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Absofuckinglutely fabulous.
Saw the band open for Gavin DeGraw back in December at Irving
Plaza and they were probably one of the only opening bands I’ve
seen to blow me away at a show that I was only at to see the
headlining act. Since then their live show has grown to something
even more delicious. The entire audience was drunk and in my
opinion, that made for optimal enjoyment of the band’s
phenomenal set. There was dancing to be had, sing-a-longs, and
sheer exuberance coming from the crowd’s end as the band
did exactly what we wanted them to do: put on a fabulous show.
Emmett O’Malley’s guitar playing was like a soul-searching
inquisition, giving all a raw glimpse into the artistic thought
process behind the genius of his playing. Brother Oisin O’Malley
had fun with a bass solo three-quarters of the way into the
set, and the audience eagerly soaked it up. Adrian Mordaunt’s
drum solo turned the place into a hip dance club as everyone
in the audience broke it down to the beat of his drum (mind
you, this was at the end of the night so everyone was at their
prime regarding drunken intoxication). Throughout all, lead
singer Colin Smith’s versatile and positively sexy vocals
shone through the entire set. A little (a ton?) of sex appeal
doesn’t hurt either; at least none of the women in the
audience seemed to mind that aspect of the performance. In addition,
the lighting crew put on a show themselves and practically matched
the band’s set in awesomeness. I would say if you want
to be turned on by great music and sex appeal, check out this
band’s live show. It was a great show to watch and to
possibly pick up some dance moves from Colin as well.
As the band went into “King Solomon,” a bonus at
the end of “Bring it On” on their 2004 album Lifesize,
the entire audience, as if united by music under some magical
trance, started chanting, “We are all we have/We are all
we’ll ever have” along with Colin. You could feel
the love in that room circling around each and every person;
there was no longer a division between band and audience, it
was no longer apparent we were at a rock show – it was
more than that. Especially in times such as these, in a world
overwhelmed by terrorism and political strife, for those moments
at least, I felt content and confident. It’s amazing how
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