If you're interested in the Paul Simon show, click this link.
If you're interested in the Weezer show, read below.
The concert started with Weezer's opening band, Panic! at the Disco:
--- Somehow my mom has never heard of “Bohemian Rhapsody”?!?! Regardless, the band and frontman Brendon Urie covered it well.
--- Sigh at there being more Panic! shirts than Weezer ones...
--- “This is Gospel” was way more meaningful after hearing about Urie’s friend’s addiction – especially since he’s been sober for two years now. Good for him.
--- Urie apparently thinks he's Flea, running around tattooed and shirtless the whole time.
--- I love Urie’s genuine enthusiasm for Weezer -- especially Pinkerton! He tried to act all cool around them backstage, but his inner teenager was starstruck. I'd be too!
--- Overall, not my type of music, but a feel-good start to the night.
Grade: B
Weezer
--- Wish they hadn’t started with “California Kids,” but there's very little vocal dropoff from the album, so that’s good news for the night!
--- Hahaha: “What is that I smell?” – live music newcomer Nadine Curley Verbesey. Followed thirty seconds later by the song “Hash Pipe”!
--- “If You’re Wondering”: bouncy as ever.
--- “Hello. Welcome to the Weezer family.” Ha. For Rivers Cuomo, still probably a terrifyingly long interaction.
--- To my surprise, “Pork and Beans” rocks.
--- Love how authentic Geek-Rock-y Rivers looks this time. The awful mustache and cowboy hat of the Red Album Borgata show is a relic of the ancient past.
--- The crowd around us is awful, but whoa-oh prompts up wake them for “Perfect Situation.”
--- “Beverly Hills” makes it hard for me to hate it. Why must you be so catchy?
--- Lol, Beyonce gets more cheers than Rosa Parks or Michelle Obama during the “Thank God For Girls” montage!
--- Inspired idea: mashup of five songs in one! On the one hand, I want to hear all of “Dope Nose,” “Sweater Song,” “Surf Wax America,” and, the inspiration for this blog, “The Good Life” (!!!). On the other hand, when you have 11 albums worth of songs to choose from, it’s a smart idea to lump songs so you can play as many as possible. The clever changing-channels visual on ‘Weezer TV’ was a nice touch.
--- “Only in Dreams”!!!! The unquestionable high point of the night. Never fails to inspire.
--- Whoa, the useless crowd is up out of their seats? “Say It Ain’t So”…
--- Rivers reads hilarious, self-depreciating tweets on stage. He follows them up with an awesomely strange version of “El Scorcho”!!
--- At last, it’s time for “Buddy Holly” – and all the confetti that comes with it. I didn’t get to hear “Buddy Holly” or any Weezer song at my wedding last year, so this made up for it.
Grade: B+ / A-
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