Blue Man Group Experience

This was the first time any of us had seen the Blue Man Group and wanting to get there a bit early we decided to take the L-train which was a new experience for all of us. One of our friends said that it was better then the subway system in New York but I still wouldn’t want to take it at night by myself. Some of the stations seemed better then others but the one we got on was dimly lit and not very nice. There were five of us in our group and some strange looking guy came over and stood by us. We all just casually moved down a little bit further. Needless to say there were some crazy looking people there. It does zip you right along to where you need to go though. I was surprised how quickly we arrived to our destination.

On to the show though. This was the most unique concert I’ve ever seen. The three Blue Men say nothing verbally but still manage to communicate extremely well with each other as well as the audience. They even seemed to each have a unique personality which they expressed as they seemingly discover and experiment with all sorts of objects including marshmallows, Captain Crunch, Twinkies, cameras, switches, PVC pipes and more. All three were very good drummers and they played all sorts of percussion instruments including regular drums with paint splashing off them, PVC pipes which they strategically put together to mimic synthesizer sounds and even created rhythms by rhythmically chewing Captain Crunch. All of their routines were very creative and well done. Their final routine included toilet papering the entire audience (and we’re talking a ton of toilet paper) while using lots of strobes lights. It’s hard to explain but with everyone throwing toilet paper everywhere it made for quite the experience.

My favorite routine featured marquee signs that were like long sticks that the Blue Men held. They began with only one sign which scrolled text talking about a coffee house and how people go to this place along with lots of other people and then never talk to those people but instead converse with people miles away. I found all this actually quite thought provoking. It went on and they incorporated five additional marquees and began twirling them in an organized fashion to the beat of the song being played. Of course at this point you couldn’t read the words but I think that was the point of the whole thing. Or maybe it was pointless and just looked cool. Either way I enjoyed it immensely.

Other routines featured a lesson on animation, how modern plumbing works, creating paintings by spinning a canvas and spraying it with paint in their mouths, and a cynical lesson on how to be a rock star. I can’t imagine how they thought all of this stuff up. Watching these routines was like viewing a living artwork. I’m sure that each person who was at the show interpreted the routines differently by brining their own thoughts and experiences to it. To some people it may have seemed pointless but to me it was all very engaging and creative: A masterpiece I never would have imagined.