Sunday night, House of Blues, Boston. Jam packed with what seemed to be only 16 - 21 year olds...plus 25 yr old me. Vans shoes, skinny jeans, and stupid swoop haircuts galore. However, I'm not here to rip apart the emo/pop punk sub-culture of today. I'm posting to provide my take on two bands in particular who are both responsible for contributing to the soundtrack of my youth (aka the good old days). Those bands of course being Saves The Day & New Found Glory.
Saves the Day played first. I was jacked up on the dieselest sized Red Bull (splash of vodka) and memories of blasting Can't Slow Down and Through Being Cool every day in high school. I previewed their setlist and it was legit so I knew this was going to be sick. They took the stage and I immediately had some issues. You see, STD has undergone numerous band member updates over the years, and with each restructure, I cringe a bit. This was the worst. There is now only one original member of Saves the Day remaining; singer/guitairst Chris Conley. I will hand it to the foursome though. They sounded great! If you closed your eyes you wouldn't be able to tell if you were listening to the new lineup or the original 5 piece from back in the day. However, they definitely could have been louder, and the crowd seemed to not give a shit about them. Everyone was just standing, emotionless. Clearly all there for the headliner; NFG. I was bummed out a bit. It just lacked the feel of originality and everything I love/loved about this band. I made the comment "it's like a Saves the Day cover band featuring Chris Conley. Anyhow, I'm glad I saw them. Excellent set list (great mix of old shit and new).
(as I saw them last night
...and how I remember them)
Some of my favorites
Make way for NFG. I have to admit. I reverted to 16 year old Steve for thier set. New Found Glory played their self titled album in its entirety from start to finish. So sick. This record was adolescent gold back in high school. Clearly I'm going to lose my cool and jump around like a moron with the youngsters. They sounded great. Loud, fast, energetic; everything that makes GOOD pop punk so fun. Plus the members of the band are actually older than I am so I didn't feel like that big a douche. Anyhow, I didn't care about all that when I was in the thick of it. No, the embarrassment set in much later on the train ride home, where I found myself surrounded by sweaty inarticulate teenagers (who were just as sweaty as I mind you).
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So, overall it was a great show. Saves the Day = 6.8 and NFG = 9.0. Time machine shows are always good...so long as I can get over the whole "I'm an old dude who shouldn't be here" feeling they so inevitably emote.
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