Whose Concert Is It Anyways?
So last Friday my wife and I met up with some friends for a few drinks and a concert. The concert in question was Mastodon, an eccentric metal band. I’m not Mastadon’s biggest fan, but I do like them a lot. So when my wife and our friends decided to show up late to the concert, I didn’t object.
We got to the show around 9:00pm at the House of Blues in Orlando. We figured we’d catch the last bit of the last opener, then we’d see Mastodon. We were wrong.
It turns out, Mastodon let one of the openers, ‘Against Me!’ to open for them. So when we showed up, Mastodon was about half way through their set. We couldn’t believe it. We were only gonna see 20 minutes of who we paid to see!
Well, it turns out that ‘Against Me!’ is a really good band. They’re a punk band, which usually isn’t my thing. They’re also politically left of center, which really isn’t my thing. But they’re really good. It’s hard to not like these guys. Their stage presence is undeniable.
It was apparent that most people at the show came to see them. I’d never heard of the band before. Yet, the vast majority of people there were screaming every lyric of every song. The crowd up front chanted it’s fist to every chord, never missing a beat. It was truly something to behold.
I just picked up their live album today. It’s worth your money.
