I finally have a second to debrief my little concert on Monday night.
Plain White T’s — The iTunes review sums them up best, “Plain White T’s are one of those unusual success stories in which a band becomes hugely popular on the basis of a single that doesn’t really represent the band’s standard sound.” That single would be Hey There Delilah, and it’s a pretty decent song, but it’s not even close to how they sounded the rest of the show. It felt like Nsync meets the Jonas Brothers.
Mute Math — You all know where my affections lie with these guys. It was the shortest of the 4 sets I’ve seen from them this year, but they still brought it. They were completely different than everything else there that night. It was probably above most of the audiences heads to be honest, but it got their attention none the less. The three things I remember most are Paul wearing a sweater, Roy’s spectacular beard, and Darren taking a drum out to the crowd and banging the snot out of it. All good. (Here’s some bad home video).
Coheed and Cambria — Supposedly this was a rare acoustic set. Rare in that they don’t do acoustic sets that often. But I really enjoyed it. They weren’t on my radar before the show, so hearing it this way for the first time was nice. If you’ve never heard them before, jump over to their myspace page and listen to The Running Free. It’s pretty good stuff. The lead singers voice reminds me of someone. Any thoughts there?
Jimmy Eat World — Ashamedly I had previously only heard The Middle and Sweetness from them. And now, after having them shred for an hour, they have a new fan on their hands. I’ve been listening to Bleed American non-stop since the show, and it’s already on my top 10 album list! During their set, Paramore’s lead singer joined Jim Adkins on Always Be. That would be my only exposure to Paramore since we left before they came on.
Here’s one of my new favorite songs:
Hear You Me — Jimmy Eat World
*And for the record, crowd surfing is stupid.
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