It is served on a bed of rice with a bundle of steamed chinese broccoli on the side with a absolutely gorgeous sauce of five spice, hoisin and some secret ingredient that causes me to drool at the memory of it. On the side they serve an incredibly minimal "real" soup of just some chicken bones and carrot. Very bland but at least it provides a hot salty liquid to wash down the richness of the duck.
The drink counter in the food court also offers a glass of house wine for a reasonable $3.80. It tastes like grape juice and metho but it does the job.
The "Bifl" and her Japanese katsu and my cup of wine.
After polishing off the meal we all headed over to a nearby pub for some pre-drinks. Had a wicked time shooting the shit and indulging in a few, so much so that me missed the Gorillaz opening song after assuming it would start around 10 (how wrong we were).
"Fortun8" bar at and Mountbatten Pub.
My drink of choice (house sparkling).
THE SHOW:
Ok. I was only mildly excited to see them after a dull review on behalf of a friend that attended the Melbourne show earlier in the week. I'm not too keen on the their new album and had heard that they barely performed any other songs. However, I was pleasantly surprised when upon arrival (one song late) we were welcomed by "Last living souls" accompanied by an awesome video of two zombies (very 28 days later-esque) on a MASSIVE screen behind the performers, which provided me with something entertaining to watch the entire show when I couldn't see the band due to my height. The animation Jamie Hewlett has been creating for the Gorillaz never really grabbed my attention until last night. Not a fan of Tank Girl and I just thought that it was a cute touch to the band. How wrong I was. The animation played a HUGE part in the show and was mind-blowing. The creativity and character development was fantastic considering, it's based entirely off the premise of being on offbeat animated band. Every song had it's own video with a mixture of "Pixar style" animation, real life and 2-D animation.
The music itself was very true to the recorded versions, with the exception of "Clint Eastwood" which I was slightly disappointed to hear the original lyrics of the verses (Deltron's rapping) had been changed. Mick Jones and Paul Simonon lived up to their rock idol statuses playing perfectly and with the same style of jerky dance moves they showcased back in the Clash days. They most certainly "Still got it". A highlight, for me personally, was the amazing New Orleans-esque, brass section that could bust moves while playing a trombone. That must take some serious talent. I also would like to mention that I noticed the stringed section of the band were a group of hot babes dressed as sailor girls, most likely by choice of the self indulgent lead singer Damon Albarn, but a good choice at that. They certainly had my "Ball and chain" interested!
All in all, the show was definitely worth the cost of ticket (I think roughly $140, however mine was a gift, lucky me) and the sacrificing of ego as a 50 year old woman gyrates on your leg and rubs her hair in your drink/mouth. If they ever tour again, or near you, I most certainly recommend seeing them live if you are a fan.
The stained glass is an example of the animation quality.
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