In Fiction were an average five piece rock band. They seemed to have trouble picking a genre to play in, and while April and I agreed that musical range is a good thing, changing styles four times during a song seems rather excessive.
I knew *nothing* about British India except there was a bit of hype about them, that they were supposedly pretty good. I was not prepared for how young they looked, nor for how much I liked them and how utterly enjoyable they were. They had lots of energy, played well together, and had a gloriously chaotic rock/punk sound. The lead guitarist was a tiny tiny axe wielding maniac, and the drummer looked like he was going to die of exhaustion by the second last song but managed to keep going. The lead singer, who looked like your average teenaged indie geek, didn't know what to do with his hands when he wasn't playing the guitar, and settled for trying to dance with his arms waving around loosely and uselessly. But they were definitely a new band to keep an eye out on.
The room started filling up properly for Kisschasy. Their set started with the lead singer doing a simple acoustic version of 'Black Dress' which was very well received by the crowd, and then the rest of the band came out. Their sound was more rock live than I'd expected from their almost pop singles from radio, and I found them very generic in sound; I kept waiting for the song to really interesting...by which time it was over and they went straight into another one that sounded about the same. After four songs I was ready to leave.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Fall Out Boy - 26 Sept 2007 - Acer Arena
I saw Fall Out Boy in March at the Big Top and really enjoyed it, but I was surprised then by how little they played from their latest record, the very good Infinity on High. So when I saw that they were coming out again, having gone triple platinum, and with Jack's Mannequin as support, I easily coughed up for a second go.
Jack's Mannequin - kind of Ben Folds Five gone pop punk with a detour around the lighter moments of Death Cab for Cutie - were on first, and they put on a really fun set, with an emphasis on the more upbeat songs from their one album to date (Everything in Transit). The crowd on the front floor were really into it, which resulted in a heavier crush than I expected that early in the night. Lead singer Andrew McMahon was adorably hyper, and sounded *great* live. I am a complete sucker for piano-tinged rock played with abandon, so the finale where he ended up marching up and down the piano and then on top of it was amusing.
I'm Ready
La La Lie
Bruised
Dark Blue
Holiday from Real
The Mixed Tape
MFEO
I was already dripping with sweat and completely dehydrated after JM, so I went to buy some overpriced water, checked out the merch (but was good and didn't buy anything), then went back to my spot on the floor for the Gyroscope set. Which was short, loud, energetic, and a hell of a lot heavier than the kids were expecting, considering the bemusement around me; they were much more in the rock mould. The set was a mix of old ('Doctor Doctor'), more recent ('Fast Girl', 'Beware Wolf') and really new (latest single 'Snakeskin').
Finally, Fall Out Boy came out to that instantly recognisable opening riff of AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Their set was ridiculously fun; three songs in I was already exhausted from jumping around so much, but I couldn't help myself. I ended up centre left a little way back, still within the happy moshers, but not close enough to feel crushed, and I barely needed to watch the big screens at the side because I generally had a decent view. Sound was not great overall, it was a little messy at times and Patrick's glorious voice seemed drowned out a bit from where I was but what they lacked in sound cohesion they made up with heaps of presence.
Pete was in an odd mood, not withdrawn, but rather introspective; a fair bit of his stage banter was musings on how fans react to them, and how they perceive that adoration and attention. For example, he prefaced the cover of Basket Case by talking about how people often tell him that FOB music has saved their lives, which he says he finds it difficult to respond to, but in turn they wanted to play "a song that saved our lives". How, I don't know, but it was a good cover of a great song.
Thriller
Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy
Don't Matter (cover) - video -
Sugar We're Going Down
Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued
Of All The Gin Joints In All The World - video -
Hum Hallelujah
I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me
Basket Case (cover) - video -
I'm Like a Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More ‘Touch Me’
Beat It (cover) - video -
Carpal Tunnel of Love
This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
The Take Over, The Break’s Over
One and Only
Dance Dance
Power of Love (cover)
Saturday
Jack's Mannequin - kind of Ben Folds Five gone pop punk with a detour around the lighter moments of Death Cab for Cutie - were on first, and they put on a really fun set, with an emphasis on the more upbeat songs from their one album to date (Everything in Transit). The crowd on the front floor were really into it, which resulted in a heavier crush than I expected that early in the night. Lead singer Andrew McMahon was adorably hyper, and sounded *great* live. I am a complete sucker for piano-tinged rock played with abandon, so the finale where he ended up marching up and down the piano and then on top of it was amusing.
I'm Ready
La La Lie
Bruised
Dark Blue
Holiday from Real
The Mixed Tape
MFEO
I was already dripping with sweat and completely dehydrated after JM, so I went to buy some overpriced water, checked out the merch (but was good and didn't buy anything), then went back to my spot on the floor for the Gyroscope set. Which was short, loud, energetic, and a hell of a lot heavier than the kids were expecting, considering the bemusement around me; they were much more in the rock mould. The set was a mix of old ('Doctor Doctor'), more recent ('Fast Girl', 'Beware Wolf') and really new (latest single 'Snakeskin').
Finally, Fall Out Boy came out to that instantly recognisable opening riff of AC/DC's Thunderstruck. Their set was ridiculously fun; three songs in I was already exhausted from jumping around so much, but I couldn't help myself. I ended up centre left a little way back, still within the happy moshers, but not close enough to feel crushed, and I barely needed to watch the big screens at the side because I generally had a decent view. Sound was not great overall, it was a little messy at times and Patrick's glorious voice seemed drowned out a bit from where I was but what they lacked in sound cohesion they made up with heaps of presence.
Pete was in an odd mood, not withdrawn, but rather introspective; a fair bit of his stage banter was musings on how fans react to them, and how they perceive that adoration and attention. For example, he prefaced the cover of Basket Case by talking about how people often tell him that FOB music has saved their lives, which he says he finds it difficult to respond to, but in turn they wanted to play "a song that saved our lives". How, I don't know, but it was a good cover of a great song.
Thriller
Grand Theft Autumn / Where Is Your Boy
Don't Matter (cover) - video -
Sugar We're Going Down
Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn’t Get Sued
Of All The Gin Joints In All The World - video -
Hum Hallelujah
I Slept With Someone In Fall Out Boy And All I Got Was This Stupid Song Written About Me
Basket Case (cover) - video -
I'm Like a Lawyer With The Way I'm Always Trying To Get You Off (Me & You)
A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More ‘Touch Me’
Beat It (cover) - video -
Carpal Tunnel of Love
This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
The Take Over, The Break’s Over
One and Only
Dance Dance
Power of Love (cover)
Saturday
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