In the meantime, if you’re interested, here are some quick hits from the concert:
--- Pleasantly surprised they started with “Big Casino”
--- Less pleasantly surprised that Jim Adkins’ voice sounds strained. “Appreciation,” “Kill,” “Damage,” and “No, Never” continue the trend. The low point is “For Me This Is Heaven.” The “me” the title refers to must not be in the audience. The lack of choruses and all other background music exposes the strain – to the point that the crowd starts talking halfway through!
--- Fortunately, strangely, the strain was not evident on any other songs, and every other aspect of the show was great!
--- “A Heart is Hard to Find,” “My Best Theory,” “Work,” “Lucky Denver Mint,” “Your New Aesthetic,” “The Authority Song,” “Coffee and Cigarettes,” and “23” were all better than they’d ever been before. I especially liked the mini swing, the circle back to the ‘townie kid,’ and the guitar solo in those last three.
--- I also loved the fact that I was now at the point where I could call certain songs before they even played a note! Band ESP made me call “The Middle,” “Always Be,” and “Chase This Light” beforehand.
--- Their Taylor Swift cover was hilarious. Enough of those jagged solos and ooh-e-oohs, and I’d get back together, no questions asked.
--- It was great to share Jimmy Eat World live for the first time. Hark Tagunicar seemed to most enjoy “Futures,” “Hear You Me,” “Let It Happen,” and what I’ll call The Fantastic Four. The straight-to-the-encore march of “Pain,” “A Praise Chorus,” “Sweetness” and Bleed American” was an adrenaline RUSH. I did not take a single note for four straight songs. It felt like Rise Against; it felt like Mumford and Sons; it felt like the mark of a band I’ll be seeing for many years to come…
Grade: A-
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