Yet all that weirdness is understandable (sort of)
Miriam Liddle  |  by theedge.bostonherald.com. All rights reserved. 10.11 | 17:09

Yet all that weirdness is understandable (sort of). What rsquo;s impossible to comprehend is how BNL can play ldquo;Wrap Your Arms Around Me rdquo; - a painful and earnest ballad about a violent, cyclical relationship - then parody the OK Go dance complete with Sharks and Jets snapping.
But the band focuses too much on slapstick.

There rsquo;s a reason fans erupted at the first chords of ldquo;Brian Wilson. rdquo; The song may be funny, but it rsquo;s no joke. It was also their best performance of the night.

In that vein came opener Mike Doughty. The former Soul Coughing frontman delivered profoundly simple and sublime pop. Counter balancing his singer/songwriter side, Doughty and band blasted through some hip-hop and free jazz inflected grooves.

BNL, take notice, this is how you mix pop with power, fun with funk. Barenaked Ladies at Agganis Arena, last night.

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