Let me start out by proclaiming "I hate The Fray"!!!! If it wasn't for the lovely BLT wanting to go (she has both CD's in regular rotation in her car) I'd have stayed home and rearranged my sock drawer. Never heard of Jacks Mannequin either. When you know the show will suck before they even start, what do you do but drink! At least the weather is nice. About 80 degrees and sunny, not too shabby.
After numerous Jack and Cokes and more than a few Jaegger Bombs, the show starts with an excellent opening set by Jacks Mannequin. This band has a lot of Coldplay, a little Incubus, and a little Sublime in their sound. The piano player/lead singer rocks it out in a similar manner to Chris Martin of Coldplay. The set lasts an 1 and 20 minutes. They made a fan today.
When the Fray came on, they lived up to my expectations. They sucked big time. Every song sounds the same and after 4-5 songs, I wanted to end it all! Then the one and only highlight, "How to Save a Life" was played flawlessly, with the crowd sing along at full tilt. After that more boredom. So bad I started counting tiles in the ceiling, then the number of pot lights. Crowd was so "yuppy" that I almost bought stock in "Enron".
If this was the only concert you see live this year, you'd be better off staying home and watching re-runs of Leave it to Beaver!
Weather B
Crowd C
Staging C
Lights C
Atmosphere C
Band selection A for da Mannequin and E for Fray
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