Wednesday, August 26, 2015

171 -- Taking Back Sunday -- Sunday, March 29, 2015 -- 9:30 Club -- DC

The best part of the show: seeing how excited Emily DeCarlo got throughout.  Yay for high school nostalgia tours.

Other memorable parts:

--- “Liiiiiiiiaaaaarrrr…liiiiiiiiaaaaarrrr!"  An addict for dramatics indeed.  This featured the first (polite) mosh pit of the night.

--- “Flicker Fade” has strong lyrics, “Number 5 with a Bullet” is well paced, and “What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost” has a cool ghost / green heartbeat sensor in the background.

--- “Timberwolves at New Jersey.”  Awww at the crowd flipping out and the “words at the tip of my tongue” section.

--- “You Got Me.”  Solid story song.  I enjoy that you could actually understand words in this one -- nice swirling storm in the next one.

--- “A Decade Under the Influence”!  Cool slowdown halfway through and a good “I've got it baaad” ending.

--- “Faith”!!  The puffy white clouds against a blue sky are a bit corny, but I like ‘em.

--- “Spin.”  Heh, just like the album version  Can't understand a word; the rhythm's awesome.

--- “You're So Last Summer," the first-heartbreak song.  Apparently everyone in the club knows it.  They're a dime a dozen.  Heh, the frontman swings the mic every song.

--- Yeah, Long Island frontman Adam Lazarra.  You tell off that heckler: “Hey, we'll get to that song.  Let us play these songs first, so I don't have to throw my mic at you.”  Lol.

--- “Better Homes and Garden.”  Ultra-depressing lyrics redeemed by a great driving rhythm.  If I were angry, I'd blast this song.

--- “Error Operator”!!  Love the discordant swirl, the “can't go back” part, and the old man doing a handstand.  Aww at Emily DeCarlo's enthusiasm.

--- “You Know How I Do.”  The crowd appreciates the “we won't stand for” section.  Umm, and now there are animal (silhouettes) coming on stage.

--- Hahahaha, halfway through “Call Me in the Morning,” Lazarra literally puts his kid on his head!  “Keaton Ivory, ladies and gentleman!” 

--- The crowd flips out for the Exit 152 sign during “Tell All Your Friends.”  Awesome “why can't I feel anything” sound drop during “Cute Without the E.”

--- Heh, more Lazarra riffs: “The last show I saw here was Devo.  The crowd was much less loud…Our sound guy makes the best coffee in the world.  It’s undeniable…Gotta quote Jay Z: ‘You could could have been been anywhere in the world tonight, yet you're here with us’…Alright, time to go put my kid to bed.”

--- “Make Damn Sure”!  The best kind of way to end.



Grade: B+

 

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