The BossHoss – Skanderborg Festival 2007 review
THE BOSSHOSS (Germany) – Stage: Bøgescenerne
Standing in front of the stage just before the band took the stage, it was evident, that I was the only person around who had actually any knowledge of The BossHoss. Their amusing take on pop-culture, adding their classic hillbilly western.style music, is perfect for a festival setting – and very European in some ways.
Entering the stage, the band looked a bit disappointed by the fat that only about ten people were standing up, and for the first few song (their own ‘Rodeo Radio’ and others) that didn’t seem to change. The big change came with their versions of The Cardigans’ ‘My Favorite Game’ and Nelly’s ‘Hot In Herre’, where it sudenly dawned on the audience, that this band wasn’t just playing plain Country – they were a spoof-band (and we like spoof-bands here in Denmark!).
The leadsingers Boss and Hoss (go figure) showed everyone, that it is possible to dance, even if you are seated on a bar-stool (I am gonna try that out for myself sometime), and gave one of the best performances I have seen in a long time, working extremely hard in the scorching sun to entertain the crowd. At the end of the set, the cover ‘Word up’ brought together band and audience in sing-a-long mode, only to explode in solo performances by every musician in the band, while the other band members were trying to pour beer etc on their instruments, and trying to sabotage the solo in many many different ways. ‘Sabotage’, the Beastie Boys cover, was actually one of the only things I missed from The BossHoss – a big hillbilly greeting from me to you.
The BossHoss: Word Up
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