part of Vivid Live 2012, Australian fans were invited to view LCD Soundsystem's concert movie and ultimately farewell, "Shut up and play the hits."

James Murphy - LCD Soundsystem 

To most people LCD Soundsystem is an electro/indie/pop group that are behind hits such as Drunk Girls, Dance Yrself Clean, North American Scum and the haunting yet soulful New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me  Down.

In reality, LCD Soundsystem and James Murphy are ultimately interchangeable, with Murphy recording most of the instruments on the "bands" three albums, LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver and This is Happening.  

When performing live, Murphy fronts this 10 piece alternative / electro band producing, in his own words,  music that sounds like "records that you used to hate but are kind of cool now that you heard them again years later at your friend's house," ...amongst other things.

LCD Soundsystem - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney 2010

Between 2001-2011 and the three studio albums,  LCD won 3 Grammy awards proving that great music comes in quality - not necessarily quantity.

LCD Soundsystem brought their music to Australia in 2010, (supporting act: Hot Chip) only months before they were to part ways.  Energetic, inspiring and funky are a few words that could describe the atmosphere produced when Muphy took the stage with the band.  The experience of seeing LCD Soundsystem live was incredible.

In 2011 LCD Soundsystem performed their farewell concert, which took place at Madison Square Garden, New York.  The movie documentary follows James Murphy and the group in the days leading up show, where the band played for a spectacular 4 hours.

Some of us were lucky enough to get tickets to the movie screening yesterday at the Opera House...

...some of us were not. 

But no worry - It has been announced that there will be DVD release of "Shut Up and Play the Hits" so we can all follow Murphy in the days leading up to LCD Soundsystems final hoorah.

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