--- Smart decision to have everyone join in on “Boulevard.”
--- “If you're looking at me through your camera, you're not looking at me. We need to rub up against each other.”
--- Hahah at Billie Joe Armstrong forgetting the lyrics to “Welcome to Paradise.” Hahahah at the talented kid on stage not forgetting anything. Exuberant pubescent profanity!
--- “2000 Light Years Away” from 1991. Um, time for the t-shirt cannon...
--- Brilliant D.C. MD VA poll!! Gauging where the crowd is from is easy to do, and seems like something the audience and performers would find equally interesting. [For the record, the most people were from MD.]
--- “When I Come Around.” The woman to the left of me is amazingly animated and on point. The woman to the right knew EVERY lyric. Worth the price of admission. I also spoke to a fascinating female fan on the metro ride home, so wooo, women.
--- “I've had this guitar since I was ten years old. Thanks, mom.”!!!
--- “Minority.” Nice mini acapella launch midway. No connection to today: ugh.
--- They connect the drummer to MD and VA. YES.
--- “Are We The Waiting” into “St Jimmi”!!!! My calves, the nine hour pause before “and don't wear it out”: awesome!!!
--- Lol at random jazzy sax.
--- “A big hand for Against Me. For some of you, that band may change your life. Just like Operation Ivy, the band behind ‘Knowledge,’ changed mine.”
--- “If they build a wall, we're going to scale it.” As close as we're to get to meaning. Awww at the girl's three chords! Natalie gets to keep the guitar?!!!
--- “Basket Case”: melodddddy!!!
--- “King For A Day”: Jason Freeze on sax, from Nimrod, totally different/new. Interesting. Lol at the romantic badana-na-nuh.
--- Lol at Billie kick line during “I Want You To Know." Meh at “Shout,” but the comedy is killer!! Fading lights and sax work well.
--- “I want love and tolerance and compassion and joy. Stick up for the little guy. That might be me. We all come from these ----d up backgrounds. We can all come together and be ----d up together.” Amen.
--- “No Satisfaction” into an amazing “Hey Jude”: judyjudyjude!!
--- “Still Breathing”!! By way of Kelly Clarkson… “Somewhere Now”: strong! “Forever Now”: fine.
--- “American Idiot.” Ugh, toothless....no wait....the whole apolitical thing's been a slow play....“---- YOU DONALD TRUMP!!!” I'm shocked how emotional it feels. Agree or not, they’re taking a stand, a prerequisite for punk. “Jesus of Surburbia”!!!! Epic glory. As usual, I wince at “retarded” – outdated/unacceptable. Overall, though, “Jesus” is a true pop-punk “Jungleland.”
--- Structurally clever, emotionally right codas: “Ordinary World” and “Good Riddance.”
Grade: A
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